ATmosphereConf

the global AT Protocol community conference

Preshow

March 26-27 &

Conference

March 28-29, 2026

see you @ UBC campus, Vancouver, BC, Canada ...or remote!

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// schedule

We have two days of pre-conference events and activities, happening Thursday, March 26th and Friday, March 27th. These are included in your tickets. There is a maximum capacity, so please do select activities in your ticket registration form.

// THURSDAY

March 26th

4 rooms, workshops and activities

▶ where is it at://?

AMS Student Nest, UBC campus, 6133 University Blvd GMap · CoMaps Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1

▶ What time zone is it://?

All times are in Vancouver/Pacific time (PDT, UTC−7). To see the schedule in your time zone, visit the bookmarks page.

Workshop Day #1 go remote →

9AM

10AM

11AM

12PM

1PM

2PM

3PM

4PM

5PM

6PM

Doors Open
9:00am – 9:30am
OAuth Masterclass
Nick Gerakines
9:30am – 12:30pm
Lunch Break (Not Catered)
12:30pm – 2:00pm
Abstracting the Appview Workshop
Chad Miller
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Verified Human Users, game changer in the atmosphere
4:00pm – 5:00pm

2301 Classroom

2311 Classroom

Performance Theatre

Bukhman Lounge

9AM

10AM

11AM

12PM

1PM

2PM

3PM

4PM

5PM

6PM

Doors Open
9:00am – 9:30am
OAuth Masterclass
Nick Gerakines
9:30am – 12:30pm
Unconf Classroom
9:30am – 12:30pm
Unconf Discussions
9:30am – 12:30pm
Hospicing social media: Personal archival practices for transition
Dawn Walker
10:30am – 12:30pm
Unconf: Build and share personal apps, using an open source tool to help get started
11:30am – 12:30pm
Lunch Break (Not Catered)
12:30pm – 2:00pm
Abstracting the Appview Workshop
Chad Miller
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Office Hours Lounge
2:00pm – 6:30pm
Unconf Classroom
2:00pm – 4:00pm
What futures can we build together?
Arushi Bandi, Ivan Sigal, Christian Jacobs
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Verified Human Users, game changer in the atmosphere
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Dive into user research with fellow ATProto builders and users
Tessa Brown, Anna Mistele, Tynan Purdy
4:30pm – 6:30pm

// FRIDAY

March 27th

4 rooms, full program

▶ where is it at://?

AMS Student Nest, UBC campus, 6133 University Blvd GMap · CoMaps Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1

▶ What time zone is it://?

All times are in Vancouver/Pacific time (PDT, UTC−7). To see the schedule in your time zone, visit the bookmarks page.

Workshop Day #2 go remote →

// SATURDAY

March 28th

4 rooms, full program

▶ where is it at://?

AMS Student Nest, UBC campus, 6133 University Blvd GMap · CoMaps Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1

▶ What time zone is it://?

All times are in Vancouver/Pacific time (PDT, UTC−7). To see the schedule in your time zone, visit the bookmarks page.

Conference Day #1 go remote →

// SUNDAY

March 29th

3 rooms, conference schedule

▶ where is it at://?

AMS Student Nest, UBC campus, 6133 University Blvd GMap · CoMaps Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1

▶ What time zone is it://?

All times are in Vancouver/Pacific time (PDT, UTC−7). To see the schedule in your time zone, visit the bookmarks page.

Conference Day #2 go remote →

// SOME RANDOM (THURSDAY) PICKS

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Office Hours Lounge

Activity Thu 2:00 PM

// SAMPLING THE OTHER DAYS

Friday · Workshop Day #2

March 27th

Show day

Saturday · Conference Day #1

March 28th

Show day

Sunday · Conference Day #2

March 29th

Show day

// SOME RANDOM (SUNDAY) PICKS

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Bringing Self Sovereign Identities to the Masses via ATproto (and how to maximize coherence between upcoming DID:PLC forks)

I will make the case that DID:PLC forks will inevitably emerge as the wider atproto ecosystem keeps gaining global relevance: pressure on the governance model of the identity system will increase to a point where conflicts (e.g. over which DID suspension requests should be honored and which should be ignored) cannot be easilly resolved within a ‘permissioned consortium’ (as proposed in https://atproto.com/guides/identity) anymore. It seems evident that we can only argue about WHEN this will happen, not IF it will happen. In order to be able to maintain coherent UI experiences (without threads looking more and more broken due to different forks being used in different appviews) it seems necessary to extend the adversarial design patterns at the heart of the bluesky project (‘the company is the future adversary’) to the governance model of the underlying DID:PLC identity system: ‘the consortium will become target of future adversaries’. Can permissionless observatory networks help? Can we avoid using cryptoeconomics? What other options seem useful? During this presentation, I will present the results of my ongoing PhD research project on these questions. --- About me: I'm part of a small team (including Marcus Sabadello, co-author and editor of the DID specification) that started to advocate for the adoption of DIDs within ActivityPub networks back in 2018 (predating Jay Graber’s ecosystem review and the birth of the bluesky project). https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot9-prague/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/fediverse-did-integration.md https://chaos.social/@cypherhippie/102270069807129706 Link to a (somewhat cringe) video for a grant application in 2018: https://youtu.be/UJn7cLNh_q8?t=85 Recent talk at fediday berlin: Protocol Convergence within Open Science Communication Networks https://fair.tube/w/p/2PEFZ5cdptsVASU4HTUakA Upcoming presentation at fosdem: Increasing Long Term Stability of Relations Between Fediverse Identities using SSI https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/RZRZ9P-increasing_long_term_stability_of_relations_between_fediverse_identities_using_s/

Presentation Sun 10:30 AM @cypherhippie.bsky.social-Paul Fuxjäger

// SAMPLING THE OTHER DAYS

Thursday · Workshop Day #1

March 26th

Show day

2:00 PM

Unconf Classroom

2311 Classroom
4:30 PM

Dive into user research with fellow ATProto builders and users

Performance Theatre

Friday · Workshop Day #2

March 27th

Show day

Saturday · Conference Day #1

March 28th

Show day

// join us

// GET YOUR TICKETS

Come join 300+ in-person attendees, and 100s more online. Arrive two days early for extended events, deep dives, and local activities; then gather for two full days of conference—with topics for everyone!

ATmosphereConf is at UBC campus on is wherever you are*, March 26-27 & 28-29, 2026

*but also at UBC campus

// preshow

Workshops, deep dives, local activities. March 26–27, 2026.

// conference

Talks, panels, community. March 28–29, 2026.

// remote

3 full coverage video streams powered by Streamplace.

Can't make it there? Go remote → Want to mingle? Join us on campus ←

// FAQS

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Quick answers before you grab a ticket

▶ What is AtmosphereConf? #

AtmosphereConf is the global conference for the atproto community, an open protocol powering Bluesky and 100s of other applications.

See all FAQs in Conference Info

▶ Where is the venue? #

The main venue is the AMS Student Nest, on the University of British Columbia (UBC) campus, located at:

6133 University Blvd GMap · CoMaps Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1

See all FAQs in Conference Info

▶ Are there options for attending the conference remotely? #

Yes, you can read the initial announcement on Remote / Hybrid participation.

Go to the Remote page for the main dashboard for remote streaming & chat, plus forums and more. There is a $10USD suggested donation for remote attendees, and regardless of payment we ask that you register and accept the code of conduct.

See all FAQs in Remote Attendance

▶ Will the videos be recorded? #

Yes, the videos will be recorded and made available after the conference for watching on demand.

See all FAQs in Remote Attendance

▶ Does the conference have a code of conduct? #

The code of conduct that the AT Community Fund events and spaces is covered under is posted on the blog at atprotocol.dev/code-of-conduct.

See all FAQs in Code of Conduct

Be Back Soon

Thank you all, see you next season

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AT Protocol Community @atprotocol.dev

The community fund has work to do in highlighting work we've done in the last 12 months, as well as the projects we recently granted. @schuyler.info has done amazing work on #atgeo AND is running a bare metal server in Canada. More ways to get involved with both, soon!

Boris@bmann.ca

@schuyler.info shipped an ATgeo server atgeo.org Much like events "being dead" but everyone adopting the community lexicon, geo apps have adopted the community lexicon! The specific thing HERE is having an atproto native venue lookup. Which is shipped and running! We need to announce & socialize!

atgeo.org

April 3, 2026 at 12:31 AM UTC