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# Project Information

## About the Argos Clubs

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Argos Clubs are a part of the TechUp Community network, created by The IO Foundation to support technologists and anyone interested in ensuring that technology protects its users by design.
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Interested in starting your own club?

<a class="button primary" data-icon="comment-exclamation">Check how!</a>
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What members do

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<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><i class="fa-server">:server:</i></td><td><strong>PromptForge Lab</strong></td><td>Build and run your own virtual machines, networks and services on real hardware at your university, without fear of breaking anything.</td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-diagram-project">:diagram-project:</i></td><td><strong>Mentor-led projects</strong></td><td>Course projects guided by lecturers of your university together with TIOF, tracked in GitHub.</td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-laptop-code">:laptop-code:</i></td><td><strong>Trainings</strong></td><td>Hands-on sessions on the technology behind the internet and on running your own technology.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><i class="fa-people-group">:people-group:</i></td><td><strong>Student committee</strong></td><td>Run your Argos Club as President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, IT Admin or Comms. Each role is a taste of running a company.</td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-compass">:compass:</i></td><td><strong>Wayfinder Lab</strong></td><td>Practice leadership, conflict management, going to market and fundraising on real projects.</td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-flag">:flag:</i></td><td><strong>Argonaut Pathway</strong></td><td>A path from new member to onboarding other members and helping launch new Argos Clubs. In beta.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><i class="fa-plane-departure">:plane-departure:</i></td><td><strong>Fellowships</strong></td><td>Take part in standards meetings such as IETF, APRICOT and ICANN and meet the people who shape the internet. Some are for Argos Club Members only.</td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-video">:video:</i></td><td><strong>Remote participation hubs</strong></td><td>Follow standards meetings together from your Argos Club.</td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-earth-asia">:earth-asia:</i></td><td><strong>Inter-Argos calls</strong></td><td>Monthly calls that bring the Argos Clubs together, open to every member.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><i class="fa-certificate">:certificate:</i></td><td><strong>Verifiable certificates</strong></td><td>Digitally signed certificates that anyone can verify.</td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-code-branch">:code-branch:</i></td><td><strong>A portfolio in GitHub</strong></td><td>Your projects are tracked in the open, so what you did can be checked.</td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-briefcase">:briefcase:</i></td><td><strong>Opportunities</strong></td><td>Internship and volunteer openings through TIOF.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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## Frequently asked questions

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<summary><i class="fa-circle-question">:circle-question:</i>Who can join an Argos Club?</summary>

Argos Club Members are students of the host university. Whether alumni and people from outside the university can take part depends on the host university and its Argos Club.

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<summary><i class="fa-circle-question">:circle-question:</i>Do I need to be an expert in technology?</summary>

No. The onboarding takes you through your tools step by step and members learn by building things in the PromptForge Lab.

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<summary><i class="fa-circle-question">:circle-question:</i>Is joining optional?</summary>

Yes. Joining an Argos Club is your choice. Members who want more can take roles in the committee or follow the Argonaut Pathway.

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<summary><i class="fa-circle-question">:circle-question:</i>How can my university host an Argos Club?</summary>

Write to us at <Contact@TheIOFoundation.org>. We will talk about what a host university provides and what The IO Foundation brings, which includes the lab, training, mentorship and the network.

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<summary><i class="fa-circle-question">:circle-question:</i>What is The IO Foundation?</summary>

The IO Foundation (TIOF) is a global for-impact NGO championing Data-Centric Digital Rights, registered in Estonia since 2018 and in the United States since 2023. Argos Clubs belong to TechUp, its initiative for the next generation of technologists.

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For universities and supporters

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Bring an Argos Club to your university

Give your students a lab, a community and a path into the world of internet standards.

<a href="mailto:Contact@TheIOFoundation.org?subject=Bring%20an%20Argos%20Club%20to%20my%20university" class="button primary" data-icon="building-columns">Talk to us</a>
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Support the Argos Clubs

Growth depends on funding. The more support available, the more Argos Clubs can launch.

<a href="https://discover.theiofoundation.org/the-io-foundation/about/support-us" class="button secondary" data-icon="hand-holding-seedling">Support Us</a>
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<h3 align="center">Technologists are the next generation of rights defenders</h3>

<p align="center"><strong>Join an Argos Club and start building.</strong></p>

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