Conferences
AI Now
The AI Now Institute at New York University is an interdisciplinary research center dedicated to understanding the social implications of artificial intelligence.
AlaveteliCon
A Freedom of Information conference hosted by mySociety
Oslo, Norway
Boston Civic Media
Boston Civic Media is a faculty-led network that aims to advance the transdisciplinary domain of civic media research and pedagogy in the Greater Boston Area.
Build Peace
Build Peace is a conference that brings together practitioners, activists, artists and technologists from around the world to share experience and ideas.
CampaignCon
Join us at CampaignCon 2017, a Global technology and activism skillshare near Johannesburg on 7-9 November 2017
Citizen Lab Summer Institute
The Citizen Lab Summer Institute (CLSI) provides a unique opportunity to meet a diverse group of researchers, practitioners, and advocates and develop new and exciting research that addresses pressing questions for the Internet.
Toronto, ON, Canada
City Science Summit
Join us in celebrating the launch of City Science Summit, where urban planners, industry leaders, and researchers come together to create a vibrant network o...
Citycamp Oakland
CityCamp Oakland. 211 likes. CityCamp Oakland is brought to you by OpenOakland
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
Civic Tech Innovation Forum in South Africa
Building relationships between government and citizens, and interested in how new technologies could enable better services, communication and accountability
41 Juta St, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa
Colectiva
Activists from 15 countries taking on kleptocracy, political violence, technology, and environmental crisis.
San Luis Apizaquito, Tlaxcala, Mexico
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, USA
Connected Canada 150
As the Confederation turns 150, Connected Canada will examine what it means to be a digital citizen in Canada today. Together, participants will draft a public research agenda for digital citizenship that will set the foundation for strong institutions and good policy. Join us October 13-14, 2017 in Ottawa as we consider the impacts of the Internet on Canadian institutions, policies, and people.
Credcon
#CredCon was a two-day hackathon that considered the impact of technology on news and information sources online and explored themes such as trust, reliability, accuracy and credibility.
Austin, Texas
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 collect data.
Nairobi Kenya
Data 4 Good Conference UK
The conference will connect leaders and practitioners to explore how non-profits are adapting and excelling in an increasingly data-driven world.
Data for Policy
Data for Policy is a premier global forum for interdisciplinary and cross-sector discussions around the impact and potential of the digital revolution in the government sector.
University College London
DecidimFest
DecidimFest is an intense 3-day program of activities devoted to the Decidim project, participatory democracy and open source tools for collective intelligence in the era of Global Democracy.
Barcelona, Spain
Design in Government Conference
18 - 20 November 2019 in Rotterdam
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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 democracy.
RoundhouseChalk Farm Rd, Camden Town, London NW1 8EH, UK
USPTO Alexandria, Virginia
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 event and ticket information.
Future Cities Expo
Cityx is a two-day expo organised by Connected Places Catapult taking place at the Urban Innovation Centre in London from 13th – 14th November 2019.
g0v Summit 2018
g0v is a decentralized civic tech community from Taiwan, advocating transparency of information, building tech solutions for citizens to participate in public affairs from grass-roots. g0v’s biennial summits started in 2014, featuring open government, open source collaboration and civic participation.
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 stakeholders to discuss the importance and impact that open data has.
Prishtina, Kosovo
Govtech Summit
Organised by PUBLIC and supported by French President Emmanuel Macron, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and the European Commission, the GovTech Summit gathers European leaders and innovators to explore how new technologies can improve public services and democratic practices.
Paris, France
IEEE GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE (GHTC)
IEEE GHTC focuses on advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.
Seattle, Washington, USA
Knight Media Forum
Gathering leaders in journalism, technology and philanthropy to explore the ways to strengthen local news and our democracy.
Los Angeles
Locate, by Mapbox
Mapbox's first event celebrating and exploring the connectedness of the world around us. #explorelocate
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, Argentina
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 in London, England. Come shape our best future online.
New Cities Summit
The NewCities Summit gathered top entrepreneurs, policymakers, corporate leaders, designers and thinkers to work together to improve life in cities. The sixth edition of the Summit took place in Incheon Songdo, South Korea from June 7-9, 2017 on the theme Thriving Cities: The Building Blocks of Urban Wellbeing. The new city of Incheon Songdo has been […]
Newsgeist
Newsgeist is a gathering of practitioners and thinkers from the worlds of journalism, technology, and public policy who are re-imagining the future of the news.
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, entrepreneurship, government, transportation, sustainability, design, art and media. By selection only.
Philadelphia, PA 19110, USA
North America Cartographic Information Society
The North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) is an enjoyable society of map enthusiasts. We have yearly meetings, an online discussion forum, and we work on a variety of projects and publications which promote good map making. We hope you’ll drop by and be a part of our collegial community.
Online News Association
The 2016 ONA Conference & Awards Banquet, Sept. 15-17
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 become part of the open community.
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.
Personal Democracy Forum
This year at PDF, we’re going to focus on meaningful action and collaboration. This year, PDF will be about plugging you into the process of change-making.
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, and Silicon Valley board rooms.
Moscone Center, Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, USA
Services Week UK
Services week is a nationwide, cross-government event that looks at how we can work together to deliver end-to-end, user-focused services.
Smart Cities Expo
SCEWC aims to empower cities and collectivize urban innovation around the world. Read about the event’s overarching mission, vision and values.
SXSW Cities Summit
The Cities, Government & Politics track focuses on innovative city planning and development, privacy and policy issues, and how politics plays a role in shaping policy in government.
The Impacts of Civic Tech Conference (TICTeC)
TICTeC is an annual milestone in the Civic Tech world, bringing together researchers, practitioners, and all those with an interest in how technology is changing the way we engage with society.
Theorizing the Web
Theorizing the Web is an inter- & non-disciplinary DIY conference on tech & society. #TtW18 is April 27 & 28 at the Museum of the Moving Image in NYC.
TICTeC Local
TICTeC Local is the annual conference from mySociety that focuses directly on the use of Civic Tech in communities and local government.
City Hall, London, UK
urbAIn
urbAIn is a series of unique, one-day events gathering 100-150 city leaders and innovators to explore the many ways in which artificial intelligence (AI) is changing city life.