March 2025 Symposium: Digital Resilience in Modern Elections
Date/Time
Date(s) - 03/27/2025 - 03/28/2025
All Day
Location
Cabot 7th Fl.
Categories
A Symposium on Election Security and Emerging Threats
We welcome you to an interdisciplinary symposium that seeks to address the complex challenges facing democratic institutions and elections in our rapidly evolving technological landscape. This intimate two-day workshop will be co-hosted by the Hitachi Center for Technology and International Affairs at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES).
The event will bring together scholars and practitioners to explore innovative approaches to protecting democratic processes in an era of unprecedented technological uncertainty and geopolitical volatility. The symposium objectives include interdisciplinary collaboration across academic and professional domains, in-depth analysis of emerging digital threats to democratic institutions, exploration of sociotechnical perspectives on technology and democracy, and focus on generating actionable insights beyond traditional research boundaries. Each workshop session will feature presentations by several speakers followed by a moderated conversation.
The symposium will be conducted under the Chatham House Rule. It will be restricted to invited Tufts University and IFES scholars, researchers, graduate students, and invited guests, and it will not be publicized. We also remind participants to be considerate and respectful to one another throughout the symposium and to practice active listening.
We are thankful for the support of our partners, sponsors, and volunteers. Please see the conference agenda here for more details. If you want to volunteer at the event, please sign up via the Google Form here. Visitors to the Medford/Somerville campus are welcome to park in the Dowling Garage or Cousens Parking Lot. Visitors may pay for their parking sessions via the web portal or payment kiosks. Please contact us with any questions you might have about the event.
Please register via the Google Form here to attend the event in person. A registration confirmation and an academic ID are required to attend the event.
Dates: March 27-28, 2025
Location: Cabot Intercultural Center, 7th floor, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
Address: 160 Packard Avenue, Medford, MA 02155