In preparation for the 2012 federal elections, the Commission hosted an August 11 round-table on ballot and polling place design. The goal of the discussion was to demonstrate the impact of design on voters; specifically, how implementing best practices in design can give voters confidence that that their votes were cast and counted.

EAC hosted a webinar for election officials to discuss HAVA-related audit issues.

On September 20, 2011 in conjunction with National Preparedness Month, the Commission hosted a roundtable discussion focusing on contingency planning in elections.

In preparation for the 2012 election season EAC hosted a roundtable discussion on voting system preparation.

The Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC) met in Gaithersburg, Maryland on December 15, 2011.

Preparing for 2012: The Life Cycle of Voting Machines

EAC held a meeting with Election Officials, Voting System Vendors, Computer Experts, and Commercial Product manufacturers to discuss the impact of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products on voting systems.

Topics included an update on COTS from EAC's testing and certification program.

The EAC Standards Board Virtual Public Meeting will be webcast live from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission; 1225 New York Ave, N.W., Suite 150; Washington, D.C. 20005. Members of the Executive Board of the Standards Board will meet in person at EAC. To view the webcast, viewers should visit EAC at www.eac.gov and click the link to the Standards Board Virtual Public Meeting.