Election Security & Resilience

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8:30am - 4:00pm
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Online and in-person (College Park, MD)

Election Security

 

START, in collaboration with the National Capital Chapter of ASIS InternationalMaryland Democracy Initiative, and Axis Communications, will co-host a hybrid event on "Election Security & Resilience." The day-long event will feature morning panel discussions with experts in election security and an afternoon interactive exercise. The in-person event will have limited capacity, and the morning panel discussions will also be livestreamed. Discussions will focus on physical, cyber, and mis/disinformation threats to the upcoming U.S. elections, as well as strategies for building resilience in the face of these threats. Registration is required for both in-person and online participation.

 

Register for the online event (morning only)  

 

Sponsors

START, Maryland Democracy Initiative, ASIS International, Axis Communications (corporate sponsor)

Agenda

 8:30 am Registration
 9:00 am Welcome
 9:15 am Opening Remarks/Framing the Day
 9:30 am Tackling Physical Security Challenges
 10:30 am Break
 10:40 am Cybersecurity of Elections
 11:30 am The Impact of Misinformation and Disinformation on Election Security
 12:30 pm Lunch
 1:30 pm Exercise Pre-briefing
 2:00 pm Exercise
 3:10 pm Exercise Debrief
 3:45 pm Closing Remarks

 

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