Safety Net Tech Summit 2026
Call for Proposals is Now Open!
August 3 - 5, 2026
Washington, DC
It's that time again! The Safety Net team will be back in Washington, DC for our next annual Tech Summit and we are in search of presenters who will inform, educate and inspire our audience of advocates, victim service providers, legal professionals, law enforcement, and other professionals working with victims of abuse.
Workshops should provide tools and information to respond to technology abuse, enhance services and options for survivors of abuse, and hold offenders accountable. Is your organization using technology to work more effectively with survivors? Has your program or community responded in innovative ways to abusers’ misuse of technology? Have you worked creatively to use technology in ways that maximize survivor privacy and safety?
We’re seeking proposals for 90 minute workshops on topics related to technology, safety, confidentiality, and privacy that will be applicable to professionals working with survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and/or trafficking.
Proposals should be survivor-centered, trauma-informed, and include culturally competent approaches.
Proposals should also be inclusive of communities at the margins and have an intersectional framework. Here is a link to a
TED Talk by Kimberle Crenshaw, known for the introduction and development of intersectional theory.
Session content should include innovative strategies and support best practices. Any proposal promoting technology to communicate with or for survivors should be grounded in well-thought-out principles around privacy and safety.
We do not consider proposals that promote or market products.We are particularly interested in proposals that focus on the following topics
as they relate to technology safety, privacy, and confidentiality:
o Digital divide and approaches to promoting digital equity o Topics specific to communities facing additional barriers to technology safety and privacy which may
include Tribal, rural, LGBTQIA+, immigrants & refugees, disability, Deaf and Hard of Hearing. o Innovative practices using technology o Emerging technology o Data security for victim service agencies
o Abuse in later life o Teens
Presenter Expectations:
If your proposal is accepted, we ask that you:
-Confirm or decline your participation within 7 days of acceptance notification.
-Adhere to all the deadlines.
-Communicate as needed with your Safety Net point person.
-Submit all required materials and thoroughly read accessibility guidelines.
-Create and conduct an accessible presentation (guidelines to be provided).
-Commit to accessible, survivor-centered, trauma-informed, and non-commercial content.
-Make any presentation changes needed to meet accessibility requirements upon review.
**Please complete each section, as it significantly influences our decision-making process. Incomplete submissions will not be considered.**