The National Democratic Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to support and strengthen democratic institutions worldwide through citizen participation, openness and accountability in government.

with:

• Mary O'Hagan, NDI senior resident director- Kenya;

• Joel D. Barkan, senior associate, CSIS Africa Program;

• and moderated by Jennifer G. Cooke, director, CSIS Africa Program

Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
Fourth Floor Conference Room, CSIS
1800 K St. NW, Washington, D.C.

You for Me for You, written by Korean American playwright Mia Chung, tells the story of two North Korean sisters - Yuna and Minjee. Facing starvation at the hands of the North Korean regime, they make a bargain with a smuggler to flee to the United States. When one sister is denied passage because she is too weak to make the treacherous trans-Pacific crossing, the other sister vows to race across time and space and return to save Minjee. However, the free world is not without its challenges.

The Helsinki Commission will hold a briefing:

Assessing Ukraine’s Parliamentary Elections

Friday, Nov. 16, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Room B-318 Rayburn House Office Building

Tech@State: ElecTech will examine how technology can improve the way elections are organized, conducted and analyzed, learning from the U.S. experience and focusing on applications that can be used around the globe. The conference will take place Friday, Nov. 30 at 8:45 a.m.

Tech@State: ElecTech will examine how technology can improve the way elections are organized, conducted and analyzed, learning from the U.S. experience and focusing on applications that can be used around the globe. The conference will take place Friday, Nov. 30 at 8:45 a.m.

Mobile technology has revolutionized how we communicate with one another, but is also transforming the world in the areas of culture, education, banking and personal finances and politics. How is mobile technology being used to engage voters, raise money, deliver candidate messages, and help reporters cover campaigns domestically and globally? What is mobile technology’s impact on different populations, ethnic groups and communities? Which countries are best leveraging mobile innovations to enable democracy and empower citizens?