Iva's picks this week in Vancouver
ATmosphereConf is the global AT Protocol community conference Join us in Vancouver, BC, Canada, at the UBC campus Nest building. Come early for two days of extended events, deep dives, and local activities on Thursday and Friday, then gather for two full conference days with topics for everyone on Saturday and Sunday. We Can Just Do Things. Together. Early bird tickets will be on sale soon! Add your email to this RSVP or enter it in the ticketing system https://atmosphereconf.org
The sixth edition of the PublicSpaces conference focuses on the impact of technology on our democracy https://conference.publicspaces.net/en Whereas in its early days the internet was seen as a great promise for our democracy – giving everyone a voice and providing unlimited access to information – today it is seen above all as a threat. The digital space is dominated by big tech companies whose primary goal is to maximize profits. The internet increasingly serves as an arena for geopolitical strategies. Non-transparent algorithms and the unrestrained spread of AI-generated fake news cause disinformation and polarization. As a result, a shared reality – with room for democratic values such as freedom of expression, the prohibition of discrimination, and the right to privacy – is no longer a given, and public debate and free elections are under threat. ## Healthy public debate A digital public space is essential for a healthy democratic society. During the sixth edition of the PublicSpaces Conference on Thursday, June 4, Friday, June 5, and Saturday, June 6, in Amsterdam, PublicSpaces and Waag Futurelab will explore how this digital public space can be shaped based on democratic values. This will be done through keynotes by international speakers, panel discussions, workshops, and, of course, the art program. This year, you can follow the program through three different tracks: Digital Autonomy, Public AI, and TheNextSocials (in collaboration with New_ Public). On Thursday June 4th, there will be a pre-conference programme. On Friday June 5th, the conference will take place at Pakhuis de Zwijger https://dezwijger.nl/, and on Saturday June 6th, Waag Futurelab will open its doors for a new edition of Hyperlink.
Ideas, concepts, and actions around advocating for getting off big tech / advocating for ATProto
Iva's picks this week in Vancouver
Streamplace powered video streams & chat across three rooms
Protocol Labs is a sponsor of AtmosphereConf, supporting lunch for the Founders & Funders Workshop
The IPFS Foundation is a returning sponsor with a focus on travel support
AHOY! European Social Web Day Hamburg 2025
Planning on launching something at AtmosphereConf? Let us know!
Apply to the founders & funders workshop Friday morning
AHOY! European Social Web Day in Hamburg in 2025
The Expo team is sponsoring the conference, and joining us in person for presentations
Welcome Cloudflare as a Major Sponsor, helping us host the afterparty
From slices to quickslice and beyond, learn all about the appview
Modal Foundation is a public interest tech foundation, created from the Free Our Feeds campaign
Fedica returns as a community sponsor for AtmosphereConf 2026
AHOY! European Social Web Day Hamburg 2025
We can just do things together, including PRs to the website
The Google Open Source team is supporting the conference as a Sponsor
Pieter is coming to AtmosphereConf - ask him about his apps: SkyTube, Nimbus, Aether OS and Beacon Bits
Featuring Goodstuff Goosetopher and an @ sign
Announcing npmx speakers, and congratulations on launch day!
Brittany will be speaking about collaborative group spaces, and doing live video interviews at the conference.
AHOY! European Social Web Day Hamburg 2025
Plus a new conference website and remote tickets
AHOY! European Social Web Day Hamburg 2025
AHOY! European Social Web Day Hamburg 2025
Announcing a partnership with New_ Public to help fund travel support for European attendees
Making a Virtual Conference Space with an AT-app composite.
An omnibus flurry of updates
ATmosphereConf Seattle 2025
Ryan & Anuj from A New Social are taking the train to Vancouver
ATmosphereConf Seattle 2025
ATmosphereConf Seattle 2025
ATmosphereConf Seattle 2025
ATmosphereConf Seattle 2025
ATmosphereConf Seattle 2025
Introducing a new track at ATmosphereConf
ATmosphereConf Seattle 2025
ATmosphereConf Seattle 2025
ATmosphereConf Seattle 2025
ATmosphereConf Seattle 2025
ATmosphereConf Seattle 2025
ATProto for Science launches today, and is running a full pre-conference day at the conference.
ATmosphereConf Seattle 2025
ATmosphereConf Seattle 2025
ATmosphereConf Seattle 2025
ATmosphereConf Seattle 2025
Announcing our first pre-conference activities - half day workshops on learning to work with ATproto
ATmosphereConf Seattle 2025
We have reports of a second goose hitting the ATmosphere
Buy your tickets now to join us in Vancouver, March 2026
ATmosphereConf Seattle 2025
Nov 5th, 2025 in Montreal
IETF124 and community sessions
@me explores your atproto identity
The next ATProto Community Conference is coming to Vancouver, Canada, in March 26th to 29th 2026