Materials - PRA Virtual Workshops

1. Download or Update Zoom - Please ensure the Zoom application is installed on your computer and is up-to-date. The latest version is 7.0.2. You may either download the latest Zoom client here or you can sign into your currently installed application and update it following these instructions.
2. Come Prepared with a Webcam and Microphone - If possible, we ask that you come ready to participate with a microphone and webcam. These virtual workshops will contain several breakout activities where you can collaborate with small groups of other registrants. Here is a link to join a test Zoom Meeting where you may test your audio and webcam before the actual workshops.
3. Save your Personal Link - Please join your session using the link that you should have received from the email address noreply@swoogo.com. If you can’t find your link or have trouble joining, please email jrice@mrsc.org or call the number 206-625-1300 ex.19.
4. Download the Workshop Materials - Download the workshop materials below. This includes a copy of the presentation slide deck, MRSC tips sheets, and more.
5. Joining the Event - Please join your sessions a little early to ensure that your audio is working and that your name appears properly in Zoom. When you first join, you will briefly be placed in a waiting room until our host can admit you into the actual event.
6. Using Phone Audio - If you decide to call in using phone audio, please message MRSC Zoom (Host) in Zoom so that we can ensure your phone audio works when we launch the breakout rooms. If you don't message the host, you may not have audio during the breakout activities.
7. Telecommuting Users - For anyone telecommuting on the day of the workshop, please be sure to open your Zoom link on your local computer, not via your remote connection, or you may be unable to access a webcam and microphone if participating in the breakout activities. 

• Presentation Slides (afternoon slides start on page 60)
• Presentation Slides Formatted for Taking Notes
• Case Study - Cantu v. Yakima (we encourage you to read this before the afternoon portion of our training)
• Agency Obligations Checklist
• PRA Electronic Records Do's and Dont's
• How to Perform a Public Records Search
• Records Retention Practice Tips
• Commercial Purpose Declaration
• Cost for Copies Under the Public Records Act

From the Washington State Attorney General's Office

• Records Request Flow Chart
• Diagram: When Writing is Considered a Public Record
• 2025 AG Public Disclosure Exemptions

From the Washington State Archives

• Archivist's Transitory Records Guide