DWeb Camp 2026: Root Systems is a five-day gathering in nature for builders and dreamers dedicated to building a decentralized web (DWeb). A web that is private, resilient, and beyond the control of a few central powers. Like forests, decentralized systems derive strength from what lies beneath the surface: dense networks of roots, sharing resources without hierarchy, and coordination that persists even when individual nodes disappear. DWeb Camp invites participants to build technologies that–like living ecosystems–adapt, regenerate, and endure.

Come help co-create DWeb Camp 2026 at an all-day meet up on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at c-base in Berlin. In the morning, we invite you to brainstorm, dream, and plan what DWeb Camp can be. We'll move into the afternoon with an unconference to surface shared goals and interests and to seed the conversations and activations we want to build on. The evening will culminate in a fireside chat between Internet Archive founder, Brewster Kahle, and Senior DWeb Organizer, Wendy Hanamura, followed by opportunities to meet other organizers and share your ideas and offerings for Camp.

This event is co-hosted by the Department of Decentralization, Internet Archive Europe, and DWeb.

SCHEDULE // SAT 28 FEB 2026

SESSION ONE:  Intros & Breakout groups (10:00 - 12:50 PM)
10:00 - 10:30 = Breakfast, arrive
10:30 - 11:00 = Welcome & intros

BREAKOUT TOPICS: What do you care about? What you might like to express at camp? How can we help further your goals?
11:00 - 12:50 = Break outs + report backs



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LUNCH: 12:50 - 14:00
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SESSION TWO:  Unconference (14:00-18:00)
Dive into the topics that could be explored at Camp
14:00 - 14:15 = Brewster Kahle talk: Why Camp? What's the vision and why DWeb is important now?
14:15 - 14:45 = Unconference session I & II
16:00 - 16:15 = BREAK
16:15 - 17:25 = Unconference session III & IV
17:25 - 17:45 = Report backs from sessions
17:45 - 18:00 = Next steps + close out

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DINNER BREAK:  18:00 - 19:00

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EVENING MEET UP (19:00 - 22:00)
19:00 - 19:30 = Welcome & Ice breaker
19:30 - 20:00  = Intro to DWeb Camp/Principles & Organizers
20:00 - 20:30 = Daytime unconference highlights
20:30 - 21:30 = Fireside Chat: Brewster Kahle, Founder & Digital Librarian, Internet Archive & Wendy Hanamura, DWeb Producer
21:30 - 21:45 = Closing: Next steps & How to get involved w/ Camp
21:45 - Late = Informal Socializing 

FIRESIDE CHAT
Almost 30 years ago, Brewster Kahle founded the Internet Archive, one of the enduring pieces of cultural infrastructure preserving the cultural heritage of the world. He founded this digital library and the Wayback Machine to be nonprofit, private and free. In 2016, the Internet Archive helped launch the Decentralized Web movement and DWeb Camp, and relaunched Internet Archive Europe last year. In this fireside chat, come hear why Kahle is establishing an independent archive in Europe, why the Internet Archive builds and runs its own storage systems, its privacy practices, and future. Come ask Brewster anything — he's amazingly candid and eager to meet you.

DWeb Camp tickets will become available the week of March 9, 2026.

Questions? Write us at dwebcamp@archive.org