Dear Colleagues, The Baltimore ACM Chapter is pleased to announce a presentation by Prof. Harry Hochheiser of Towson University. Title: "Voting: The Evolving Political and Technical Landscape" Description: Although the 2008 elections appear to have gone relatively smoothly, voting technologies are still the topic of considerable debate among policy makers and technicians. Some jurisdictions have abandoned electronic voting machines in favor of paper ballots, others (such as Maryland) will be returning to paper ballots in 2010, while still others have required paper trails. Advocates argue for or against different options, while researchers evaluate voting technologies and propose new alternative designs. This talk will explore recent developments in voting technologies and regulations, from both policy and research perspectives. When: Friday, December 12th, 8:00 PM Where: Towson University York Road Building, Room YR 301 7800 York Road, Towson, MD The talk is free and open to the public. Please email volcheck@acm.org if you wish to attend. About the speaker: Prof. Hochheiser is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Towson University. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the US Public Policy Committee of the ACM (USACM). His research interests include accessible privacy and security, usability, and the social impact of computers. Prior to joining the faculty at Towson, Prof. Hochheiser did postdoctoral research at the National Institute on Aging (Bayview) where he developed information visualization applications for microscopy informatics. For more information, visit his homepage at http://triton.towson.edu/~hhochhei/ . For more information about ACM's public policy activities, see the USACM homepage at http://usacm.acm.org/ . Please join us for dinner at 6:30 PM at the Bahama Breeze restaurant 100 E. Joppa Road, Towson, MD 21286. Phone: (410) 821-7090. So that we can make a reservation, please email volcheck@acm.org if you would like to come. Following the lecture, we will have a brief BACM chapter meeting and then adjourn to Bill Bateman's Bistro for drinks and socializing, down on the first floor of the York Road Building. BACM would like to thank Towson University for hosting this event. New BACM Websites: We would like to announce two BACM websites. We have an official website, hosted courtesy of the ACM at http://balto.acm.org/ and a second "community" website with more dynamic content at http://bacm.us/ . This website is still under construction, but you can subscribe to an RSS feed of all our events at http://bacm.us/rss.xml . When this site is fully operational, we will host forums and blogs for all members who register with the site. Stay tuned for further news. Thank you for your attention, The BACM Executive Committee Emil Volcheck, Chair Jay Smart, Vice Chair Joyce Little, Secretary Kathleen Harmeyer, Treasurer Craig Holcomb, Member at Large David Isherwood, Member at Large Parking After 3 PM on Fridays only, you can park in Towson University's Glen Garage anywhere without need for a parking permit. Enter the Glen Garage at the entrance from Cross Campus Drive, near the York Road intersection, and, once inside, turn left, park in any of the "commuter" spaces. Walk through the walkway into the 7800 York Road Building, which leads to that building's third floor level. The classroom is the first room on the left side of the hall. You may wait in the fourth floor foyer if you arrive before the room is open. Directions to Bahama Breeze Restaurant Visit their website at http://www.bahamabreeze.com/locations2/map.asp?RestaurantID=3033 Directions to Towson University For a map of Towson University, visit URL http://www.towson.edu/main/maps/ . The York Road building (YR) is at grid cell E6, which is about 1.7 miles inside the Baltimore Beltway. Driving directions are at URL http://www.towson.edu/main/abouttu/visitor/dircampus.asp . For convenience, they are From I-95 (northbound and southbound): Take the Baltimore Beltway I-695 west (toward Towson). Take exit 25, Charles Street. Proceed 1.7 miles. Turn left on Towsontown Boulevard and proceed to the first stoplight on Osler Drive. Follow the campus signs or refer to the campus map for information about your specific destination. From I-83 (northbound and southbound): Take the Baltimore Beltway I-695 east (toward Towson). Take exit 25, Charles Street. Proceed 1.7 miles. Turn left on Towsontown Boulevard and proceed to the first stoplight on Osler Drive. Follow the campus signs or refer to the campus map for information about your specific destination. From I-70 (eastbound): Take the Baltimore Beltway I-695 north (toward Towson). Take exit 25, Charles Street. Proceed 1.7 miles. Turn left on Towsontown Boulevard and proceed to the first stoplight on Osler Drive. Follow the campus signs or refer to the campus map for information about your specific destination. From Baltimore (Penn Station): Proceed north on Charles Street for five miles. Turn right on Towsontown Boulevard and proceed to the first stoplight on Osler Drive. Follow the campus signs or refer to the campus map for information about your specific destination. From 295/B.W. Parkway (northbound): Follow 295 into Baltimore until it becomes Russell St. Proceed past Camden Yards, and turn right onto Pratt St. Continue east past the Inner Harbor (avoiding the left lane). Turn left onto President St. and proceed onto I-83 north. Travel on I-83 about 5.5 miles, take exit 10A for Northern Parkway (eastbound). Continue about 2 miles, turn left on York Road (northbound), then go about 2 miles to the York Road building. Then turn left onto Cross Campus Drive, then turn left into the Administration building entrance to the parking lot.