The following announcement arrived via e-mail:

American University announces its Summer Institute on Democracy and Elections, which will take place on June 5-15, 2006. This Summer Institute provides an intensive course of executive education on elections–how to conduct them, how to ensure they are free and fair, and what to do if they are not. Taught by eminent election experts, the course will address the full range of challenges in elections, from the design of election systems to the regulation of campaign finances, evaluation of voting technologies, and overall assessment of the electoral process. The Summer Institute is designed to educate the full range of participants in and observers of the election process: election officials, judges, government officials, legislators, civil society leaders, political party officials, election observers, and journalists. Further details are available at: http://www.american.edu/ia/cdem/summer/index.html