The Exchange Café returns to Washington, D.C.
Civic Science Media Lab
Exchange Café
A recurring gathering hosted by the Civic Science Media Lab.
Exchanges hostedCompleted gatherings · 2019–2025
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The next Exchange Café
The series returns to Washington, D.C., for an afternoon of connection and conversation.
Washington, D.C.
10SEP · 2026
You are invited!
Reconnect, exchange ideas, and build relationships across the field.
Time3:00–5:00 p.m. ET
LocationMaman Cafe · 750 9th Street Northwest · Washington, DC 20036
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Why the Café exists
The main goal of the Exchange Café is to bring together innovators, entrepreneurs, scholars, and other changemakers across the civic science landscape to connect and exchange lessons they are learning from the field.
“Isolation is the enemy of innovation.” Guiding idea · Exchange Café
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History of the Exchange Café
A reverse-chronological record of gatherings, followed by the complete photo archive.
The Café convenes another community of civic science changemakers.
The Exchange expands its visual record across three cities.
Two gatherings deepen the Café’s presence in the city.
Gatherings bring the community together in Massachusetts and Washington, D.C.
The Exchange continues in a virtual gathering space.
The first Exchange Café is hosted.
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