Taking the Long View - 8/13/24
Think like an artist
I can’t decide. Do you all like me having consistent subject lines for the weekly reads and the calendar, or do you like me changing them and keeping the subhead consistent?
I don’t know if I necessarily think of myself as an artist, but I have thought a lot about being a creator. That’s why this quote resonated with me:
Calendar
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September 4, 2024 - Comments due on proposed rulemaking by the FCC on use of AI in political ads
September 10, 2024 - US Presidential Debate (It’s on - at least for now)
Topics to keep an eye on
August 12, 2024 - From Open to Opaque - Center for American Progress
Protect Democracy: Mark Your Calendar: The Highest-Risk Election Dates
TV shows about Facebook - Doomsday Machine and second season of Super Pumped
FEC decision on proposed rulemaking on AI (This is likely to not happen and be closed out at the August 15 meeting)
January 19, 2025 - Deadline for TikTok to sell. POTUS can extend another 90 days.
Upcoming Dates
August 6-18, 2024 - SXSW Panel Picker
August 6, 2024 - The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House by Nancy Pelosi
August 7, 2024 - Harris expected to pick VP by this date
August 12, 2024 - Center for American Progress: From Open to Opaque
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 4-6, 2024 - Berlin Campaign Conference
September 4-5, 2024 - Reboot Conference: The New Reality
September 6-7, 2024 - Roblox Developers Conference
September 6 - November 19, 2024 - US Elections: Early and Mail-in Voting starts (Dates vary by state)
September 7, 2024 - Algeria election
September 10, 2024 - US Presidential Debate
September 10, 2024 - Jordan Election
September 16, 2024 - First presidential debate, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
September 16, 2024 - Responsible Tech Summit
September 18, 2024 - Aspen Cyber Summit
September 19-20-, 2024 - Atlantic Festival
September 21, 2024 – Sri Lanka Election
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
October 1, 2024: Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir by Ina Garten
October 1, 2024 - Tarot for Creativity: A Guide for Igniting Your Creative Practice by Chelsey Pippin Mizzi
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 22-23, 2024 - Trust Conference
October 26, 2024 - Georgia election
October 27, 2024 – Uruguay election
November 2024 - Namibia election
November 5, 2024 – United States of America election
November 5 - December 11, 2024 - US Election: Ballot Tabulation and Certification starts (Dates vary by state)
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. State 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
2025
January 6, 2025 — U.S. Congress counts electoral votes
January 7-10 - CES Conference
January 19, 2025 - Deadline for TikTok to sell. POTUS can extend another 90 days.
January 20, 2025 — U.S. Inauguration
February 4-6 - Prodacity Conference
February 9, 2025 - Ecuador Election
February 24-27, 2025 - RightsCon, Taiwan
March 4, 2025 - Spells, Strings, and Forgotten Things: A Novel by Breanne Randall
May 2025 - World Summit on the Information Society - 20 year review
May 12, 2025 - Philippines Election
July 21-23, 2025 - TrustCon 2025
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