PAST EVENTS

GLOBAL INTERNET GOVERNANCE AND SECURITY: EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL SOLUTIONS
MAI 17, 2007
EMBASSY OF SWITZERLAND, WASHINGTON DC
High-level symposium on Internet Governance and Security. The event will explore the relationship between global and national Solutions to problems of cybercrime and cyber security. The meeting will focus on the tensions and complementarities between global and national policy making for issues related to the security and privacy of commerce and communication on the Internet

PRESENTATIONS
APRIL 25, 2007
LOS ANGELES, CA
The California Institute of Technology organizes a variety of presentations and discussions on the sociological, technological and legal aspects of e-voting as part of the Caltech/MIT “Voting Technology Project”

PANEL DISCUSSION
APRIL 24, 2007
LOS ANGELES, CA
The Swiss delegation travels to Los Angeles, where Hollywood Hill, a social change organization comprised of entertainment professionals from film, television, and music, hosts an evening event including a discussion about e-voting and Switzerland’s experience. More

PRESS CONFERENCE, WORKSHOP AND PUBLIC EVENT
APRIL 23, 2007
WASHINGTON DC
Program begins with a press conference with Annemarie Huber-Hotz, Swiss Federal Chancellor, Robert Hensler, Chancellor of the Canton of Geneva, Urs Ziswiler, Ambassador to the United States, and Christoph von Arb, Head of the Swiss Consulate, SHARE in Boston

In the afternoon, a workshop on “E-voting and E-democracy – a Swiss/US perspective” includes two presentations by academic experts and representatives from various Swiss cantons which have successfully organized e-voting elections

The day concludes with a public event and a panel discussion on “Innovation meets Democracy – a Discussion of Swiss and U.S. Best Practices in E-Voting”. The talk provides a unique opportunity to see how two democracies are adapting to the internet era. The audience hears from Swiss experts about recent developments in using web-based platforms to decide on an issue or cast a vote. The US side then comments on the challenges of new ways of recording and transmitting votes. A Q&A session will invite people to comment and ask questions for the panel of experts. More