We are glad to say that TICTeC (The Impacts of Civic Technology conference) will be going ahead as planned, in Mechelen Belgium and online, on June 10-11.

So, if you were holding off on reserving your place, booking accommodation or travel, you can now do so with confidence — and we very much look forward to seeing you in June.

What happened?

Part of the funding for TICTeC was provided by NED, the National Endowment for Democracy. Unfortunately, NED has been affected by the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze, and so can no longer commit to providing the funds that they had pledged. 

However, we have now secured alternative funding to fill that gap.

We’re aware the US funding freeze also affects some of our potential attendees. The event was always going to be both online and in person, and we will be working over the coming months to make sure that we bring together a diverse range of projects and approaches from around the world to share and shape what happens next in pro-democratic tech. We’ll be sharing more about how we want to use TICTeC to provide a forum to respond to the urgency of the current moment. 

What’s happening at TICTeC?

We’re excited to have two amazing keynote speakers: Fernanda Campagnucci and Marietje Schaake, both of whom have really pertinent insights and experience that will ignite the two days of conversation at TICTeC.

The full schedule will be published soon, but you can be sure that it will be as full as ever of presentations that are relevant to the present moment for the civic tech community. Meanwhile, if you book your ticket before 3 March 17 March (we’ve extended the period in recognition of this period of uncertainty), you can secure them at early bird prices.