Tuesday, April 24th, 2007 - 8:30PM The Home of Film Producer Lawrence Bender
Bel Air, CA
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Switzerland is the first country in the world to hold a national referendum in which voters can cast their votes via the Internet. The Swiss launched their system in 2004 through a close public-private partnership. On Tuesday, April 24th, an official delegation from Switzerland will be flying into Los Angeles to participate in an event with The Hollywood Hill to discuss Switzerland's experiences with Internet Voting and how these technologies are evolving. The Swiss delegation is traveling to the U.S. within the scope of ThinkSwiss - Brainstorm the future, a US wide program on Education, Research and Innovation, that focuses on the exchange of expertise and know-how in academia and the business community in Switzerland and the US. The presentation will include a live demonstration of the technology with laptops and specialists demonstrating what hackers encounter when they attempt to hack the system. Participants will include Valerie Christinet (IT Analyst, Canton of Neuchatel) and Michel Chevallier (Head of Communications, Internet Voting Project, Canton of Geneva). Professor Dr. Alexander Trechsel, a leading expert in the topic will also comment on his work with the Republic of Estonia (where Skype was originally developed) that is now working on building a similar system and we'll be exploring their efforts as well.
Cocktails & Hors d'oeuvres, Valet