[Metalab] CFP EVOTE08: 3rd International Conference on Electronic Voting 2008, Castle Hofen, Bregenz/Austria, August 6th to 9th 2008

[Robert Krimmer]

Liebe MetaLaber!

Im Zuge der Diskussionen - gerade auch im Metalab - rund um E-Voting ist es
an der Zeit die ö. und internationalen Diskussionen zusammenzuführen.

Anbei der Call for Papers zur nächsten int. E-Voting-Konferenz am Bodensee!

Bis in Kürze,
Robert

PS: Zur Arbeit an einem im Gespräch mit Aaron Kaplan und Andreas Trawoeger
angedachten Vortrag in Sachen internationaler Entwicklungen rund um E-Voting
im Metalab bin ich leider noch nicht gekommen, aber vielleicht kann ich das
ja nachholen ... 
                           The 3rd International Conference on 
                                 Electronic Voting 2008 
                                         (EVOTE08) 
                                http://www.e-voting.cc/2008

                                  August, 6th to 9th 2008 
                             Bregenz, Austria at Lake Constance 


                                        Organized by 
                           Competence Center for Electronic Voting
                               and Participation (E-Voting.CC)


Download the folder here -> http://www.e-voting.cc/files/CFP_EVOTE08_Web/

This conference is the international meeting point for e-voting experts from
all over the world to hold an interdisciplinary and open discussion of all
issues electronic voting involves. It is the continuation of the successful
2004 & 2006 E-Voting conferences in the same location. Together 150 experts
from 26 countries (and five continents) discussed electronic voting. The
conference serves as the academic review conference for the Recommendations
on electronic voting of the Council of Europe, and guarantees hereby
heightened visibility for presentations and papers.


Aim
---

The aim of this conference is to bring together e-voting specialists working
in academia, politics, government and industry in order to 

- Discuss all forms of electronic voting (including but not limited to
polling station, kiosk or remote voting by electronic means)
- Formulate the interdisciplinary issues involved (technology, law, politics
and society) in designing and implementing e-voting. 
- Present new ways of solving the voting paradigm of unequivocal
identification of the voter and full anonymity of the vote.
- Report on implementations, their legal, organisational and technical
framework, the project experience made, and future plans. 
- Analyse the interrelationship with and the effects of e-voting on,
democratic institutions and processes as well as voter behaviour.
- Conduct a social and political analysis of the effects of electronic
voting.
- Report on practical experience in implementing and conducting elections
with electronic voting parts.
- Discuss security requirements and testing in accordance to international
security standards i.e. Common Criteria or ITSEC.
- Evaluate electronic voting, the effects of it and how to evaluate
experiments. 

The idea of this conference is to discuss the development in this field in a
3-day conference that deals with the topics from a theoretical view as well
as practical case studies.


Working language
----------------

The working language of the conference will be English. 



Venue
----- 

The conference will be held in the beautiful Renaissance castle of Hofen at
Lochau/Bregenz on the shores of Lake Constance in Austria. Sufficient space
will be given to informal communications. An optional weekend program after
the conference will be available including a mountain hiking trip and a
visit of “Tosca” on the floating stage of the Bregenz Opera Festival (see
www.bregenzerfestspiele.com). 


Contributed papers
------------------

The full paper submissions (double-spaced, 3500-4500 words excl. abstract,
figures, references) will be subject to a double-blind review. Please submit
anonymous submissions (with no reference to the authors). Electronic
submissions shall be made through the platform provided at
www.e-voting.cc/2008, which serves as online-system for the review process. 


Deadlines
---------

Draft of the paper....................February, 29th 2008 
Review deadline.......................March, 28th 2008
Notification of acceptance ...........April, 14th 2008
Receipt of the final paper............May, 9th 2008


Accommodation
-------------

Speakers will be accommodated in the castle itself. For conference
participants without papers rooms at hotels in walking distance are
reserved. 


Fee
---

Regular Conference Fee 300 EUR (incl. VAT)
Late Registration Fee after July, 1st 2008 360 EUR (incl. VAT)

The registration fee covers participation in regular, poster and computer
sessions, one set of proceedings, welcome party, coffee and non-alcoholic
drinks, conference dinner and three lunches. 

If a registration is cancelled before July, 1st 2008, 50 percent of the
registration fee will be refunded. No refund will be made after this date.
The proceedings will be sent by mail in any case. 


Publication
-----------

All papers accepted for the conference will appear in the conference
proceedings. The conference proceedings are intended to appear as an edition
in the GI Lecture Notes Series. 
Best Paper Award
----------------

The IPC will award the best contribution presented at the conference. 


Funding
-------

Limited funding is available to PhD students on application basis. Please
apply by 30th of June to phd at e-voting.cc with the following content: title
and a short (1 page) abstract of your phd and why you want to take part in
the conference.


PDF of Last Years Proceedings
-----------------------------

For reference purposes you can have a look at the proceedings of last year’s
conferences which are available at http://www.e-voting.cc/2008.



International Programme Committee
---------------------------------

M. Alvarez, USA
F. Bannister, Ireland
J. Barrat, Spain
J. Benaloh, USA
N. Braun, Switzerland
T. Buchsbaum, Austria
C. Enguehard, France
S. French, United Kingdom
R. Grimm, Germany
T. Hall, USA
C. Imamura, Brazil
S. Kim, South Korea
N. Kersting, South Africa
R. Krimmer, Austria
L. Monnoyer-Smith, France
H. Nurmi, Finland
W. Polasek, Switzerland
M. Remmert, France
J. Reniu, Spain
F. Ruggeri, Italy
K. Sako, Japan
B. Schoenmakers, Netherlands
R. Stein, Austria
D. Tokaji, USA
A. Trechsel, Italy
P. Vora, USA
M. Volkamer, Germany
D. Wallach, USA
G. Wenda, Austria


General Enquiries
-----------------

Competence Center for Electronic
Voting and Participation (E-Voting.CC)

Pyrkergasse 33/1/2
A-1190 Vienna, Austria 

Phone: +43/1/3193950
Fax: +43/1/3193955
E-Mail: 2008 at e-voting.cc
Web: www.e-voting.cc/2008 

E-Voting.CC is registered under 381272452 (ZVR) as an Austrian charitable
association.