ENSURING SECURITY
OF ELECTIONS
DRAFT
AGENDA OF THE
ACEEEO CONFERENCE AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING
Constanta, Romania
11-13 September, 2008
Organized by:
Association of European Election Officials (ACEEEO)
Permanent Electoral Authority of Romania
Wednesday, 10 September, 2008
18.00 – 20.00
Registration of participants and guests (Hotel IAKI, Alpha
Hall)
18.00- 21.00
Dinner (Hotel IAKI)
1st day (Thursday, 11 September 2008)
Hotel IAKI, Mamaia
9.00 – 12.00
Registration of participants and guests
9.00 – 10.00
ACEEEO Executive Board meeting (Gamma & Delta Hall)
Chair: Octavian Opris, President of the
Permanent Electoral Authority of Romania, President of
the ACEEEO
Agenda:
1. Approval of the conference agenda
2. Approval of the agenda of the General Assembly meeting
3. Conference in 2009 and 2010 (scene, date and the proposed
themes)
4. Election of the next President of the ACEEEO
10.00 – 10.30
Opening ceremony (Gamma & Delta Hall)
Chair: Octavian Opris, President of the
Permanent Electoral Authority of Romania, President of
the ACEEEO
Welcome speeches:
Traian Basescu, President of Romania (TBC)
Cristian David, Minister of Interior of Romania
William J. Hybl, Chairman of IFES
Zoltán Tóth, Secretary General of the ACEEEO
Opening of the Exhibition of the Suppliers of Election
Equipment and Services
Opening speech:
Richard W. Soudriette, President Emeritus IFES
10.30 – 11. 45
Plenary session: Role of law enforcement organs
in securing elections I. (Gamma & Delta Hall)
Chair: Zoltán Tóth, Secretary General
of the ACEEEO
Speakers:
- Miclea Damian, Secretary of State, Ministry
of Interior, Romania
- Gheorghe Popa, General Inspector of the Romanian
Police
- Munteanu Gheorghe, deputy chief of General
Direction of Police, Public Order of the Ministry of Interior,
Moldova
- Dr Zoltán Bolcsik, General of the Hungarian
National Police, Chief Commissioner of the Police of Veszprem
County, Hungary
Jean-Pierre Kingsley, President of IFES
- Pierre
Garrone, Head of the Elections and Referendums
Division,
Venice Commission
11.45 – 12.00
Group photo (Entrance of Hotel IAKI)
12.00 - 13.30
Lunch in honour of Representatives of Law enforcement
organs (Restaurant of Hotel IAKI)
13.30 – 14. 30
Plenary session: Role of law enforcement organs
in securing elections II. (Gamma & Delta Hall)
Chair: Stanislav V. Vavilov, Vice-Chairman
of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation
Speakers:
- Santiago
Villaveces, International IDEA
- Stanislav V. Vavilov, Vice-Chairman of the
Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation
- Francisco
Javier Guerrero, Counsellor of IFE Mexico
- Kazimierz
W. Czaplicki, Secretary of the National Electoral
Commission of the Republic of Poland
14:30 – 15:00
Coffee break sponsored by Sequoia Voting Systems
15.00 – 16.30
Plenary session: Ensuring security and accuracy of
voting materials I. (Gamma & Delta Hall)
Chair: Volodymyr Shapoval, Chairman of
the Central Election Commission of Ukraine
Speakers:
Presentation by Everyone Counts, Inc
Emília
Rytkó, Head of the National Election Office of
Hungary
Presentation by Scytl Secure Electronic Voting
Siyabshakh
M. Shapiev, Member of the Central Election Commission
of the Russian Federation
Presentation by DCS Group
16. 30 – 17. 00
Coffee break sponsored by DRS
17. 00 – 18. 00
Plenary session: Ensuring security and accuracy
of voting materials II. (Gamma & Delta Hall)
Chair: Arnis Cimdars, Chairman of the
Central Election Commission of the Republic of Latvia
Speakers:
Presentation by Rayudu Laboroatries Ltd
- Arnis Cimdars, Chairman of the Central Election
Commission of the Republic of Latvia
Presentation by INDRA SISTEMAS SA
- Beata
Tokaj, Head of the Law Team in National Electoral
Office of Poland
19.30
Cocktail party in honour of the sponsors (Hotel Mamaia)
20.00
Reception on behalf of the Permanent Electoral Authority
of Romania (Hotel Mamaia)
2nd day (Friday, 12 September
2008)
Hotel IAKI, Mamaia
09.00 – 09. 20
Keynote speech: Introduction to the workshops (Gamma
& Delta Hall)
Speakers:
- Mark Phillips,
Senior Vice President for Compliance Services with
SysTest Labs;
- Sam Younger, Chairman of the UK Electoral Commission
09.25 – 11. 25
Professional Workshops
Workshop A: Role of law enforcement organs in securing
elections (Gamma & Beta Hall)
Chair: Zenonas Vaigauskas, Chairman of
the Central Election Commission of Lithuania
Moderator: Csaba Tiberiu Kovacs, Secretary
General of the Permanent Electoral Authority of Romania
Workshop B: Ensuring security and accuracy of voting materials
(Delta Hall)
Chair: Manuel Carillo Poblano, Head of
International Department, IFE Mexico
Moderator: Zsolt Szolnoki, Operative Director
of the ACEEEO
11. 25 – 11. 45
Coffee break sponsored by Opt2Vote
11.45 – 12.15
Plenary session: Workshop summaries (Gamma &
Delta Hall)
Chair: Manuel Carillo Poblano, Head of
International Department, IFE Mexico
Speakers: Moderators of the workshop
12. 45
Departure from the hotel
13. 45 – 19. 00
Boat trip in the Danube Delta
14. 00
Lunch on the boat
19. 00 – 21. 00
Dinner (Restaurant “Delta” in Tulcea)
3rd day (Saturday, 13 September 2008)
Hotel IAKI, Mamaia
09.00 – 10.20
Plenary session: Elections in the ACEEEO region
I. (Gamma & Delta Hall)
Chair: Lívia Skultetyova, Head of Department
of Elections and Referenda, Ministry of Interior of Slovakia
Keynote speech: Sam Younger, Chairman
of the UK Electoral Commission
Speakers: ACEEEO member states
- Volodymyr Shapoval, Chairman of the Central
Election Commission of Ukraine: Parliamentary elections
in the Ukraine, September 30, 2007
- Kazimierz
W. Czaplicki, Secretary of the National Electoral
Commission of the Republic of Poland: Parliamentary elections
in Poland, October 21, 2007
- Zdravka
Čufar Šarić, Vice-president of the State Election
Commission of Croatia: Parliamentary elections in Croatia,
November 25, 2007
- Adrian Moraru, Deputy Director of Institute
for Public Policy, European Parliamentary Elections and
Referendum in Romania, November 25, 2007
- Csaba Tiberiu Kovacs, Secretary of the Permanent
Electoral Authority of Romania: European Parliamentary
Elections and Referendum in Romania, November 25, 2007,
Local elections in June 2008
10. 20 – 10. 50
Coffee break
10. 50 – 12. 10
Plenary session: Elections in the ACEEEO region
II. (Gamma & Delta Hall)
Chair: Suad Arnatutovic, Chairman of
the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Speakers: ACEEEO member states
- Stanislav
V. Vavilov, Vice-Chairman of the Central Election
Commission of the Russian Federation: Parliamentary elections,
December 2, 2007 and Presidential elections, March 2,
2008
- Liana
Simonyan, Head of International Affairs of the
Central Election Commission of Armenia: Presidential elections
in Armenia, February 19, 2008
- Emília
Rytkó, Head of the National Election Office of
Hungary: Referendum in Hungary, March 9, 2008
- Levan Tharknisvili, Chairman of the Central
Election Commission of Georgia, Parliamentary elections
in 2008
- Arnis Cimdars, Chairman of the Central Election
Commission of Latvia, Consitutional referendum on 2 August,
2008
12.10 – 13. 30
Lunch (Meeting of members of the Advisory Board) (Restaurant
of Hotel IAKI)
13. 30 – 15. 30
Plenary session: ACEEEO General Assembly Meeting (Gamma
& Delta Hall)
Chair: Octavian Opris, President of the
Permanent Electoral Authority of Romania, President of
the ACEEEO
Agenda: Global views on training election officials
Keynote speech:
Richard
W. Soudriette, President Emeritus IFES - Educational
opportunities and the importance of training
15. 30 – 16. 00
Coffee break
16.00 – 16. 20
Plenary session: Conclusions (Gamma & Delta
Hall)
Chair: Octavian Opris, President of the
Permanent Electoral Authority of Romania
Speaker: Zsolt Szolnoki, Operative Director
of the ACEEEO
16. 20 – 16. 30
Closing remarks by Octavian Opris, President
of the Permanent Electoral Authority of Romania, Zoltán
Tóth, Secretary General of the ACEEEO and the New
President of the ACEEEO
18. 30
Departure from the hotel
19. 00 – 22. 30
Closing dinner on behalf of the ACEEEO and the Permanent
Electoral Authority of Romania (Restaurant “Círesica”
in Hotel Neptun)
