Events

On Tuesday, November 8, 2016, voters in the United States will cast ballots in the 58th quadrennial U.S. presidential election.For almost three decades, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) has supported citizens’ rights to participate in free and fair elections around the globe. Since 1992, IFES has hosted a flagship event, the U.S. Election Program (USEP), which brings together election officials, parliamentarians and diplomats from around the world to observe and learn about the U.S.

In the unique context of elections, where power, governance and stability may be at stake, judges are coming under increasing public scrutiny and political pressure when deciding election cases.

Join IFES and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations for a discussion about how a new global framework can improve early warning systems.

IFES has developed a new tool to help stakeholders turn peer review analysis and evaluations into action-oriented and practical plans to combat corruption.

IFES looks forward to the virtual launch of a working group that will focus on tackling the challenges presented by social media and disinformation to electoral processes across Europe and Eurasia.

How can democracy and governance programs be more effective in post-conflict environments?

Please join IFES on August 10 for an online event highlighting ways to include young Indigenous persons in political life as leaders, advocates, voters and candidates.

Designing and implementing inclusive monitoring, evaluation, and learning (IMEL) processes is critical to ensuring that all individuals, regardless of identity, are meaningfully represented in democracy and governance programming and able to fully exercise their rights as citizens. Join IFES on November 20 to learn more about this integrated approach and promising practices in conducting IMEL.

IFES is pleased to invite you to an event on December 10 at IFES headquarters, where the results of the post-2019 nationwide public opinion survey will be presented alongside discussions of developments in the Nigerian electoral process.

Join IFES this Friday, April 24 for a Twitter chat on inclusive political and electoral participation. The chat will provide an opportunity to share experiences, best practices and lessons learned on empowering marginalized groups such as youth, women, persons with disabilities, indigenous people and displaced persons in political life.