Information Disorder: Elections

Date: Thursday 9th of May 2019

Start time: 6pm

Duration: 1 hour

Venue: James O’Sullivan Room, Education Centre, Law Society of Ireland

Title: Information Disorder: Elections - Law, Tech, Policy

Speakers:

Dr. Jennifer Kavanagh, Lecturer in Law, WIT: Electoral Integrity in Ireland: Legislation and Reform - Law - The legal position re information and integrity of elections and the issues being addressed in reform processes

Ciarán O’Connor, Storyful: Lessons Learned From the 8th Ref: Misinfo, Memes, and Anonymous Accounts - Tech - Case study: How collaborative, coordinated reporting monitored information disorder in the 8th ref and provided valuable lessons for future elections

Liz Carolan, Founder of Transparent Referendum Initiative: The policy landscape - Policy – Making institutions work in the digital age.

Event and wine reception kindly sponsored by Hunter Savage - Professional Recruitment Consultants.