Who will be the next president of the United States?
Election information day at Jacobs University

On Saturday, September 27, 2008, Jacobs University invites the interested public and especially all Bremen-based American citizens, who are entitled to vote, to a U. S. election information day. At the traditional “Town Meeting” style event from 3 p. m. to 6 p. m., Genevieve Libonati, Political Economical Officer at the Hamburg Consulate General of the United States, will present in-depth information about the presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain and their respective political approach. A CNN feature on the candidates and a discussion will round out the information program. Cheryl Weise, head of the Bremen U.S. consular agency, will assist American citizens with last minute voting registration. There is no entrance fee.

[ Sep 25, 2008]  Town Meetings – citizens’ gatherings in town halls or other public venues – have a long tradition in the United States for discussing and sorting out political or administrative issues in a casual atmosphere. However, U. S. politicians have been using the term to represent a forum for voters to ask questions.

At Jacobs University’s election information day, Consul Genevieve Libonati will give an insight into the current state of affairs of the presidential race and will present detailed information on the two remaining candidates. The highly informative CNN feature “The Candidates Revealed“ on Barack Obama and John McCain will shed more light onto the main protagonists and their personal life's journey.

Afterwards, a Q&A session, which is chaired by Brendan Dooley, Jacobs Professor of History and an American citizen himself, will provide the participants with the opportunity for more information and detailed political discussion. Bremen-based Americans, who are entitled to vote, will receive on-site last minute voting registration support from Bremen U.S. consular agent Cheryl Weise.