Accessible Voting Technology Workshop - Call for Participation

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Castro, Daniel

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Please see the note below from NIST. Note the fairly short deadline for submissions.

 

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The EAC and NIST are holding a two-day workshop to bring together government, industry, and academia to discuss current and future research in accessible voting technology, and the transition of this research to industry.  The workshop will be held April 1-2 at the NIST campus in Gaithersburg, MD.

We are soliciting abstracts from those interested in participating in the workshop.  Please see the call for participation below for more information about the workshop and the process for submitting abstracts.  More information on the workshop is available on the workshop website at: http://www.nist.gov/itl/iad/avt-research-workshop.cfm.

 

Call for Participation

Accessible Voting Technology Research Workshop

April 1-2, 2013

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Gaithersburg, MD

The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are sponsoring a two day workshop to explore current and future research in accessible voting technology.  The sponsoring organizations seek to have lively discussion on the following topics:

         Innovative assistive applications and techniques

         New approaches to accessibility in voting

         Accessibility research benchmarks and results

         Transitioning research to industry

         New and existing devices that provide accessible access to elements of the voting process

         Challenges in accessible voting

The workshop will provide an environment for interactive discussions among the attendees including researchers, election officials, government officials, and voting system manufacturers. The workshop will encourage attendee participation through panel discussions and breakout sessions, with trending research presentations to frame the topics to be explored. The goal of the discussions for the workshop is to foster collaborations in the testing, evaluation, and transition of accessible voting technology.

Help us Create the Agenda by February 25, 2013

To assist in organizing our research topics and breakout groups, please send an email AVT...@nist.gov, with “AVT Research Workshop Registration” as the subject line.  Include in your email:

         Abstract of your accessible voting-related work, (no more than 1-2 pages in length)

         Your name, affiliation, and email address

         Title of poster or demonstration, if applicable

Poster and Demonstration Session

The workshop will include a poster and demonstration session held on the first day of the workshop. Workshop participants with novel accessible voting system technologies are highly encouraged to present a poster and/or demonstration for this session.  Participants should indicate their presentation interests for this session in the email sending your abstract (see Agenda section above).

Individuals proposing demonstrations should include a description of any special needs. In general, submitters are expected to be responsible for all materials necessary to conduct their presentation, but symposium organizers will attempt to make reasonable accommodations on a case-by-case basis.

Submitters of accepted poster proposals must prepare all poster materials in advance of the symposium, and bring all printouts and illustrations. Posters should not exceed 4’ by 3’ (1.21m by .091m).

Important Dates

Abstracts due: Thursday, February 28, 2013

Registration deadline: TBD

Workshop: April 1-2, 2013

For further information, see http://www.nist.gov/itl/iad/avt-research-workshop.cfm

 

 

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