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EXCITING NEWS! We've posted the description of #PDF18 talks, workshops, and PDFopen. It is available on the website here. It will be periodically updated for additional speakers, more precise titles, and any other changes. Check it out!
New Speakers
As usual, we have more speaker and facilitator announcements. We have plenty more confirmed. Check them out on the website or engage with them on our online community forum. - Katie Aragon, Grassroots Communication Manager at FWD.us
- Sarah Auon, Data Activist and Ford-Mozilla Open Web Fellow
- Mia Birdsong, Senior Fellow at the Economic Security Project
- Nicole Carty, Director at Powerlabs (facilitator)
- Gina Glantz, Founder of GenderAvenger
- Jan Neutze, Director of Cybersecurity at Microsoft
- David Madden, Founder of Phandeeyar
- Thaís Marques, Director at Powerlabs (facilitator)
- Kathryn Peters, Co-Founder at Democracy.Works
Calling all Volunteers!
We are actively seeking volunteers for PDF18! In exchange for volunteering for one day of PDF, you can attend the other day as a regular attendee all for free. If you or someone you know wants to participate in PDF behind the scenes by offering check-in help, note-taking services, people directing, and other tasks, please sign up here.
Featured Speaker: Malka Older
Science fiction writer and author of Infomocracy, Malka Older asks us to use the narrative in her book as a way to conceptualize and consider the potential futures for democracy. Talking about the two main themes of her book, microdemocracy and narrative disorder, Malka will lead us in conversation about the change technology is driving in our political and social systems, and the necessity to see democracy as not the be-all and end-all of governance, but a system that needs to adapt and evolve according to the landscape in which it rests. The accompanying workshop will further this conversation by bringing together the minds in the room to imagine and propagate alternative futures of democracy. Read more about Malka here.
Dispatches from the Online Community Forum
For people who have already registered, the conference is already warming up with discussions, articles, questions, introductions, and other resources. If you want to learn more about who is coming to PDF and if you want to brush up on what will be discussed, this is an excellent resource. For instance, this screenshot is from the sci-fi workshop that Malka (above) is part of!
Civic Hall Discount Extended
The Civic Hall members discount to PDF has been extended to May 31st. Keep an eye out in the members' newsletter. After May 31st, the discount will not be extended. It is the best ticket price offered for PDF!
See you soon!
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