Speakers
Mr Zoltán Tóth, Secretary General of the ACEEEO
Mr Jenő Szép, Expert of ACEEEO
Mr Arnis Cimdars, Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Latvia
Mr Csaba-Tiberiu Kovacs, Secretary General of the Permanent Electoral Authority of Romania
Mrs Anastasia Pascari, representative of the Supreme Court of the Justice of Moldova
Mr Igor Boţan, Executive director of ADEPT
Mr Iurie Ciocan, Secretary of the Central Election Commission of Moldova
Renata Lapti, Deputy Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova
Mrs Artemii Axenia, head of the Apparatus of Central Election Commission of Moldova
Zoltan TOTH,
has been Secretary General of the Association of European
Election Officials (ACEEEO) since its foundation in 1991. In this capacity, he
prepares and executes the resolutions of the ACEEEO Executive Board and
supervises the operation of the Association. Mr. Tóth holds a PhD from Faculty
of State and Law of Eötvös Lóránd University of Sciences in Budapest.
Following his graduation, he worked as an advisor at the Budapest Capital
Council and in the Prime Minister’s Office. He later worked as the Head of
the Election Office in the Ministry of the Interior for five years and then
became the Administrative State Secretary of the Ministry. Recently, he agreed
to head the E-Government Department of the Computer and Automation Research
Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He is the co-author of the book
Parties and Elections, contributed multiple essays to the Political Yearbook of
Hungary, and is the author of the handbook Election Systems and Processes.
Jeno SZEP,
is a Project Manager at IDOM 2000 Consulting Co. Hungary. He has
been involved in the IT development for the Hungarian elections and population
register system for the Ministry of Interior as project manager since 1998. He
was a core team member at several OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Missions
during 2004-2007. He was also a member of the expert group establishing the
Council of Europe recommendations on e-voting in 2003-2004. He is the advisor
on election IT for the Association of European Election Officials (ACEEEO)
since 2003.
Arnis CIMDARS,
Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Latvia from 1997,
former President of the Association of European Election Officials (ACEEEO)
from 2005 to 2007. Born June 8, 1962 in Jelgava, Latvia. Arnis Cimdars has more
than ten years experience in election administration and observation. He has
been administrating three parliament elections (1998, 2002, 2006), the first
European Parliament elections in Latvia (2004) and several local government
elections and referenda, incl. Latvian European Union membership referendum
(2003).
Tiberiu Csaba KOVACS,
born in Satu Mare, Romania (1955), BA in Law,
Faculty of Law – University of Bucharest (1979), director in local public
administration (1979-1995), post-graduate studies in law at the University of
Cincinnati, Ohio (1993) and London (1995), lawyer (1996-2004), deputy of the
Romanian Parliament (1996-2004), PhD in Sociology (in progress), secretary
general of the Permanent Electoral Authority of Romania (since 2004).
Anastasia PASCARI,
is a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Republic of
Moldova.
Igor BOTAN,
is the Executive director of ADEPT. The
Association for Participatory Democracy ADEPT is a public, non-governmental,
non-for-profit and politically non-affiliated organization based in Moldova.
ADEPT was registered in January 2000 and has been awarded a Certificate of
Public Utility. ADEPT is an independent centre of analysis and consultation on
the decision-making, political, electoral and socio-economic processes in the
Republic of Moldova and in the wider region. ADEPT's mission is to promote the
democratic values and support citizen active participation in public affairs.
Iurie CIOCAN,
Secretary of the Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of
Moldova from 2005. Born on May 19, 1971 in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.
1997-1999 post-graduate studies at the Public Administration Academy under the
President of the Republic of Moldova, qualification – referent in
international organizations. From 1999 – professor at the PAA under the
President of the Republic of Moldova. In 2007 PhD in International Relations.
Mr. Ciocan has more then 6 years experience in election administration and
observation. He has been administrating one parliamentary elections (2005) and
one Local General elections (2007).
Renata LAPTI,
Deputy Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission of the
Republic of Moldova from 2005. Born February 3, 1976 in Chisinau, Republic of
Moldova. 1995-1999 - has studied at the Faculty of Law , University
“Babes-Bolyai”, Cluj-Napoca (Romania), licentiate in Law . 2003-2004 –
post-graduate studies at the Postgrado University, Madrid, Spain, Master in
Companies Administration. Mrs. Lapti has ,more then 6 years experience in
election administration and observation. She has been administrating one
Parliament elections (2005) and one Local General elections
(2007).
Artemii AXENIA,
Chief of the Apparatus of the Central Electoral Commission of
the Republic of Moldova since 2007. Born January 26, 1942 in Edinet District,
Republic of Moldova. Mrs. Axenia has more then 28 years experience in election
administration and observation. 1980-1989 has occupied different important
positions (secretary, chairman) in the Hincesti District Council, being also
responsible for the organization of the elections in the region. She has
started to work in the Central Electoral Commission from 1989, when was
established the first nonpermanent commission. She has occupied in the CEC
different positions in different periods (around 12 years worked till now). In
1990 has participated at the management of the first democratic elections from
the Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova. She has been administrating two
Presidential elections (1991, 1996), four Parliament elections (1994, 1998,
2001, 2005), three Local General elections (1999, 2003, 2007) and some
referenda.