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Future of Voting Systems Symposium Agenda

NIST/EAC Future of Voting Systems Symposium II

Preliminary Agenda

Department of CommerceAuditorium, Herbert C. Hoover BldgFebruary 9-10, 2015 Day 1: "Trends in Voting Systems" 8:30am – 9:00am Welcome & Opening Remarks
Dr. Willie May, NIST
Tom Hicks, EAC Commissioner
Matthew Masterson, EAC Commissioner
Christy McCormick, EAC Commissioner

9:00am – 10:00am
Keynote
Tammy Patrick, Senior Advisor to the Democracy Project, Bipartisan Policy Center

10:00am – 10:30am
Break

10:30am – 11:45am
Panel: "Trends in Voting Systems"
Technology in Elections
Online Ballot Marking
COTS
Poll Worker Usability and Accessibility

11:45am – 1:00pm
Lunch (On your own)

1:00pm - 2:15pm
Panel: "Balancing Human Factors and Security"

2:15pm – 3:30pm
Panel: "Future Voting Standards"

EAC Future VVSG Group
NIST Usability & Accessibility Roadmap
NASED
NCSL

3:30pm – 4:00pm Break
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Panel: "E-Pollbooks"

E-Pollbook Landscape
E-Pollbook Case Studies
Usability of E-Pollbooks
Best Practices

Day 2: "Looking Towards the Future"

8:30am – 8:45am
Day 2 Introduction

8:45am – 10:00am
Panel: "Interoperable Systems"
Modeling Data in Elections
Election Reporting
PEW Data Efforts
Use of Election Data

10:00am – 10:30am Break
10:30am – 11:30am
Breakout Session I
Usability & Accessibility Roadmap
Considerations for Future VVSG

11:30pm -1:00pm Lunch (On your own)
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Breakout Session II
Election Auditing
Security: Next Steps

2:00pm – 3:00pm
Breakout Session III
Testing Emerging Systems
Innovative Trends

3:00pm – 3:30pm
Break

3:30pm – 4:30pm
Report from Breakouts

4:30pm – 5:00pm
Wrap-up

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8:30am – 9:00am	Welcome & Opening Remarks Dr. Willie May, NIST Tom Hicks, EAC Commissioner Matthew Masterson, EAC Commissioner Christy McCormick, EAC Commissioner
9:00am – 10:00am	Keynote Tammy Patrick, Senior Advisor to the Democracy Project, Bipartisan Policy Center
10:00am – 10:30am	Break
10:30am – 11:45am	Panel: "Trends in Voting Systems" Technology in Elections Online Ballot Marking COTS Poll Worker Usability and Accessibility
11:45am – 1:00pm	Lunch (On your own)
1:00pm - 2:15pm	Panel: "Balancing Human Factors and Security"
2:15pm – 3:30pm	Panel: "Future Voting Standards" EAC Future VVSG Group NIST Usability & Accessibility Roadmap NASED NCSL
3:30pm – 4:00pm	Break
4:00pm – 5:00pm	Panel: "E-Pollbooks" E-Pollbook Landscape E-Pollbook Case Studies Usability of E-Pollbooks Best Practices

8:30am – 8:45am	Day 2 Introduction
8:45am – 10:00am	Panel: "Interoperable Systems" Modeling Data in Elections Election Reporting PEW Data Efforts Use of Election Data
10:00am – 10:30am	Break
10:30am – 11:30am	Breakout Session I Usability & Accessibility Roadmap Considerations for Future VVSG
11:30pm -1:00pm	Lunch (On your own)
1:00pm – 2:00pm	Breakout Session II Election Auditing Security: Next Steps
2:00pm – 3:00pm	Breakout Session III Testing Emerging Systems Innovative Trends
3:00pm – 3:30pm	Break
3:30pm – 4:30pm	Report from Breakouts
4:30pm – 5:00pm	Wrap-up