CDT is pleased to announce our 2023 Tech Prom on Thursday, November 2, 2023 from 6:00 – 10:00 PM at The Anthem in Washington, D.C. You won’t want to miss it!
At the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), we fight to advance civil rights and civil liberties in the digital age. We advocate to policymakers and the courts in the U.S. and Europe, engage with companies to improve their policies and product designs, and shape public opinion on major tech policy issues. In addition to our advocacy work, CDT’s research team produces deep-dive original scholarship to explore novel solutions to pressing issues in technology policy.
Established in 1994, CDT is the leading nonpartisan, multi-stakeholder convener and a trusted voice in the tech policy space.
Your support of 2023 Tech Prom allows CDT to continue this important work. We invite you to join us on November 2nd to discuss trends in tech policy and spend time with fellow policymakers, educators, civil society advocates, government representatives, corporate partners, and the interested public.
You can learn more about last year’s event here and see photos here.
Additionally, CDT is excited to debut the 2023 Tech Prom Artist Exhibition, a one-night-only group exhibit bringing together a collection of talented artists and artwork exploring algorithmic systems and themes at the heart of the technology policy discussions happening today.
- Chris Combs, an artist based in Washington, D.C. and Mount Rainier, Maryland, will be showing interactive artworks which explore themes of surveillance, privacy, and algorithmic failure—and react to viewers with facial recognition and motion sensing.
- Billy Friebele, an interdisciplinary artist working in the Washington, D.C. region, will exhibit pieces from his series entitled, Machines Learn from the River – digital images generated by AI juxtaposed with natural materials from the Anacostia river.
- Curry J. Hackett, an award-winning transdisciplinary designer, public artist, and educator, will exhibit Quilted Imaginaries, the latest in an ongoing body of research and speculative work dealing with issues of Black culture, land, agency, geography, and mobility. This work uses artificial intelligence to dream up scenes of Black gatherings, architectures, and material languages in a speculative (yet plausible) “near-future.”
Interested in being a sponsor? Have additional questions about this year’s Tech Prom? Reach out via email at techprom@cdt.org or (202) 637-9800.
Dress code: Business / cocktail attire
Parking: Available on-site. Metro four blocks away. For more info: https://bit.ly/anthemparking.
Accessibility: If you have access needs or questions, please contact techprom@cdt.org in advance of the event.
** Explore the photo gallery from the 2023 Tech Prom annual benefit + artist exhibition. **
