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FtO Seoul 2026 – Registration

:date: Date – 2026/9/18-20 :round_pushpin: City – Seoul, South Korea :japanese_castle: Venue – Haja Center 하자센터 :bus: Map – <https://maps.app.goo.gl/HEdT756pghTgKfEN9> :information_source: More – <https://facing-the-ocean.github.io/fto-website/events/seoul-2026.html> :warning: Deadline for registration Form closes end of day on 21 August - or when we reach maximum capacity of 100. Intro “Facing the Ocean” (FtO) is an event that brings together civic hackers from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan — the three neighboring countries that share and “face” the same ocean. It is co-hosted by contributors from g0v, Code for Korea, and Code for Japan. Expectation 在面海松，我們期待： ● 不是競賽、沒有導師、沒有獎項、沒有輸贏、沒有主題、沒有壓力 ● 自主而自由的行動 ● 請勿違反行為準則 We the organizers expect the following for this FtO event: ● No competition, no mentor, no prize, no winner, no loser, no theme, no fuzz ● Free to do whatever ● DO NOT violate the Code of Conduct 主催者として、FtOイベントでは次のような姿勢を大切にしています。 ● 競争では無く、メンターもいない。賞がなければ、勝者も敗者も無し。特定のテーマも決まりも無し。 ● 何をするかは自分次第 ● 必ずCode of Conductを守る 이 행사에서 우리가 기대하는 것은, ● 경쟁 없음, 멘토 없음, 상 없음, 우승자 없음, 패배자 없음, 테마 없음, 걱정도 없음 ● 무엇이든 해도 상관없음 ● 다만 CoC를 어겨서는 안됩니다 Contact If you have any questions, find the organizers on #facing-the-ocean channel in each community's Slack or Discord: Join g0v Slack / Join Code for Korea Discord / Join Code for Japan Slack (find #overseas-facing_the_ocean) Or email your questions to: <mailto:fto@codefor.kr|fto@codefor.kr> Start To register, start by putting in your email. :point_down::point_down::point_down: Your email address is only accessible by the organizers. Expect to receive further information about the event via your email. :warning: Notice Please sign-up individually.

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Facing the Ocean — Civic Tech Communities of East Asia

Facing the Ocean brings together civic tech communities from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and neighbouring countries of East Asia — since 2019.

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choulin 2026-07-19 12:39:10

Hi, my own issue: I remember I completed pre-regesitration, but I cant find the confirmed letter:smiling_face_with_tear: so not sure if I have registered successfully or not.
Should I just register again? or if you can help, I should register myself under the name _choulin_

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