[DATAGOV Core] Invitation to DATAGOV Kick-off Event on March 27, 2026 (Amsterdam)

[Meg Kitamura]

Hi team,

I didn’t know Mansi wasn’t going to be a speaker anymore so I need to erase her name from everything…

Please use the template below for the invitation (and please double check if you’re using the version that doesn’t have Mansi’s name!).

Meg

— Invitation to be sent —

Dear colleague,

You are cordially invited to the kick-off event of the DATAGOV project in Amsterdam, hosted by the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and partner venues.

🗓️ Date: March 27, 2026
🕦 Time: 9:30 - 15:00, tentative program available below
📍Location: Framer Framed<https://framerframed.nl/en/> <https://framerframed.nl/en/> (Oranje-Vrijstaatkade 71 1093 KS, Amsterdam)
📃 Sign up link here<https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/bVASYCqQn1NXYq2c7lLXLya2YPousvA0lnYRgHfEFUU/>

DATAGOV<https://datagovlab.net/> 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.

The kick-off will feature keynote presentations, conversations, 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.

While the program is still taking shape, we already have an exciting list of speakers who will be joining us from around the world: Louise Amoore (Durham University), Fernando Filgueiras (Federal University of Goiás), Mirca Madianou (Goldsmiths, University of London), Rocco Bellanova (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Cecilia Passanti (University of Paris), Bidisha Chaudhuri (University of Amsterdam), Rob van Kranenburg (Universiteit van Tilburg), and others.

Please also forward this invitation to anyone who may be interested in joining us — this event is open to everyone free of charge.

If you would like to keep up to date with our work and activities, please consider signing up to our mailing list<https://lists.ghserv.net/mailman/listinfo/community>.

You can also keep up to date with our activities on our website<https://datagovlab.net/> and LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/datagovlab>.


From: Core <core-bounces at lists.datagovlab.net> on behalf of Meg Kitamura via Core <core at lists.datagovlab.net>
Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 23:40
To: core at lists.datagovlab.net <core at lists.datagovlab.net>
Subject: Re: [DATAGOV Core] Invitation to DATAGOV Kick-off Event on March 27, 2026 (Amsterdam)

Hi team,

Thank you Giulia and Stefania for the feedback! I attach the newest version here. For clarification of what I changed and why:


  1.
Deleted workshop and changed to “keynote presentations, conversations…” as suggested by Stefania because it makes the most sense
  2.
Kept industry and arts. Perhaps we could try to get participants from the arts? For example, I will coordinate with Framer Framed to market our event for us — hopefully that could attract more people from the arts? I think maybe also by keeping it in we could attract more people from this sector and we could network with them!
  3.
Regarding flyer attachment, I can ultimately leave it up to the sender. I prefer png attachment style as if I were receiving the email, I don’t think I would open a pdf… but also png style is risky because it might not display on certain devices…

Attached are the pdf and png images for the flyer. Please use when sending out the invitation as you wish!


Dear colleague,

You are cordially invited to the kick-off event of the DATAGOV project in Amsterdam, hosted by the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and partner venues.

🗓️ Date: March 27, 2026
🕦 Time: 9:30 - 15:00, tentative program available below
📍Location: Framer Framed<https://framerframed.nl/en/> <https://framerframed.nl/en/> (Oranje-Vrijstaatkade 71 1093 KS, Amsterdam)
📃 Sign up link here<https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/bVASYCqQn1NXYq2c7lLXLya2YPousvA0lnYRgHfEFUU/>

DATAGOV<https://datagovlab.net/> 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.

The kick-off will feature keynote presentations, conversations, 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.

While the program is still taking shape, we already have an exciting list of speakers who will be joining us from around the world: Louise Amoore (Durham University), Fernando Filgueiras (Federal University of Goiás), Mirca Madianou (Goldsmiths, University of London), Rocco Bellanova (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Cecilia Passanti (University of Paris), Mansi Kedia (The World Bank Group), Rob van Kranenburg (Universiteit van Tilburg), and others.

Please also forward this invitation to anyone who may be interested in joining us — this event is open to everyone free of charge.

If you would like to keep up to date with our work and activities, please consider signing up to our mailing list<https://lists.ghserv.net/mailman/listinfo/community>.
You can also keep up to date with our activities on our website<https://datagovlab.net/> and LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/datagovlab>.

[DATAGOV Kickoff Event flyer 1.png]
[DATAGOV Kickoff Event flyer 2.png]


From: Core <core-bounces at lists.datagovlab.net> on behalf of Stefania Milan via Core <core at lists.datagovlab.net>
Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 20:26
To: core at lists.datagovlab.net <core at lists.datagovlab.net>
Subject: Re: [DATAGOV Core] Invitation to DATAGOV Kick-off Event on March 27, 2026 (Amsterdam)


Hello, adding my two cents.

In "The kick-off will feature keynotes, workshops, and a borrel"... let's get rid of "workshops" too... Maybe we can say "The event will feature keynote presentations and conversations, and a borrel"

for the industry, we have Rob (kinda), so i would let that in.

for the arts, we have Federico and Mariette.. although no one from the speakers' group.

On 03/02/2026 20:13, Giulia Campaioli via Core wrote:

Hey Meg,

sorry for only getting back to you know.

A few tiny details. In the second paragraph, "The kick-off will feature keynotes, workshops, and a borrel, bringing together.." I would get rid of workshops, since we do not have any workshop for the public event.

Also, "a diverse group of participants from academia, policymaking, industry, civil society, and the arts" I would definitely get rid of "the arts" as we don't really have any artist speaker or performance planned, and possibly also industry, or do we have someone from industry?

I cannot open the files! If they are the flier, they should go together as one pdf, not two separate files :)

Thank you!
Best

On 3/2/26 16:20, Meg Kitamura via Core wrote:
Dear colleague,

You are cordially invited to the kick-off event of the DATAGOV project in Amsterdam, hosted by the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and partner venues.

🗓️ Date: March 27, 2026
🕦 Time: 9:30 - 15:00, tentative program available below
📍Location: Framer Framed<https://framerframed.nl/en/> <https://framerframed.nl/en/> (Oranje-Vrijstaatkade 71 1093 KS, Amsterdam)
📃 Sign up link here<https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/bVASYCqQn1NXYq2c7lLXLya2YPousvA0lnYRgHfEFUU/>

DATAGOV<https://datagovlab.net/> 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.

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 programming is free of charge.

While the program is still taking shape, we already have an exciting list of speakers who will be joining us from around the world: Louise Amoore (Durham University), Fernando Filgueiras (Federal University of Goiás), Mirca Madianou (Goldsmiths, University of London), Rocco Bellanova (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Cecilia Passanti (University of Paris), Mansi Kedia (The World Bank Group), Rob van Kranenburg (Universiteit van Tilburg), and others.

Please also forward this invitation to anyone who may be interested in joining us — this event is open to everyone free of charge.

If you would like to keep up to date with our work and activities, please consider signing up to our mailing list<https://lists.ghserv.net/mailman/listinfo/community>.
You can also keep up to date with our activities on our website<https://datagovlab.net/> and LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/datagovlab>.

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