April 2024: Winning Civic Unplugged’s Innovation in Democracy Pitch Contest
August 2024: VR’ing Democracy was presented at CalCenter’s r(E)volution event in Sacramento, CA
September 2024: First Headset Delivered in San Francisco, CA
September 2024: VR’ing Democracy spoke and presented at the Latino Vote Panel with Acción Latino at KALW (public radio station)
September 2024: VR’ing Democracy presented for the Commission of the Status of Women which led to approval by the Department of Elections. The headset was also set up in San Francisco (SF) City Hall.
September 2024: Presentation and demonstration of headset at the Youth Civic Engagement Forum at SF City Hall and the National Council of Negro Women
October 2024: Won the Institute for Citizens & Scholars’ Youth Civic Solution Competition
December 2024: Presentation at the National Conference on Citizenship
January 2025: VRD won Macy’s Grant
February 2025: Demonstration and presentation of headset during the KALW Public Media event
February 2025: Virtual presentation of headset at HERGOV event
March 2025: Presentation at STAND UP! SPEAK OUT! statewide conference at UC Davis
June 2025: Bears Scholar Summit with the Golden Student Bears
July 2025: Advocacy for SB 745 at the CA Assembly
July 2025: VRD Demo at Stanford University in partnership with Stanford Deliberate Democracy Lab