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    <p>Dear Meg, </p>
    <p>thank you for reminding us and sending the invitation. </p>
    <p>Some feedback, to be continued in the meeting :) : </p>
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      - In general I think it looks good, I like the minimalism and the
      addition of the schedule </p>
    <p>-  What about a question mark at the end of the title? It's
      already an interrogative sentence, but I think the question mark
      better conveys the idea of a provoking question;<br>
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    <p>- I'd fix the alignment of the schedule on the second page. Are
      you doing this on Canva or another editable document? so I can
      correct these tiny details instead of bugging you with them :)  </p>
    <p>Best, <br>
      Giulia</p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 29/1/26 18:47, Meg Kitamura via Core
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        I only changed a few things (changing to only 27th and deleting
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        <span style="text-transform: none;">On <b>26 and 27 March 2026
          </b>we invite you to the kick-off event of the DATAGOV project
          in <b>Amsterdam</b>, hosted by the University of Amsterdam
          (UvA) and partner venues. </span></div>
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        <span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 215);"><a href="https://datagovlab.net/" originalsrc="https://datagovlab.net/" title="https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdatagovlab.net%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cm.kitamura%40uva.nl%7Ccff1b9e660364816922908de57bc8a72%7Ca0f1cacd618c4403b94576fb3d6874e5%7C0%7C0%7C639044665487987782%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C60000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=42vBNLQ0PMN%2F0gR6cq1UMj9gV7hSPaXU5oGMoL1DG5Y%3D&reserved=0" data-outlook-id="f61297a1-ad44-40ec-93b0-d0a73ccf3559" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 215);" moz-do-not-send="true">DATAGOV</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> investigates the impact and
          social costs of regulatory data infrastructures: data-grabbing
          systems that actively shape the polity, from monitoring and
          automated decision-making to mediating access to public
          services, rights, and welfare. The project, funded by the
          European Research Council (ERC), takes a comparative approach
          investigating the European Union, Brazil, India, and South
          Africa, to examine how these infrastructures transform
          governance and what they mean for the future of democracy in
          an era of pervasive datafication. To start with, our empirical
          focus is on four technology families: biometrics, digital
          identity, and health and education technologies, and how these
          reconfigure citizenship, sovereignty, and inequality. </span></div>
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        Spread across two days, the kick-off will feature workshops,
        keynotes, performances, and a borrel, bringing together a
        diverse group of participants from academia, policymaking,
        industry, civil society, and the arts. The event will also leave
        ample time for conversation, (net)working, and enjoying each
        other’s company. All programming is free of charge.</div>
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        While the program is still taking shape, and keynote speakers
        will be announced soon!, we already welcome sign ups through
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          to date with our work and activities, please consider joining
          our mailing list: </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0); text-transform: none;">XXX</span></div>
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          <b>From: </b>Stefania Milan <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:S.Milan@uva.nl"><S.Milan@uva.nl></a><br>
          <b>Date: </b>Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 18:44<br>
          <b>To: </b>Meg Kitamura <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:m.kitamura@uva.nl"><m.kitamura@uva.nl></a>,
          <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:core@lists.datagovlab.net">core@lists.datagovlab.net</a>
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          <b>Subject: </b>Re: [DRAFT] DATAGOV Kickoff Invitation<br>
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          Thanks Meg!</div>
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          could you also kindly re-send here the mail that was prepared?</div>
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          these days i am super busy closing down the other project,
          SPES, so sorry i am lagging behind with other things (like the
          logo…)</div>
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            <b>From: </b>Core <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:core-bounces@lists.datagovlab.net"><core-bounces@lists.datagovlab.net></a>
            on behalf of Meg Kitamura via Core <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:core@lists.datagovlab.net"><core@lists.datagovlab.net></a><br>
            <b>Date: </b>Thursday, 29 January 2026 at 17:16<br>
            <b>To: </b><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:core@lists.datagovlab.net">core@lists.datagovlab.net</a>
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            <b>Subject: </b>[DATAGOV Core] [DRAFT] DATAGOV Kickoff
            Invitation<br>
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            <span style="text-transform: none;">Dear DATAGOV team,</span></div>
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            if we could also discuss the invitation during our next
            in-person meeting. The goal is to start emailing people by
            next week!</div>
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              let me know if you have any feedback!</span></div>
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            Best,</div>
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            <span style="text-transform: none;">You are cordially
              invited to the kick-off event of the DATAGOV project in <b>Amsterdam</b>,
              hosted by the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and partner
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            <span style="text-transform: none;">Date: March 27, 2026</span></div>
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              9:30 - 15:00, <i>detailed </i></span><i>program</i><span style="font-size: 16px;"><i> coming soon</i></span></div>
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            Location: Framer Framed (Oranje-Vrijstaatkade 71 1093 KS,
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            <span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 215);"><a href="https://datagovlab.net/" originalsrc="https://datagovlab.net/" title="https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdatagovlab.net%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cm.kitamura%40uva.nl%7Ccff1b9e660364816922908de57bc8a72%7Ca0f1cacd618c4403b94576fb3d6874e5%7C0%7C0%7C639044665487987782%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C60000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=42vBNLQ0PMN%2F0gR6cq1UMj9gV7hSPaXU5oGMoL1DG5Y%3D&reserved=0" data-outlook-id="f61297a1-ad44-40ec-93b0-d0a73ccf3559" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 215);" moz-do-not-send="true">DATAGOV</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> investigates the impact and
              social costs of regulatory data infrastructures:
              data-grabbing systems that actively shape the polity, from
              monitoring and automated decision-making to mediating
              access to public services, rights, and welfare. The
              project, funded by the European Research Council (ERC),
              takes a comparative approach investigating the European
              Union, Brazil, India, and South Africa, to examine how
              these infrastructures transform governance and what they
              mean for the future of democracy in an era of pervasive
              datafication. To start with, our empirical focus is on
              four technology families: biometrics, digital identity,
              and health and education technologies, and how these
              reconfigure citizenship, sovereignty, and inequality. </span></div>
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            The kick-off will feature keynotes, workshops, and a borrel,
            bringing together a diverse group of participants from
            academia, policymaking, industry, civil society, and the
            arts. The event will also leave ample time for conversation,
            (net)working, and enjoying each other’s company. All
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            While the program is still taking shape, we already have an
            exciting list of speakers who will be joining us from around
            the world: <b>Louise Amoore </b>(Durham University),<b> Fernando
              Filgueiras </b>(Fe<span style="text-transform: none;">deral
              University of Goiás),</span><b> Mirca Madianou </b>(Goldsmiths,
            University of London), <b>Rocco Bellanova </b>(Vrije
            Universiteit Brussel), <b>Cecilia Passanti </b>(University
            of Paris), <b>Mansi Kedia </b>(The World Bank Group), <b>Rob
              van Kranenburg </b>(Universiteit van Tilburg), and
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