Cisco Systems Co-Sponsors Internet Voting Symposium with Brookings Institution.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 2000 Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. Inc., the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, today co-sponsors an Internet Voting symposium with the Brookings Institution Brookings Institution, at Washington, D.C.; chartered 1927 as a consolidation of the Institute for Government Research (est. 1916), the Institute of Economics (est. 1922), and the Robert S. Brookings Graduate School of Economics and Government (est. 1924). to explore how E-Democracy will reshape politics and elections. With primary election voters in Alaska and Arizona preparing to cast ballots over the Internet in the coming weeks, some scholars and experts predict that E-Democracy and Internet voting will have a broad impact on the political process, influencing voter turnout, alerting campaign strategy and empowering voters. Cisco Systems CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. John Chambers John Chambers could be any of the following people:
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Brookings Institution scholar Thomas Mann, among others, to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing Internet Voting. Brookings President Michael Armacost will open the symposium. The symposium will be broadcast live on the Internet and can be accessed at www. brookings.edu or www.cisco.com. &uot;The Internet waits for no one -- no country, company or individual,&uot; Chambers said. &uot;The Internet has redefined traditional business models and is now beginning to reshape the political process. Our country is moving towards an E-Democracy in which technology empowers citizens to participate in the decisions that shape their future. I believe that the politicians who learn to harness the power of the Internet will emerge as our next generation of leaders.&uot; Other participants in today's symposium include Jim Adler, founder and President of VoteHere.Net; Anthony Corrado, professor of government at Colby College; Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins, President of the League of Women Voters League of Women Voters, voluntary public service organization of U.S. citizens. Organized in 1920 in Chicago as an outgrowth of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, it had as its original nucleus the leaders of the latter organization. ; David Mason, Commissioner, Federal Election Commission; and Ann McGeehan, Texas State Director of Elections. About Cisco Systems Cisco Systems (Nasdaq:CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco news and information are available at http://www.cisco.com. Cisco, Cisco IOS, Cisco Systems, the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. |
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