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Programme
Wednesday, 25 November
9:00
- 9:30 Press Conference
Location:
Press Hall, Building II, Seimas
· Dr. Zoltan Toth, Secretary General, ACEEEO
· Dr. Zenonas Vaigauskas, Chairman, CEC RL
· Patricia Hutar, Vice Chair, Board of Directors,
IFES
9:30
- 10:30 Meeting of the Executive Board of ACEEEO
Location:
Constitutional Hall, Building I, Seimas
10:30
- 11:00 Registration of the Participants and Guests
of the Conference
Location:
Conference Hall, Building III, Seimas
11:00
- 12:00 Opening Session
Location:
Conference Hall, Building III, Seimas
Distinguished Speakers
H.E. Valdas Adamkus, President of the Republic of
Lithuania
H.E. Prof. Vytautas Landsbergis, Chairman, Seimas
(Parliament) of the Republic of Lithuania (invited)
Dr. Zenonas Vaigauskas, Chairman, CEC RL
Dr. Zoltan Toth, Secretary General, ACEEEO
Patricia Hutar, Vice Chair, Board of Directors, IFES
12:00
- 13:00 Grand Opening of the Election Equipment and
Services Exhibition
Location:
Exhibition Hall, Building I, Seimas
Location:
Restaurant, Seimas
14:
30 - 16: 30 Plenary Session
Location:
Conference Hall, Building III, Seimas
Chair: Alexander Ivanchenko, Chairman, CEC, Russian
Federation
Select 1997-1998 Election in the ACEEEO Region
"1997 Elections in the Republic of Lithuania"
· Dr. Zenonas Vaigauskas, Chairman, CEC RL
"1998 Election in the Republic of Latvia"
· Amis Cimdars, Chairman, CEC Republic of Latvia
Question and Answer Period
ACEEEO Election Supervisory Mission to Bosnia-Herzegovina
"Role of ACEEEO in the Overall Supervisory Effort"
· Zsolt Szolnoki, Head of Department, Central Election
Office Hungary
"Remarks by the Provisional Election Commission
(PEC) of Bosnia-Herzegovina on the Supervisory Mission"
· Vedran Milislav, Executive Secretary, PEC
Question and Answer Period
16:30
- 16:45 Presentation of Election Equipment and Services
Exhibitioners
·
Takayoshi Miyagawa, President, Electronic Voting System
Development Group of Japan
· Lynda Nye, Projects Director, Unitek Electoral Systems
16:45
- 17:15 Break - Refreshments
Location:
Election Equipment and Services Exhibition
17:15
- 18:30 Plenary Session
Location:
Conference Hall, Building III, Seimas
Chair: Dr Zenonas Vaigauskas, Chairman, CEC Rl
Special Presentation
"Methods Employed by Russian Election Officials
in Promoting Transparency and Accessibility in the
Electoral Process"
· Dr. Alexander Ivanchenko, Chairman, CEC, Russian
Federation
Secretary General's Report
"Development and Future Activities of ACEEEO
and the Presentation of the New ACEEEO Charter"
· Dr. Zoltan Toth, Secretary General, ACEEEO
Question and answer period
20:00
- 21:30 Reception - Hosted by the Central Electoral
Committee of the Republic of Lithuania
Thursday, 26 November
9:00
- 13:00 Professional Development Seminar
Promoting
Access for Voters with Disabilities
Location: Conference Hall, Building III, Seimas
Moderator: Patricia Hutar, Vice Chair, Board of Directors,
IFES
"Including Voters with Disabilities in the Electoral
Process"
· Luc Dumont, Senior Project Manager, SHL Systemhouse,
Canada
"Reaching Blind, Deaf, and Other Voters with
Disabilities"
· Alo Heinsalu, Head of Elections Department, Riigikogu
Chancellery, Estonia
Question and answer Period
Simultaneous Professional Development Workshops
Please choose one of the following workshops to attend.
I. Voter Education
Location: Constitutional Hall, Building I, Seimas
"Targeting Voter Education and Mobilization Campaigns
for Voters With Special Needs"
· Hank Valentino, International Voter Education Specialist,
IFES
II. Election Administration
Location: Room 209, Building I, Seimas
"Increasing Accessibility of Voters with Special
Needs"
· David Earl, Project Director for Ukraine, IFES
Location:
Restaurant, Seimas
14:00
- 15:00 Professional Development Seminar (Continued)
Promoting
Access for Voters with Special Needs
Location: Conference Hall, Building III, Seimas
Moderator: Patricia Hutar, Vice Chair, Board of Directors,
IFES
Comments on Professional Development Workshops
· Hank Valentino, International Voter Education Specialist,
IFES
· David Earl, Project Director for Ukraine, IFES
· Luc Dumont, Senior Project Manager, SHL Systemhouse,
Canada
Question and answer Period
15:00
- 16:00 Election Equipment and Services Exhibition
Special Viewing Refreshments
18:00 - 20:30 A Night of Ballet: "A Midsummer-Night's
Dream" and "Carmen"
Hosted
by the Central Electoral Committee of the Republic
of Lithuania
Location:
Naujasis Vilnius Hotel Restaurant
Friday,
27 November
9:00
- 11:00 Guided Tour of Vilnius
11:00
- 12:00 Panel: Promoting the Integrity of the Process
Location:
Conference Hall, Building III, Seimas
Moderator: Marta Dezso, Head of Documentation Centre,
ACEEEO
"Electoral Management Bodies as Institutions
of Governance"
· Rafael Lopez Pintor, Professor of Sociology, Autonomous
University of Madrid, Spain
"International Experience of Election Fraud"
· Dr. Zoltan Toth, Secretary General, ACEEEO
"The Role of Electoral Courts"
· Jose Luis de la Peza, Presiding Magistrate, Electoral
Tribunal of the Judicial Power of the Federation,
Mexico
Question and Answer Period
12:00
- 13:00 Special Presentation
Location:
Conference Hall, Building III, Seimas
The Administration and Cost of Elections (ACE) - a
joint IFES, UN, International IDEA Project
· Scott Lansell, Deputy Director, Europe & Asia,
IFES
· Therese Laanela, Programme Officer, International
IDEA
Location:
Restaurant, Seimas
14:30
- 15:00 Signing Ceremony of the New Charter of ACEEEO
Location:
Constitutional Hall, Building I, Seimas
15:00
- 16:30 ACEEEO Member's Meeting
Location:
Constitutional Hall, Building I, Seimas
Agenda
· Results of the ACEEEO Executive Board Meeting in
Gyor, Hungary
· 1999 Conference of ACEEEO
· Election to the ACEEEO Executive Board
15:00
- 17:00 Closing Session
Location:
Constitutional Hall, Building III, Seimas
Remarks
· Dr. Zoltan Toth, Secretary General, ACEEEO
· Dr. Zenonas Vaigauskas, Chairman, CEC RL
· Patricia Hutar, Vice Chair, Board of Directors,
IFES
18:00
- 20:00 Reception - Hosted by the Association of Central
and Eastern European Election Officials
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