Taking the Long View - 5/28/24
On my way back from the shore Monday, I wanted a podcast to make me think. I’ve been struggling to get the right momentum for my book, so I searched for a podcast about memoir writing. I stumbled across this Founders podcast about Stephen King’s excellent book On Writing. During the show, the host brought up another great story by Derek Silvers that gives me this week’s quote:
“Life has no speed limit.”
Have a great day!
Calendar
🚨 NEW 🚨
February 24-27, 2025 - RightsCon, Taiwan
Topics to keep an eye on:
Supreme Court rulings on tech during this term
Lindke (Ruling issued 3/15) - Case on whether government officials can block users
NetChoice - Case on whether content moderation laws from Texas and Florida are constitutional
Murthy v Missouri - Case on what the appropriate engagement between the government and online platforms is
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
April 19 to June 1, 2024 - India election
Voting will happen on April 19, 26, May 7, 13, 20, 25, and June 1, with Counting Day on June 4.
May 29, 2024 - South Africa election
May 29, 2024 - Edelman Generative AI Summit
May 29, 2024 - Duco Trust & Safety Report Launch Reception, Washington, DC
May 30, 2024 - AI and Visual Journalism: Ethics, tech, copyright and more considerations for newsrooms and photojournalists
May 31 - June 2, 2024 - Truman Center TruCon
June 1, 2024 - Iceland election
June 2, 2024 – Mexico election
June 2, 2024 - RightsCon Proposal Period Closes
June 4, 2024 - Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota, District of Columbia primaries
June 6-9, 2024 - EU Parliament Elections
June 9, 2024 - Belgium election
June 10-14, 2024 - WWDC24 Event - Apple
June 11, 2024 - Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies into Reality by Renee DiResta
June 12 - 13, 2024 - TICTeC (The Impacts of Civic Technology Conference)
Mid-2024 - Final UN AI governance report
June 18, 2024 - On Call: A Doctor’s Journey in Public Service by Dr. Anthony Fauci
June 22, 2024 - Mauritania election
June 23, 2024 - Series Priemer of Getting Lost with Erin French of the Lost Kitchen on the Magnolia Network
June 27, 2024 - US Presidential Debate
June 28, 2024 – Mongolia election
July 11 - 13, 2024 - Netroots Nation 2024
July 15, 2024 - Rwanda election
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 14, 2024 - UK Election (Tentative)
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
Feb 24-27, 2025 - RightsCon
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