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James R. Langevin Symposium<\/h1>\n
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No Time to Fail: A Screening and Discussion About the American Electoral Process<\/h2>\n

The event will include a screening of the No Time to Fail documentary about Rhode Island election administrators during the 2020 presidential election and a panel discussion on the current state of the American and Rhode Island electoral process. Panelists include the filmmaker, Rhode Island election administrators who appeared in the film, the League of Women Voters, faculty, and students.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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April 10, 2024<\/h2>

Robert L. Carothers Library and Learning Commons, Galanti Lounge, 5 p.m.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Register<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The event is sponsored by the Office of the President, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering, Department of Political Science, and URI VOTES.<\/p>\n

Please join us for the latest installment of the James R. Langevin Symposium Series at the University of Rhode Island. Registration required<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Participants<\/h2>\n

The Honorable James R. Langevin<\/strong> served as a member of Congress from 2001 to 2023, representing Rhode Island\u2019s Second Congressional District. A senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, where he served his entire tenure in Congress, Langevin was chair of the Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, later called the Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information Systems Subcommittee, a post he held starting in 2011. An expert on national security, Langevin helped shape the focus of the Department of Defense, paving the way for a heightened emphasis on harnessing emerging technologies. In 2003, he was a founding member of the House Committee on Homeland Security. An expert in cybersecurity policy, he founded and co-chaired the House Cybersecurity Caucus and served on the Center for Strategic and International Studies Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th presidency. Langevin was recently appointed to and serves on the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, created by Congress to develop an overarching strategy to protect the country against cyberattacks of significant consequence.<\/p>\n

Margo Guernsey<\/strong>, Director and Producer, Time Travel Productions<\/p>\n

Kathy Placencia<\/strong>, Director of Elections, Rhode Island Department of State<\/p>\n

Nick Lima<\/strong>, Registrar and Director of Elections, City of Cranston<\/p>\n

Christine Martone<\/strong>, President, South County Chapter of the Rhode Island League of Women Voters<\/p>\n

Gretchen Macht<\/strong>, Director, URI Voter Operations and Election Systems (URI VOTES), and Associate Professor, URI College of Engineering<\/p>\n

Joseph Cartier \u201925 and Delaney Sullivan \u201925<\/strong>, URI Political Science Undergraduates<\/p>\n

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The James R. Langevin Symposium Series is a biannual event hosted by the University of Rhode Island College of Arts and Sciences to explore the topics of national security and U.S. civics and democracy.<\/small><\/p>\n

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Past Symposiums<\/h2>\n
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Polarization of Politics in America: Finding the Center<\/h2>

October 17, 2023<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n

Cyber Warfare: Understanding National Security in the 21st Century<\/h2>

April 17, 2023<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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