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C&T 2025
Approaching the Future, Embracing the Past
Approaching the Future, Embracing the Past
Siegen, Germany
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ABOUT COMMUNITIES & TECHNOLOGIES
12th International Conference on C&T

The 12th International Conference on Communities & Technologies (C&T 2025), to be held at the University of Siegen, Germany from July 26-30, 2025, cordially invites you to submit research papers, case studies, workshop proposals, posters, demos, panels/symposia, community events and doctoral research plans for potential presentation or facilitation at the conference!

The biennial International Conference on Communities & Technologies (C&T) is the premier international forum for stimulating debate and disseminating research on the complex connections between communities – in their multiple forms – and information and communication technologies. C&T is brought to you by EUSSET, the European Society for Socially Embedded Systems, who also brings you ECSCW. We welcome researchers, designers, educators, industry, practitioners, and students from the many disciplines and perspectives bearing on the interaction between community and technology.

WHERE

University of Siegen, Germany
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Unteres Schloss

WHEN

Saturday to Wednesday
July 26 to 30, 2025

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Approaching the Future, Embracing the Past
Call for Participation

The theme of C&T 2025 is “Approaching the Future, Embracing the Past” Papers and proposals are accepted from a variety of relevant perspectives including technology, philosophy, social sciences, policy, design, business, activism, health-care, industry, art, the humanities, and so on.

Relevant Topics

Bottom-up movements...

grassroots developments, civic activism, community engagement, participatory publics, communities and innovation; ethics, power and social justice issues; perspectives on the spread of technology and its impact on different societies; Learning from historical grassroots movements to democratize access to technology and knowledge

Diverse communities

Diverse communities and their relationships to technology; urban and rural, migrants, refugees, indigenous peoples, LGBTQ, activists and social movements, low-income communities, alt-right and hate groups; the developing world and non-Western

Classical Design Principles

in Modern Technology: Applying traditional design methodologies to enhance user experience and accessibility in digital products. Resilient Systems and Adaptive Strategies: Learning from historical technological failures to build resilient and adaptable future systems.

Crowdfunding collective and civic intelligence

community learning, early warning systems, collective awareness, collaborative awareness platforms, social cognition, community emotion, happiness, historical memory.

Community owned and operated technology

peer production and the commons, DIY and maker communities (makerspaces, fablabs, crafters); community agriculture; How indigenous and local knowledge can contribute to contemporary technological innovations.

Civic problem-solving

communities in relation to urgent and complex challenges to the health of the planet and the people that inhabit it; collaborative systems; partnering with education; government, civil society, and movements; resilience and rebuilding in the face of technological or societal disruption.

Support of community processes

sensemaking, online deliberation; issue, argumentation and discussion mapping; community ideation and idea management systems; collective decision-making; group memory; participatory sensory networks.

The future of communities

and technology; simulations, utopian or dystopian design; durable relationships and long-range goals.

Development and support

of the Communities & Technologies community; social and technological critique; effectiveness and other measures.

Deadlines

Papers (full and short)
March 03, 2025 (23:59 AoE), paper submissions due

Workshops
March 15, 2025 (23:59 AoE), workshop proposals due

Case studies
March 15, 2025 (23:59 AoE), case studies due

Doctoral colloquium
April 25, 2025 (23:59 AoE), Doctoral Colloquium applications due

Posters/demos
May 5, 2025 (23:59 AoE), posters/demos due

Community Events
May 5, 2025 (23:59 AoE), posters/demos due

EUSSET Grant for student and community organizations to attend C&T 2025
May 30, 2025 (23:59 AoE), applications due

Student Volunteers
April 25, 2025, applications due

Early-Bird Registration
June 15, 2025, early-bird registration ends

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