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## Building Trust & Confidence in Voting Systems, Dec 10-11, 2003 

### Dec 10, 2003

> 
Opening RemarksArden L. BementDirector, NIST

**Session 1 - Specification, Testability, Accreditation and Qualification in Voting Systems**
> 
NIST's Role in Standards & TestingMark SkallChief, Software Diagnostics and Conformance Testing Division, NIST

History of the Voting System Standards ProgramTom WilkeyNational Association of State Election Directors, New York State

P1583IEEE Voting System StandardHerb DeutschIEEE/Election Systems and Software, Inc.

Building Trust and Confidence: Why Trustworthy Voting Systems Require Institutionalized DistrustDoug JonesUniversity of Iowa

Software ITA Testing to the 2002 FEC Voting System StandardsCarolyn CogginsSysTest Labs

Conformance Testing - An Industry PerspectivePatrick CurranSun Microsystems 

**Session 2 - Security and Openness in Voting Systems**
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Security Issues in Voting Systems: A Panel SessionEdward A. RobackChief, Computer Security Division, NIST

Georgia Voting SystemBrit WilliamsKennesaw State University

Openness & SecurityDavid DillStanford University

Electronic Voting & SecurityAviel RubinJohns Hopkins University

**Confidence -- What it is and How to achieve it** - this paper is no longer available on the VoteHere websiteJim AdlerVoteHere, Inc.

### Dec 11, 2003

### Session 3 - Usability and Accessibility in Voting Systems

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Usability and Accessibility PanelSharon LaskowskiManager, Visualization and Usability and Usability Group, NIST

Voter Verified Paper Ballot: De facto Discrimination Against Americans with DisabilitiesJim DicksonAmerican Association of People with Disabilities

Is It Plugged In?Denise LambDirector of Elections, State of New Mexico

An Assessment of Voting Technology and Ballot DesignPaul S. HerrnsonUniversity of Maryland

Usability Testing in the Development CycleSanford MorgansteinPopulex Corporation

Starting from PeopleWhitney QuesenberyUsability Professionals Association

Do Paper Trails Help? - CalTech/MIT Voting ProjectTed SelkerMassachusetts Institute of Technology

**Session 4 - Next Steps**
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Session 4 –Consensus IssuesSusan F. ZevinActing Director, Information Technology Laboratory, NIST 

**Conference Wrap-up**
> 
Closing RemarksArden BementDirector, NIST

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