REQUEST FOR COVERAGE: Connie Lawson, Pres. of the Nat'l Assoc. of Secretaries of State, and Distinguished Elections Colleagues Among Participants at University of MD School of Public Policy's U.S. Election Security Media Briefing & Discussion at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 15, 2018

WHO:              

Connie Lawson, President of the National Association of Secretaries of State, and Indiana Secretary of State; Thomas Connelly, Dir. of Election Operations, NY State Board of Elections; U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security's Robert Kolasky, Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Nat'l Protection and Programs Directorate; Matt Masterson, Commissioner, U.S. Elections Assistance Commission; Dr. Michael Garcia, CIS, primary author, A Handbook for Elections Infrastructure Security; Dr. Robert C. Orr, Dean, Univ. of MD School of Public Policy; and election handbook contributors Dr. David Mussington, Dir. and Professor of the Practice, Univ. of MD Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise, and John Gilligan, Chief Executive, CIS.

WHEN:              

Thursday, March 15, beginning at 11:30 a.m. A light lunch will be served.

AGENDA:       

11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m., Room 3330H, lunch available upon arrival
Elections Media Briefing

Conference call info: (800) 882 – 3610, Passcode 4651643# (see below for event video)                             

12:20 – 1:15 p.m., University School of Public Policy First Floor Atrium, lunch available upon arrival 
Election Infrastructure Cybersecurity Panel (Briefing and Discussion)

1:15 – 1:30 p.m., UMSPP Atrium
Q&A Session

WHERE:          

University of Maryland School of Public Policy, Van Munching Hall, 7699 Mowatt Lane, College Park, Maryland 20742

DIRECTIONS & PARKING:     

https://www.publicpolicy.umd.edu/about-school/directions-and-parking

CONTACT:    

Barbara Ware, [email protected] Dir. of Communications, CIS

EVENT VIDEO:            

A video of the entire event will be available after the event. Contact [email protected]  for the link.