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June 1-5: Glocal Evaluation Week and May 26: gLocal launch event

Glocal Evaluation Week is a unique knowledge-sharing event, connecting a global community of people across sectors and regions. Over the course of a week, participants from all over the world join events – in their neighborhood or across the ocean – to learn from each other on a vast number of topics and themes. Allowing participants […]

June 17: Mobile World Congress Kigali

We are coming to Mobile World Congress Kigali. We’re joining a session focusing on AI impact measurement. Learn more and sign up below.

June 18: A down-to-earth conversation about AI safety in practice

The AI Design & UX Learning Group is bringing together designers and researchers working at the frontlines of AI for social impact for a focused session on what safety means in practice. Across three short, discussion-led segments, we’ll move from definitions to practice: exploring how actors in the social sector are identifying specific AI safety […]

June 24: Cutting Through the Hype: A Practical Guide to Choosing Value-Aligned and High-Performance AI Tools with AEA

On June 24, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, Kevin Hong (The MERL Tech Initiative and Columbia University) is facilitating AEA’s Summer Workshop, which will focus on practical frameworks for assessing AI tools based on performance, alignment with organizational values, risk, and real-world impact.

Upcoming events


July 09: Open source generative AI for real-world impact at AI for Good Summit

Linda Raftree joins in-person workshop spotlights real results from deploying open source Generative AI across three nations that are effectively transforming public services in health, agriculture, and climate resilience.

July 13-15: Introduction to AI in Evaluation – IPDET Workshop

The IPDET Workshops in Bern (Switzerland) will take place from July 13 to 17, 2026. Linda Raftree (The MERL Tech Initiative) is co-facilitating a training with Paul Jasper to help evaluators who have so far had limited exposure to emerging AI, including Generative AI (GenAI), to understand potential implications and risks for their area of work. Learn more and register here.