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RightsCon Silicon Valley 2016

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Find below the Official Schedule v1.0 (as of March 24, 2016). Slight changes may be made over the coming week — including session descriptions, panelist bios and room locations. Be sure to click on "Attendees" to see who’s coming and set up a personal profile. You can then select the sessions you wish to attend and create your own customized RightsCon schedule. Visit our RightsCon site for more details.

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9:00am

Lessons from the frontlines of global activism The Slate State of the Internet, Freedom of Expression and the Challenges of 2016 The Lab Opening Ceremonies *The Hub*

10:30am

Intermediary Liability - Balancing Creative Freedom with Protecting Rights The Slate The Changing Ecosystem of Media Delivery The Engine Inside the Mind of a Venture Capitalist The Fishbowl Shining a Light on Trade Agreements and Closed-Door Digital Policymaking The Fireside Enough talk about the problem, what’s the solution: How do we connect the next African billion? The Nest A human rights approach to cybersecurity The Lab Big data breaches: the tipping point for trust? The Cottage The Right to be Forgotten: Remembering Freedom of Expression The Bridge Reporting, Whistleblowing, and the Challenge of Data Verification: Tech Demos and Lightning Talks The Demo Room

11:45am

Crypto Summit 2.0 (Sold Out!) *The Hub*

12:00pm

Blogging Ideology: Consequences of religious expression in South Asia The Nest Facing violence, empowering women: fighting online misogyny in a human rights framework The Cottage Secure the News: A Dialogue on How to Protect the Future of Journalism The Slate Assessing Terms of Service compliance with Human Rights Standards The Fishbowl Jurisdiction and Extraterritoriality in a Connected World The Bridge Funding the Fight for Digital Rights: An OTR Q&A; with Donors The Lab Connectivity at risk? Keeping vulnerable groups connected The Fireside The Promise of Video: Documenters, Technology & Accountability The Engine Bridging the Gap Between Circumvention Tool Developers and Civil Society The Demo Room Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins - Media Techniques to Advance Advocacy and Litigation The Demo Room

1:15pm

Launch: Jensiat — A graphic novel on digital and sexual security in Iran The Lab RightsCon Orientation Session The Cottage Mapping Digital Security on Wikipedia The Demo Room

2:30pm

Censorship and Citizen Journalism in Iran and China The Nest Hardly a Laughing Matter: Could Sexist Humor Amount to Dangerous Speech? The Fishbowl Beyond CSR: Promoting Strong Human Rights Performance in the Private Sector The Cottage Breaking Barriers: New Frontiers of Connectivity and Access The Fireside Whoever Controls the Future of the Internet Controls the Future of the World The Lab Iran Deal and the Future of Tech Sanctions The Engine Online Threats against Women: Case studies in Colombia and Costa Rica The Slate What Do Privacy and Transparency Mean to You? Perspectives from the Global North and South The Bridge It's a Cat and Mouse Game: Tech Demos for Security The Demo Room

4:00pm

Addressing Extremism Online The Bridge Let's talk about Turkey The Engine Evidence Based Research and Advocacy Strategies for Engaging Companies: Cases and Lessons The Fishbowl Ranking Tech Companies: Software, devices and networking equipment The Slate The IoT and the Future of Connectivity The Cottage The political economy of the zero-rating debate in the developing world - what are the stakes? The Fireside Data protection in the Global South: towards an enforcement framework The Nest Surveillance, Race and Movement Building The Lab Rapid Response to Support Victims of Phishing & Malware Attacks The Demo Room

5:15pm

Responsible Market Exit: Challenges and Lessons The Nest Calling out the Haters: YOUR reflections on what works (or not) in policing online harassment The Slate Combatting Terrorism Online The Bridge Lightning Talks: Access to Information and Censorship Issues The Fireside Bring back the lawyers! The Lab Uploading the Rule of Law: New Platforms for Global Justice The Fishbowl Net Neutrality Principles and Exceptions The Cottage Security Now: How do Iranians Evade Sophisticated Targeted Attacks The Engine Beyond Documentation: What Is the role of tech in advancing economic and social rights? The Demo Room I Will Follow You Into the Dark[net] The Demo Room Software Hygiene: A New Paradigm to Achieve Malware-free Operations The Demo Room

9:00am

Online Hate Speech: Identification and Strategies The Nest Governments Stifling Innovation: The Impact of Internet Freedom on Tech Entrepreneurship The Lab Remedying Wrongs – Ensuring, Enabling and Empowering Access to Remedy in the ICT Sector The Slate How Free is Free? Open Access and Digital Rights in the Social Sector The Fireside Information and Accessibility Justice for Deaf People in Digital Age : Good Practices and Recommendations The Fishbowl Real Access for Women Online - Connecting the next Billions The Engine Promises and Pitfalls of Digital Activism: Lightning Talks *The Hub* Preserving Free Speech: A Practical Privacy Approach The Cottage State Sponsored Cyber Attacks in Theory and Practice The Bridge Free the Speech: New Tech for Secure Communications The Demo Room

10:30am

Network disconnections: Effects on Civil and Trade Rights The Fireside Security, Technology and Rights: Balancing Needs in a Race to Radicalize and Counter-Radicalize The Fishbowl The Visual Communication Explosion Online: Where Do Human Rights and Human Rights Users Fit? The Engine Toeing the line – ineffective and unjust national security strategies in MENA The Slate Internet Freedom and UN Human Rights Mechanisms The Cottage 'The Tools We Make, the Politics We Don't' -- Debate on the politics of liberation tech The Bridge Data Détente: Exploring Challenges and Opportunities in Trans-Atlantic Data Flows *The Hub* Help! We are under digital attack! A peek behind the screens of digital security by rapid responders The Lab Making Online Dating Secure for the LGBTQI Community The Nest The Power of Storytelling: Using Needfinding to Design with Users in Mind The Demo Room

12:00pm

Countering Extremism, Free Speech, and Schools The Bridge Indigenous solutions: Adapting social media technologies for rights-based advocacy The Fireside Opening the Black Box: Understanding How Companies Enforce their Rules The Nest Regulating Private Sector Intrusion Technologies & Services The Fishbowl “Speed Dating for Marginalized Communities in Online Spaces” The Lab Reserved The Slate The Global Cyber-Development Nexus – the use of digital and Information Communication Technologies to advance civic participation in the Global South The Engine Witnessing police violence, on and off the Internet The Cottage Privacy, Anonymity, and Warrantless Access to Subscriber Identification Data *The Hub* Engaging a Community: Tech Demos and Lightning Talks The Demo Room

1:15pm

Book Launch: Internet in Mexico — Human Rights in the Digital Environment The Lab Hackerspace Movement in North Africa The Nest Trainer Fest: Demos and Lightning Talks The Demo Room

2:30pm

Armed conflict & Internet: safe spaces for civilians The Slate Mapping the Landscape for Online Removal Requests: A Research Workshop w/the Berkman Center's Lumen Project The Fishbowl Reporting and beyond: why company and government transparency is essential for human rights online. The Fireside The Activist's Toolbox: Strategies for Effective User Rights Advocacy The Nest The interplay between human rights and technology: policies and regulations in the MENA and Latin America regions The Bridge Ensuring Users' Rights are part of Internet Governance Debates The Cottage Do it yourself! Can the next billion build its own Internet connectivity? The Lab Driving a Paradigm Shift toward Human Rights-respecting Cybersecurity policy by design *The Hub* Good Policy Practices in Online Freedom The Engine Trainer Fest: Security in Context The Demo Room

4:00pm

Protecting and Promoting the Rights of LGBT Persons to Freedom of Expression and Access to Information: The Role of the UN Special Rapporteur The Bridge Respecting Human Rights in the On-Demand Economy The Slate Finding Solutions Through Collaboration: Hub Table Sessions *The Hub* Mapping the Funding Landscape of Marginalized Communities The Lab Spectrum Policy and the Right to Communicate The Fireside Mobilizing Internet Users to Action: Lightning Talks The Nest Big Brother and its Corporate Twin The Cottage Surveillance in post-dictatorship countries of Latin America The Engine Untamed Data Mining Activities in Africa and Its Implication for Digital Rights of Citizens The Fishbowl Trainer Fest: Workshops The Demo Room

5:15pm

Challenges to Strong Digital Rights Protections: Hub Table Sessions *The Hub* Protest, Privacy, and the Private sector The Fishbowl Terrorism, Extremism and Excuses: Getting to Solutions in the ISIS vs Censorship Debate The Slate Multistakeholder Approaches to Fostering Global Connectivity The Bridge Fostering a Culture of Digital Rights: Lightning Talks The Fireside How California Is Fighting Back Against Cybersurveillance'. The Lab Never underestimate domain names policies The Engine Trends to Watch In Global Surveillance The Cottage Understanding Effective Cybersecurity Capacity Building The Nest Trainer Fest: Sourcing Threat Intelligence The Demo Room

9:00am

Trolls, Threats and Online Free Speech The Lab Protecting User Rights Online: Practical Issues Facing Early-Stage Technology Companies The Fishbowl Ranking ICT companies on digital rights: A 'how to' guide The Slate Accelerating Women’s Digital Inclusion The Cottage Emergency session: Digital rights in danger in Brazil The Bridge Does Free Data Make the World Go Round? // Next steps for EqualRating The Engine Fireside Chat: Ron Deibert, Edward Snowden, Amie Stepanovich *The Hub* You Do You: Talks and Demos on Freedom of Expression from Across the Globe The Demo Room

10:30am

Reserved The Slate Shields up! Protection against online harassment of journalists, bloggers, citizen reporters The Lab The Art of Admission: How Mobile Apps Are Documenting Court-Admissible Evidence of Human Rights Violations The Engine TPP: Is Trade Policy Putting Digital Rights At Risk? The Bridge Straight Talk with Young African Leaders: Net Neutrality & African Innovation The Cottage How to Get Media Attention and Break Through on Your Issue The Fishbowl Criminal (in)justice of vulnerability disclosure The Nest Migrants, Surveillance and Human Rights *The Hub* Towards Best Practices for Documenting, Analyzing and Responding to Abusive Surveillance The Fireside +1 for Transparency: Advocating for Accountable Content Moderation by Social Media Companies The Demo Room How to Make the Right Stuff Go Viral: A Design Sprint for Better Debunking The Demo Room Open Integrity: Measuring Security and Privacy Best Practice The Demo Room

12:00pm

The Transparency Reporting Toolkit: A Guide and Template for Best Practices in Reporting The Nest Who is an Intermediary? Harmonizing multiple definitions The Fireside Following “Connecting the Dots”: how to measure Internet Universality The Bridge From Digital Divides to Language Divides: Towards Principles for Digital Language Inclusion The Lab Gender Diversity in Tech: Less Words, More Outcomes The Fishbowl The New Policymakers: The Benefits and Perils of Multistakeholderism The Slate The Human Rights Response to the Zero-rating Conundrum *The Hub* The Digital Threat of ISIS The Cottage Three Years Later: Examining Country Compliance with Necessary and Proportionate Principles The Engine Power to the People: Tech Demos and Lightning Talks The Demo Room

1:15pm

Tech4Good The Lab Technology Donations & Resources Supporting Human Rights Defenders The Lab Brainstorming solutions to increase the impact of civil society groups on internet governance in the MENA region? The Fishbowl Digital Asia Hub -- Open House Second Floor Patio

2:30pm

How to Fight an Internet Shutdown: announcing the #KeepitOn campaign *The Hub* Manila Principles: One Year Later The Bridge Privacy & Free Expression: Institutionalizing human rights commitments at a company The Engine Communication, Coordination and Liberation – technology, safety & movement building in the global LGBTI community. The Nest Reserved The Fishbowl Net neutrality fights around the world The Slate Digital Dividends for the Bottom Billion: “Technology is at its best when it is inclusive” The Cottage Building Digital Safety for Journalists The Lab Human Rights Documentation & the Challenges of the Modern Data Life Cycle The Fireside Ain't No Party Like a Crypto Party: How and Why to Use PGP for Beginners The Demo Room The Irancubator Civic Tech Creatathon The Demo Room

4:00pm

Applying Rights-Respecting Policy: Hub Table Sessions *The Hub* Building a Network of Progressive Institutional Investors The Slate How Technology and Policy Have Been Essential to Environmental Justice in California The Engine All Power to the People or how to get your #right mind and your #freedoms. The Lab From Internet Nordeste to IG World - Meeting of Internet Governance Interest Groups after IGF2015 in Brazilian Northeast The Fireside Zero Rating: “Access for all” Or Curbing Freedom of Expression? The Nest Closing the Gap on Global Connectivity The Cottage Cross Border Data Requests The Bridge Safeguarding information for organizations working on human rights The Fishbowl Following the Paper Trail: Tech Demos and Lightning Talks The Demo Room

5:15pm

Networks and Networking: Hub Table Sesions *The Hub* Civil Society: In Pursuit of Internet Policy Progress The Fishbowl Trusts for Digital Governance The Slate WITH, not FOR: Working with frontline communities The Nest New Frontiers: Lightning Talks The Engine Technology in North Korea The Fireside Beyond Encryption: Protecting High Risk Users The Bridge Planning and Setting up a Whistleblowing initiative for Media and Activists with GlobaLeaks The Lab Snooper’s Second Chance: The UK Surveillance Bill The Cottage Digital Security & Localization : Making your tools globally accessible The Demo Room Technology for Media Safety The Demo Room

6:15pm

Closing Ceremonies *The Hub*