Oncoming Events

Freedom House is calling for entries for its 3rd annual photography and art contest titled ‘Images of Repression & Freedom Photography & Art Contest’. The call accommodates professional and amateurs photographers and artist to submit photos and other forms of art such as: cartoons, prints, paintings, graphic art. Photos and art...

Access, an international human rights organization , in partnership with EngageMedia will hold the fourth edition of RightsCon conference at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Manila, in Philippines in March, 2015. RightsCon Southeast Asia conference will bring together representatives of civil society organisations, engineers, activists, lawyers, companies, and governments on...

mySociety , an e-democracy project from Citizens Online Democracy Organization, will hold the first TICTeC2015 conference in London on March 25, 2015. According to the organisers, "We think it's important to conduct research into our services and activities to find out if and how we are really making a difference...

The MacArthur Foundation has announced the departure from the Foundation, its President, Robert L. Gallucci.  His five year tenure will come to an end on July 1, 2014. The Foundation’s Vice President for U.S. Programs, Julia Stasch will serve as interim President beginning from July 1, while a search is...

Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) will convene a panel discussion on Cybercrime at the AITEC Africa Conference in March 2014. According to PIN, “the panel aims to discuss the Cybercrime Bill 2013, if the bill is a little too late, the controversies surrounding the bill, and what Nigeria should really do...

The United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) will host the 2014 International Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) from December 15 to 17, 2014 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. The theme for the conference is, “Re-enchanting the World with the Post-2015 Development Agenda”. The conference which is a collaboration between...