Bill Sweeney, IFES President and CEO, will speak about global trends in democracy and elections at the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS)’s 2011 Summer Conference. At the gathering, which will take place on July 13 in Daniels, West Virginia, the members will discuss the life cycles of voting systems and the future of voting technologies ahead of the 2012 presidential election cycle.

Sweeney’s presentation will take place at 8:00 am EDT. To watch the webcast live, please visit: http://www.sos.wv.gov/news/topics/state-capitol/Pages/NASSSummerConferenceMediaCenter.aspx