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<p>re:publica is Europe’s largest and most prominent conference on
the future of society and all things digital. The annual event
attracts over 7,000 participants but has preserved an open and
familiar atmosphere, a high-level conference with a festival feel.
In 2016, re:publica will take place in Berlin, Germany, from May
2th to May 4th. Unlike other conferences which focus on social
media marketing and the usual “show and tell” of tools and
projects, re:publica aims to bring together the leading thinkers
of our time with activists and a range of communities to share
experiences.</p>
<p>CALL FOR PAPERS</p>
<p>This year's call for papers is open until January 10th. We are
looking for creative, engaging and quality submissions for our
2016 program. If you wish to contribute and be part of re:publica
then please take part in our call for papers:</p>
<p><a href="http://re-publica.de/en/call-papers" title="http://re-publica.de/en/call-papers" target="_blank">http://re-publica.de/en/call-papers</a></p>
<p>Participating in the call does not require submitting a
scientific proposal. You can fill out our online template which
asks for your topic, a brief description of the session, the
format (präsentation, discussion, workshop or action) as well as
some information about you (name and previous experience).</p>
<p>TOPICS</p>
<p>This year's motto is TEN as we celebrate 10 years of re:publica:
<a href="https://re-publica.de/en/motto" target="_blank">https://re-publica.de/en/motto</a>.
re:publica TEN will address the cultural, economic and political
digital development of the past ten years, examine our current
state of living and look ahead at what the future will bring each
and every one of us. We look forward to receiving submissions
matching this celebratory motto, but not only.</p>
<p>re:publica focuses on the impact of digitization and new media on
society. Main topics include the role of new media for political
communication and protest, changing media landscapes and trends in
journalism, DIY-cultures and net political topics such as privacy,
open data, open licensing, and Internet infrastructure and
security. For an impression of the range of our talks and topics,
see last year’s programme <a href="http://15.re-publica.de/en/event/1/sessions" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://15.re-publica.de/en/event/1/sessions" target="_blank">http://15.re-publica.de/en/event/1/sessions</a>
or the documentation of past talks on our YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/republica2010" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/republica2010" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/republica2010</a>.</p>
<p>Should you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.</p>
<p>e: <a href="mailto:programme@re-publica.de" target="_blank">programme@re-publica.de</a></p>
<p><a href="https://re-publica.de/en" title="https://re-publica.de/en" target="_blank">https://re-publica.de/en</a><br>
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/republica" title="www.facebook.com/republica" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/republica</a><br>
<a href="http://www.twitter.com/republica" title="www.twitter.com/republica" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/republica</a></p>
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