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Today’s Events^ dispatch contains curated posts — currently through June 2027 — to keep you updated on knowledge shaping moments outside the mainstream Northern discourse. Please feel free to submit any upcoming events — seminars, conferences, webinars, workshops, trainings, etc — that you feel are relevant by dropping me a note by using this button:
Training Opportunities
Self-Paced | Online | Unlocking AI for Nonprofits, by NetHope and Microsoft (*), Cost: Free
Self-Paced | Online | AI and Human Rights 101, by United Nations Global Compact, Cost: Free
22 July to 08 October 2026 | Online | The Asia-Europe Training on Science and Technology Diplomacy 2026 for young professionals, organised by Asia-Europe Foundation (Note: culminates with the Asia-Europe Science and Technology Youth Summit in October (see below)
18-20 August 2026 | Pacific Islands, Online | Transforming Rural Landscapes: CIRDAP and PIDF Launch International Online Training Programme on AI for Rural Development, organised by Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP)
Fellowship / Seminar Opportunities
Centre for Humane Technology, Emerging Voices in AI and Society Fellowship
⏮️ 🆕 24th ASEM Seminar on Human Rights (ASEMHRS24): The Future of Human Rights - From Local to Global, 12-14 October in Ulaanbaatar, organised by Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia, Mongolia Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Application due 31 August 2026
⏮️ 🆕 Media and Information Literacy Conference - Reaching Marginalised Communities, 25 October in Phnom Penh, Cambodia; organised by Deutsche Welle Akademie - apply by 09 August 2026
Research Abstracts
Call for abstracts: 2026 Women and Gender Studies Association of the Philippines (WASP) Annual Conference: Subverting Silences, Building Solidarities: Gendered Perspectives on Peace, Security and Resilience in the Philippines (12-13 Nov 2026, Manila, Philippines) - 31 August 2026
United Nations University Macau AI Conference 2026 Call for Panelists (25-26 Nov 2026, Macau SAR) - 07 August 2026
🆕 Call for Expressions of Interest: Pacific Human Rights Conference: Indigenous Sovereignty, Climate Justice, and SOGIESC+ Equality: Strengthening Human Rights in the Blue Pacific Continent, (19-21 October 2026, Tahiti, French Polynesia) - 14 August 2026
Calendar
August 2026
08-09 August 2026 | Phuket, Thailand | International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Human Rights (ICAIEHR-26), organised by Research Leagues
10-11 August 2026 | Bali, Indonesia | 11th World Disability and Rehabilitation Conference (WDRC 2026): The Sustainable Advantage: Human Relations, Technology, and Mental Health for Disability Inclusion, organised by the International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM)
10-12 August 2026 | Surakarta, Indonesia | 9th Human Rights Conference: Peace, Security, and Environmental Justice in Asia - Advancing human dignity for sustainable futures, organised by The University of Sydney (Sydney Southeast Asia Centre), Universitas Sebelas Maret, Centre for Human Rights, Multiculturalism, and Migration (CHRM2), University of Jember, Indonesian Consortium for Human Rights Lecturers (SEPAHAM Indonesia), KOMNAS HAM, ISFORB, Nanzan University, Universiti Malaya
⏮️ 🆕 11 August 2026 | Rio de Jeneiro, Brazil | Digital Sovereignty: Concepts, Risks and Opportunities, organised by the Center for Technology and Society at FGV Rio Law (CTS-FGV)
11-12 August 2026 | Seoul, South Korea | Open Source Summit Korea, organised by The Linux Foundation (*)
12-14 August 2026 | Geneva, Switzerland | AI for Developing Countries Forum: Small Takes the Lead, organised by AI for Developing Countries Forum in partnership with the government of Antigua and Barbuda
⏮️ 🆕 14-15 August 2026 | Bremen, Germany | Queer in AI at the International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI) 2026, organised by Queer in AI
14-16 August 2026 | Chiang Mai, Thailand | 5th International Burma/Myanmar Studies Conference - Between Crisis & Possibility: Voices for Myanmar’s Transformation, organised by Chiang Mai University
17-18 August 2026 | Barcelona, Spain | International Conference on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, organised by the World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
🆕 17-19 August 2026 | Hà Nội, Việt Nam | ASEAN Law Forum 2026: Artificial Intelligence in Law-Making and Law Enforcement in the Digital Era, organised by the Government of Việt Nam
19-21 August | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | LAWASIA Environmental Law Conference 2026: Environmental Rule of Law: what it is, how it is implemented, what are its threats, what are its institutions and how it can be upheld, organised by LAWASIA (the Law Association for Asia and the Pacific), the Papua New Guinea Centre for Judicial Excellence and the Papua New Guinea Law Society (*)
19-21 August 2026 | Seoul, South Korea | AI Summit Seoul & Expo 2026, organised by MIT Publishing Korea (*)
⏮️ 🆕 20 August 2026 | Sydney, Australia | Unbroken: Resilience, Dissent, and the Future of Democracy in Southeast Asia - a public lecture with Dr Chee Soon Juan, organised by the University of Sydney, Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, Malaysia & Singapore Society of Australia
20-21 August 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand | Religious Freedom in Asia: Representation, Restriction, Rights (Asia Centre’s 11th Annual Conference), organised by the Asia Centre
22-24 August 2026 | Lahor, Pakistan / Online | Towards Alternative World Making: A Dialogue on Ending Imperialism and Dismantling the Coloniality of Power, organised by the Pluriversity Lahore and Centre for Critical Peace Studies at the University of Management and Technology, with international scholar network (Pakistan, Brazil, South Africa, Ireland, Hong Kong and Philippines)
24-28 August 2026 | Pathum Thani (Bangkok), Thailand | Professional Development Course on AI in HAR and Superworker Organisation Transformation, organised by the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
25-27 August 2026 | New Delhi, India | AVPN Conference 2026: A Blueprint for Action in Asia, organised by Asian Venture Philanthropists Network (APVN) (*)
🆕 27 August 2026 | Lalitpur, Nepal | Digital Nepal Conclave 2026: Shaping Nepal’s Digital Future, organised by ICT Foundation Nepal
28 August 2026 | Taipei, Taiwan | Advanced AI Safety Forum 2026: AI Risk, Governance, and Industrial Practices, organised by National Taiwan University IoX Center and Taiwan AI Center of Excellence (AICoE)
28-29 August 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand | 5th NIC-NIDA Conference 2026: Governance in the Age of AI: Transformation for Human & Global Impact, organised by the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA)
September 2026
02-04 September 2026 | Nassau, The Bahamas | World Telecommunication Policy Forum 2026, organised by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
03-04 September 2026 | Tokyo, Japan | 11th ILERA Asian Regional Conference 2026: Challenges for the New World of Work – How Should We Respond to New Technologies?, organised by JILPT (Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training) and JIRRA (Japan Industrial Relations Research Association), at Hosei University, Ichigaya Campus
⏮️ 🆕 04-10 September 2026 | Mumbai, India | APNIC 62, organised by Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), Internet Service Providers Association of India, and NIXI (*)
04-06 September 2026 | Estoril, Portugal | Association for Progressive Communications (APC) Annual Convening: Gathering defenders at the intersection of technology and rights, organised by APC
07-08 September 2026 | Singapore | ICIP 2026: International Conference on Internet and Politics, organised by World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
⏮️ 🆕 07-08 September 2026 | Uttar Pradesh, India | From Welfare to Rights: Reimagining Disability Justice in India, organised by the Centre for Disability Rights, School of Law, Bennett University; Dharmashastra National University
🆕 07-08 September 2026 | Hong Kong, China | PBC Forum: Philanthropy for Better Cities, organised by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust and the Institute of Philanthropy (*)
07 Sept - 09 Oct 2026 | Geneva, Switzerland | 63rd Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council, organised by the United Nations
08-11 September 2026 | Paris, France | UNESCO Digital Learning Week 2026 - Education in the Age of AI: Facts | Frictions | Frontiers, organised by UNESCO
⏮️ 🆕 09-20 September 2026 | Siem Reap, Cambodia | Cambodia ICT Camp 2026 (4th Edition), including thematic areas: AI and the Future of Digital Rights; Staying Safe ONline; and Digital Media, Censorship and Access to Information; organised by Open Development Cambodia Organisation (ODC), Cambodia ICT and Digital Forum, Transparency International Cambodia, Stop Online Harm, Klahaan, Cooperation Committee for Cambodia, Cambodia Indigenous Youth Association
09-10 September 2026 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | M360 ASEAN, organised by GSMA and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) (*)
The rest of this calendar covers more than 100 events through June 2027 on AI governance, platform accountability, digital rights, human trafficking, inclusion, media freedom and related topics — with a particular eye on civil society, researchers, and advocates working in the Global South — and with a note on who's actually behind each one. Several have registration deadlines in the coming weeks. Paid subscribers see all of it.
