Applications are open

Takeoff 2026: Attendee Application

November 13–15, 2026 · The LINE DC, Washington, DC

Government officials and public-sector employees: Receive event information here. Public-sector attendance is by independent invitation from Sparrow.

Takeoff brings together public servants, AI researchers and builders, and other leading voices to discuss how we govern ourselves in the age of AI.

Required fields: ~2 mins. Additional fields: ~10 mins.

This application should take no more than 10 minutes. We'd like to learn about your background, current work, and what you hope to gain from Takeoff. We'll follow up if we need any additional information.

We review these applications on a rolling basis. If you are invited, you'll receive a private registration link; applying does not guarantee admission.

We encourage you to apply even if the full ticket price is a concern. We offer additional discounts to help make attendance possible, and your ability to pay will not affect how we review your application.

Ticket types available

Ticket type	Early birdThrough Oct 2	RegularOct 3–16	LateOct 17–30
Individual	$350	$500	$1,100
Institutional	$650	$900	$2,000
Public Sector	Complimentary	Complimentary	Complimentary

Individual: If you're paying personally, or out of a nonprofit, startup, or academic budget where price is a concern.
Institutional: If your organization is covering registration and price is not a primary concern.
Public Sector: Complimentary registration is offered to independently invited public-sector officials and employees, subject to their office's applicable review. If complimentary attendance is not permissible, the attendee or employing government entity may pay the applicable fair-market registration price; contact the team to arrange payment.

Applications close October 30, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. If invited, complete registration by the deadline in your invitation, no later than November 6, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern; contact the team if you need to discuss an extension.

Work in government or at a public institution? Please use our public-sector information form. Sparrow independently selects and directly invites public-sector attendees.

* indicates a required field. All other fields are optional.

About you

Who you are

First name

Last name

Where you work

Role + affiliation

Please include your current role and organization, if any. Independent applicants are welcome.

Fields of expertise

A few words, not an essay — what you could speak to. We use this to make introductions.

Which best describes your work?

We use this to keep the room balanced across government, the people building the technology, and everyone in between.

Where to find you

Twitter/X

GitHub

Personal website

Other links that can help us learn more about you

For example, your blog or CV. You may include multiple links, but order them by priority; the first link is the one you most care that we see.

Financial assistance

I'll need financial assistance in order to attend.

If the Individual ticket is unaffordable, please let us know. We offer further discounts, and ability to pay is not taken into account in admission decisions. No financial documents are needed with your application.

Your perspective

These questions are optional. A few sentences are plenty: we'd like to understand the perspective you'd bring, the questions you're thinking about, and what you'd hope to learn from others.

What you'd bring

What work, experience, or perspective would you bring to conversations about AI and how we govern ourselves?

What you'd like to discuss

What question about AI and society's response would you most like to discuss at Takeoff, and what is your current thinking?

What would you most like to understand better from people working in a different field or with a different perspective?

What would make Takeoff valuable

What conversation, connection, or collaboration would make Takeoff especially valuable to you?

Anything else

Anything else you would like to share?

How did you hear about Takeoff?

Privacy: Sparrow Infrastructure and its service providers use submitted information to respond to information requests, review applications and nominations, develop the participant list, and organize Takeoff. You can request corrections or deletion by emailing us.

Takeoff is organized by Sparrow Infrastructure (a d/b/a of Atlas Computing Institute). Questions? thetakeoffdc@gmail.com