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Portals are gold spaces equipped with immersive audiovisual technology.

When you enter a Portal, you come face-to-face with someone in a distant Portal and can converse live and full-body, as if in the same room.

PORTALS COME IN MANY FORMSCONTAINERS, TENTS, AND EXISTING ROOMS

“A quiet, personal, passionate revolution of connection.”- Participant quote from among thousands of powerful reactions left in our gold books.

INCLUDING PORTAL SCREENSWHICH ARE FREESTANDING BIDIRECTIONAL VIDEO WALLS

“It’s an amazing technology...I feel like you’re standing there right in front of me.”- President Barack Obama

PORTALS EXIST AROUND THE WORLDNorth AmericaAustin, TXBrooklyn, NYChicago, ILGreenwich, CTLos Angeles, CAMilwaukee, WISan Francisco, CAWashington, DC

Americas & CaribbeanCaracas, VenezuelaEl Progreso, HondurasHavana, CubaManaus, BrazilMexico City, Mexico

AfricaHarare, ZimbabweJuba, South SudanKigali, RwandaNairobi, Kenya

Middle EastAmman, JordanErbil, IraqGaza, PalestineIsfahan, IranZa’atari, Jordan

South & East AsiaHerat, AfghanistanKabul, AfghanistanLahore, PakistanSeoul, South KoreaYangon, Myanmar

EuropeLondon, UKBerlin, GermanyUtzdorf, Germany

* Text italics and grey pins signify locations that are coming online within the next 2 months.

Austin, USA St. Edward’s University, an undergraduate liberal arts collegeBrooklyn, USA New Lab, a tech hub with a focus on emerging tech in robotics, artificial intelligence and connected devicesChicago, USA Harold Washington Cultural CenterCollege Park, USA University of MarylandEl Progreso, Honduras OYE Program and School, focused on educating and empowering disadvantaged youth in a high-crime cityErbil, Iraq UNICEF site in the Harsham Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons’ Camp with IDPs from ISIS-held MosulGaza, Palestine Sky Geeks, a startup accelerator with a focus on frontier marketsGreenwich, USA Greenwich Academy School college-preparatory day school for girls and young womenHarare, Zimbabwe Theater & Musical Performance SpaceHavana, Cuba Arts School and Cultural CenterHerat, Afghanistan Hariwa University, a private college where about one third of the students are womenIsfahan, Iran Women-run experimental video art galleryKabul, Afghanistan Turquoise Mountain crafts collective focused on regenerating Afghanistan's traditional arts and historic areas Kigali, Rwanda Kurema arts collective working to erase HIV/AIDS stigma, plus a performance and co-working spaceMarqa, Jordan UNICEF center for Syrian refugeesMexico City, Mexico Platoon Center, which is part of a network of cultural centers with other sites in Berlin and SeoulMilwaukee, USA Moody Park in the Amani Neighborhood, which has the highest incarceration rate in AmericaUtzdorf, Germany Immigrant resettlement home for Syrian and other refugees from Sudan to AfghanistanYangon, Myanmar Turning Tables, which empowers marginalized youth through music and film

AT DIVERSE INSTITUTIONSINCLUDING UNIVERSITIES, REFUGEE CAMPS, PARKS & TECH HUBS

AND ARE STAFFED BY DYNAMIC PORTAL CURATORS

WHO FORM A TRUSTED, GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO PROGRAM DIALOGUES, CLASSES, AND EVENTS,

LEAD LOCAL COMMUNITY OUTREACHAND PROVIDE LIVE LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION

World HistoryFormer mujahideen fighters in Afghanistan have taught Cold War history to students around the world.

Current EventsStudents in Cuba and Iran have engaged students across American in discussion of recent diplomatic openings. Similarly, people have learned about the Syrian refugee crisis from refugees in Amman and Iraq.

Arts & CultureDancers and performers have engaged in rap battles, theatrical performances, and ciphers with artists around the world.

ResearchResearchers at Yale University are studying police-community relations through Portals, reading anonymized transcripts of conversations across the U.S.

LanguageLanguage learners have practiced with native speakers.

Science & TechnologyCoders and roboticists at Stanford University explored startup ideas with entrepreneurs in Rwanda, Gaza, and beyond

USE PORTALS TO LEARN & TEACH

Design New ProductsCoders and app developers in San Francisco worked with app developers in Tehran and in a Syrian refugee camp to brainstorm apps for social good.

Create New PerformancesHundreds of artists have collaborated through Portals creating collaborative theater and dance performances before live audiences

MentorLeaders and investors including Penny Pritzker, Sergey Brin and Steve Case engaged global entrepreneurs through Portals.

Create ArtworksAccomplished global artists have made original works of art in the Portal, including paintings, sculptures, and virtual artworks.

Grow BusinessesLocal businesses are exploring growth opportunities around the world through Portals, in industries as varied as software to tourism.

Develop EnterprisesPortals connect entrepreneurs around the world to share ideas and develop new products. Our Portal in Kigali is in a co-working hub.

DESIGN & CREATE

Connect FansAirbnb used Portals to connect the Sundance Film Festival to fans in Cuba, Mexico, and Iran.

Launch Global ConversationsGoogle used Portals to put President Barack Obama and Secretaries John Kerry and Penny Pritzker in conversation with entrepreneurs in Iraq, Mexico, South Korea and the UK. The event was streamed live to 60,000+ people.

Bring Supporters to CausesUNICEF brought a Portal to the UN General Assembly so that donors and diplomats could engage Syrian refugees in Za’atari, Jordan.

Host Large, Public PerformancesClassical musicians in Tehran performed live for 250+ people at the Ronald Reagan Center in Washington D.C.

Hack the PortalPortals also integrate VR, AR, haptic, 3D printing, and spatial scanning technology.

Global CollaborationPortals host regular dance parties, interactive gaming days, storytelling competitions and idea pitch events.

PLAY & CONNECT

OR JUST LEAVE PORTAL SCREENS ON 24x7AND ENGAGE GLOBAL PASSERSBY!

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Art

Tania BrugueraDamian WoetzelJonah BokaerTitus KapharMary Ellen CarrollPeggy Cooper CafritzSilvia Karman Cubiñá

Politics & Diplomacy

Barack ObamaBan Ki-moonHaider al-AbadiJohn KerryBert KoendersPenny Pritzker Samantha Power

Entertainment & Media

Ewan McGregorFareed ZakariaChris WallaceDoug LimanMorgan SpurlockJosh RadnorDaymond John

Technology & Academia

Sergey BrinSundar PichaiSteve CaseNina VacaThomas BanchoffAmy ChuaPascal Finette

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