[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 220 (Friday, November 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 64591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28552]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Announcing the First Symposium on Building Trust and Confidence 
in Voting Systems

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public symposium.

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SUMMARY: The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (``HAVA'') tasks the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology with assisting the 
Election Assistance Commission in the development of voluntary voting 
system guidelines. The First Symposium on Building Trust and Confidence 
in Systems offers the election community an opportunity to initiate 
collaboration prior to the implementation of HAVA. Four panel 
discussions will focus on the following key issues for improving voting 
systems: Specification, testability and qualification; security and 
openness; usability and accessibility; next steps/consensus issues. A 
draft agenda and invited panelists for the Symposium will be available 
at the NIST Web site at: http://vote.nist.gov by November 15, 2003.

DATES: The Symposium will be held on December 10 and 11, 2003, from 
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Symposium will be held in the Red Auditorium, Building 
101 at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau 
Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information and electronic 
registration is available at the NIST Web site http://vote.nist.gov or 
by contacting Kimberly Snouffer on 301-975-2776. Because of NIST 
security regulations, advance registration is required. There will be 
no same day, on-site registration.

    Dated: November 5, 2003.
Arden L. Bement, Jr.,
Director.
[FR Doc. 03-28552 Filed 11-13-03; 8:45 am]
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