September 8 2025 Agenda
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12:00 to 13:00
Global Gathering Meet and Greet Brunch
Complimentary brunch bites, networking, and opening remarks. Join us for good food, music, and make connections!
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Self-Organized Socials |
| Check out the list of self-organized Socials taking place at off-site (but close by) locations, ranging from meetups to numerous activities. | |
| A Sample of Today's Socials: |
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Circles and VillagesYou can find detailed Circle descriptions the end of this page. You can also organize your own self-organized Circle or Booth in the empty spaces (marked SOC TBD) by following these instructions. | ||
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| Circle 1 | |||
| Circle 2 | Security Practioners Meetup | ||
| Circle 3 | ED Meetup | ||
| Circle 4 | Western Europe Meetup | Security Practioners Meetup | |
| Circle 5 | Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Caucasus (EECAC) Meetup | Policy Advocates Meetup | |
| Circle 6 | Journalism Meetup | ||
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| APC Village | |||
| Calyx Village | North America Meetup | Researchers Meetup | |
| Circumvention Tech Village | Technologist Meetup | Update on Censorship Circumvention Methods at Tor | |
| Open Measurement Village | |||
| Digital Rights Sustainability Village | Imaginaries Futures
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| Latin America Cafe | Latin America Meetup | ||
| SWANA Cafe | SWANA Meetup | ||
| Asia Cafe | Asia Meetup | ||
| Queer Rights Village | |||
| Reproductive Rights Village | |||
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BoothsEach booth has a number, which can be found on top, center above a booth's "window". You can find detailed Booths & Villages descriptions at the bottom of this page. | ||||
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Global Gathering After Hours |
| Join us for music and socializing in our beautiful venue. |
Partners
Circle Descriptions
| Africa Meetup | Connect with individuals and organizations actively working in the African region. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn from diverse African projects, gain valuable insights, and expand your professional network. This meetup is designed to foster meaningful connections and enrich the Africa digital rights community. |
| Asia Meetup | Connect with individuals and organizations actively working in the Asia region. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn from diverse Asian projects, gain valuable insights, and expand your professional network. This meetup is designed to foster meaningful connections and enrich the Asian digital rights community. |
| ED Meetup | Connect with other EDs managing organizations in the digital rights field. This is a fantastic opportunity to foster meaningful connections, share your concerns and seek support, and expand your professional network. |
| Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Caucasus Meetup (EECC) Meetup | Connect with individuals and organizations actively working in the EECCA region. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn from diverse EECCA projects, gain valuable insights, and expand your professional network. This meetup is designed to foster meaningful connections and enrich the EECCA digital rights community. |
| Imaginaries Futures (Part 1) | This is part 1 of a two part series. Imaginaries Futures explores how the current financial system shapes both possibilities and limitations for funding in the digital rights space. Through guided collective inquiry and speculative ideation, participants will examine structural barriers, map dependencies, and reflect on the governance of financial flows. Rather than offering ready-made solutions, the session creates space for imagining new funding architectures grounded in solidarity, care, and resistance that could support more just and resilient futures. This is an exploratory phase for developing a shared language, identifying questions, and exploring potential directions for building alternative financial realities. |
| Journalism Meetup | Connect with other journalists and media professionals in the digital rights field. This is a fantastic opportunity to foster meaningful connections, share your concerns and seek support, and expand your professional network. |
| Latin America Meetup | Connect with individuals and organizations actively working in the Latin America region. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn from diverse Latin American projects, gain valuable insights, and expand your professional network. This meetup is designed to foster meaningful connections and enrich the Latin America digital rights community. |
| North America Meetup | Connect with individuals and organizations actively working in the North American region. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn from diverse North American projects, gain valuable insights, and expand your professional network. This meetup is designed to foster meaningful connections and enrich the North American digital rights community. |
| Policy Advocates Meetup | Join this meetup tailored specifically for individuals working at the intersection of digital rights and policy. This event offers a unique opportunity to connect with fellow experts and advocates dedicated to shaping the future of digital rights and internet governance. Learn from real-world experiences and policy initiatives related to the impact of technology on human rights. |
| Researchers Meetup | Connect with fellow researchers at this circle meetup designed specifically for those investigating topics and subjects in digital rights, internet freedom, security and technology. This space offers a space to share insights, discuss recent findings, and explore emerging trends in the field. Whether you're a seasoned researcher or new to the field, this meetup provides a supportive environment to enhance your work and impact. |
| Security Practioners Meetup | This practioner meetup brings together security workers. Whether you are a cybersecurity professional conducting audits, or a digital security trainer, this is a great opportunity to meet security enthusiasts from around the world, and get updated on new trends and issues in the field, while sharing your knowledge. |
| SWANA Meetup | Connect with individuals and organizations actively working in the SWANA region. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn from diverse SWANA projects, gain valuable insights, and expand your professional network. This meetup is designed to foster meaningful connections and enrich the SWANA digital rights community. |
| Technologist Meetup | Join the Technologists Circle meetup, tailored for individuals at the forefront of technology and digital rights. This is an excellent opportunity to engage with technology leaders, developers, and tech enthusiasts who are shaping the future of digital infrastructure with cutting-edge solutions. Whether you’re looking to share your expertise or learn from others, this meetup is a hub for advancing tech-driven solutions in the realm of digital rights. |
| Update on Censorship Circumvention Methods at Tor | Tor Project will share about how our circumvention tools are performing and the latest updates on censorship trends we are seeing around the world in countries like China and Russia. Our goal with this session is to have a conversation with the community regarding these latest events we are seeing to discuss how we can work together to continue to fight censorship online |
| Western Europe Meetup | Connect with individuals and organizations actively working in the Western European region. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn from diverse Western European projects, gain valuable insights, and expand your professional network. This meetup is designed to foster meaningful connections and enrich the Western European digital rights community. |
Booth & Village Descriptions
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