✨ Save the Date! October 20—22, 2025 ✨
The 2025 Documenters Network Summit will convene 20+ Documenters sites from across our people-powered information network from Monday, October 20–Wednesday, October 22. Our in-person Summit is a force multiplier for deeper impact and strategic infrastructure for trust, learning, and coordinated action during critical moment for democracy.
We’re excited:
To align around a shared understanding of our history and collective vision of the Documenters program and network, including all of our roles as stewards of this work
To share knowledge and build skills and capacity across the network so that everyone leaves feeling equipped with best practices, innovative tools, and strategies to enhance and sustain their local Documenters program implementation
To deepen connections and spark meaningful collaborations across Documenters programs and with key stakeholders and partners in our shared work—and have some fun together
To collaboratively build action plans way toward future success and leave with clear next steps for advancing our collective work
“I liked that this was a space dedicated to the needs and aims of the people doing the day-to-day Documenters work.”
Schedule at a Glance
More details coming soon!
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20TH
5:30-8:30pm | Welcome Gathering [optional]
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST
9am-5pm | We’ll host sessions for Documenters site staff on topics like creating new engagement strategies for Documenters; partnerships with libraries and colleges; and more
7pm | Civic Media Reception (more information coming soon)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22ND
8:30am - 1:00pm | Site staff will take what they learned yesterday and start designing actionable plans
6pm | Chicago Pizza Wars: A Ranked Choice Voting Event (This event will be open to our Chicago community —more information coming soon!)
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