Taking the Long View - 7/16/24

Thank you to everyone who caught that I had the UK election still listed in November! 🫣 While I’m embarrassed, I’m also pleasantly surprised that people are reading through this. I’m glad you find it helpful!

To that end I want to note that I do need to get this updated and start adding in some more 2025 events. I have that on my list to do here in August.

This week’s quote addresses the theme that’s been on top of my mind this month: how I can honor my creative energy and give it time and space to become a reality.

Calendar

🚨🚨 NEW 🚨🚨

• July 21, 2024 - SXSW PanelPicker Closes

• July 18, 2024 - FIRE: Jawboning Solutions: Policy Options for Improving How Governments Communicate with Tech Platforms

• August 17, 2024 - Medium Day 2024 

• September 24, 2024 - Interference: The Inside Story of Trump, Russia, and the Mueller Investigation by Aaron Zebley, James Quarles, Andrew Goldstein

• October 7, 2024 - TSPA APAC Summit 

Topics to keep an eye on:

• Facebook 2020 election research 

  • 5/16 have been published

• TV shows about Facebook - Doomsday Machine and second season of Super Pumped

• FEC decision on proposed rulemaking on AI

• January 19, 2025 - Deadline for TikTok to sell. POTUS can extend another 90 days.

Upcoming Dates

• July 15 - 18, 2024 - Republican National Convention

• July 22-24, 2024 - TrustCon 2024  

• July 23 or August 13, 2024 - Potential US Vice Presidential Debate

• July 23-26, 2024 - NASED Summer Conference

• July 26, 2024 - Olympics Opening Ceremony

• July 28, 2024 - Venezuela election 

• July 2024 - Burkina Faso election

• August 6-10, 2024 - Democrat Union of Africa Election Bridge

• August 13, 2024 - What's Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, Its Cast and Crew, and Its Enduring Legacy of Service 

• August 13, 2024 - On the Edge: How Successful Gamblers and Risk-Takers Think by Nate Silver

• August 19 - 22, 2024 - Democratic Convention, Chicago

• September 2024 - UN Summit of the Future

• September 6-7, 2024 - Roblox Developers Conference

• September 10, 2024 - US Presidential Debate

• September 16, 2024 - First presidential debate, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX

• September 18, 2024 - Aspen Cyber Summit 

• September 24, 2024 - The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley by Marietje Schaake

• September 25, 2024 - Vice presidential debate, Lafayette College, Easton, PA

• September 26-27, 2024 - 3rd Annual Trust & Safety Research Conference

• October 1, 2024 - Second presidential debate, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA

• By October 6, 2024 - Lithuania parliamentary election

• October 6, 2024 - Brazil Municipal Elections

• October 9, 2024 – Mozambique election 

• October 9, 2024 - Third presidential debate, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

• October 20, 2024 - Indonesian Presidential Inauguration

• October 22, 2024 - Patriot by Alexei Navalny

• October 26, 2024 - Georgia election 

• October 27, 2024 – Uruguay election 

• November 2024 – Guinea Bissau election 

• November 2024 – Moldova election 

• November 2024 – Romania election 

• November 2024 - Namibia election

• November 5, 2024 – United States of America election 

• November 11-14, 2024 - Lisbon Web Summit

• November 12 - 15, 2024 - International Association of Political Consultants, Athens, GA

• November 12, 2024 – Palau election 

• November 30, 2024 - Mauritius election 

• December 3 - 5, 2024 - IDU Winter Forum, Washington, DC

• December 7, 2024 - Ghana election 

• December 11, 2024 — U.S. deadline for issuing and sending Certificates of Ascertainment

• December 15, 2024 - Senegal Election (Rescheduled from February)

• December 17, 2024 — U.S. Electors vote

• December 2024 - Algeria election

• TBD – Austria election 

• TBD – Botswana election 

• TBD – Comoros election 

• TBD – Dominica election 

• TBD – Ethiopia election 

• TBD – Iran election 

• TBD – Jordan election 

• TBD – Kiribati election 

• TBD – Madagascar election 

• TBD – Montenegro election 

• TBD – North Korea election

• TBD – San Marino election

• TBD – South Sudan election

• TBD – Sri Lanka 

• TBD – Syria election 

• TBD – Tunisia election

• TBD – Uzbekistan election

2025

• January 6, 2025 — U.S. Congress counts electoral votes 

• January 20, 2025 — U.S. Inauguration 

• February 24-27, 2025 - RightsCon, Taiwan

• May 2025 - World Summit on the Information Society - 20 year review

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