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CEC testimony - Saeed on community board training accomplishments

New York City Council · Jun 22, 2026 · starts 1:07:14 · 54 sec

Saeed reports that since September 2025, CEC held 29 workshops across 11 topics with 703 board members registered and 298 attending. Topics included parliamentary procedures, de-escalation, affordable housing, AI use, social media, open data, and disability voters' rights, with sessions posted to YouTube.

Sarah Saeed

Some of our accomplishments include since September 2025, this EC has held 29 workshops in 11 topics for which we had 703 board members registered and 298 attend.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

We have a unique perspective on this topic rooted in our dual mandate to serve candidates and voters.

Sarah Saeed

And we have had four, we will have four more workshops this week.

Paul Seamus Ryan

We sympathize with the perspective of both.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

We wholeheartedly share your concerns about the ways that AI technology could be used to spread false information to intentionally mislead or deceive voters about council members and other city candidates and officeholders.

Sarah Saeed

Topics included parliamentary procedures.

Sarah Saeed

Motions and amendments, nominations and elections, committees and efficient meetings, de-escalation training,

Paul Seamus Ryan

We have a unique perspective on this topic rooted in our dual mandate to serve candidates and voters.

Paul Seamus Ryan

We sympathize with the perspective of both.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

We wholeheartedly share your concerns about the ways that AI technology could be used to spread false information to intentionally mislead or deceive voters about council members and other city candidates and officeholders.

Sarah Saeed

affordable housing, how to use artificial intelligence, social media, how to use the open data portal, and disability voters'rights.

Paul Seamus Ryan

We have a unique perspective on this topic rooted in our dual mandate to serve candidates and voters.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

We sympathize with the perspective of both.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Paul Seamus Ryan

At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.

Sarah Saeed

After hosting these sessions, we post many of them to our CEC YouTube channel, where we currently have had 22 videos posted and a combined views of 12,894 views.

Paul Seamus Ryan

We have a unique perspective on this topic rooted in our dual mandate to serve candidates and voters.

Paul Seamus Ryan

We have a unique perspective on this topic rooted in our dual mandate to serve candidates and voters.

Paul Seamus Ryan

We have a unique perspective on this topic rooted in our dual mandate to serve candidates and voters.

Paul Seamus Ryan

We have a unique perspective on this topic rooted in our dual mandate to serve candidates and voters.

Paul Seamus Ryan

We have a unique perspective on this topic rooted in our dual mandate to serve candidates and voters.

Paul Seamus Ryan

We have a unique perspective on this topic rooted in our dual mandate to serve candidates and voters.

Paul Seamus Ryan

We have a unique perspective on this topic rooted in our dual mandate to serve candidates and voters.

Paul Seamus Ryan

We have a unique perspective on this topic rooted in our dual mandate to serve candidates and voters.

Paul Seamus Ryan

We have a unique perspective on this topic rooted in our dual mandate to serve candidates and voters.

Paul Seamus Ryan

We have a unique perspective on this topic rooted in our dual mandate to serve candidates and voters.

Paul Seamus Ryan

We have a unique perspective on this topic rooted in our dual mandate to serve candidates and voters.

Paul Seamus Ryan

We have a unique perspective on this topic rooted in our dual mandate to serve candidates and voters.

Paul Seamus Ryan

We have a unique perspective on this topic rooted in our dual mandate to serve candidates and voters.

Paul Seamus Ryan

We have a unique perspective on this topic rooted in our dual mandate to serve candidates and voters.

Paul Seamus Ryan

We have a unique perspective on this topic rooted in our dual mandate to serve candidates and voters.