Programme
of the Conference
CONFERENCE OF GLOBAL ELECTION ORGANIZATIONS
AND ACEEEO GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING
Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe
Legal remedies in the election processes
Standards of electronic voting
Organized by:
Association of Central and Eastern European Election Officials
(ACEEEO)
National Electoral Office of Hungary
In cooperation with:
Elections Canada
International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES)
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
(International IDEA)
Federal Electoral Institute (IFE, Mexico)
United Nations Election Assistance Division (UN EAD)
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day (Wednesday, 14 September 2005) |
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| 9.30
- 17.00 |
Registration
of Participants and Guests |
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| 12.00
- 14.00 |
Lunch |
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| 14.00
- 14.45 |
ACEEEO
Executive Board meeting |
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| 15.00
- 15.45 |
Global
Election Organizations (GEO) Steering Committee meeting
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| 15.45
- 16.00 |
Coffee
break |
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| 16.00
- 17.00 |
Meeting for the Experts of the European Union |
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| 17.00 |
Departure
from the hotel lobby |
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| 18.00
- 22.00 |
Cultural
event and Welcome dinner |
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1st
day ( Thursday, 15 September 2005) |
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| 8.30
- 10.30 |
Registration
of Participants and Guests |
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| 10.00
- 10.30 |
Press
Conference |
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| 10.30
- 11.45 |
Opening
Ceremony |
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Chair:
Mr Zoltán
Tóth, Secretary General of the ACEEEO
Welcome speech
Keynote
speech: His Excellency Lord Russell-Johnston,
Former President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the
Council of Europe
Opening
speech: His Excellency Dr András
Holló, President of the Constitutional
Court
Welcome
Speeches:
Mr Árpád Balázs,
Mayor of Siófok, Hungary
Ms Emília
Rytkó, Head of National Electoral
Office
Mr Arnis Cimdars,
Chairman of the Central Election Commission of the Republic
of Latvia, President of the ACEEEO
Welcome Speech
/English/Russian/
Mr William Hybl,
Chairman of the IFES Board of Directors
Welcome
speech
Mr Jean-Pierre
Kingsley, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada
Mr Andrew Ellis,
Head of Electoral Processes, International IDEA
Welcome
speech
Mr Scott Smith,
Electoral Assistance Division of the United Nations
Mr Luis Carlos
Ugalde, President Councillor of Federal
Electoral Institute, Mexico
Opening of the Election History Exhibition
Ms Márta Dezso, Director of
the ACEEEO Documentation Centre
Opening
of the Exhibition of the Suppliers of Election Equipment
and Services
Mr Péter Baján, Siemens
Hungary Plc |
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| 11.45
- 12.00 |
Coffee
break |
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| 12.00
- 13.15 |
Plenary
session: Global Perspectives on Associations and Alliances |
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Chair:
Mr Richard
Soudriette, President of IFES
Speakers:
Africa: Mr Moussa Michael Tapsoba,
Chairman, Independent Electoral Commission, Burkina
Faso
Présentation
de l’Expérience de l’Association des Autorités Electorales
Africaines (A.A.E.A.) en matière de mise en réseau
Latin
America: Mr
Manuel Carillo Poblano, Chief of Staff
of the International Affairs Unit, Federal Electoral
Institute, Mexico
Global
perspectives for associations and alliances: the latin
american case
North
America: Mr Tony Sirvello III,
Executive Director, IACREOT
Global
Perspectives of Associations and Alliances
Asia: Mr Resurrection
Z. Borra, Commissioner, Election Commission,
The Philippines
The
Role of Regional Election Associations
Australia:
Mr Paul Dacey,
Deputy Electoral Commissioner, Australian Electoral
Commission
The Pacific
Islands, Australia and New Zealand Electoral Administrators'
(PIANZEA) Network
Europe: Mr Zsolt
Szolnoki, Operative Director of the ACEEEO
Regional
Election Organization
Official
photos of the participants
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| 13.15
- 14.30 |
Lunch |
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| 14.30
- 16.00 |
Plenary
session: New challenges in democracy |
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Chair:
Mr Andrew Ellis,
Head of Electoral Processes, International IDEA
Speakers:
Mr Scott Smith,
Electoral Assistance Division of the United Nations
“Election
experiences of the United Nations"
Mr
Ayman Ayoub, Lead adviser of the Central
Election Commission, Palestine; External consultant
to International IDEA
Lessons to
be Learned from the Middle East
Mr
Jean-Pierre Kingsley, Chief Electoral Officer
of Canada
“International
cooperation: the IMIE case (International Mission for
Iraqi Elections)”
Mr
Luis Carlos Ugalde, President Councillor
of Federal Electoral Institute, Mexico
“Money and Electoral contests" |
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| 16.00
- 16.20 |
JAVA
Coffee break sponsored by Sun Microsystems Inc, Hungary |
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| 16.20
- 16.50 |
Presentations
of the exhibitors |
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Chair:
Mr Zenonas Vaigauskas, Chairman, Central
Election Commission of the Republic of Lithuania
Smartmatic
Corporation (USA)
Rayudu Laboratories Ltd (India)
Election Systems & Software Inc (UK) |
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| 16.50
- 18.00 |
Plenary
session: Operation of the international organizations
in the field of election management |
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Chair:
Mr Zenonas Vaigauskas, Chairman, Central
Election Commission of the Republic of Lithuania
Speakers:
European Union: Mr
Michal Meduna, European Commission, Directorate-General
Justice and Home Affairs
European
Parliament elections – lessons learned
OSCE-ODIHR: Mr
Vadim Zhdanovich, Senior Election Adviser
The
OSCE/ODIHR presentation
Council of Europe:
Mr Sergei Kouznetzov, Member of the
Venice Commission
The
work of the Venice Commission in the field of electoral
assistance
Commonwealth of Independent
States: Ms Olga Balashova , Central Election
Commission of the Russian Federation
Electoral
Processes in the Commonwealth of Independent States
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| 19.00 |
Cultural
event – Hungarian folklore dancers |
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| 20.00 |
Official
dinner of diplomats and election experts |
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2nd
day ( Friday, 16 September 2005) |
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| 9.00
- 10.00 |
Plenary
session: Legal remedies in the electoral processes Chair:
Mr Branko Hrvatin, Chairman, State Election
Commission of the Republic of Croatia
Speakers:
Mr Bertalan
Kaposvári, Deputy President of the
Hungarian Supreme Court, Hungary
“Legal remedies in the Hungarian election system”
Mr
Jesús Orozco Henriquez, Magistrate
of the Electoral Superior Court, Mexico
“Mexican
electoral dispute resolutions system”
Ms
Mirjana Lazarova Trajkovska, Member of
the Venice Commission, Council of Europe
Legal
Remedies in the Electoral Processes in the Republic
of Macedonia
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| 10.00
- 11.00 |
Plenary
session: E-voting - standards
Chair:
Mr Viktor
V. Jaschenko, Head of Federal Center of
IT under the Central Election Commission of Russian
Federation
Speakers:
Mr Paul DeGregorio, Vice Chairman,
US Election Assistance Commission and Mr Tony
Reissig, Administrator of Elections for Hamilton
County, Ohio, USA
The New
Process of Establishing E-Voting System Standards in
the United States
Mr
Michael Remmert, Project Manager of the
Council of Europe
“European standards in the field of e-voting”
Mr
Viktor V. Jaschenko, Head of Federal Center
of IT under the CEC of Russia
Electoral Processes in the Commonwealth of Independent
States
Mr
Jenő Szép, E-voting expert of the
ACEEEO
“Technical development and political environment” |
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| 11.00
- 11.30 |
Coffee
break sponsored by Danish Camp Supply, Denmark |
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| 11.30
- 13.30 |
Professional
Workshops |
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Workshop
A - Legal remedies
Chair: Mrs
Lívia Skultétyová,
Director of the Department of Elections and Referendum,
Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic
Moderator:
Mr Attila Péteri,
ACEEEO legal expert
Workshop
B – E-voting
Chair: Mr
Kazimierz W.
Czaplicki, Secretary, National
Electoral Office of the Republic of Poland
Moderator:
Mr Jenő Szép,
ACEEEO e-voting expert |
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| 13.30
- 14.30 |
Lunch |
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| 15.30
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Departure
for a boat trip to Tihany and dinner in Csopak |
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3rd
day (Saturday, 17 September 2005) |
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| 9.30
- 10.15 |
Plenary
session: Project Presentations
Chair:
Mr Paul DeGregorio, Vice Chairman,
US Election Assistance Commission
Mr
Scott Lansell, Senior Director of Programs
and Strategic Operations, IFES
IFES
and HAVA
Mr
Antonio Spinelli, Senior Programme Officer,
International IDEA
“The
ACE Project: towards the ACE Electoral Knowledge Network”
Mr
Jeffrey Fischer, IFES Senior Advisor for
Elections and Governance
“The
UN Development Programme – Cost of Registration
and Elections (CORE)” |
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| 10.15
- 10.45 |
Coffee
Break sponsored by OPT2VOTE |
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| 10.45
- 12.30 |
Plenary
session: Workshop summaries and Conception panel
Chair:
Mr Manuel
Carillo Poblano, Chief of Staff of the
International Affairs Unit, Federal Electoral Institute,
Mexico
Speakers:
moderators from the workshops
Recommendations on Legal remedies presented by Mr
Attila Péteri
Recommendations on E-voting presented by Mr
Jenő Szép
Closing
Remarks of the GEO conference |
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| 12.30
- 13.30 |
Lunch |
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| 13.30
-15.00 |
Elections
in the ACEEEO region, September 2004 - September 2005
Chair:
Mr Jaroslav
Davidovich, Chairman, Central Election
Commission of Ukraine
Republic
of Albania: Mr
Erton Kashta, Secretary of the CEC
Parliamentary
election in Albania
Bosnia-Herzegovina: Mr
Suad Arnautovic, Member, ECBiH
Local
elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina 2004
Republic of Moldova: Mr
Petru Railean, Chairman, Central Election
Commission
Parliamentary
elections in Moldova
Romania: Mr Csaba Tiberiu Kovacs,
General Secretary, Permanent Electoral Authority
Ukraine: Mr
Jaroslav Davidovich, Chairman, Central
Election Commission |
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| 15.00
- 15.30 |
Coffee
Break sponsored by T-Systems, Hungary |
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| 15.30
- 17.30 |
ACEEEO
General Assembly Meeting
Chair:
Mr Arnis Cimdars,
Chairman of the Central Election Commission of the Republic
of Latvia, President of the ACEEEO
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| 19.00
- 24.00 |
Closing
Reception hosted by the ACEEEO
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