2020 COMPUTATIONAL LAW FESTIVAL
March 2020
Worldwide
The third annual Computational Law Festival (#clplus2020) (formerly the Computational Law & Blockchain Festival) is a month-long global event bringing together coders, designers, lawyers, policymakers, researchers, and students to co-create the future of law, legal practice, and policy. In the spirit of decentralization, the Festival will be hosted at independent, self-organized nodes in cities around the world during the month of March. Local nodes will determine the days on which they would like to host their event.
Each node will function as a stand-alone free conference featuring tracks, content, and speakers chosen by the local node organizers. Anyone who is interested (e.g., a student group, meetup, law firm, company, non-profit, think tank, etc.) is welcome to host a node, and nodes may choose the Festival tracks (Learn, Hack, and Discuss) most relevant to their interests and resources.
Why CL+? This year we will be exploring the applications of computational law in a wide array of industries. We encourage (but don’t require) each node to explore themes and industries relevant to your local context. For example, do you live in a port city? Consider CL+Shipping. Other examples could include CL+Agriculture, Education, Energy, Finance, Healthcare, Insurance, Lawmaking, Media, Music, Privacy, Space, Telecoms, Transportation, and many more. Feel free to choose one or more themes for your node.
To get started, read up on last year’s CL+B Fest here, learn more about our “decentralized conference” model here, and review our node resources here. Before you register your node, you will need to:
- Choose a date
- Choose a location
- Choose a theme (CL+______)
- Choose your tracks (learn, hack, discuss)
- Create an event website
When you are ready, please register your node here. All nodes must register to be recognized as a part of the festival.
What happens at CL+?
The Festival is designed to be as inclusive as possible, with activity tracks for participants of all backgrounds, interests, and skill levels. Each node will feature one or more of the following tracks:
LEARN
New to computational law? Learn the basics from local and global experts at our educational sessions and workshops.
HACK
Are you a coder or designer? Take part in challenges from the MIT Computational Law Report to build open-source computational law uses cases.
DISCUSS
Interested in policy implications of computational law? Join our Global Symposium, a distributed policy hack to discuss core issues related to computational law.
Publication Opportunity with the MIT Computational Law Report
Policy discussions, projects, presentations, or other outputs from CLplus2020 can be submitted to the MIT Computational Law Report for consideration as a contribution in a special release. Any of the learn, hack or discuss streams can be eligible for inclusion. The following non-exclusive list of outputs are examples:
- Video of presentations
- Audio or podcast
- Datasets and analytics
- Software or projects
- Write-ups of discussions
- Tutorials or other learning modules
The Festival welcomes enthusiasts of all ages, genders, backgrounds, skill levels, and disciplines, and will be free to attend and participate. Each node is expected to have a code of conduct to create a safe and welcoming environment for all participants.
Brought to you by:
In collaboration with the MIT Computational Law Report