Workshops on Election Websites and Voter Rights

October 23 and October 25, 2017. 8 AM – 5 PM

Harvard University, Student Organization Center at Hilles (59 Shepard Street Cambridge, MA 02138)

Please RSVP to Ji Su Yoo at jisuyoo@fas.harvard.edu

Technology Science recently published a study detailing a new kind of attack on election systems that involves impersonating voters at scale. Is someone using this attack and shaving percentage points off elections? How can we improve election systems to guarantee that these attacks will not be successful? How do voting rights groups protect voters? Attendees include government officials, academics, researchers and IT security experts.

Workshop on Election Websites and Voter Identity Theft Attacks

Agenda October 23, 2017

In this one day workshop we will examine technological challenges and enhancements to protecting voting rights in today’s technology society. What are new ways old problems surface? What are new remedies?

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Registration and Breakfast

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM: Opening Remarks

Opening remarks from Prof. Latanya Sweeney of Harvard University

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM: Meet-and-Greet

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM: Voter Identity Problems and the Limits of Current Back Office Processes

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM: Breakout #1 New Solutions

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM: Lunch

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM: Review the Space of Solutions

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM: Break

3:00 PM - 4:45 PM: Breakout #2 Solutions Revisited

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM: Recap of the Day

Workshop on Election Security and Voter Rights

Agenda October 25, 2017

In this workshop we will examine how civil society organizations can continue to protect voting rights as more technological tools are implemented in the voting process.

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Breakfast

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM: Opening Remarks

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM: Meet-and-Greet

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM: Voter Identity Problems and Civil Society Oversight

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM: Discussion of New Approaches

12:30 AM - 1:30 PM: Lunch

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM: Problems and Solutions Matrix

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM: Break

3:00 PM - 4:45 PM: Challenges and Solutions Ahead

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM: Recap of the Day