EPIC Training workshop

The Research Department is engaged in a project entitled the Electoral Process Information Collection (EPIC). This is a joint initiative between EISA and International IDEA that deals with an online database providing comparative and country-by-country data on election systems. There will be a two-day training workshop for members of the department involved in the project.

Agenda

DAY ONE - Thursday 7 October 2004

Morning session 9:30am - 12:30 noon
Overview of the EPIC Project (power point): 30 minutes
Presentations by topic area (5 topics):

  1. General presentation of each topic area: 15 min. each
  2. EPIC questions per topic area + Briefing book: 15 min. each

Lunch 12:45pm - 14:00pm

Afternoon session 14:15pm - 16:45pm
Presentations by topic area (5 topics)

  1. General presentation of each topic area - 15 min. each
  2. EPIC questions per topic area + Briefing book – 15 min. each

Friday 8 October 2004

Morning session 10:00am - 12:00 noon
Presentations by topic area (3 topics):

  1. general presentation of each topic area: 15 min. each
  2. EPIC questions per topic area + Briefing book: 15 min. each

Lunch 12:15pm - 13:30pm

Afternoon session 13:45pm - 17:00pm
Research Methodology
Handling the database
Surfing the EPIC website