Digital Sherlocks 2026 Networking Session

This networking meeting is a chance to talk with fellow cohort members, exchange ideas, and build connections beyond the training. During the session, we will open breakout rooms organized around several themes. You will be able to choose which room to join based on what interests you most: 

Regional rooms 

• Networking: Africa 

• Networking: Asia 

• Networking: Europe 

• Networking: Latin America & Caribbean 

• Networking: MENA 

• Networking: North America 

• Networking: South Caucasus 

These rooms bring together cohort members focusing on the same region. You can come ready to share what you’re focused on, exchange tips/insights, and find people worth connecting/collaborating with. 

Other rooms 

• Career in OSINT: A space to exchange tips and insights on the realities of this work, job search, building a reputation, navigating burnout, career uncertainty amid funding cuts, and the skills that matter most. Come with questions or your own experience to share. 

• Collaboration room: This room is for anyone looking to team up on a project, a tool or methodology, a cross-border investigation, a conference panel, or anything else. You can come with a specific ask: what you’re working on, and what kind of person or skill you need. If your ask is specific to one region, you can find help in that region’s room (shared above). This space is for asks that don’t fit into one region or need a mix of people. 

• General chat: No set topic, no moderator. Just an open space to keep talking with someone if you need to, or if none of the other rooms appeal to you. 

You do not need to register for this session. You will be added automatically and will receive the Zoom join link directly. If you do not receive your link by August 21, please email us at dfrlabcapacity@atlanticcouncil.org so we can help.