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Track: Civic Engagement

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70M Excluded: The Justice Impacted Workforce
Mar 11, 2022
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon B
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
>70% of Candidates Run Unopposed: Change That
Mar 12, 2022
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon B
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
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Adam Schiff Book Signing
Mar 13, 2022
11:15am – 12:15pm CT
in
Austin Convention Center, Room 10C
Civic Engagement
Book Signing
Special Event
Attack on our Democracy: Becoming a Quorum Breaker
Mar 12, 2022
10:00am – 11:00am CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon B
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
B
Beyond Bars: Building Life After Incarceration
Mar 11, 2022
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon A
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
Beyond Protest: Creating Policy Change Through Social Movements
Mar 13, 2022
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon A
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
Beyond Stereotypes: Redefining Black Fatherhood
Mar 11, 2022
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon A
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
The Black Agenda: A Conversation with Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Waj Ali
Mar 14, 2022
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
in
Austin Convention Center, Room 9ABC
Civic Engagement
Book Reading
Session
Brazilian Favelas: The Community Innovators
Mar 12, 2022
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Civic Engagement
Presentation
Session
Breaking the Duopoly: Can Third Parties Prevail?
Mar 13, 2022
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon B
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
Broadband: The Road to Connected Communities
Mar 14, 2022
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon B
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
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Childcare: A System Too Critical to Fail
Mar 13, 2022
10:00am – 11:00am CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon A
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
C’mon, Can Art Really Change the World?
Mar 14, 2022
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
in
Native
Presented by
the European Union
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
A Conversation with Labor Secretary Marty Walsh on the State of the American Workforce 
Mar 14, 2022
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon B
Civic Engagement
Presentation
Session
Cracking the Housing Affordability Code
Mar 14, 2022
10:00am – 11:00am CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon B
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
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Defending Democracy: Attacks on Freedom to Vote
Mar 12, 2022
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon A
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
Democracy by Design: Art, Tech, and Activism
Mar 12, 2022
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
Disability: Creating Safe Communities for Women
Mar 13, 2022
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon B
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
Disinformation: How Spies Can Help Find Truth
Mar 14, 2022
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon B
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
Dude, Where’s my Camera? – Supply Chain Lessons
Mar 13, 2022
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
in
Native
Presented by
the European Union
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
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The Elephant in Our Womb: The Fight for Women
Mar 11, 2022
10:00am – 11:00am CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon C
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
ENCORE SESSION: Future of Democracy: How Tech Will Shape Elections
Mar 12, 2022
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
in
Austin Convention Center, Room 8ABC
Civic Engagement
Presentation
Session
Environmental Justice: A Youth Movement
Mar 11, 2022
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Civic Engagement
Presentation
Session
ESG: Pathway to Inclusive Economic Development
Mar 12, 2022
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon C
Civic Engagement
Short Form
Session
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Fact v. Fiction: Fighting Election Disinformation
Mar 11, 2022
10:00am – 11:00am CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon B
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
Featured Session: Anthem: A Conversation with Noah Hawley
Mar 11, 2022
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
in
Austin Convention Center, Room 16AB
Civic Engagement
Featured Session
Session
Featured Session: Anthem: A Conversation with Noah Hawley
Mar 12, 2022
10:00am – 11:00am CT
in
Online Event, Channel 2
Civic Engagement
Featured Session
Session
Featured Session: Beto O'Rourke in Conversation with Evan Smith
Mar 12, 2022
10:00am – 11:00am CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon H
Civic Engagement
Featured Session
Session
Featured Session: Citizen by CNN Presents a Town Hall: How America Works
Mar 13, 2022
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
in
Austin Convention Center, Ballroom EF
Civic Engagement
Featured Session
Session
Featured Session: Guerrilla Tactics & Asymmetric Political Activism
Mar 14, 2022
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon H
Civic Engagement
Featured Session
Session
Featured Session: Misinformation and the Ongoing Danger to Our Democracy
Mar 13, 2022
10:00am – 11:00am CT
in
Austin Convention Center, Room 16AB
Civic Engagement
Featured Session
Session
Featured Session: Trans Texans Need Us: Hear From the Front Lines
Mar 13, 2022
10:00am – 11:00am CT
in
Austin Convention Center, Ballroom EF
Civic Engagement
Featured Session
Session
Featured Session: Trusting in Digital Governance
Mar 12, 2022
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon H
Civic Engagement
Featured Session
Session
Featured Session: Trusting in Digital Governance
Mar 13, 2022
10:00am – 11:00am CT
in
Online Event, Channel 2
Civic Engagement
Featured Session
Session
Fighting for Equity in a Polarized America
Mar 12, 2022
10:00am – 11:00am CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon C
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
Forging the Future of Public-Private Partnerships
Mar 12, 2022
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
in
Austin Community College
Presented by
VMware
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
Future of Democracy: How Tech Will Shape Elections
Mar 11, 2022
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Civic Engagement
Presentation
Session
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Gateway Drug for Social Change
Mar 14, 2022
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Civic Engagement
Presentation
Session
Gen Z is Making Change: New Tools for Impact
Mar 11, 2022
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon B
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
Governing a Divided Country--By Leaving Washington
Mar 12, 2022
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon A
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
Government Transformation Meet Up
Mar 14, 2022
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
in
Austin Marriott Downtown, Room 401
Civic Engagement
Meet Up
Session
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How Does Creative Storytelling Lead to Global Real-Life Impact?
Mar 15, 2022
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
in
VRChat, The Contemporary Austin (XR)
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
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Immigration: The Real Story
Mar 13, 2022
10:00am – 11:00am CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
Innovating American Democracy: Making Our Votes Count
Mar 13, 2022
10:00am – 11:00am CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon C
Presented by
Institute for Political Innovation
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
The Intersection of Gun Violence and Racial Wealth
Mar 12, 2022
10:00am – 11:00am CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
J
Jean Oelwang Book Signing
Mar 14, 2022
3:45pm – 4:45pm CT
in
Austin Convention Center, Room 10C
Civic Engagement
Book Signing
Special Event
Jonathan Greenblatt and Jeffrey Goldberg on Extreme Political Polarization
Mar 14, 2022
10:00am – 11:00am CT
in
Austin Convention Center, Room 10AB
Civic Engagement
Book Reading
Session
Jonathan Greenblatt Book Signing
Mar 14, 2022
11:15am – 12:15pm CT
in
Austin Convention Center, Room 10C
Civic Engagement
Book Signing
Special Event
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LGBTQ+ Rights and Politics
Mar 12, 2022
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon C
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
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Madam Mayor: The Rise of Women Leading Cites
Mar 12, 2022
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon B
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
Making Equity Work, In Practice: Framework for DEI
Mar 14, 2022
10:00am – 11:30am CT
in
JW Marriott, Room 203-204
Civic Engagement
Workshop
Session
Mapping Equity to Drive Impactful Philanthropy
Mar 13, 2022
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon A
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
Mentor Session: Jennifer Noinaj
Date TBA
Venue TBA
Civic Engagement
Mentor Session
Session
Mentor Session: Jessica Tunon (Netwalking LLC)
Mar 12, 2022
4:00pm – 5:15pm CT
in
JW Marriott, Brazos Room
Civic Engagement
Mentor Session
Session
Mentor Session: Nse Ufot (The New Georgia Project)
Mar 14, 2022
4:00pm – 5:15pm CT
in
JW Marriott, Brazos Room
Civic Engagement
Mentor Session
Session
Mentor Session: Sherri Greenberg (The University of Texas at Austin, LBJ School of Public Affairs)
Date TBA
Venue TBA
Civic Engagement
Mentor Session
Session
Mentor Session: Shilpa Bakre (Carnegie Mellon University)
Mar 11, 2022
11:30am – 12:45pm CT
in
JW Marriott, Brazos Room
Civic Engagement
Mentor Session
Session
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Noah Hawley Book Signing
Mar 11, 2022
12:45pm – 1:45pm CT
in
Austin Convention Center, Room 10C
Civic Engagement
Book Signing
Special Event
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Partnering: Make Great Things Happen
Mar 14, 2022
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
in
Austin Convention Center, Room 10AB
Civic Engagement
Book Reading
Session
Platforms & Protests: Friends or Foes?
Mar 11, 2022
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon B
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
(Play)ce Makers: Defining Spaces Through Play Meet Up
Mar 11, 2022
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
in
Austin Marriott Downtown, Room 402
Civic Engagement
Meet Up
Session
Post Pot Legalization: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Mar 13, 2022
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
in
Online Event, Channel 3
Presented by
Stand Together Trust
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
Post Pot Legalization: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Mar 12, 2022
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
in
Courtyard Marriott, Rio Grande Ballroom
Presented by
Stand Together Trust
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
Public Trust in the Age of Disinformation
Mar 11, 2022
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon A
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
Puff, Puff, Pass: Equity in Cannabis Legalization
Mar 13, 2022
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Civic Engagement
Presentation
Session
Putting Open Data to Work at Scale
Mar 14, 2022
2:30pm – 4:30pm CT
in
JW Marriott, Room 201-202
Civic Engagement
Workshop
Session
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Rebuilding Black Wall Street for Us All
Mar 13, 2022
10:00am – 11:00am CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon B
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
Reimagining Justice in America
Mar 12, 2022
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon A
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
Remote Work: Moving Innovation to the Heartland
Mar 11, 2022
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
in
Courtyard Marriott, Rio Grande Ballroom
Presented by
Walton Family Foundation
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
Rivers Move Cities
Mar 15, 2022
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
in
The LINE, Topaz Ballroom 1-2-3
Presented by
SABESP
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
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Scaling Up: How the Government Supports Entrepreneurs
Mar 13, 2022
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Civic Engagement
Presentation
Session
A Second Chance: Removing Barriers to Reentry
Mar 11, 2022
10:00am – 11:00am CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon A
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
Slate's What Next Live Show: Political Establishment vs. Political Insurgency
Mar 13, 2022
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
in
Austin Marriott Downtown, Moontower Hall
Civic Engagement
Podcast
Session
Social Media Platform Accountability: LGBTQ+ Edition
Mar 12, 2022
10:00am – 11:00am CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon A
Civic Engagement
Presentation
Session
SXSW Art Program Exhibit - “Not Only Will I Stare” curated by Dr. Simone Browne UT Austin
Mar 11, 2022
10:00am – 5:00pm CT
in
Christian-Green Gallery
Civic Engagement
Presentation
Exhibition
SXSW Art Program Exhibit- “Not Only Will I Stare” curated by Dr. Simone Browne UT Austin
Mar 12, 2022
11:00am – 2:00pm CT
in
Christian-Green Gallery
Civic Engagement
Presentation
Exhibition
T
Twentysomethings: The Next Generation of Nonprofit Leaders
Mar 13, 2022
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon B
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
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Ukraine, a World in Flux, and the EU Response
Mar 13, 2022
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
in
Austin Convention Center, Creative Industries Expo - Next Stage - Exhibit Hall 5
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
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Waj Ali Book Signing
Mar 13, 2022
5:15pm – 6:00pm CT
in
Austin Convention Center, Room 10C
Civic Engagement
Book Signing
Special Event
Wealth Inequality Upheld by Broken Tax Systems
Mar 13, 2022
2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon A
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
We're Spending Billions... Why Don't We Feel Safe?
Mar 12, 2022
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
in
Courtyard Marriott, Rio Grande Ballroom
Presented by
Stand Together Trust
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session
What We're Getting Wrong About Homelessness
Mar 13, 2022
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
in
Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402
Civic Engagement
Presentation
Session
Women and the War on Drugs: A New Wave of CJR
Mar 12, 2022
10:00am – 11:00am CT
in
Courtyard Marriott, Rio Grande Ballroom
Presented by
Stand Together Trust
Civic Engagement
Panel
Session

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