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Common
Data Format Workshop
National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Administration Building, Lecture Room D
100 Bureau Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20899 USA
October 29-30, 2009
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Sponsors:
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National
Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST).
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Audience:
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Election
officials, voting system manufacturers, voting system researchers |
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Format:
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Workshop.
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Purpose:
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The
goal of this two-day workshop is to identify and agree upon a set
of requirements for a common data format for voting systems. While
there have been many calls for a common data format workshop for
voting systems, there is little consensus on the requirements for
this format, or what it should accomplish. Possible goals for a
common data format include interoperability of different equipment,
auditability, transparency, publishing (communication with consumers
of election data, such as media outlets), integration between polls
and registration, transitioning to electronic record-keeping, or
the ability just to "get the data out" by any means possible.
Stakeholders include manufacturers, election officials, the EAC,
consumers of election data, voters, organizations with existing
data formats (including OASIS and the Voting Information Project),
academics, and others with related work. |
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Topics:
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This workshop
aims to (a) begin a discussion on common data format-related issues
among experts in the election community who would work with a
common data format, including election officials, auditors, manufacturers,
testing labs, and others involved in election analysis, and (b)
arrive at basic scoping for what a common data format is to accomplish
and the basic requirements for what it must do. Discussions during
the workshop will address the following:
- The current
state and uses of common data formats;
- "The
customer" - existing and potential;
- The customer's
goals - what data needs to be encoded in the format and how
will it be used;
- Next
steps towards a common data format;
- Willing
contributors
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Website:
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http://vote.nist.gov |
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Technical
Contact:
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John Wack,
NIST, phone: 301-975-3411, email: john.wack@nist.gov
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Registration
Contact:
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To register
for the workshop, please contact Karen Yavetz, phone: 301-975-8498,
email: karen.yavetz@nist.gov
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