DWeb meetups and community updates 🗞️
Save the Date:
DWeb January Virtual Meetup
Our first meetup of the year is scheduled for Wednesday, January 31, 2024! Come hear about new developments in the DWeb community or share some of your own. If you’d like to give a lightning talk, at this or other meetups, fill out the form below by January 22.
Meetup in DWeb Node and Community Timezones San Francisco / Vancouver / Seattle - 5:00 PM Arizona - 6:00 PM Austin - 7:00 PM New York / Toronto / Boston / DC - 8:00 PM Buenos Aires /  São Paulo - 10:00 PM Berlin / Prague - 2:00 AM +1 day  (Thursday, February 1) Perm - 6:00 AM +1 day  (Thursday, February 1) Bangalore - 6:30 AM +1 day (Thursday, February 1) Singapore / Shanghai - 9:00AM +1 day (Thursday, February 1) Melbourne - 12:00 Noon +1 day (Thursday, February 1) Auckland - 2:00 PM +1 day (Thursday, February 1)
WHEN: Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 5pm PT WHERE: Online - Virtual meetup
Help us plan for DWeb Camp 2024
DWeb Camp 2024 is on the horizon so get ready to gather at Camp Navarro from August 7–11. Meanwhile, we will be having a planning meeting the first week of March. It would be super helpful for us if you could fill out this survey by mid-February to help us plan for Camp and allow us incorporate your ideas into our planning. If you indicate an interest in volunteering, stewarding, or sponsoring Camp, we'll be following up with you later in March.
COMMUNITY UPDATES
- Bay Area DWeb Community Co-Working Day: Join us on Thursdays, starting with this Thursday, Jan 18, at the Internet Archive for a co-working session with fellow DWebbers. Enjoy amazing Wifi, a nice workspace, snacks, coffee, tea and good company. No need to register—come by between 10am–5pm PST. We are located at the cross section of Funston and Clement in San Francisco. There’s free street parking but you have to move your car every 2 hrs. It’s also a short walk from the California and Geary MUNI lines. Come to the black iron gate to the right of the main doors, along the grass-lined path. There will be signs outside to help find it. Ring the bell when you arrive. Feel free to bring a friend! If you have questions, ask in our Discord and Matrix channels.
- Social Impact Summit 2024: This year, the Blockchain Law for Social Good Center (BL4SG) and Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) are coming together to host the inaugural Social Impact Summit on Tuesday, February 27. The event will center on the future of emerging tech – from AI to blockchain to decentralized tools – and dive into how these technologies can create lasting impact, empower communities, and foster collaboration across diverse industries. Register on Eventbrite.
- Causal Islands Los Angeles (Save the Date): ​Some of the Fission team will be in Los Angeles the third week of March 2024. They’re gathering interest in putting on a one day Causal Islands-style event: talks and discussion about the future of computing. ​You can get a sense of the topics and attendees by looking at the Causal Islands 2023 Toronto event, as well as watching the talks on YouTube. Check out lu.ma/causal-islands-la if you’re interested in learning more or attending.
If you have any updates you’d like to share with the community, let us know.
SAVE THE DATE đź—“
DWeb Camp 2024: August 7-11
We’ve locked down the dates for DWeb Camp 2024. Join us as we return to Camp Navarro to bring together the dreamers and builders of a better web. Questions? Write to dweb@archive.orgStay in touch via our Matrix Channel, Discord, Bluesky, Mastodon, or X. Our mailing address is:300 Funston Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94118Want to change how you receive these emails?You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.