With the leading human rights in the digital age conference upon us, we wanted to round up all of the wonderful sessions that our community is running at RightsCon. Below you will find all of the session titles, dates and times in order, as well as links to directly add the session into your RightsCon calendar.
We'll see you online at RightsCon next week!
Monday, June 7th
Playing by the rules: working together to rein in nation-state cyber attacks
Jun. 7, 2021 | 10:45am - 11:45am EDT
D4D Tech Partner Microsoft
Protecting your gatherings online: digitally-mediated assemblies and international law
Jun. 7, 2021 | 10:45am - 11:45am EDT
D4D Member International Center for Not for Profit Law
“Direct Access”: Definitions, Demands, and Data
Jun. 7, 2021 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
D4D Member Center for Democracy and Technology
How can we improve future elections through the use of past electoral observation recommendations?
Jun. 7, 2021 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
D4D Member International Republican Institution
Forging a global norm: human rights impact assessments (HRIAS) for government regulation or use of digital technologies
Jun. 7, 2021 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
D4D Tech Partner Microsoft
Fireside Chat: Matthew Prince and Joyce Hakmeh
Jun. 7, 2021 | 1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT
D4D Tech Partner Cloudflare
Translating human rights into content moderation rules: the role of private companies, international organizations, and civil society
Jun. 7, 2021 | 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
D4D Tech Partner Facebook
Innovating while managing risk: how to govern digital ethics at your company
Jun. 7, 2021 | 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
D4D Tech Partner Microsoft
Navigating internet disruptions: a guide to VPN use
Jun. 7, 2021 | 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
D4D Tech Partner Tunnelbear
Come play Democracy Dixit! Help us dream up a better world, and the path to getting there
Date/Time: 2:30-3:30pm ET on June 7
D4D Members: International Republican Institute, National Democratic Institute, and Center for International Private Enterprise
Building a responsible innovation practice from the ground up
Jun. 7, 2021 | 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
D4D Tech Partner Facebook
Tuesday, June 8
Creating resilience to disinformation and anti-democratic narratives through direct interpersonal outreach
Jun. 8, 2021 | 4:15am - 5:15am EDT
D4D Member NDI
High-profile figures, disintermediation, and responsibilities of online platforms
Jun. 8, 2021 | 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
D4D Advisory Board Member Maria Ressa
Building the business case for digital rights: leveraging local private sector involvement in advancing internet freedom
Jun. 8, 2021 | 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
D4D Member Center for International Private Enterprise
Global tech inequity and the impact of Silicon Valley’s laissez faire approach abroad
Jun. 8, 2021 | 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
D4D Member Internews
The role of social media in peace processes
Jun. 8, 2021 | 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
D4D Tech Partner Facebook
How to model threats using user personas, organizational archetypes, and adversary archetypes
Jun. 8, 2021 | 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
D4D Member Internews
Ballots, Bots, and BS: How to Restore Trust in American Elections
Jun. 8, 2021 | 11:45am - 12:45pm EDT
D4D Member Center for Democracy and Technology
Ending internet shutdowns: a path forward
Jun. 8, 2021 | 11:45am - 12:45pm EDT
D4D Member International Center for Not for Profit Law
No accountability without transparency: developing best practices for transparency reporting
Jun. 8, 2021 | 11:45am - 12:45pm EDT
D4D Member Internews
A discussion with Facebook on COVID-19 content policies
Jun. 8, 2021 | 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
D4D Tech Partner Facebook
One Ring to Rule Them All: Centralization and Coordination of Content Moderation
Jun. 8, 2021 | 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
D4D Member Center for Democracy and Technology
Elections in the digital age: internet freedom, impacts of social media, and where we go from here
Jun. 8, 2021 | 2:45pm - 3:45pm EDT
D4D Tech Partner Facebook
North America Regional Social Hour: Tech, Rights, and Democracy with #Tech4Dem
Jun. 8, 2021 | 2:45pm - 3:45pm EDT
D4D Members: International Republican Institute and the National Democratic Institute
1Up! Video game policy: tools to level up your activism in times of the Metaverse
Jun. 8, 2021 | 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
D4D Member Internews
Enfoques de alta y baja tecnología para la participación ciudadana de comunidades marginalizadas, rurales e indígenas
Jun. 8, 2021 | 4:00-5:00pm EDT
D4D Member International Republican Institute
Tech that tracks your emotions: exploring the capabilities, boundaries, and risks in the growing world of affective tech
Jun. 8, 2021 | 5:15pm - 6:15pm EDT
D4D Tech Partners Microsoft and Google
Co-designing digital security resources in Indigenous languages
Jun. 8, 2021 | 5:15pm - 6:15pm EDT
D4D Member Internews
Student Privacy Through a Lens of Community Engagement
Jun. 8, 2021 | 5:15pm - 6:15pm EDT
D4D Member Center for Democracy and Technology
Wednesday, June 9
The role of digital citizenship in building a safe and inclusive internet
Jun. 9, 2021 | 5:15am - 6:15am EDT
D4D Tech Partner Facebook
Women@Web: an East African network fights online violence against women
Jun. 9, 2021 | 5:15am - 6:15am EDT
D4D Member KICTANet
Exporting digital threats to democracy: regulating tech platforms abroad and its impact in Africa
Jun. 9, 2021 | 5:15am - 6:15am EDT
Open Internet for Democracy Initiative, project of D4D members NDI and CIPE
Web accessibility 101: enhancing user experiences of open source tools for people with disabilities
Jun. 9, 2021 | 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
D4D Member Internews
Introducing the new SAFETAG interface!
Jun. 9, 2021 | 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
D4D Member Internews
A united front for accountability: a multistakeholder discussion on deterrence and attribution in cyberspace
Jun. 9, 2021 | 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
D4D Tech Partner Microsoft
Contemplating content moderation in Africa: disinformation and hate speech in focus
Jun. 9, 2021 | 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
D4D Advisory Board Member Oxford Internet Institute
Spotlight on digital authoritarianism
Jun. 9, 2021 | 11:45am - 12:45pm PDT
D4D Advisory Board Member Eileen Donahoe
Fireside chat: Nick Clegg and Eileen Donahoe
Jun. 9, 2021 | 12:45pm - 1:15pm EDT
D4D Advisory Board Member Eileen Donahoe and D4D Tech Partner Twitter
Is America back?: Scoring Biden’s tech and human rights agenda in year one
Jun. 9, 2021 | 1:30pm – 2:30pm EDT
D4D Member Carnegie Endowment and D4D Advisory Board Member Eileen Donahoe
JusticeAI: an AI-enabled digital platform to sort and analyze evidence of human rights abuses and war crimes
Jun. 9, 2021 | 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
D4D Member Benetech
Can YOU Explain How the Internet Really Works?
Jun. 9, 2021 | 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
D4D Member Center for Democracy and Technology
The future of the open internet
Jun. 9, 2021 | 2:45pm - 3:45pm EDT
D4D Tech Partner Twitter and D4D Advisory Board Member Marietje Schaake
Immersive Inclusion: Using the power of AR/VR for Good in DEI
Jun. 9, 2021 | 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
D4D Member Center for Democracy and Technology
Rights-holder engagement: closing reciprocity gaps
Jun. 9, 2021 | 5:15pm - 6:15pm EDT
D4D Tech Partner Facebook
Film screening: A Thousand Cuts
Jun. 9, 2021 | 7:45pm - 9:30pm EDT
D4D Advisory Board Member Maria Ressa
Thursday, June 10
Identifying barriers and solutions to sustaining and scaling local innovations
Jun. 10, 2021 | 7:15am - 8:15am EDT
D4D Member International Republican Institute
Global (South) representation: organizing a movement across time zones
Jun. 10, 2021 | 7:15am - 8:15am EDT
D4D Member Internews
Are girls free to be online? When social media giants listen to girls themselves
Jun. 10, 2021 | 7:15am - 8:15am EDT
D4D Tech Partner Facebook
Launching the Co/Act Toolkit: a DIY approach to develop your next digital product, service, or campaign
Jun. 10, 2021 | 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
D4D Member National Democratic Institute
Fireside chat: Vijaya Gadde and Berhan Taye
Jun. 10, 2021 | 10:15am - 10:45am EDT
D4D Tech Partner Twitter and D4D Member Internews
Securing inclusive next frontier technologies that connect the remaining billions
Jun. 10, 2021 | 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
D4D Tech Partners Microsoft and Facebook
Upholding the rights of students with disabilities: using learnings from the pandemic to rethink inclusive education globally
Jun. 10, 2021 | 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
D4D Member Benetech
SO mainstream: new communities and creative approaches for popularizing digital rights advocacy
Jun. 10, 2021 | 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
D4D Member Internews
Friday, June 11
Whose data is it anyway? Challenges and opportunities for gender inclusive digital rights in Africa
Jun. 11, 2021 | 4:45am - 5:45am EDT
D4D Advisory Board Member Oxford Internet Insitute
The unexplored dichotomy of internet access and online hate
Jun. 11, 2021 | 6:00am - 7:00am EDT
Open Internet for Democracy Initiative, project of D4D Members NDI and CIPE
Digital technologies, human rights due diligence, and the state-business nexus
Jun. 11, 2021 | 9:45am - 10:45am EDT
D4D Tech Partner Google
Fighting together: comprehensive strategies and democratic tools to combat disinformation
Jun. 11, 2021 | 9:45am - 10:45am EDT
D4D Members International Foundation for Electoral Systems and National Democratic Institute
User insights without user surveillance: the clean insights approach to privacy-respecting analytics
Jun. 11, 2021 | 9:45am - 10:45am EDT
D4D Member Internews
Beyond Watching the Watchers: Government Misuse of Surveillance Technology and How to Stop it Through Multi Stakeholder Collaboration
Jun. 11, 2021 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm EDT
D4D Member Center for Democracy and Technology
Confronting Threats from All Sides: Building the Anti-Censorship Ecosystem
Jun. 11, 2021 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm EDT
D4D Members Internews and Center for Democracy and Technology
Prepare, prevent, resist: a guide for internet shutdown advocacy strategy and resilience
Jun. 11, 2021 | 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
D4D Member Internews
Building trust in technology through common principles: helping VPN providers establish principles to protect users and counteract bad actors
Jun. 11, 2021 | 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
D4D Tech Partner Cloudflare