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Re: NoC @ AI4Good & WSIS

by Guio Espanol, Armando

Hi Nagla and all, Thank you for sharing this. I will also be in Geneva and look forward to sharing some of the work we have been doing with the ITU Academic Advisory Board. I have no doubt this will be a particularly important AI for Good. As Michael suggested, a coffee with NoC colleagues sounds like an excellent idea! Best, Armando On Tue, Jun 30, 2026 at 9:13 AM Best, Michael via netsociety < netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it> wrote: > Hi folks, > I will also be at all the various meetings in Geneva and would welcome an > opportunity to connect with NoC colleagues. Perhaps we can meet for a > coffee at some point? > Thanks, > Mike > ------- > Michael L. Best, PhD > Professor of International Affairs and Interactive Computing > Executive Director, Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) > Georgia Institute of Technology > > From: Dr. Fadi Salem via netsociety <netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it> > Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 6:24 AM > To: netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it <netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it>; > network(a)server-nexa.polito.it <network(a)server-nexa.polito.it> > Cc: Dr. Fadi Salem <fadi.salem(a)mbrsg.ac.ae> > Subject: [netsociety] Re: NoC @ AI4Good & WSIS > > Hi Nagla, > Good to hear from you. > I should also be there 5 to 10 with few speaking engagements with AI > dialogue, WSIS and UNESCO. Looking forward to catching up. > Fadi > > > Dr. Fadi Salem | فادي سالم > Director of Research & Advisory | مدير إدارة بحوث السياسات > Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government > كلية محمد بن راشد للإدارة الحكومية > 1st Floor, Courtyard Building, City Walk, P.O. Box 72229 Dubai, United > Arab Emirates > الطابق الأول، ذا كورت يارد، سيتي ووك، ص.ب 72229 دبي، الإمارات العربية > المتحدة > +9714-3175523 > > This e-mail and any attachment are for the authorized use of the intended > recipient(s) only it may contain confidential information, proprietary > material and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, > disclosed to, retained, or used by any other party. If you are not an > intended recipient of this e-mail, please promptly delete it and all > copies, as well as any attachments, and inform the sender. Thank you. > ________________________________ > From: Nagla Rizk via netsociety <netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it> > Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 1:26 PM > To: netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it <netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it>; > network(a)server-nexa.polito.it <network(a)server-nexa.polito.it> > Cc: Nagla Rizk <naglarzk(a)aucegypt.edu> > Subject: [netsociety] NoC @ AI4Good & WSIS > > Dear NoC friends, > > I will be in Geneva for WSIS, AI4Good and other meetings. I will be there > July 2-10. Please reach out if you will be there. > > Nagla > > Nagla Rizk, PhD. > > Professor of Economics > Founding Director, Access to Knowledge for Development Center (A2K4D) > Onsi Sawiris School of Business, The American University in Cairo > > Faculty Associate, Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, Harvard > University > Affiliated Fellow, Information Society Project, Yale Law School > Associate Member, Centre for Law, Technology and Society, University of > Ottawa > > http://www1.aucegypt.edu/faculty/naglarzk/< > http://www1.aucegypt.edu/faculty/naglarzk/> > https://business.aucegypt.edu/research/centers/a2k4d< > https://business.aucegypt.edu/research/centers/a2k4d> > https://menaobservatory.ai/<https://menaobservatory.ai/> > _______________________________________________ > netsociety mailing list -- netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it > To unsubscribe send an email to netsociety-leave(a)server-nexa.polito.it > _______________________________________________ > netsociety mailing list -- netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it > To unsubscribe send an email to netsociety-leave(a)server-nexa.polito.it > _______________________________________________ > netsociety mailing list -- netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it > To unsubscribe send an email to netsociety-leave(a)server-nexa.polito.it >

June 30, 2026

Re: NoC @ AI4Good & WSIS

by Best, Michael

Hi folks, I will also be at all the various meetings in Geneva and would welcome an opportunity to connect with NoC colleagues. Perhaps we can meet for a coffee at some point? Thanks, Mike ------- Michael L. Best, PhD Professor of International Affairs and Interactive Computing Executive Director, Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) Georgia Institute of Technology From: Dr. Fadi Salem via netsociety <netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it> Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 6:24 AM To: netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it <netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it>; network(a)server-nexa.polito.it <network(a)server-nexa.polito.it> Cc: Dr. Fadi Salem <fadi.salem(a)mbrsg.ac.ae> Subject: [netsociety] Re: NoC @ AI4Good & WSIS Hi Nagla, Good to hear from you. I should also be there 5 to 10 with few speaking engagements with AI dialogue, WSIS and UNESCO. Looking forward to catching up. Fadi Dr. Fadi Salem | فادي سالم Director of Research & Advisory | مدير إدارة بحوث السياسات Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government كلية محمد بن راشد للإدارة الحكومية 1st Floor, Courtyard Building, City Walk, P.O. Box 72229 Dubai, United Arab Emirates الطابق الأول، ذا كورت يارد، سيتي ووك، ص.ب 72229 دبي، الإمارات العربية المتحدة +9714-3175523 This e-mail and any attachment are for the authorized use of the intended recipient(s) only it may contain confidential information, proprietary material and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained, or used by any other party. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, please promptly delete it and all copies, as well as any attachments, and inform the sender. Thank you. ________________________________ From: Nagla Rizk via netsociety <netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 1:26 PM To: netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it <netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it>; network(a)server-nexa.polito.it <network(a)server-nexa.polito.it> Cc: Nagla Rizk <naglarzk(a)aucegypt.edu> Subject: [netsociety] NoC @ AI4Good & WSIS Dear NoC friends, I will be in Geneva for WSIS, AI4Good and other meetings. I will be there July 2-10. Please reach out if you will be there. Nagla Nagla Rizk, PhD. Professor of Economics Founding Director, Access to Knowledge for Development Center (A2K4D) Onsi Sawiris School of Business, The American University in Cairo Faculty Associate, Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University Affiliated Fellow, Information Society Project, Yale Law School Associate Member, Centre for Law, Technology and Society, University of Ottawa https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.auceg…<http://www1.aucegypt.edu/faculty/naglarzk/> https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbusiness.…<https://business.aucegypt.edu/research/centers/a2k4d> https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmenaobser…<https://menaobservatory.ai/> _______________________________________________ netsociety mailing list -- netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it To unsubscribe send an email to netsociety-leave(a)server-nexa.polito.it _______________________________________________ netsociety mailing list -- netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it To unsubscribe send an email to netsociety-leave(a)server-nexa.polito.it

June 30, 2026

Re: NoC @ AI4Good & WSIS

by Dr. Fadi Salem

Hi Nagla, Good to hear from you. I should also be there 5 to 10 with few speaking engagements with AI dialogue, WSIS and UNESCO. Looking forward to catching up. Fadi Dr. Fadi Salem | فادي سالم Director of Research & Advisory | مدير إدارة بحوث السياسات Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government كلية محمد بن راشد للإدارة الحكومية 1st Floor, Courtyard Building, City Walk, P.O. Box 72229 Dubai, United Arab Emirates الطابق الأول، ذا كورت يارد، سيتي ووك، ص.ب 72229 دبي، الإمارات العربية المتحدة +9714-3175523 This e-mail and any attachment are for the authorized use of the intended recipient(s) only it may contain confidential information, proprietary material and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained, or used by any other party. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, please promptly delete it and all copies, as well as any attachments, and inform the sender. Thank you. ________________________________ From: Nagla Rizk via netsociety <netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 1:26 PM To: netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it <netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it>; network(a)server-nexa.polito.it <network(a)server-nexa.polito.it> Cc: Nagla Rizk <naglarzk(a)aucegypt.edu> Subject: [netsociety] NoC @ AI4Good & WSIS Dear NoC friends, I will be in Geneva for WSIS, AI4Good and other meetings. I will be there July 2-10. Please reach out if you will be there. Nagla Nagla Rizk, PhD. Professor of Economics Founding Director, Access to Knowledge for Development Center (A2K4D) Onsi Sawiris School of Business, The American University in Cairo Faculty Associate, Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University Affiliated Fellow, Information Society Project, Yale Law School Associate Member, Centre for Law, Technology and Society, University of Ottawa http://www1.aucegypt.edu/faculty/naglarzk/ https://business.aucegypt.edu/research/centers/a2k4d https://menaobservatory.ai/ _______________________________________________ netsociety mailing list -- netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it To unsubscribe send an email to netsociety-leave(a)server-nexa.polito.it

June 30, 2026

NoC @ AI4Good & WSIS

by Nagla Rizk

Dear NoC friends, I will be in Geneva for WSIS, AI4Good and other meetings. I will be there July 2-10. Please reach out if you will be there. Nagla Nagla Rizk, PhD. Professor of Economics Founding Director, Access to Knowledge for Development Center (A2K4D) Onsi Sawiris School of Business, The American University in Cairo Faculty Associate, Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University Affiliated Fellow, Information Society Project, Yale Law School Associate Member, Centre for Law, Technology and Society, University of Ottawa http://www1.aucegypt.edu/faculty/naglarzk/ https://business.aucegypt.edu/research/centers/a2k4d https://menaobservatory.ai/

June 30, 2026

Annual hybrid conference of the CNRS Centre for Internet and Society: Sept 14-15 - programme and registration now available

by Melanie Dulong de Rosnay

Dear colleagues, The annual hybrid conference of the CNRS Centre for Internet and Society will take place on Monday, September 14 and Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at the CNRS, 59-61 rue Pouchet, Paris 17th arrondissement, and via videoconference. The conference is organised by the CNRS Research Network on Internet, AI and Society hosted by the CNRS Centre for Internet and Society and gathering the French-based and francophone community interested in the techno-social, political, and legal implications and co-shaping of digital technologies. We are pleased to announce that the program for the 2026 CIS conference is now available online, along with the registration form: https://cis.cnrs.fr/journees-du-cis-2026/ Sometimes we have a couple of sessions in English, but not this year, so feel free to share this information within your French-speaking networks, we look forward to seeing some of you online, Warm regards, Melanie -- Melanie Dulong de Rosnay Research professor, CNRS https://cis.cnrs.fr/en/melanie_dulong/ Co-founder, Centre for Internet and Society, CNRS Research Unit and Network Director, Research Network on Internet, AI and Society https://cis.cnrs.fr/en/the-cis/

June 22, 2026

Re: Reminder: Call for Submissions | twentyfifty: Utopias for a democratic society (Deadline: 15 June)

by Alex Gakuru

Are academics an overtly cautious bunch to possess freedom of expression? On Mon, Jun 22, 2026, 2:16 PM Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Very interesting! > > I strongly recommend interested researchers to consider: > > https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EXb1a-ZXSZA > > On Thu, Jun 11, 2026, 3:25 PM NoC @HIIG via netsociety < > netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it> wrote: > >> > Dear network, >> > >> > The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) and >> > Wissenschaft im Dialog (WiD) are inviting researchers at all career >> stages >> > (at least final PhD phase) and from all disciplines worldwide to imagine >> > democratic visions for the year 2050 in a narrative or essayistic form. >> > Selected authors will be invited to an international writing retreat. >> Their >> > stories will be published as a collection. >> > >> > Democracy is not a fixed construct, but an evolving practice, a >> > negotiation, constantly in transformation. Yet much of democratic theory >> > describes what is, where it comes from and not what could be. With the >> > twentififty *essay competition*, we ask researchers to do something >> > different: to use their expertise not to analyse the present or past, >> but >> > to imagine the future. What might democratic life look like in 2050? And >> > what kind of democracy do we want to live in? >> > >> > *Submissions (max. 1,000 words, English language) should connect to the >> > following, overlapping areas:* >> > >> > *• Living, belonging, and community* >> > *• Knowledge and learning* >> > *• Work and purpose* >> > *• Governing, participation, and public administration* >> > *• Security and freedom* >> > >> > Additionally, your submission should include a paragraph on how this >> > narrative relates to your own research, as well as your three most >> recent >> > publications. >> > Selection criteria include originality, research grounding, narrative >> > potential, and democratic relevance. >> > If selected by the review panel of researchers and storytelling experts, >> > 10–12 submitting authors will be invited to a 3-day *international >> > writing retreat* (in/around *Berlin* from *7–10 October 2026*), hosted >> by >> > Dr. Nataliia Sokolovska, to develop their narratives towards a >> collective >> > publication. >> > >> > *Deadline for submission: 15 June 2026* >> > >> > For further details on the call and ways to submit, please refer to the >> > call's page: https://www.hiig.de/en/call-for-submissions-twentyfifty/ >> > >> > If you have any questions on the essay competition, feel free to reach >> out >> > to Dr. Nataliia Sokolovska (nataliia.sokolosvka(a)hiig.de) and Sarah >> Spitz ( >> > sarah.spitz(a)hiig.de) >> > >> > We look forward to your submissions! >> > >> > Kind regards >> > HIIG >> > >> >> -- >> Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft gGmbH >> Französische Straße 9 · 10117 Berlin >> T +49 30 200 760 82 · F +49 30 206 089 >> 60 · www.hiig.de <http://www.hiig.de/> · Bluesky >> <https://bsky.app/profile/hiigberlin.bsky.social> · Instagram >> <https://www.instagram.com/hiigberlin/> · LinkedIn >> <https://www.linkedin.com/school/hiigberlin/> >> >> Gesellschaftssitz Berlin | >> Amtsgericht Berlin Charlottenburg | HRB 140911B | USt-ID DE 291 151 171 >> Forschungsdirektorium: Prof. Dr. Jeanette Hofmann (Geschäftsführung) · >> Prof. Dr. Björn Scheuermann · Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Schildhauer · Prof. >> Dr. >> Wolfgang Schulz | Geschäftsführung: Dr. Karina Preiß >> _______________________________________________ >> netsociety mailing list -- netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it >> To unsubscribe send an email to netsociety-leave(a)server-nexa.polito.it >> >

June 22, 2026

Re: Reminder: Call for Submissions | twentyfifty: Utopias for a democratic society (Deadline: 15 June)

by Alex Gakuru

Professor William Fisher, God bless you. Let me shut up now. pamoja! On Mon, Jun 22, 2026, 2:16 PM Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Very interesting! > > I strongly recommend interested researchers to consider: > > https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EXb1a-ZXSZA > > On Thu, Jun 11, 2026, 3:25 PM NoC @HIIG via netsociety < > netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it> wrote: > >> > Dear network, >> > >> > The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) and >> > Wissenschaft im Dialog (WiD) are inviting researchers at all career >> stages >> > (at least final PhD phase) and from all disciplines worldwide to imagine >> > democratic visions for the year 2050 in a narrative or essayistic form. >> > Selected authors will be invited to an international writing retreat. >> Their >> > stories will be published as a collection. >> > >> > Democracy is not a fixed construct, but an evolving practice, a >> > negotiation, constantly in transformation. Yet much of democratic theory >> > describes what is, where it comes from and not what could be. With the >> > twentififty *essay competition*, we ask researchers to do something >> > different: to use their expertise not to analyse the present or past, >> but >> > to imagine the future. What might democratic life look like in 2050? And >> > what kind of democracy do we want to live in? >> > >> > *Submissions (max. 1,000 words, English language) should connect to the >> > following, overlapping areas:* >> > >> > *• Living, belonging, and community* >> > *• Knowledge and learning* >> > *• Work and purpose* >> > *• Governing, participation, and public administration* >> > *• Security and freedom* >> > >> > Additionally, your submission should include a paragraph on how this >> > narrative relates to your own research, as well as your three most >> recent >> > publications. >> > Selection criteria include originality, research grounding, narrative >> > potential, and democratic relevance. >> > If selected by the review panel of researchers and storytelling experts, >> > 10–12 submitting authors will be invited to a 3-day *international >> > writing retreat* (in/around *Berlin* from *7–10 October 2026*), hosted >> by >> > Dr. Nataliia Sokolovska, to develop their narratives towards a >> collective >> > publication. >> > >> > *Deadline for submission: 15 June 2026* >> > >> > For further details on the call and ways to submit, please refer to the >> > call's page: https://www.hiig.de/en/call-for-submissions-twentyfifty/ >> > >> > If you have any questions on the essay competition, feel free to reach >> out >> > to Dr. Nataliia Sokolovska (nataliia.sokolosvka(a)hiig.de) and Sarah >> Spitz ( >> > sarah.spitz(a)hiig.de) >> > >> > We look forward to your submissions! >> > >> > Kind regards >> > HIIG >> > >> >> -- >> Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft gGmbH >> Französische Straße 9 · 10117 Berlin >> T +49 30 200 760 82 · F +49 30 206 089 >> 60 · www.hiig.de <http://www.hiig.de/> · Bluesky >> <https://bsky.app/profile/hiigberlin.bsky.social> · Instagram >> <https://www.instagram.com/hiigberlin/> · LinkedIn >> <https://www.linkedin.com/school/hiigberlin/> >> >> Gesellschaftssitz Berlin | >> Amtsgericht Berlin Charlottenburg | HRB 140911B | USt-ID DE 291 151 171 >> Forschungsdirektorium: Prof. Dr. Jeanette Hofmann (Geschäftsführung) · >> Prof. Dr. Björn Scheuermann · Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Schildhauer · Prof. >> Dr. >> Wolfgang Schulz | Geschäftsführung: Dr. Karina Preiß >> _______________________________________________ >> netsociety mailing list -- netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it >> To unsubscribe send an email to netsociety-leave(a)server-nexa.polito.it >> >

June 22, 2026

Re: Reminder: Call for Submissions | twentyfifty: Utopias for a democratic society (Deadline: 15 June)

by Alex Gakuru

.. Of course (and with all due respect to my especial Brazilian friends) I could be wrong, I stand guided. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bg1sT4ILG0w On Mon, Jun 22, 2026, 2:56 PM Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> wrote: > .... alongside.. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOgWxc0wjuE > > Greetings from complicated Kenya... > > On Mon, Jun 22, 2026, 2:16 PM Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Very interesting! >> >> I strongly recommend interested researchers to consider: >> >> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EXb1a-ZXSZA >> >> On Thu, Jun 11, 2026, 3:25 PM NoC @HIIG via netsociety < >> netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it> wrote: >> >>> > Dear network, >>> > >>> > The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) >>> and >>> > Wissenschaft im Dialog (WiD) are inviting researchers at all career >>> stages >>> > (at least final PhD phase) and from all disciplines worldwide to >>> imagine >>> > democratic visions for the year 2050 in a narrative or essayistic form. >>> > Selected authors will be invited to an international writing retreat. >>> Their >>> > stories will be published as a collection. >>> > >>> > Democracy is not a fixed construct, but an evolving practice, a >>> > negotiation, constantly in transformation. Yet much of democratic >>> theory >>> > describes what is, where it comes from and not what could be. With the >>> > twentififty *essay competition*, we ask researchers to do something >>> > different: to use their expertise not to analyse the present or past, >>> but >>> > to imagine the future. What might democratic life look like in 2050? >>> And >>> > what kind of democracy do we want to live in? >>> > >>> > *Submissions (max. 1,000 words, English language) should connect to the >>> > following, overlapping areas:* >>> > >>> > *• Living, belonging, and community* >>> > *• Knowledge and learning* >>> > *• Work and purpose* >>> > *• Governing, participation, and public administration* >>> > *• Security and freedom* >>> > >>> > Additionally, your submission should include a paragraph on how this >>> > narrative relates to your own research, as well as your three most >>> recent >>> > publications. >>> > Selection criteria include originality, research grounding, narrative >>> > potential, and democratic relevance. >>> > If selected by the review panel of researchers and storytelling >>> experts, >>> > 10–12 submitting authors will be invited to a 3-day *international >>> > writing retreat* (in/around *Berlin* from *7–10 October 2026*), hosted >>> by >>> > Dr. Nataliia Sokolovska, to develop their narratives towards a >>> collective >>> > publication. >>> > >>> > *Deadline for submission: 15 June 2026* >>> > >>> > For further details on the call and ways to submit, please refer to the >>> > call's page: https://www.hiig.de/en/call-for-submissions-twentyfifty/ >>> > >>> > If you have any questions on the essay competition, feel free to reach >>> out >>> > to Dr. Nataliia Sokolovska (nataliia.sokolosvka(a)hiig.de) and Sarah >>> Spitz ( >>> > sarah.spitz(a)hiig.de) >>> > >>> > We look forward to your submissions! >>> > >>> > Kind regards >>> > HIIG >>> > >>> >>> -- >>> Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft gGmbH >>> Französische Straße 9 · 10117 Berlin >>> T +49 30 200 760 82 · F +49 30 206 089 >>> 60 · www.hiig.de <http://www.hiig.de/> · Bluesky >>> <https://bsky.app/profile/hiigberlin.bsky.social> · Instagram >>> <https://www.instagram.com/hiigberlin/> · LinkedIn >>> <https://www.linkedin.com/school/hiigberlin/> >>> >>> Gesellschaftssitz Berlin | >>> Amtsgericht Berlin Charlottenburg | HRB 140911B | USt-ID DE 291 151 171 >>> Forschungsdirektorium: Prof. Dr. Jeanette Hofmann (Geschäftsführung) · >>> Prof. Dr. Björn Scheuermann · Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Schildhauer · Prof. >>> Dr. >>> Wolfgang Schulz | Geschäftsführung: Dr. Karina Preiß >>> _______________________________________________ >>> netsociety mailing list -- netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it >>> To unsubscribe send an email to netsociety-leave(a)server-nexa.polito.it >>> >>

June 22, 2026

Re: Reminder: Call for Submissions | twentyfifty: Utopias for a democratic society (Deadline: 15 June)

by Alex Gakuru

.... alongside.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOgWxc0wjuE Greetings from complicated Kenya... On Mon, Jun 22, 2026, 2:16 PM Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Very interesting! > > I strongly recommend interested researchers to consider: > > https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EXb1a-ZXSZA > > On Thu, Jun 11, 2026, 3:25 PM NoC @HIIG via netsociety < > netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it> wrote: > >> > Dear network, >> > >> > The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) and >> > Wissenschaft im Dialog (WiD) are inviting researchers at all career >> stages >> > (at least final PhD phase) and from all disciplines worldwide to imagine >> > democratic visions for the year 2050 in a narrative or essayistic form. >> > Selected authors will be invited to an international writing retreat. >> Their >> > stories will be published as a collection. >> > >> > Democracy is not a fixed construct, but an evolving practice, a >> > negotiation, constantly in transformation. Yet much of democratic theory >> > describes what is, where it comes from and not what could be. With the >> > twentififty *essay competition*, we ask researchers to do something >> > different: to use their expertise not to analyse the present or past, >> but >> > to imagine the future. What might democratic life look like in 2050? And >> > what kind of democracy do we want to live in? >> > >> > *Submissions (max. 1,000 words, English language) should connect to the >> > following, overlapping areas:* >> > >> > *• Living, belonging, and community* >> > *• Knowledge and learning* >> > *• Work and purpose* >> > *• Governing, participation, and public administration* >> > *• Security and freedom* >> > >> > Additionally, your submission should include a paragraph on how this >> > narrative relates to your own research, as well as your three most >> recent >> > publications. >> > Selection criteria include originality, research grounding, narrative >> > potential, and democratic relevance. >> > If selected by the review panel of researchers and storytelling experts, >> > 10–12 submitting authors will be invited to a 3-day *international >> > writing retreat* (in/around *Berlin* from *7–10 October 2026*), hosted >> by >> > Dr. Nataliia Sokolovska, to develop their narratives towards a >> collective >> > publication. >> > >> > *Deadline for submission: 15 June 2026* >> > >> > For further details on the call and ways to submit, please refer to the >> > call's page: https://www.hiig.de/en/call-for-submissions-twentyfifty/ >> > >> > If you have any questions on the essay competition, feel free to reach >> out >> > to Dr. Nataliia Sokolovska (nataliia.sokolosvka(a)hiig.de) and Sarah >> Spitz ( >> > sarah.spitz(a)hiig.de) >> > >> > We look forward to your submissions! >> > >> > Kind regards >> > HIIG >> > >> >> -- >> Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft gGmbH >> Französische Straße 9 · 10117 Berlin >> T +49 30 200 760 82 · F +49 30 206 089 >> 60 · www.hiig.de <http://www.hiig.de/> · Bluesky >> <https://bsky.app/profile/hiigberlin.bsky.social> · Instagram >> <https://www.instagram.com/hiigberlin/> · LinkedIn >> <https://www.linkedin.com/school/hiigberlin/> >> >> Gesellschaftssitz Berlin | >> Amtsgericht Berlin Charlottenburg | HRB 140911B | USt-ID DE 291 151 171 >> Forschungsdirektorium: Prof. Dr. Jeanette Hofmann (Geschäftsführung) · >> Prof. Dr. Björn Scheuermann · Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Schildhauer · Prof. >> Dr. >> Wolfgang Schulz | Geschäftsführung: Dr. Karina Preiß >> _______________________________________________ >> netsociety mailing list -- netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it >> To unsubscribe send an email to netsociety-leave(a)server-nexa.polito.it >> >

June 22, 2026

Re: Reminder: Call for Submissions | twentyfifty: Utopias for a democratic society (Deadline: 15 June)

by Alex Gakuru

Very interesting! I strongly recommend interested researchers to consider: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EXb1a-ZXSZA On Thu, Jun 11, 2026, 3:25 PM NoC @HIIG via netsociety < netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it> wrote: > > Dear network, > > > > The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) and > > Wissenschaft im Dialog (WiD) are inviting researchers at all career > stages > > (at least final PhD phase) and from all disciplines worldwide to imagine > > democratic visions for the year 2050 in a narrative or essayistic form. > > Selected authors will be invited to an international writing retreat. > Their > > stories will be published as a collection. > > > > Democracy is not a fixed construct, but an evolving practice, a > > negotiation, constantly in transformation. Yet much of democratic theory > > describes what is, where it comes from and not what could be. With the > > twentififty *essay competition*, we ask researchers to do something > > different: to use their expertise not to analyse the present or past, but > > to imagine the future. What might democratic life look like in 2050? And > > what kind of democracy do we want to live in? > > > > *Submissions (max. 1,000 words, English language) should connect to the > > following, overlapping areas:* > > > > *• Living, belonging, and community* > > *• Knowledge and learning* > > *• Work and purpose* > > *• Governing, participation, and public administration* > > *• Security and freedom* > > > > Additionally, your submission should include a paragraph on how this > > narrative relates to your own research, as well as your three most recent > > publications. > > Selection criteria include originality, research grounding, narrative > > potential, and democratic relevance. > > If selected by the review panel of researchers and storytelling experts, > > 10–12 submitting authors will be invited to a 3-day *international > > writing retreat* (in/around *Berlin* from *7–10 October 2026*), hosted by > > Dr. Nataliia Sokolovska, to develop their narratives towards a collective > > publication. > > > > *Deadline for submission: 15 June 2026* > > > > For further details on the call and ways to submit, please refer to the > > call's page: https://www.hiig.de/en/call-for-submissions-twentyfifty/ > > > > If you have any questions on the essay competition, feel free to reach > out > > to Dr. Nataliia Sokolovska (nataliia.sokolosvka(a)hiig.de) and Sarah > Spitz ( > > sarah.spitz(a)hiig.de) > > > > We look forward to your submissions! > > > > Kind regards > > HIIG > > > > -- > Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft gGmbH > Französische Straße 9 · 10117 Berlin > T +49 30 200 760 82 · F +49 30 206 089 > 60 · www.hiig.de <http://www.hiig.de/> · Bluesky > <https://bsky.app/profile/hiigberlin.bsky.social> · Instagram > <https://www.instagram.com/hiigberlin/> · LinkedIn > <https://www.linkedin.com/school/hiigberlin/> > > Gesellschaftssitz Berlin | > Amtsgericht Berlin Charlottenburg | HRB 140911B | USt-ID DE 291 151 171 > Forschungsdirektorium: Prof. Dr. Jeanette Hofmann (Geschäftsführung) · > Prof. Dr. Björn Scheuermann · Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Schildhauer · Prof. Dr. > Wolfgang Schulz | Geschäftsführung: Dr. Karina Preiß > _______________________________________________ > netsociety mailing list -- netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it > To unsubscribe send an email to netsociety-leave(a)server-nexa.polito.it >

June 22, 2026