Abstract:   Parliamentary procedure is a widely used system of rules for group   decision making. Software can help people engage formal group   deliberation in familiar face-to-face settings, and can also enable   computer-mediated online deliberation. We present a reusable software   module for parliamentary procedure and a prototype application for   supporting face-to-face meetings. The module, Parliament, implements   the logic and bookkeeping of parliamentary procedure using a   separately modifiable specification of the rules. Together with a   working partial specification of Robert's Rules of Order, the application provides a demonstration and testbed for the module.

 

 

Bio:

Dana Dahlstrom, as a graduate student in computer science at UCSD, and   previously as an undergraduate at the University of Utah, has worked   on projects in artificial intelligence, human-computer interfaces, and   intelligent user interfaces. His interest in tools to support   face-to-face and online deliberation is in part motivated by his experience in decision-making groups ranging from campus committees to local and state-wide student governments.