Global Gathering 2025
Regular Registration: Sept. 8-10 from 10:00h to 16.00h
You will need your Public Name and Approval Code to register at the door. which you can get by either 1) Referring to the email sent to you from [email protected] with the subject line “Your Global Gathering Ticket Details,” which was sent when your GG ticket payment or free ticket request was processed. OR 2) Logging into your GG account at https://gathering.digitalrights.community/ and viewing your dashboard.
+ Policies to checkout before you arrive: 1) Code of Conduct, 2) Security Policy, and 3) Health Policy
+ Check out the GG Community Culture Guidelines to learn how to ensure a respectful, collaborative, and creative space. GG brings our digital rights networks together so we can collectively brainstorm and mobilize around the acute challenges our communities face.
+ Please take notes! Each Circle in the agenda is linked to Riseup pad. This will make sharing information with each other easier.
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
- Please take notes! Each Circle in the agenda is linked to a Riseup pad. This will make sharing info with each other easier.
- The pathway to the bathrooms are between booth 67 and 68.
- A fun Quest game was created by the awesome folks at conexionsegura.org to help orient new participants (or for those that love stamps). Go to their booth to get your Quest Map (which you can see here) and then head to participating booths to get a stamp. Once you finish a thematic quest line, you get cool exclusive sticker, in addition to getting to know some awesome projects and organizations.
. - 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 Project
- Join the first GG 5K Run/Walk! 🏃🏽♀️🏃🏽♀️🏃🏽♀️ on September 10! Find out how to time, route, and how to register
- Organize a Off-Site Social @ the beach or central park in front of the venue! Enjoy the city. Directions here: https://pad.riseup.net/p/GGSocials
- Learn How to Schedule a Circle or Booth On-Site. Please note that there is limited space and high demand. We are prioritizing Circles that are action-oriented, and help participants mobilize around urgent goals. We have more flexibility for booths.
- 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
- 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.
Transportation, Pharmacies, Hospitals, Accomodations and More!
Information on transport, pharmacies, hospitals, and accommodations.
Navigating Estoril
Information on how to order food, day trips from Estoril, locations of ATMs and banks, how to order different types of coffee, and even info on bike shares. There is also an interactive map, created by staff, that has points of interest marked.
