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Downrange // Frontier Event Intelligence8 tracked

Bearing: the frontier

Know where the frontier shows up before everyone else

Curated tough tech events: conferences, workshops, deadlines, and community meetups, delivered to your calendar app with editorial commentary on why each one matters.

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Incoming // next on the range

  1. Jul 1T-6d

    DOE Industrial Motor Efficiency Standards - Compliance Deadline

  2. Jul 1T-7d

    IROS 2026 Paper Submission Deadline

  3. Jul 3T-8d

    AuxDefense 2024 - Paper Submission Deadline

  4. Jul 14T-19d

    DARPA Forward - 2026 Edition

  5. Jul 15T-20d

    Greentown Labs - Rolling admissions (Q3 review)

[01]Coverage

Curated calendars across tough tech

Subscribe to the full firehose, or pick the sectors you work in.

[02]Manifest

What's coming up

A sample of upcoming events across the frontier. Subscribers get full details, editorial commentary, and direct calendar integration.

Jul
1
Regulatory Comment Period

DOE Industrial Motor Efficiency Standards - Compliance Deadline

TEE Take

Editorial commentary with Operator membership

manufacturingenergyrobotics
Jul
1
Paper / Proposal Deadline

IROS 2026 Paper Submission Deadline

TEE Take

Editorial commentary with Operator membership

robotics
Jul
3
Paper / Proposal Deadline

AuxDefense 2024 - Paper Submission Deadline

Funchal

TEE Take

Editorial commentary with Operator membership

defense
Jul
14
Conference

DARPA Forward - 2026 Edition

Denver

TEE Take

Editorial commentary with Operator membership

defenseroboticssemiconductors+1
Jul
15
Grant / Funding Deadline

Greentown Labs - Rolling admissions (Q3 review)

Somerville

TEE Take

Editorial commentary with Operator membership

energymanufacturinginfrastructure
Jul
19
Grant / Funding Deadline

Siggraph 2026 — Acm Siggraph

Fonticons

TEE Take

Editorial commentary with Operator membership

robotics

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[03]Capabilities

More than a calendar: a briefing

SEC

Sector filtering

Choose which domains hit your calendar. Subscribe to robotics, energy, defense, or all of the above.

CMD

Editorial commentary

JMill's take on why each event matters, who should go, and what to watch for. Not just a listing: a briefing.

CAL

Direct to your calendar

One-click subscribe from Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook. Events appear automatically.

DDL

Deadlines & sub-dates

Registration cutoffs, early-bird pricing, abstract submissions, surfaced as calendar entries so nothing slips.

End of transmission

Never miss another frontier event

Included with every Operator membership. Curated sector calendars with a TEE Take on every event.

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