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In-person meetings

Conferences, meetups, physical venues, and other homes for community in civic tech.

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FooCamp
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foo_Camp

FooCamp

since 2003
Conferences, In-person meetings
re:publica
re-publica.com

re:publica

Die re:publica Berlin ist das Festival für die digitale Gesellschaft und die größte Konferenz ihrer Art in Europa. Die Teilnehmer*innen der re:publica bilden einen Querschnitt unserer (digitalen) Gese...

Berlin
since 2007
Conferences, In-person meetings
Congress on New Urbanism
cnu.org/what-we-do/congress

Congress on New Urbanism

The premiere national event on building better places

Congress For the New Urbanism, 1720 N Street Northwest, Downtown, Washington, DC 20036
since 1993
Conferences, In-person meetings
city, Sustainable cities and communities
Democracy Xchange
democracyxchange.org

Democracy Xchange

Canada's Democracy Summit

Toronto
since 2017
Conferences, In-person meetings
New Urban Visions
web.archive.org/web/20220129172308/https://newurbanvisions.splashthat.com

New Urban Visions

New urban visions, the final event of the EU-funded DSI4EU project, will see the launch of our experimental index and ideas bank, a pioneering piece of work exploring how city ecosystems and governmen...

Warsaw, Poland
Conferences, In-person meetings, Meet the others
Blue 1647
blue1647.com

Blue 1647

Powered by community we exist to enable your educational & entrepreneurial pursuits.

Chicago, IL
Hubs, In-person meetings, Meet the others
Media Party
mediaparty.info

Media Party

The Media Party is a three days event that brings together 2000 entrepreneurs, journalists, software programmers and designers from five Continents to work together for the future of media.

Buenos Aires
Conferences, In-person meetings, Media
Huckletree Westminster (previously Public Hall)
huckletree.com/hubs/westminster

Huckletree Westminster (previously Public Hall)

Looking to transform public services and influence government? Grab a desk and join the startups and civic servants driving the govtech revolution.

1 Horse Guards RdWestminster, London SW1A 2HQ, UK
Govtech, Hubs, In-person meetings
rights x tech
rightsxtech.com

rights x tech

Rights x Tech is a forum for technologists, policy makers and movement leaders to discuss emerging issues around human rights, products and power.

In-person meetings, Meet the others
racial equity, human rights
Digital Disinformation Calendar of Events
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ricpNBuQjb5Hu07_hv8lloEPR-YpgiZFoSCxLyzcMGA/edit

Digital Disinformation Calendar of Events

Given the volume of events being organized in the emerging field around Digital Disinformation, we are developing an events calendar to better track the timing and focus of these convenings.

Conferences, In-person meetings, Meet the others
Frontiers of Democracy
eventbrite.com/e/frontiers-of-democracy-conference-2016-tickets-21462687476

Frontiers of Democracy

Eventbrite - Tisch College, Tufts University presents Frontiers of Democracy Conference 2016 - Thursday, June 23, 2016 | Saturday, June 25, 2016 at Tufts University - Boston Campus, Boston, MA. Find e...

since 2016
Conferences, In-person meetings, Meet the others
The Heroes of Tech
heroesoftech.com

The Heroes of Tech

Code for All Global Summit

Crystal Palace Ballrooms, Calea Rahovei, Bucharest, Romania
since 2014
Conferences, In-person meetings, Meet the others
Citizen Engagement Festival
knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/navigation-page/citizen-engagement-festival_en

Citizen Engagement Festival

The aim of the festival is to strengthen understanding of the role of citizen engagement across the policy cycle.

European Commission Rue Philippe le Bon 3 1000 Brussels Belgium
Conferences, In-person meetings, Meet the others
Open Belgium
2022.openbelgium.be

Open Belgium

Open Belgium is an annual event gathering industry, research, government and citizen stakeholders. Experience this one-day community driven conference with talks, discussions, panels, workshops and be...

Aula Magna, Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
since 2018
Conferences, In-person meetings, Meet the others
National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting (NICAR)
ire.org/training/conferences/nicar-2024/nicar24-tipsheets-audio

National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting (NICAR)

NICAR, the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting, is a program of IRE, founded in 1989 and supported by the Missouri School of Journalism.

Missouri School of Journalism, Walter Williams Road, Columbia, MO 65211
since 1989
Conferences, In-person meetings, Media
Mozilla Festival
mzl.la/47KoOF

Mozilla Festival

Mozilla Festival (MozFest) brings the world together to leave the internet better than we found it. Mozilla, the non-profit behind the Firefox browser, invites you to our annual interactive festival i...

Barcelona
since 2011
Conferences, In-person meetings, Meet the others
2023 Webby Awards
IEEE GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE (GHTC)
ieeeghtc.org

IEEE GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE (GHTC)

IEEE GHTC focuses on advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.

Seattle, WA
Conferences, In-person meetings, Meet the others
Civic Tech Connect India
devdiscourse.com/Article/24123-indias-first-civic-technology-event

Civic Tech Connect India

Civic Tech Connect 2018 marked the official launch of the Civic Tech India 2018 Accelerator and brought together entrepreneurs and investors

National Capital Region
since 2018
Conferences, In-person meetings, Meet the others
Personal Democracy Forum CEE
pdfcee.pl

Personal Democracy Forum CEE

Personal Democracy Forum CEE is a unique space where the enthusiasm for technology is supported with meaningful debates on its role in the contemporary world.

European Solidarity Centre, pI. Solidarności, Gdańsk, Poland
since 2013
Conferences, In-person meetings
PeaceTech Living Learning Community
uwaterloo.ca/centre-peace-advancement/peacetech-living-learning-community

PeaceTech Living Learning Community

Exploring the intersection of peace-building and technology—critically reflecting on the social impact of technology and fostering the creation of “tech for good.”

Waterloo, ON, Canada
Ethical tech and responsible tech, In-person meetings, Meet the others
peace, universities
Networking for democracy defenders
democracydrinks.org

Networking for democracy defenders

Democracy Defenders for informal networking events for democracy defenders and citizens caring about their freedoms and rights.

Berlin
since 2018
In-person meetings, Meet the others
Rightscon
rightscon.org

Rightscon

RightsCon is the world's leading event on human rights in the digital age.

since 2011
Conferences, Emerging Tech Report Conferences, In-person meetings
human rights
Les Halles Civique
kawaa.co/home/1794

Les Halles Civique

Découvrez de nouvelles personnes, partagez vos centres d'intérêts, dans les lieux les plus conviviaux de votre ville !

Parc de Belleville, Rue des Couronnes, Paris, France
Hubs, In-person meetings, Meet the others
NYC School of Data
schoolofdata.nyc

NYC School of Data

NYC’s best public interest tech + open data event of the year — NYC School of Data!

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2016
Civic data, Conferences, In-person meetings
CoMotion LA
comotionla.com

CoMotion LA

The Global Laboratory of Future Mobility

Los Angeles, CA
Conferences, In-person meetings, Meet the others
city, mobility, Sustainable cities and communities
HVA IN DE STAD
hvaindestad.nl/kaart#

HVA IN DE STAD

Deze tool brengt alle onderwijs- en onderzoeksprojecten van de HvA in kaart en is een startpunt voor onderlinge samenwerking. Kijk, ontdek, deel en doe mee met HvA in de Stad!

Amsterdam
Civic data, Civic maps, Data visualization
Data 4 Change
web.archive.org/web/20190811112317/http://www.data4chan.ge/nairobi-19

Data 4 Change

The event is a 5-day design sprint where multidisciplinary teams consisting of the best local, regional and international talent in data, design, journalism and technology are teamed up with NGOs that...

Nairobi
Civic data, Conferences, Data science for social good
POINT
point.zastone.ba

POINT

POINT Conference (Political Accountability and New Technologies) is the largest conference in SEE and seeks to be a platform for civil society that encourages the use of new technologies – tool for ed...

Sarajevo
since 2012
Conferences, In-person meetings, Meet the others
Legislative Data and Transparency Conference
web.archive.org/web/20170124210348/https://cha.house.gov/2016LDTC

Legislative Data and Transparency Conference

Washington, DC
since 2016
Conferences, In-person meetings, Meet the others
United States (federal government)
OuiShareFest
web.archive.org/web/20210702173611/http://2016.ouisharefest.com

OuiShareFest

OuiShare Fest is an international event that gathers entrepreneurs and social innovators, non-profit and business leaders, grassroots activists and public officials each May in Paris.

since 2012
Conferences, In-person meetings
CityLab Berlin
citylab-berlin.org

CityLab Berlin

The CityLAB is an experimental laboratory for the city of the future.

Platz der Luftbrücke 4-6, 12101, Berlin, Germany
since 2012
Build something, Hubs, In-person meetings
city, Sustainable cities and communities
Next City's Vanguard Conference
nextcity.org/vanguard

Next City's Vanguard Conference

The Vanguard conference is an experiential urban leadership gathering of rising urban leaders working to improve cities across sectors, including urban planning, community development, entrepreneurshi...

Philadelphia
Conferences, Fellowships, Find a job or hire someone
city, Sustainable cities and communities
Data Justice Conference 2020: Civic Participation in the Datafied Society
datajusticelab.org

Data Justice Conference 2020: Civic Participation in the Datafied Society

The conference will bring together international scholars, practitioners, activists, and community groups to discuss the possibilities and challenges of civic participation in a datafied society.

Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK
Conferences, Engagement tech, In-person meetings
criminal justice
Citycamp Oakland
m.facebook.com/citycampoak

Citycamp Oakland

CityCamp Oakland. 211 likes. CityCamp Oakland is brought to you by OpenOakland

since 2012
Conferences, In-person meetings, Meet the others
CampaignCon
campaigncon.org

CampaignCon

Join us at CampaignCon 2017, a Global technology and activism skillshare near Johannesburg on 7-9 November 2017

since 2016
Conferences, In-person meetings
DotGov Design
dc.aiga.org/programs-initiatives/dotgovdesign

DotGov Design

Empowering designers within government

USPTO Alexandria, Virginia
Conferences, Govtech, In-person meetings
Open Government Partnership Global Summit
opengovpartnership.org/ogp-summits

Open Government Partnership Global Summit

Promoted open data disclosure and use for the public and businesses through key public data disclosure, business matching, youth internship program, and cooperation with relevant organizations

Washington, DC
since 2011
Conferences, In-person meetings, Meet the others
Open Government Partnership (OGP)
Design in Government Conference
conference.gebruikercentraal.nl

Design in Government Conference

18 - 20 November 2019 in Rotterdam

Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Conferences, Govtech, In-person meetings
Smart Cities Expo
smartcityexpo.com

Smart Cities Expo

Smart City Expo World Congress is the world's biggest and most influential event on urban innovation.

Barcelona
since 2011
Conferences, In-person meetings, Smart Cities and sensors
city, commercial, Sustainable cities and communities
Code for America Summit
summit.codeforamerica.org

Code for America Summit

Designing for change, delivering for the future

Washington, DC
since 2012
Conferences, In-person meetings, Meet the others
Journalism Festival
journalismfestival.com

Journalism Festival

The biggest annual media event in Europe.

Perugia, Italy
since 2007
Conferences, In-person meetings, Meet the others
Netroots Nation
netrootsnation.org

Netroots Nation

For more than a decade, Netroots Nation has hosted the largest annual conference for progressives, drawing 3,000+ attendees from around the country and beyond.

since 2004
Conferences, Emerging Tech Report Conferences, In-person meetings
partisan
CryptoHarlem
cryptoharlem.party

CryptoHarlem

CryptoHarlem is a Digital Surveillance Clinic that has been meeting on a monthly basis since 2013 in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. It is always open to the public and completely free of ch...

Harlem, Manhattan, New York, NY
since 2015
Adjacent Fields, Digital security and privacy, In-person meetings
workshops
Digital Sherlocks 360/OS
digitalsherlocks.org/360-os

Digital Sherlocks 360/OS

360/OS brings together journalists, activists, innovators, and leaders from around the world as part of our grassroots digital solidarity movement fighting for objective truth as a foundation of democ...

RoundhouseChalk Farm Rd, Camden Town, London NW1 8EH, UK
since 2019
Conferences, Fight disinformation, In-person meetings
Gigabit City Summit
gigabitcitysummit.com

Gigabit City Summit

The must-attend gigabit technology conference for city and community leaders.

since 2012
Conferences, In-person meetings
Digital Rights Community Global Gathering / Global Feira
internetfreedomfestival.org

Digital Rights Community Global Gathering / Global Feira

An un-conference, one of the leading gatherings in the space, that brought together close to 1,000 attendees from 132 countries in 2018.

Estoril, Portugal
Adjacent Fields, Circumvention tech, Conferences
Public Interest Tech at the Royal Society of Arts Conference
rsaconference.com/events/us19/agenda/sessions?search=PITC&showEnrolled=false&search.day=20190307&search.day=20190303&search.day=20190304&search.day=20190305&search.day=20190306&search.day=20190307&search.day=20190308

Public Interest Tech at the Royal Society of Arts Conference

Across six sessions on March 7, 2019, we’ll look at how public interest tech is already changing the way power is distributed and decisions are made across public policy, philanthropic organizations,...

Moscone Center, Howard Street, San Francisco, CA
Adjacent Fields, Conferences, Digital security and privacy
GOT Data
got-data.org

GOT Data

GOT Data is an annual international conference, formerly known as ODPA (Opening Data in Public Administration), which gathers public officials and other International open data and transparency stakeh...

Prishtina, Kosovo
Civic data, Conferences, In-person meetings
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