Re: Thursday: Boulder hosts national voting standards meeting - TGDC

[Neal McBurnett <neal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 02:44:29AM -0600, Some Guy wrote:
> I'm fairly sure that the seats were all taken a few weeks back. While this
> is a free event, it has a limited number of participants (in person).

Paul, where in the world did you get that information?  It contradicts
what you yourself posted, and I copied.  I.e.

> >    Registration deadline is September 26, 2005.

See the original message below for that quote.

I went, as did Al and Joe Pezzillo and others.  The auditorium was
nearly empty.  All it took, as clarified earlier, was a simple email
to NIST to get on the list to get in.

> I am aware that this event will be video streamed to the net.

That is also true, but not nearly as fun.

> The DHS has long ago relegated the NIST facility into SECURE. Which means
> you need an appointment, an invitation, and an escort.
> Paul W and I visited with Dick Harris while Dick and I were working on the
> ERC. Special parking; passes; and having a security escort was in order. I
> tend to doubt that that has been relaxed and a read of the invite makes that
> clear.
> 
> If you just show up, expect to be turned away. If you get loud and
> boisterous, expect federal cops to treat you badly.

It is not that bad.  Despite the fact that they seem to have fouled
the signup list up, the guard just told me to go in to the lobby.  The
rules on getting into the auditorium are pretty relaxed.  No need to
be "visiting" someone.

Even visiting people in the secured areas is not that bad - I've been
to other parts of the building as a guest.  Never heard of a "security
escort" myself.

I hope you didn't dissuade folks from signing up.

Neal McBurnett                 http://bcn.boulder.co.us/~neal/
Signed and/or sealed mail encouraged.  GPG/PGP Keyid: 2C9EBA60

> sg
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neal McBurnett [mailto:neal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 10:22 PM
> To: CVV
> Subject: Thursday: Boulder hosts national voting standards meeting - TGDC
> 
> Reminder - as previously noted (see below), you should sign up by
> Monday the 26th if you want to attend (for free!) the meeting this
> Thursday in Boulder of the TGDC - Technical Guidelines Development
> Committee of the US Election Assistance Commission.
> 
> The documents they will review are now available at
> 
>  http://vote.nist.gov/meeting20050929.htm
> 
> including, e.g.
> 
>  # Draft Voluntary Voting System Guidelines
>  # Preliminary Report: Human Factors and Privacy
>  # Preliminary Report: Security
>     * Open Ended Testing
>     * Threat Analysis
>  # Preliminary Report: Core Requirements
>     * Draft Core Requirements and Testing (Initial Draft)
>     * Issues and Open Questions
>     * VVSG Performance and Workmanship Requirements
>     * Sharing Information Regarding Certification of Voting Systems
>     * Maintenance of the VVSG
> 
> This is a great chance to talk to the very capable technical folks at
> NIST and elsewhere who understand the sorts of issues many of us have
> tried to raise with less-clueful politicians.
> 
> Hope to see you there,
> 
> Neal McBurnett                 http://bcn.boulder.co.us/~neal/
> Signed and/or sealed mail encouraged.  GPG/PGP Keyid: 2C9EBA60
> 
> On Sat, Sep 10, 2005 at 10:19:21PM -0600, Some Guy wrote:
> >    Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 08:40:11 -0400
> >    To: voting@xxxxxxxx
> >    From: Allan Eustis <allan.eustis@xxxxxxxx>
> >    Subject: Upcoming  9/29 TGDC Meeting and  10/7 NIST Threat Analysis
> >      Workshop
> >
> >    Dear Election Community Member:
> >
> >                I want to update you on two upcoming HAVA-related meetings
> >    that  the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is
> >    coordinating.
> >
> >               The Technical Guidelines Development Committee will meet on
> >    September 29, 2005 at the NIST facility in Boulder Colorado.  The
> meeting
> >    will be web cast as well. Registration  information on this public
> meeting
> >    is available at: http://www.vote.nist.gov/tgdc_plenary20050929.htm.
> >    Registration deadline is September 26, 2005.
> >
> >          In addition, (NIST) will host a full-day workshop in
> Gaithersburg,
> >    Maryland, on October 7, 2005 entitled "Developing an Analysis of
> Threats
> >    to Voting Systems." The goal of the workshop is to solicit and gather
> >    threat analysis material relevant to voting systems. The results of the
> >    workshop will assist in driving the creation of requirements for future
> >    voting systems standards.
> >
> >    Registration for this workshop is now open.  Please see
> >    http://vote.nist.gov/threats/register.htm in order to complete the on
> line
> >    registration form.  Other registration details appear on this page as
> >    well. The registration deadline is September 30, 2005.
> >
> >    Best Regards
> >
> >    The contents of this e-mail are confidential and pre-decisional
> >    Allan C. Eustis
> >     NIST Voting Systems Standards
> >    Technology Building 225 Room B257
> >    100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8901
> >     Gaithersburg , Md.  20899-8901
> 
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