A reminder from
(Nicco Mele) we are in week two of one of the craziest times we’ve ever lived through.Have a great Tuesday.
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August 8, 2024 - Democratic Union of Africa Forum
Calendar
Topics to keep an eye on:
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 22-24, 2024 - TrustCon 2024
July 23-26, 2024 - NASED Summer Conference
July 26, 2024 - Olympics Opening Ceremony
July 28, 2024 - Venezuela election
July 2024 - Burkina Faso election
By August 2024 – Kiribati election
August 6-10, 2024 - Democrat Union of Africa Election Bridge
August 6-18, 2024 - SXSW Panel Picker
August 13, 2024 - Potential US Vice Presidential Debate
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 17, 2024 - Medium Day 2024
August 19 - 22, 2024 - Democratic Convention, Chicago
September 2024 - UN Summit of the Future
September 6-7, 2024 - Roblox Developers Conference
September 7, 2024 - Algeria election
September 10, 2024 - US Presidential Debate
September 10, 2024 - Jordan Elections
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 24, 2024 - Interference: The Inside Story of Trump, Russia, and the Mueller Investigation by Aaron Zebley, James Quarles, Andrew Goldstein
September 25, 2024 - Vice presidential debate, Lafayette College, Easton, PA
September 26-27, 2024 - 3rd Annual Trust & Safety Research Conference
September 29, 2024 - Austria Elections
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 6-24, 2024 – Tunisia election
October 7, 2024 - TSPA APAC Summit
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 20, 2024 – Moldova election
October 22, 2024 - Patriot by Alexei Navalny
October 26, 2024 - Georgia election
October 27, 2024 – Uruguay 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 24, 2024 – Guinea Bissau election
November 24, 2024 - Romania Presidential Election
November 30, 2024 - Mauritius election
By December 2024 - Uzbekistan election
December 1, 2024 - Romania Parliamentary 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 22, 2024 – South Sudan election
TBD – Botswana election
TBD – Comoros election
TBD – Dominica election
TBD – Ethiopia election
TBD – Montenegro election
TBD – North Korea election
TBD – Sri Lanka
2025
January 6, 2025 — U.S. Congress counts electoral votes
January 7-10 - CES Conference
January 20, 2025 — U.S. Inauguration
February 4-6 - Prodacity Conference
February 24-27, 2025 - RightsCon, Taiwan
May 2025 - World Summit on the Information Society - 20 year review
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