<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Francesca Bria</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:francesca.bria@nesta.org.uk">francesca.bria@nesta.org.uk</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, May 20, 2016 at 2:42 AM<br>Subject: Invitation: Commons Technology and the right to a Democratic City<br>To: Francesca Bria <<a href="mailto:francescabria@nesta.org.uk">francescabria@nesta.org.uk</a>><br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br><u></u>
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<strong>D-CENT International Conference: </strong>27-28 May 2016, Museo Reina Sofia Madrid</span></span></div>
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The event will be a unique opportunity to discuss <strong>network democracy</strong>, <strong>new forms of citizen participation</strong>,<strong> digital tools for democratic participation</strong> and <strong>urban commons</strong> for democratic cities. We expect +400 academic, activists, politicians and hackers to participate.<br>
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Read our updates, get inspired and<a href="http://nesta.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=110e8d2ab290d69703e25782d&id=13d7137599&e=0b7a2c3b4a" style="text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold;color:#017e84" target="_blank"> </a>join us. The full programme and speakers introductions are available at Democratic-cities.cc</span></span><br>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px">The event is organised by D-CENT, Nesta, Medialab-Prado, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, City of Madrid, City of Barcelona, and supported by Labodemo and redecentralize.<br>
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<span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong>Democracy Lab 23–27 May</strong><br>
Explore tools, processes and strategies for democratic participation<br>
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The <em>Democratic Cities – Commons technology and the right to a democratic city</em> event begins with a five-day <a href="http://nesta.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=110e8d2ab290d69703e25782d&id=ea724de87b&e=0b7a2c3b4a" style="text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold;color:#017e84" target="_blank">Democracy Lab </a>offering a wide range of <strong>hands-on trainings</strong>,<strong> workshops</strong>,<strong> hackathons</strong> and a <strong>two-day unconference</strong> with presentations selected via Open Call. <br>
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<a href="http://nesta.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=110e8d2ab290d69703e25782d&id=7ce249237d&e=0b7a2c3b4a" style="text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold;color:#017e84" target="_blank">D-CENT project</a> will host several sessions showcasing open source and privacy-aware <a href="http://nesta.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=110e8d2ab290d69703e25782d&id=8864bca557&e=0b7a2c3b4a" style="text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold;color:#017e84" target="_blank">Digital Democracy tools</a> that have been piloted and tested across Europe with political parties. The two-day unconference will provide an open space for initiatives developing privacy-aware, open source, and distributed technologies to showcase their work, share demos, debate and plan future development.<br>
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<strong>International Conference 27–28 May</strong><br>
Technologies of the Democratic City <br>
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<a href="http://nesta.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=110e8d2ab290d69703e25782d&id=01ef601fa6&e=0b7a2c3b4a" style="text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold;color:#017e84" target="_blank"><strong>D-CENT</strong></a> is the biggest European project on direct democracy and citizen engagement. The <a href="http://nesta.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=110e8d2ab290d69703e25782d&id=3308bf46de&e=0b7a2c3b4a" style="text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold;color:#017e84" target="_blank">International Conference</a> in Madrid, organised as part of the Democratic Cities – Commons technology and the right to a democratic city event taking place from the 23–28 May, will conclude the week’s activities, and showcase the results of the D-CENT project. <br>
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The <a href="http://nesta.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=110e8d2ab290d69703e25782d&id=66b194573d&e=0b7a2c3b4a" style="text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold;color:#017e84" target="_blank">conference</a> is a unique chance to hear a wide range of thought <strong>leaders</strong>,<strong> policy-makers</strong>, <strong>urban planners</strong>,<strong> philosophers</strong>, <strong>activists and academics</strong> discussing the future of citizen led movements and democratic technology. View the <a href="http://nesta.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=110e8d2ab290d69703e25782d&id=abc60de100&e=0b7a2c3b4a" style="text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold;color:#017e84" target="_blank">full programme</a> and <a href="http://nesta.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=110e8d2ab290d69703e25782d&id=01fb806c66&e=0b7a2c3b4a" style="text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold;color:#017e84" target="_blank">register</a>!<br>
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