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e-Democracy '07
eDemocracy '07 is the UK's largest ever dedicated e-democracy conference and
exhibition. Speakers include leading dot.com entrepreneurs; MPs from all the
main parties; senior representatives of local government; academics; and
international guests. Topics to be covered range from those that have been
setting the headlines, such as 10 Downing Street's foray into e-petitions; to
how local councillors are using the web; the future for e-democracy and
virtual worlds; and much more.
The conference took place in
London on the 8th of November 2007.
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8th Annual
Conference of the European Sociological Association
The 8th European Sociological Association Conference will bring together
scholars from across the globe to explore contemporary citizenship in Europe
and debate the state of democracy and the fate of civil, political and social
rights that have been the political lifeblood of European societies. The
Conference will host papers in over 30 Research Networks and Research Streams
covering the full range of substantive areas within the sociological canon,
including a list of research streams/networks.
The topic of the Sociology of
Science and Technology Network (SSTNET) Session is "Contentious 'progress'
in science and technology". The conference took place in Glasgow from the 3rd till the 6th of September 2007.
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Electronic Voting: A challenge to democracy?
Governments around the world are conducting elections using electronic voting
machines, websites and even text messages. What benefits and problems have
they have found? What attracts governments to e-voting?
Experts from Europe and the US talked about the experiences so far,
including e-voting machines hacked to play chess in the Netherlands and US
problems that may have led to thousands of votes going missing in 2006's
congressional elections.
The event took place 6-8pm on
February 8th at University College London.
Click
here for more information about the speakers. Jason Kitcat wrote a short
description of the event.
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*Invited speaker*
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OSCE
Conference 'Technology for Democracy'.
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The conference
aimed to strengthen existing expertise on election issues by addressing
opportunities, challenges and experiences related to electronic-voting.
Discussions focused on how technology can help electoral systems meet
certain standards of security, confidentiality, reliability, equality and
efficiency, while also stimulating the active participation of citizens in the
voting process.
The event gathered senior experts from the
OSCE and other international
organizations, as well as representatives of academia, non-governmental
organizations, and government. Participants exchanged experiences, and
identified challenges and opportunities presented by electronic-voting. Click
here
for the program. 27
September 2006, Egmont Palace, Brussels.
www.osce2006.be
*Keynote Speaker*
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4S/EASST Conference 2004.
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A series of special events and sessions will be organised around the
specific 2004 theme "PUBLIC PROOFS - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND
DEMOCRACY".This meeting corresponds to the urgency of the day:
science and technical expertise is everywhere needed but everywhere
under suspicion. The divide between, on the one hand, experts who
could be trusted for their access to indisputable matters of fact
and, on the other, the general public waiting for enlightenment and
defining societal values, has been erased. Yet there is no sure way
of providing an alternative to this state of affairs where
scientists are uneasy about the new suspicions they trigger (witness
the various 'Science Wars' episodes) and where administrators,
politicians, activists and citizens do not know how to handle
scientific expertise which no longer merits neither total confidence
nor total distrust. Paris, France. 25-28 August 2004.
*Panel Member*
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The ESF TED Workshop on Electronic
Voting in Europe: Technology, Law and Politics.
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The aim of this ESF Workshop is
to bring together e-voting specialists working in academia,
government and industry in order to (1) formulate the issues
involved (technology, law and politics) in implementing e-voting,
(2) report on implementations, their legal, organisational and
technical framework, the project experience made and future plans,
and (3) analyse the effects of e-voting on our democratic system and
voter behaviour. Schloß Hofen in Bregenz, Lake of Constance,
Austria. 7th – 9th July 2004. Presented paper:
"Security as Belief. User’s Perceptions on the
Security of Electronic Voting Systems"
(Best Paper Award)
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EICAR Conference: Technical, Legal and Social
Aspects of IT Security.
- Malware and Anti-Virus, Cybercrime, Data Protection and Privacy, Critical
Infrastructure Protection and Cyber Terrorism. 13th EICAR Annual
Conference Grand-Duché of Luxembourg, 1st - 4th May 2004.
Presented paper: "Ask No Questions and Be Told No Lies. Security
of computer-based voting systems: trust and perceptions".
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German Online Research Conference 2004.
- Sixth International GOR Conference, at the University of
Duisburg-Essen, Germany. 30th and 31st March, 2004. Conference
topics include theories, methods, and empirical findings concerning
the internet, online communication, or mobile communication. The aim
of the conference is to document the progress of internet research,
innovative developments, and practical experience. Presented
paper: "E-voting: participation, turnout and digital divide".
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Survey and Statistical Computing IV.
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The
central theme of the conference will be the Impact of Technology on
the Survey Process.The ASC's 4th International Conference at Warwick
University, UK. 17 to 19 September 2003. *Poster
presentation*
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Internet Research 3.0.
- Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR). Maastricht, the
Netherlands, October 13-16, 2002. Presented paper: "Internet
Voting: a Universal Remedy?"
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E-PING Meeting: E-voting and the
Democratic Process.
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European Parliament. Brussels, 10 September 2002.
*Invited talk*
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