Overview
After more than ten years of pioneering work towards a genuinely decentralized and distributed system, it is time to revisit how far the decentralized web has come.
What is the current science in the peer-2-peer space? What are the immediate technical challenges ahead of us?
In the last decade, we have identified immutable data, cryptographic identities, convergent data structures, and an abundance of in-networking memory as foundational for a decentralized web. All these concepts, which were not available when the Internet was born, today allow us to dare a radical redesign of a distributed system that is offline-first, permissionless, trustworthy and resilient.
DWeb Weekend 2025 is for researchers, builders, and the public to assess our current technological state, learn together, and move forward at speed. On Saturday, we welcome the public to join roundtables to discuss and share strategies on how to tackle the DWeb’s immediate technical challenges. On Sunday, we invite you to share a talk, join a technical workshop, or attend a hands-on demonstration by some of the top P2P protocol builders in decentralized tech.
INTERESTED IN PRESENTING A TALK, DEMO, or WORKSHOP? Fill out this form
📍 Location: Internet Archive, 300 Funston Avenue, San Francisco
📅 Date & Time: Saturday & Sunday, Aug 16-17, 10 AM - 5 PM
What to Expect:
Some of the top builders of P2P, decentralized tech will be on hand to lead roundtable discussions, document your ideas, share talks, workshops, and hands-on demos.
You'll find:
- Talks on decentralized architectures, edge computing, and peer-to-peer networks
- Demos of Decentralized P2P tech, and self-hosted alternatives
- Discussions of privacy-first principles, self-sovereignty, and reducing dependency on solutions that hold all the control
- Networking with like-minded tech professionals, open-source contributors & potential partners
DWeb Weekend 2025 is led by Research Director, Professor Christian Tschudin and Associate Research Director, Andreas Dzialocha. The event is produced by DWeb organizer Wendy Hanamura, and sponsored by the Internet Archive.
