[DATAGOV Core] Save the Date - DATAGOV Project Kickoff Event in Amsterdam (March 26 - 27 2026)

[Stefania Milan]

Dear all, thanks for taking care of this. I inserted some amendments below.
My idea is not to reveal the invite-only workshop, but to ask people to sign up for day 1 (only art programme in the evening) and/or day 2. Also: we can already include some keynotes names. True, we don’t have the hyper-star, but I am more than confident that people will show up!

We need a form!  Who is working on that?
Will add the details for subscription to the mailing list tomorrow
Thanks!

— SAVE THE DATE TEXT STARTS HERE —

On 26 and 27 March 2026 we invite you to the kick-off event of the DATAGOV project in Amsterdam, hosted by the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and partner venues.

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.

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.

While the program is still taking shape, and keynote speakers will be announced soon!, we already welcome sign ups through this form.

If you would like to keep up to date with our work and activities, please consider joining our mailing list: XXX


From: Core <core-bounces at lists.datagovlab.net> on behalf of Meg Kitamura via Core <core at lists.datagovlab.net>
Date: Friday, 16 January 2026 at 10:46
To: Giulia Campaioli <g.campaioli at uva.nl>, core at lists.datagovlab.net <core at lists.datagovlab.net>
Subject: Re: [DATAGOV Core] Save the Date - DATAGOV Project Kickoff Event in Amsterdam (March 26 - 27 2026)

Hi Giulia,

I’m mostly talking about the public portion of the event! So excluding speaker invitations. I think it’s a good idea to have people keep the event on their radar when planning their schedule for the spring!

And please add me to cc relating to venue! Carina is also helping me with Framer framed so you could add them as well (also to make transition easier down the line). Framer Framed has not responded yet, but the last time I spoke with them they said they had availability. Will keep you guys updated.

Meg

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Dear Meg and team,

Another channel for distribution is the Datagov Linkedin account, Sruthi is the manager :)

Meg, are you talking about the general invitation to the public event? I think keynotes have already been contacted (by Stefi), while I'm not sure we started inviting people for the workshop (probably next on the list).

Stefi and I started contacting the artists, Martin Tironi and Crosslucid. Still waiting for CL to answer, while Martin seems to suggest that moving his expo from the Venice Biennale is probably too complicated. Meg and Jonas, I'm going to forward you his email so you can maybe help me think this through, since Meg has been in contact with FF and Jonas is a second coordination eye on a bit of everything :)


Best,
Giulia



On 16/1/26 10:19, Meg Kitamura via Core wrote:
Dear team,

Can we discuss and finalize the invitation email during our next meeting? I think the word needs to get out about our event asap😊

Current distribution channel ideas:

  1.
To our list of invitees
  2.
UvA media studies (faculty + students)
  3.
Research school website RMeS<https://www.rmes.nl/> and NICA<https://www.nica-institute.com/>
  4.
Academic mailing lists such as AoIR

Let me know if there’s other channels you can think of! Specifically channels where we can reach a more general public audience (i.e,, I’ve used sites such as eventbrite before. I don’t know how effective it is but I’ve gotten sign ups for academic events I’ve posted on there before).

Best,

Meg


From: Meg Kitamura <m.kitamura at uva.nl><mailto:m.kitamura at uva.nl>
Date: Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 0:35
To: core at lists.datagovlab.net<mailto:core at lists.datagovlab.net> <core at lists.datagovlab.net><mailto:core at lists.datagovlab.net>
Subject: Save the Date - DATAGOV Project Kickoff Event in Amsterdam (March 26 - 27 2026)

Dear DATAGOV team,

Jonas, Giulia, and Stefania had already drafted a save the date email last year so I’ve mostly borrowed from that draft and added a few more details.

Could you please provide feedback to the text below and the poster I created to circulate? I will update the tentative programming once we agree on the finalized version.
In the meantime, I will email Voxpop and Framer Framed to confirm availability.

Perhaps this is a question to you @Federico Bonelli<mailto:fredd at trasformatorio.net>: what is the best way for people to sign up to our mailing list? Should we set up a form to collect emails or is there a more direct (less labor intense) way?


— SAVE THE DATE TEXT STARTS HERE —

On 26 and 27 March 2026 we invite you to the kickoff event of the DATAGOV project in Amsterdam, hosted by the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and partner venues.

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

Spread across two days, the kickoff 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.

While the program is still taking shape, please have a look at our tentative programming below. We already welcome sign ups through the linked form.

If you would like to keep up to date with our work and activities, please consider joining our mailing list: XXX

(Tentative) Program and Locations
Day 1: Thursday, 26 March 2026 (Central Amsterdam, Location TBD)
Sign up here to attend Day 1.

16:30 | Doors open
17:00 | Artistic Performance and Intervention

Day 2: Friday, 27 March 2026 (Central Amsterdam, Framer Framed)
Sign up here to attend Day 2.

09:30 - 10:00 | Arrival & Coffee
10:00 - 10:15 | Welcome and framing, Stefania Milan
10:15 - 11:00 | Introducing the Project: Governance by Data Infrastructure, Mattéo Bard, Jonas Breuer, Federico Bonelli, Giulia Campaioli, Meg Kitamura, Stefania Milan, Carina Nasser, and Sruthi Vanguri
11:00 - 12:15 | Keynote Speech Ⅰ (speakers will be announced soon)
12:15 - 13:15 | Networking lunch
13:15 - 14:15 | Keynote Speech Ⅱ (speakers will be announced soon)
14:15  - 14:45 | Lab Demo
14:45 - 15:00 | Closing & borrel


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