Global Gathering 2025
Important Updates
+ Pre-Registration: Sept. 7 from16:00h - 20:00h. Regular Registration: Sept. 8-10 from 10:00h to 16.00h
To register at the door, you will need your Public Name and Approval Code. There are two ways you can get this information: 1) Refer to the email sent to you from [email protected] with the subject line “Your Global Gathering Ticket Details”. This email was sent when your GG ticket payment or free ticket request was processed. 2) Log into your GG account at https://gathering.digitalrights.community/ - this info will be on your account dashboard
+ Policies to checkout before you arrive: 1) Code of Conduct, 2) Security Policy, and 3) Health Policy
+ Connect and immerse yourself in creative energy. The sole purpose of this event is to bring digital rights networks together so we can collectively improve the solutions and strategies addressing the acute challenges our communities are facing. We encourage you to check out the Community Culture Guidelines of this event.
Global Gathering 2025 @ a Glance
The agenda is being updated on a regular basis. The event runs from 12.00h to 21.00h every day.
| Sunday, Sept. 7 | Times | Monday, Sept. 8 | Tuesday, Sept. 9 | Wednesday, Sept 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Registration will run from
16:00 - 20:00 |
9:00 -
12:00 |
First GG 5K Run!! 🏃🏽♀️🏃🏽♀️ | ||
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Meet and Greet Brunch
Complimentary bites, networking, and opening remarks |
Lunch and Networking Hour | Lunch and Networking Hour | |
| 13:00 - 18:00 | Circles and Booths | Circles and Booths | Circles and Booths | |
| 18:00 - 21:00 | GG After Hours:
Music and Socializing |
GG After Hours:
Karaoke |
GG After Hours:
Closing Remarks, Music, and Socializing | |
| 21:00 - 23:00 | Off-Site Socials | Off-Site Socials | Off-Site Socials |
Detailed Agenda by Day
| Monday, September 8 | Tuesday, September 9 | Wednesday, September 10 |
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Other Updates
- Join the fun to defend reality against deceptive AI and deep fakes by playing “The Hunt @ Global Gathering 2025”, a multi-day photo and video scavenger hunt using the Proofmode camera app. Learn how to play at: https://proofmode.org/thehuntgg2025 and find pritned gamecards around the Venue. Hosted by the amazing Guardian Projec
- Join the first GG 5K Run/Walk! 🏃🏽♀️🏃🏽♀️🏃🏽♀️ on September 10! Find out how to register, time and route
- Organize a off-site Social @ the beach or central park in front of the venue! Enjoy the city.https://pad.riseup.net/p/GGSocials
- A Message from the Psychosocial Team: Before you arrive, take a moment and watch the recording of this year’s Psychosocial Support Session, Wellbeing in a Changing World, where the GG psychosocial team shares tools and practices that will help you remember what’s most essential: yourself
- Recorded Session: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1865WYHfJV89wVAdai270IXAfWHQOvWb5/view?usp=sharing
- Session Slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d7I-KnE0dY1WvOuD1M8d6WTCJL0C19XV/view?usp=sharing
Tools & Resources
2025 Travel and Safety Advice
Safety tips to help you before, during, and after your trip, including information about border crossing and arrival considerations, Portugal’s laws and emergency contacts, digital security and risk assessments, security resources, rapid-response helplines, and community tools.
Planning Your Trip
Information on transport, pharmacies, hospitals, and accommodations.
Navigating Estoril
Information on how to order food, day trips to take, locations of ATMs and banks. There is also an interactive map, created by staff, that has points of interest marked.
