Agenda for National Summit to Save Our Elections, Portland, 9-30 to 10-2

[MelissaB]

This is the draft agenda. It is still being tweaked as we get speaker feedback and updates, but you can get the idea of how many great presenters and workshops are scheduled!



http://summit.oregonvrc.org/agenda
See http://www.summit.oregonvrc.org / for info on registration, lodging, etc.

Agenda & Speakers
National Summit to Save Our Elections: A Call to Rescue Our Democracy
Portland, Oregon * September 30 � October 2, 2005
DRAFT AGENDA
Friday, September 30, 2005

First Unitarian Church
1011 SW 12th Ave
Portland, OR 97205


Noon � 7:00 PM Registration Opens

Oregon Election System Poster Session: Learn how Oregon�s Vote-by-Mail system works through poster presentations and videos and have your questions answered by Oregon election officials and citizen experts.

1:00 - 5:00 PM Concurrent Workshops and Panel Presentations

1A. Engage, Educate, Elect
Jefferson Smith, Chair of The Bus Project

1B. Making Electronic Elections Transparent and Accurate
Open Voting Consortium, Open Source Software
Oregon Voter Rights Coalition, Election Audits

2A. Working with the Media
Blair Bobier, Media Director, Green Party 2004 Presidential Campaign
Penny Little, People to People TV, Producer of �Electile Dysfunction�
Lara Shaffer, Development Director, Open Voting Consortium

2B. Democracy is Not a Spectator Sport
Rady Ananda, J30 Coalition, �Democracy is Something You Do�
Alliance for Democracy � Portland, �Using Ballot Initiatives to achieve Campaign Finance Reform Initiative�

3A. How Can I Make A Difference?
Kat L�Estrange, We Do Not Concede and Producer of the Brad Show
Warren Linney, Author of �The Patriot Test�

3B. What is IRV, PR and CVRD?
Steve Chessin, President, Californians for Electoral Reform
Matthew Pascarella, investigative researcher for journalist Greg Palast, working on Centralized Voter Registration Database issues, mandated by HAVA for Jan. 2006.

5:00 � 7:00 PM Dinner on your own

7:00 � 9:00 PM Opening Plenary Session * Welcome Remarks
Native American Cultural Performance

Panel Discussion: What�s Wrong with Electronic Elections?
Brad Friedman, moderator * Ellen Thiesen, Voters Unite * Clint Curtis, software programmer and whistleblower * Matthew Pascarella, investigative researcher for journalist Greg Palast, working on Centralized Voter Registration Database issues, mandated by HAVA for Jan. 2006.

Feature Presentation: Brad Friedman, Cliff Arnebeck and Bob Koehler Discuss Election Fraud, Legal Strategies for Election Reform and the Media�s Role

Bob Koehler, nationally syndicated journalist, Tribune Media Services * Cliff Arnebeck, Ohio Honest Election Campaign and National Co-Chair, Alliance for Democracy * Brad Friedman, host of The Brad Show and BradBlog.com

9:00 PM Adjourn
Saturday, October 1, 2005

First Unitarian Church
1011 SW 12th Ave
Portland, OR 97205

7:30 AM � 5:00 PM Registration Open

Oregon Election System Poster Session: Learn how Oregon�s Vote-by-Mail system works through poster presentations and videos and have your questions answered by Oregon election officials and citizen experts.

8:30 AM � 12:15 PM

Corporate Ownership of Our Elections: The Threat to Democracy
Thom Hartmann, radio talk show host and author

Panel Discussion: Corporate Ownership of Our Elections � Current Developments
Thom Hartmann, moderator
John Gideon, Voters Unite
Nancy Price, National Co-Chair, Alliance for Democracy
Paul Lehto, Attorney and Plaintiff in lawsuit against Sequoia Voting Systems

Concurrent Workshops and Presentations:

1A. Digital for Dummies: The Perils of Electronic Elections
Kip Humphrey, Systems Integration Consultant
Clint Curtis, software programmer and whistleblower

1B. From Good Intentions to Powerful Action: How to Make a Difference
Emily Levy, United for Secure Elections, http://www.juiceforjustice.com /

12:15 � 1:30 PM Lunch on your own (box lunch may be ordered at registration)

1:30 � 5:30 PM Plenary Sessions

Keynote Speaker:
The Honorable Jesse Jackson Jr., U.S. Representative, D-IL

Featured Speakers:
Bill Bradbury, Oregon Secretary of State (Invited)

David Cobb, 2004 Green Party Presidential Candidate

Ronnie Dugger, Founder of Alliance for Democracy and
author of �How They Could Steal the Election This Time.�

JoAnne Bowman, Former Oregon House Representative

Panel Discussion: Verifying Election Results
Election Audits, Oregon Voter Rights Coalition
Parallel Elections, Judy Alter, UCLA retired Emeritus professor
Exit Polls, TBD

5:30 � 7:30 PM Dinner on your own

7:30 � 8:30 PM Democracy Revival
Paul Lehto and Thom Hartmann


Portland State University
724 SW Harrison
Portland, OR

7:30 AM Registration Open

Oregon Election System Poster Session: Learn how Oregon�s Vote-by-Mail system works through poster presentations and videos and have your questions answered by Oregon election officials and citizen experts.

8:30 AM � 9:00 AM Dealing with Diebold in Georgia
Brad Friedman interview with Representative Cynthia McKinney (invited)

9:00 AM � 11:00 AM Concurrent Workshops and Presentations

1A. Local Strategies for Election Reform
David Berman, Co-Founder, Voter Confidence Committee of Humboldt County, CA

1B. Citizen Audit Parallel Election Project
Judy Alter, retired Emeritus professor from UCLA

2A. Thinking Patriotically, Acting Locally (and NOW)
Bernie Ellis Jr., MA, MPH, Organizer, Gathering To Save Our Democracy (Tennessee)

2B. Protecting Our Elections
John Washburn, Certified Software Quality Engineer, �How to Test Voting Machinery Software�
Mary Beth Kuznik, VotePA, �THE POLLWORKER � Eyes on the Poll�

11:00 � 12:30 Closing Panel: Where do we go from here?
Paul Lehto, moderator
Rady Ananda
Brad Friedman
Ellen Thiesen

12:30 Adjourn


Thanks to Amaryllis here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x390358


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[tommcintyre]

1. Looks very good. Thanks for all the effort MB! :) nt

[MelissaB]

2. Welcome and

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