The 2003 National Symposium on Election Reform

Ensure Every Vote – Every Single Vote – is Counted!

Implement and Administer Efficient, Reliable and Compliant Elections
Successfully implementing and administering a reliable and compliant election will be crucial in your adherence to HAVA. Experienced election officials, technology experts, and federal, state and local professionals will share strategies, lessons learned, best practices, and administration tactics to ensure accurate, reliable, and efficient election administration. Members of key federal agencies will identify key mandates that you absolutely must be ready for.

Identify Internal and External Risks
Learn from experts in the areas of implementation, administration, and study best practices to ensure you are prepared when subsidies are appropriated. Anticipating factors that could effect administration on Election Day is crucial to protecting the accuracy and integrity of the election.
You owe it to the citizens who vote in your elections to ensure that every vote – every single vote – is counted. Don’t let a lack of preparedness on the parts of your and your election staff ruin spoil that basic tenet of American democracy.

April 29-30 , 2003 - The Performance Institute - Arlington, VA

Agenda and Speaking Faculty
Day One: April 29, 2003
*Registration, Information Sharing and Offender Management*
8:00	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30	Keynote Address: What HAVA Means to You Today… and Tomorrow: Doug Chapin, Director of Electionline.org
9:30	Analyzing Mandates to Establish Implementation Strategies and Deadlines Brian Hancock, Office of Election Administration, Federal Election Commission
10:30	Break
10:45	Taking Advantage of Funding Sources to Fulfill Unsubsidized Mandates Chet Kalis, Senior Policy Advisor, House Administration Committee
11:45	Complying with Complex New Federal Mandates Susan Frederick, National Conference of State Legislatures
12:15	Lunch
1:15	Anticipating Internal and External Risks Before They Occur Ted Selker, Associate Professor, MIT Media Laboratory
2:15	Break
2:30	Improving and Implementing a New Statewide Voter Registration System Chris Thomas, Director, Michigan State Elections
3:30	Outsourcing Election Functions with a Performance-Based Contract Carl DeMaio, Reason Public Policy Institute, The Performance Institute
4:30	Adjourn
Day Two:April 30, 2003
8:30	Continental Breakfast
9:00	Voting System Standards Sessions
	Session A) Voting Accessibility for the Disabled Jim Dixon, Vice President of Disability Projects, National Organization on Disability*
	Session B) Writing Multi-lingual Ballots and Bringing Out Minority Voters Rashad Robinson, National Field Director, Center for Voting and Democracy
10:30	Break
	Session C) Coordinating Absentee and Military Votes Polli Brunelli, Director, Federal Voting Assistance Program
	Session D) Implementing and Administering the Provisional Vote Margaret Sims, Office of Election Administration, Federal Election Commission
12:15	Networking Lunch
1:15	Recruiting and Training of Poll Workers Jeanette Senecal, Senior Manager of Elections, League of Women Voters Education Fund
2:15	Break
2:30	Developing Voter Education Programs Nancy Tate, Executive Director, League of Women Voters*
3:30	Case Study: Georgia’s Voting System Overhaul Michael Barnes, Georgia State Board of Elections*
4:30	Adjourn

Exhibiting and Sponsorship Information

To learn more about exhibit and sponsorship opportunities at Performance Institute educational seminars and conferences, please call Blake Zach at 703-894-0481.

Administrative Note:
A 10% cancellation fee on registration will be charges for cancellations received less than three weeks from the sate of the conference. As speakers are confirmed 6 months before the event, some speaker changes or topic changes may occur in the program. The Performance Institute is not responsible for speaker changes, but will work to ensure a comparable speaker is located to participate in the program.

Or by calling us at
703-894-0481

Venue

The 2003 National Symposium on Election Reform will be held at the Performance Institute in Arlington, VA, just one block east of the Courthouse Metro stop on the Orange Line. A public parking garage is located inside the building.

The Performance Institute
1515 N. Courthouse Road, Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22201
703-894-0481

A continental breakfast and catered lunch be provided for all delegates

Hotel

The Performance Institute is located just two blocks from the Hilton Garden Inn, where a limited number of $155 per night. Please call the hotel below to make reservations, and be sure to ask for The Performance Institute conference rate. The hotel will ensure that your conference experience is not only educational, but also comfortable and enjoyable in every aspect.

Hilton Garden Inn
1333 N. Courthouse Road
Arlington, VA 22201
703-528-4444
fax 703-528-4933

Tuition

Fees for attending the 2003 Human Resources Summit for Law Enforcement is as follows:

Summit

$995

Group Discounts

Reduced tuition rates for delegates who attend in groups of three or more are available by calling Blake Zach at 703-894-0481, or emailing him.