3.14.26

Funding the Commons SF: Intelligence at the Frontier

Funding the Commons

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San Francisco, CA

Building the systems humanity needs in the age of AI ​A two-day vertical festival across 16 floors of the Frontier Tower to prototype the funding, governance, and coordination systems humanity needs before superintelligence arrives.

San Francisco, CA
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9:00AM - 9:00PM

3.18.26

Media Plurality Webinar Series

The Centre for Economic Policy Research

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Virtual

This Webinar Series explores along several episodes the critical issues surrounding media bias, regulation, concentration, and their impact on democratic values. Explore fresh perspectives from policy experts, innovative research, and global experiences that decrypt the complexities surrounding media regulation in the 21st century.

Virtual
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09:00

3.24.26

International Conference on Pluralism and Coexistence (ICPLCE-26)

International Alliance for Academic Research (IAAR)

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Boston, MA

Conference offers researchers, delegates and scholars an incredible chance to interact with each other and share their experience and knowledge of technology application.

Boston, MA
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3.26.26

All Tech Is Human Workshop on inter-party trust framework for AI

All Tech Is Human

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New York, New York

This workshop aims to create meaningful standardization, ideal metrics, benchmarks, and documentation practices to demonstrate that an AI system is accurate and effective. An inter-party trust framework for Responsible AI will be a structured, collaborative approach that is designed to ensure AI systems are ethical, secure, and transparent across different organizations, stakeholders, and ecosystems. The aim of an inter-party trust framework is to move beyond theoretical principles to operationalize trust through continuous monitoring, risk management, and shared accountability. The workshop will lead to the publication of a workshop summary report, laying the groundwork for a comprehensive framework of inter-party trust. The workshop summary report will include takeaways and steps for implementation.

New York, New York
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3.30.26

IAPP Global Summit 2026: Privacy | AI governance | Cybersecurity law

IAPP

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Washington DC

IAPP Global Summit is the world’s largest annual gathering of digital responsibility professionals, attracting top experts in privacy, AI governance and cybersecurity law.

Washington DC
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4.7.26

The ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026: The Science of Democracy Beyond Disciplines

The European Consortium For Political Research

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University of Innsbruck, Austria

This unique, closed-group format facilitates intensive discussions, deep collaboration, and rigorous peer feedback. By offering a trusted global platform to refine ideas, the Joint Sessions play a vital role in building networks and supporting the publication of high-impact work. Registration deadline: 4 March 2026.

University of Innsbruck, Austria
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4.13.26

Doing Fieldwork in Challenging Environments

The European Consortium For Political Research

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Virtual

Learn how to plan, prepare and conduct field research in particularly challenging environments, such as closed/authoritarian political settings and conflict/post-conflict/post-war contexts.

Virtual
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4.16.26

International Scientific Conference: Migration Movements in the Modern World

University in Lublin

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Lublin, Poland

The objective of the conference is to present research findings and to promote interdisciplinary discussion on issues related to contemporary migration movements.

Lublin, Poland
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4.23.26

International Symposium 2026

International Political Science Association

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Acapulco, Mexico

Interregional Cooperation as a Driver of Political and Socio-Economic Development: Shaping the Future of Global Cooperation. This event is designed to be an academic meeting, and launchpad for actionable ideas and transformative partnerships.

Acapulco, Mexico
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5.7.26

Code For America Summit

Code For America

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Chicago, IL

This annual Summit brings the entire civic tech ecosystem together to break through our toughest challenges and celebrate the communities biggest wins.

Chicago, IL
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5.19.26

Global Democracy Conference 2026

Kellogg Institute For International Studies

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Notre Dame, IN

Event features scholars, policymakers, and activists coming together at the University of Notre Dame to explore urgent strategies for defending and renewing democracy worldwide. This year’s theme, Confronting Public Support for Anti-Democratic Leaders, will guide two days of keynotes, plenary roundtables, and invited sessions featuring academic and policy partners of the Kellogg Institute.

Notre Dame, IN
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6.5.26

Vision Weekend United Kingdom 2026

Foresight Institute

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London, UK

Vision Weekend - where leading researchers and builders will gather to explore which scientific and technological breakthroughs will shape the coming decades – and how we can make them reality.

London, UK
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6.10.26

10th Annual Tartu Conference: Global Flows & Frictions in Eastern European and Eurasia

Centre for East European and Eurasian Studies

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Tartu, Estonia

The Tartu Conference on East European and Eurasian Studies provides an academic forum that brings together scholars from area studies, comparative politics, international relations, economics, history, sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, and related disciplines to discuss topics and questions affecting all aspects of life in Eastern Europe and Eurasia.

Tartu, Estonia
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6.23.26

IPSA Research Committees Colloquium: Plural Societies Facing Plural Challenges

IPSA Research Committees

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Bolzano, Italy

The Colloquium aims to explore the evolving and multifaceted challenges facing minority community members, their identities, cultures, religions and rights, in contemporary states, embedded within the changing normative and globally interconnected context.

Bolzano, Italy
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7.7.26

AI for Good Global Summit

AI for Good

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Geneva, Switzerland

The United Nations’ leading event on AI.

Geneva, Switzerland
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Past Events & Gatherings

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2.27.25

LLMs & Public Discourse: Livestream

Plurality Institute and The Council on Technology and Social Cohesion

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Virtual

​Please join us for a showcase on LLMs and Public Discourse, co-hosted by Plurality Institute and The Council on Technology and Social Cohesion on February 27th at 6:30pm PT / 9:30pm ET. ​This event is bringing together pioneering work using LLMs to improve public discourse. Join in to hear about new tools and research in this space. ​​Speakers: ​​David Patterson (UC Berkeley) Beth Goldberg (Jigsaw) Aleksei Loginov (Jigsaw) Kristin Hansen (Civic Health Project) Adnan Jaber and Andrew Konya (Remesh) Rose Bloomin and Jeff Fossett (Plurality Institute & Harvard University) Lisa Schirch and Kristina Radivojevic (Notre Dame University) Julia Kamin (Prosocial Design Network)

Virtual
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6:30 PM PST

10.21.24

Good Ancestors in an Age of AI

Plurality Institute and The Long Now Foundation

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San Francisco, CA

The Long Now Foundation is launching its next 25 years and is excited to rally the next generation of thinkers, doers, and builders. The evening theme is Good Ancestors in an Age of AI, which we co-created with our partners at Plurality Institute, AI Objectives Institute, Common Good AI, Parallax Futures, and Imagine Global.

San Francisco, CA
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6pm PDT

7.10.24

AOI & Plurality Institute Happy Hour

AOI

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San Francisco

Join AOI and Plurality Institute for a happy hour at Noasis! Come discuss the future of AI and scalable coordination and meet new friends in the community. Drinks and snacks will be provided. Feel free to bring a +1. Kids welcome.

San Francisco
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6:30-10pm PT

5.2.24

Symposium on Comment Section Research & Design

The Council for Tech and Social Cohesion

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San Francisco, CA

This daylong event will bring together a carefully selected group of 40 academics and industry researchers for a program including talks on emerging research, breakout workshops, and ample opportunities for unstructured connecting.

San Francisco, CA
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9am - 7pm

3.15.24

Plurality Book Launch with Glen Weyl + Unconference

Plurality Institute

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Berkeley, CA

Glen Weyl, Audrey Tang and 500+ other collaborators are writing a book about Plurality and the future of collaborative technology and democracy. Come hear Glen share highlights from the book, have dinner with us, and connect with the broader Plurality community. Expect great conversations with people working in democratic AI, civic deliberation, tech for social cohesion and more.

Berkeley, CA
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5:30PM

1.13.23

Plurality Network Conference

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Berkeley, CA

Berkeley, CA
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6.23.23

Plurality Institute Bridging Symposium

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San Francisco, CA

A one-day event to explore how technology and organizing methods can promote understanding across diverse groups.

San Francisco, CA
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11.7.23

Plurality Institute Happy Hour: Boston

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Cambridge, MA

Cambridge, MA
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