Dear colleagues, dear PHAIDRA partners, and everyone who’s interested: we have good news: the date for this year’s PHAIDRAcon is set!
**drumroll**
We’ll be meeting again in beautiful Vienna.
As usual, we will start with our informal partner meeting on October 28, 2026-10-28T12:00:00Z→2026-10-28T16:00:00Z, at the Vienna University Computer Center. Pssst… (Brain)food will be provided. 
Then, on October 29, 2026-10-29T08:00:00Z→2026-10-29T16:00:00Z, we will continue with the conference, in the University’s Sky Lounge. The agenda is still in the making, but you will soon find more information here: PHAIDRAcon’26 .
This year, we are taking on a particularly timely topic: “Data Sovereignty - International, Institutional, Infrastructural.”
Sovereignty is an increasingly loaded and emotive concept: politically, economically, and technologically. In the context of data, it raises complex questions that affect institutions across academia, cultural heritage, and beyond.
Rather than simply following the current discourse, we want to critically examine both the rhetoric and the real-world implications of data sovereignty.
We welcome contributions that engage with one or more of the following dimensions of data sovereignty:
- International: policy, geopolitics, and the global data landscape
- Institutional: the role of universities, libraries, and institutions in safeguarding knowledge
- Infrastructural: data-first approaches, standards, technologies, and long-term data stewardship
What could this look like in practice?
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Addressing current challenges such as costs, licensing, standards, and sustainable data management
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Offering critical perspectives on the balance between openness and control
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Presenting practical experiences, case studies, or best practices, including, but not limited to, PHAIDRA use cases
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Bringing in perspectives from beyond the PHAIDRA community
From this year on, you can submit your proposals directly via our website: Submit Contribution .
We would be very happy to receive your contributions and to welcome you in Vienna. 
