Sector Events
2018 ICT4D Conference (Lusaka, Zambia)
Mulungushi International Conference Center 8025 Great East Road, Lusaka, ZambiaThe 10th ICT4D Conference brings together public, private and civil society organizations from across the humanitarian and international development community. Participants share how they’ve used innovations in technology to increase the impact of their work. Highly interactive and hands-on, the conference attracts a diverse audience of technical advisors, executives, and others who offer a range […]
Stories + Data = Change: The Evidence on Storytelling for Global Health (Washington D.C, USA)
Pavilion Room, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, United StatesPersonal storytelling motivates and inspires us, but it can also be a compelling tool within professional communities, used to strengthen networks and improve collaboration. In the context of global health, stories help us interpret essential data, assigning people and faces to the numbers. But how do we balance stories and data, two powerful tools, and […]
People, place, participation: Putting community at the heart of planning and place-making (London, UK)
A monthly lecture series that challenges conventional views of social justice, setting a provocative vision for a better, fairer world. Hosted at London’s c18th home of radical thinking: New Unity, Newington Green N16. This month's theme: People, place, participation: Putting community at the heart of planning and place-making "Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody […]
Accountability for Health Equity (webinar)
This webinar organised by UHC2030 will focus around an upcoming edition of the IDS Bulletin focusing on ‘Accountability for Health Equity’, which places relationships of power at the centre of our understanding of how health systems function – or don’t – for all levels of society. The webinar will consider the key learning and implications for […]
Falling Freetown + Urban Nomads – Cities, Tension and Urban Planning (London, UK)
Frontline Club 13 Norfolk Place, London, United KingdomDuring an evening of film screenings and discussion, this Frontline Club event will explore tensions and solutions that can be found to make cities places that leave no one behind and that are a joy to live in for everyone. The evening will begin with the screening of two recent films made by PLACE, the Thomson […]
CDAC Network webinar: Eliminating Barriers to Meaningful Participation in Humanitarian Response (online)
In this global webinar hosted by the Communicating with Disaster Affected Communities (CDAC) Network, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) will present research examining the key barriers faced by agencies in collecting and using community feedback in humanitarian project design and the internal and external factors which can enable us to do this better. The Kenya […]
The role of technology in providing access to water and sanitation services in Tanzania (Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania)
COSTECH Main Hall, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic ofThis event will start with a presentation of technology-based water projects, including the existing pre-paid water solutions funded by HDIF. This will then be followed by a panel discussion around the role of technology in providing access to water and sanitation services in Tanzania.
GIIDAE Alumni Lecture (University of Reading, UK)
University of Reading Nike Lecture Theatre, Agriculture Building, Whiteknights Campus, Reading, United KingdomThe Graduate Institute of International Development, Agriculture and Economics (GIIDAE), will hold its first GIIDAE Alumni Lecture, featuring guest speaker James Deane, Director of Policy and Research at BBC Media Action. The event will be held from 18:30 on Wednesday 30 May 2018 in the Agriculture Building, Whiteknights Campus. This special event is designed to […]
DAI Europe Panel Discussion: Digital Health in International Development – Current Realities and Future Trends (London, UK)
Innovation Warehouse 1 East Poultry Avenue, LondonHealth programmes were early adopters of digital tools for programming: but after over ten years in the making, where is the digital health sector headed now?. This event will consider what has been learned about doing digital health and how to build national level systems that integrate health data from various independent actors across the […]
University of Oxford, Bonavero Institute for Human Rights & University of Johannesburg: ‘The Internet Shutdowns in Africa Conference’ (Johannesburg, South Africa)
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South AfricaThe Internet Shutdowns in Africa conference is a two-day programme aimed at sparking in-depth and productive conversations about the rise of internet shutdowns on the continent. It is organized by the ERC-funded ConflictNet programme at the University of Oxford’s Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy, the Bonavero Institute for Human Rights, and the Department of […]
Refuge and Culture: the role of the arts in conditions of displacement event and discussion (London, UK)
UCL Roberts Building G06, UCL, Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7JE, United KingdomLebanon has the highest number of refugees per capita in the world. Ahead of World Refugee Day on 20 June, this session will bring together members of UCL’s Institute of Global Prosperity and the RELIEF Centre to discuss the role of the arts in situations of mass displacement. Poets, photographers, and academics working with RELIEF […]
TEDxKakumaCamp – livestream from Kakuma Camp, Kenya
Kakuma Camp, KenyaTEDxKakumaCamp will be the first TEDx event hosted in a refugee camp, with refugees, and also for refugees. It is curated by Melissa Fleming and Dana Hughes with support from UNHCR and volunteer teams. TEDxKakumaCamp offers a different lens into the reality of life as a refugee, away from the images of devastation and suffering, […]
British Film Institute: ‘Displaced in Media’ Conference (London, UK)
BFI Southbank Belvedere RoadThe Displaced in Media Conference is organised by the British Film Institute (BFI) in association with the European Cultural Foundation and is a free-to-attend (RSVP required) conference facilitating conversations between refugees and media organisations across Europe, with the aim of developing more inclusive partnerships to better enable refugees and migrants to be able to represent themselves […]
MakeCity 2018 Festival: Cities for People? Making City and the Civic Economy Discussion
Tschechisches Zentrum Wilhelmstraße 44, 10117 Berlin, GermanyBeyond bottom-up vs top-down thinking, this event will look at new alliances between civic society and city governments that help develop working tools for affordable housing, and work towards socially viable and diverse cities. What is the key to participatory urban policies? How can an empowered civic society, actively involved in urban development, also influence […]
IAMCR 2018: Reimagining Sustainability: Communication and Media Research in a Changing World (Oregon, United States)
University of Oregon 1585 E 13th Ave., Oregon, United StatesIAMCR conferences address a wide diversity of topics defined by our 31 thematic sections and working groups. We also propose a single central theme to be explored throughout the conference with the aim of generating and exploring multiple perspectives on a shared set of issues. This is accomplished through plenary and special sessions, and in […]
Latin American Media & Changing Cities: Power, Inequality & Representation Workshop (London, UK)
Loughborough University, London (Rm LDN.2.06) 3 Lesney Avenue, London, United KingdomThe purpose of this workshop on urban inequalities and media spaces is to challenge the geographical and media-centric focus currently dominating most urban communication research, whereby the relationship between communication, media and places is mostly approached in terms of representation rather than as experiences that are politically charged. This panel follows a first academic encounter […]
African Women in the Media 2018 Conference (Ibadan, Nigeria)
University of Ibadan Ibadan, Oyo State, NigeriaFollowing the success of the African Women in the Media 2017 symposium (#AWIM17), the 2018 conference continues the objective of bringing together media practitioners and scholars in the field of media and communications. The conference will feature panel discussions, workshops, networking opportunities, project presentations, Flashtalks, a Pitch Zone hosted by commissioning editors from international and […]
UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development 2018 International Conference: Voices from the Global South (Lausanne, Switzerland)
SwissTech Convention Center Lausanne,, SwitzerlandThe Tech4Dev Conference is the biennial flagship event of the UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development hosted by CODEV at EPFL. The Conference focuses on the potential of technology solutions to advance inclusive social and economic development in the Global South.Tech4Dev 2018 puts the challenges and the potential of the Global South in the center […]
Public launch of ‘Media+Tech for Migration’
Burbrit Taproom 74 Ma Naw Hari Street,, Yangon, MyanmarInformation can make the difference between a good or bad migration experience. How can we ensure migrants find trustworthy information to protect both themselves and their families? Enter: Media+Tech for Migration Join the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for the public launch of the "Make Migration […]
Strengthening the voice of people with lived experience in campaigns for social change (London, UK)
Resource for London 356 Holloway Road, London, United KingdomParticipatory Learning Event led by people with lived experience This free interactive and participatory event will discuss issues around engaging people who experience poverty and inequality in a more meaningful way in campaigns for social change. The event will be led and facilitated by people with lived experience from three organisations: On Road Media, Women […]
ALIGN webinar: cross-country perspectives on gender norms
The Advancing Learning and Innovation on Gender Norms (ALIGN) project, led by ODI and supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is a new initiative connecting those working on social and gender norms across a range of sectors and issues. Its aim is to further knowledge sharing and innovation to ensure evidence and learning […]
isaScience 2018 Conference: ‘Participatory Approaches to Music & Democracy’ (Vienna, Austria)
Hotel Marienhof Reichenau an der Rax, AustriaThe conference isaSience is part of isa, the summer academy of mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Austria, and has offered a platform for interdisciplinary research on music and performing arts on diverse themes since 2013. Over the last few decades, a rich body of literature has explored how individuals and groups use music as […]
2018 Public Media Alliance Global Conference: Speak Out! Rebuilding Trust in Media and Democracy (Kingston, Jamaica)
Pegasus Hotel, 81 Knutsford Blvd, Kingston 5, JamaicaIn a digital media world, consumed by the ravages of ‘Fake News’ and toxic outbursts on social media, it is easy to lose sight of the public good delivered by many mainstream media organisations. The 2018 Public Media Alliance Global Conference will take place in Kingston, Jamaica. In recent months there has been plenty of […]
SACOMM 2018: Communication at a Crossroads (Johannesburg, South Africa)
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South AfricaSACOMM is the South African Communications Association, - a professional body that represents academics from around southern Africa working in communications and related fields. This conference will examine the notion of “communication at a crossroads” and the “communication turn” in a variety of ways. The intention is to take stock of the current flux within various communication […]
Kenya Media Week 2018: New Voices, expanding spaces, financing models (Nairobi, Kenya)
Kenya Cultural Centre Harry Thuku Road, Nairobi, Central 00100, KenyaMedia Focus on Africa will launch the first edition of the Annual Kenya Media Week in the September 2018. It will be a 3-day event entailing open lectures, panels and discussions involving media stakeholders and interested parties. The main goal is to promote the critical role of the media in advancing and sustaining democratic governance […]
Community Media Conference 2018 (Sheffield, UK)
Workstation 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield, United KingdomThis year’s theme, 'We are the Future', is unique in that it is shaped and supported by a team of eight young people who are based in community media organisations around the UK. On the day the Conference will be taking a look at how the next generation of media makers is building diverse, creative, and participatory media at a grassroots level. […]
International Centre for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities – ‘Digitalisation in Africa: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Technology, Development, and Justice Conference’ (Tübingen, Germany)
University of Tubingen Wilhelmstraße 19, Tübingen, GermanyCorporate actors, civil society and government stakeholders are increasingly implementing information and communication technologies (ICT) in the Global South, purportedly to improve the quality of life and well-being of individuals in less connected regions. Sub-Saharan Africa has been identified as such an “under-connected” world region and has become a major focus of technology-based development initiatives. […]
Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2018 (Accra, Ghana)
Accra , GhanaThe Forum is a landmark event that convenes various stakeholders from the internet governance and online rights arenas in Africa and beyond to deliberate on gaps, concerns and opportunities for advancing privacy, access to information, free expression, non-discrimination and the free flow of information online on the continent. This year, the Collaboration on International ICT […]
Beyond Access: Using Digital to Further Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (Gender & Development online discussion)
Sara Baker of Take Back the Tech! Dhanaraj Thakur from the Alliance for Affordable Internet, an initiative of the Web Foundation Divya Titus #IWillGoOut Campaign, social activist and gender consultant Introduced by Caroline Sweetman, Editor of G&D Moderated by Amy O’Donnell, Digital Specialist at Oxfam, Board member of anti-harrassment charity Hollaback! and co-editor of our ICTs issue. The webinar will […]
FreedomFilmFestival (FFF): International Human Rights Documentary and Social Film Festival (Malaysia)
Various locations , MalaysiaThis year's theme: Mend the Gap is inspired by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development set out by member states of the United Nations that “No one should be Left Behind”. Despite the advancement in science, technology and economy, humankind is further than ever from achieving an equitable society, It is reported that “82% of […]
Feedback Summit 2018: The Expected Thing (Washington DC, USA)
Partnership for Public Service 1100 New Yourk Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005, United StatesJoin Feedback Labs in thinking about how to “tip” the field - rapidly accelerating shifts in norms and practices. At this event they are looking for catalysts of the feedback movement. Who is building the large-scale carrots, sticks, tools, and incentives needed to make a lasting change in the way we listen to constituents? Their motto […]
2018 Africa Summit for Women and Girls in Tech (Accra, Ghana)
The World Wide Web Foundation and the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), in partnership with the Ghana Ministry of Communications, OSIWA, the African Development Bank UN Women and Internet Society, will host the 2nd Africa Summit on Women and Girls in Technology. The 2018 Summit will bring together the growing network of women and girls […]
Africa Summit on Women and Girls in Technology 2018 (Accra, Ghana/livestream)
Labadi Beach Hotel Accra, GhanaThis event will be live-streamed at: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/aswgt2018 Over 250 of Africa’s leading technology innovators will gather October 9-11 in Accra, Ghana for the second Africa Summit on Women and Girls in Technology. The Summit — which comes at a crucial point in time when the world is set to reach 50% connectivity — aims to design […]
The Role of the Media in Reporting on LGBT+ People (London, UK)
3 Bankside 90 Southwark Street, London, United KingdomThe Thomson Reuters Foundation, in partnership with OPEN Pride, will host a special event exploring the role of the media in reporting on LGBT+ people. The event marks the UK launch of Openly, the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s digital platform for LGBT+ news aimed at a global audience. Keynote: Dustin Lance Black, Filmmaker & Academy Award-winning […]
Humanitarian Journalism Today (London, UK)
City, University of London St John Street, LondonThis event is about the journalists who report on humanitarian crises today. It launches a major new report from Martin Scott, Kate Wright and Mel Bunce, The State of Humanitarian Journalism, based on four years of research. This report shows which news outlets report on humanitarian issues, how they frame their stories, and what audiences […]
Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2018
The yearly Global Media and Information Literarcy (MIL) Week, initiated in 2012, is led by UNESCO in cooperation with GAPMIL, UNAOC and the MUIL and Intercultural Dialogue (MILID) University Network. It unites diverse actors committed to promoting MIL as a way to foster social inclusion and intercultural dialogue. The seventh annual global celebration of Media […]
Fanning the Flames of Hate: Social Media and Hate Crime (Oxford, UK)
Oxford Internet Institute 1 St Giles’, Oxford, United KingdomThe Oxford Internet Institute will host Carlo Schwarz from the University of Warwick for the talk 'Fanning the Flames of Hate: Social Media and Hate Crime'. About the Talk The presentation will focus on joint research by Carlo Schwarz and Karsten Müller that investigates the link between social media and hate crime using Facebook data. […]
Southern African Communication for Change Conference (Gauteng, South Africa)
Destiny Hotel & Convention Centre 3rd Ave, Bredell AH, Kempton Park, 1620, Gauteng, South AfricaThis conference aims to bring together communication practitioners to share experience and learn from each other. The conference will focus on how communication for change can support positive, empowered action amongst individuals, communities and governments for health, environmental protection, education, food security or gender rights. Conference organisers want to avoid sessions built around power point […]
Public Understandings of Climate Change in Eastern Africa (Nairobi, Kenya)
British Institute In Eastern Africa Laikipia Road, Kileleshwa, Nairobi, KenyaThis workshop explores common misconceptions between scientific, institutional and public understandings of climate change and examines how more effective methods of communication and behaviour change may be developed. It focuses on sharing knowledge and approaches across the sciences, and on breaking down differences of understanding. The workshop will focus on three-panel discussions with leading UCL, […]
M4D2018: 6th International Conference on Mobile Communication Technology for Development (Kampala, Uganda))
This conference provides a forum for M4D enthusiasts to network, innovate, and share experiences of working with mobile technologies in development contexts. It welcomes researchers, practitioners and all those with interest in the use, evaluation, and theorizing of mobile communication technologies for development. M4D conferences combine two days of plenary parallel paper sessions, panel sessions, […]
Gender & Development issue launch: Feminists Doing Digital (London, UK and livestream)
Khalili Lecture Theatre (KLT) - Main Buildings - Lower Ground Floor SOAS University of London, London, United KingdomThe digital revolution is transforming how human beings live, work, and relate to each another. Information and communications technologies (ICTs) have vast potential to communicate, gain access to information and services, and catalyse collective action for social justice. But there is also the risk this revolution will fail to challenge stark inequalities in terms of […]
Hack the Goals Knowledge Sharing Day and Award Ceremony (Brussels, Belgium)
Ateliers des Tanneurs Rue des Tanneurs, Brussels, Belgium'Hack the Goals' was a series of seven hackathons that was organised by the Belgian development agency, Enabel. In Senegal, Niger, the Palestinian territory, Morocco, Uganda and Belgium dozens of youngsters, digital experts, IT engineers, civil servants and development practitioners co-created innovative solutions for concrete challenges in development projects. Check www.hackthegoals.be for more information and photos. D4D […]
Fighting Misinformation: the launch of the LSE Truth, Trust and Technology Commission report (London, UK)
Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building Houghton Street, LondonThe LSE Truth, Trust and Technology Commission has been working with experts, practitioners and the public to identify structural causes of media misinformation and set out a new framework for strategic policy. This event will launch the Commission's report, at which the report's key recommendations will be presented to the public. Twitter Hashtag for this […]
mySociety seminar: Parliaments, People and Digital Development (House of Lords, London, UK)
House of Lords London, United KingdomOn 21st November mySociety will host a seminar at the House of Lords exploring how digital tools are being used in Sub-Saharan Africa to bring parliaments and citizens closer together. During the seminar, they will launch their Parliaments and the People: Digital Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa report, which presents the findings from an extensive and in-depth […]
FOME Symposium 2018: The Silent Takeover – Media Capture in the 21st Century (Berlin, Germany)
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Hiroshimastr. 17, 10785 Berlin, GermanyThe 2018 FoME Symposium puts the complex triangle of “Politics – Private Interests – Media” at the centre of debate - observing that people in power often no longer need to openly exert their power over media in forms of censorship or force. Instead, supportive and subtle rather than repressive forms of political and business-related […]
Mapping Community Media (University of Leicester, UK)
University of Leicester Bankfield House New Walk, Leicester, United KingdomWhat’s the Work that Community Media Does? The Community Media Association recognises the need to widen its research remit so that it can better support community media groups with evidence that can be used to assess the social impact that community media has. Community media activists and practitioners need an independent and recognised evidence base when talking […]
Coalition of Feminists for Social Change web-based ‘Knowledge Summit’ around Violence against Women and Girls
OnlineThe Coalition of Feminists for Social Change (COFEM) will run a web-based “Knowledge Summit” – a series of online discussions held over 16 Days of Activism and led by COFEM colleagues and allies discussing issues around VAWG. Are you a GBV practitioner, advocate or policy-maker working in development or humanitarian settings around the world? Are you […]
Living Cultures: Maasai Stories – Redress and Resilience (London, UK)
The Building Centre 26 Store Street, London“We’ve had journalists come and go. We’ve had film crews, we’ve had photographers come and go, and we’ve seen how other people tell our story, and now it’s time for us to tell our own story”. Samwel Nangiria, Maasai leader and participatory video hub leader. InsightShare, Oakland Institute and Pitt Rivers Museum invite you to […]
Visualising Conflict Conference – Photojournalism and the Politics of Participation (Copenhagen, Denmark)
University of Copenhagen, Southern Campus (KUA 2) Karen Blixens Plads 8, Copenhagen, DenmarkThe conference is organised by IMS (International Media Support) and the research group Images of Conflict, Conflicting Images at University of Copenhagen, Department of Media, Cognition and Communication. Overview: Photojournalists used to hold a privileged position in conflict reporting. Today, they are joined by activists, citizens and others who also produce and disseminate images. Cell phone […]
Challenging Anti-Muslim Hate and Islamophobic Stereotypes in the Media and Online (London, UK)
Central London London, United KingdomTell MAMA's groundbreaking research is shaping government policy, including the Hate Crime Action Plan. In 2017, Tell MAMA recorded its biggest ever rise in reports with 1,201 verified cases, which included 839 reports having occurred offline or on a street-level. A key recommendation in this report called on politicians and media outlets to consider how […]