The call for proposals to be a speaker at the next GARR Conference, to be held from May 19 to 21, 2026, at the University of Pisa, is now open.

The title of this edition is "The Shape of Change. Between Digital Ethics and Shared Roots", an invitation to reflect on the transformations underway in the world of digital infrastructure and services supporting universities, research, schools, healthcare, cultural heritage, art, and music.

The community is invited to contribute, sharing experiences, projects, and visions on the use of digital infrastructure and services, with particular reference to the following topics:

• Digital sovereignty, the geopolitics of infrastructure, and alternatives to closed systems
• AI ethics, autonomous systems, and regulation
• Digital resilience, sustainability, and system fragility
• Digital infrastructures, cloud, and service federation
• Authentication and authorization infrastructures
• Quantum computing and the Quantum Internet
• Digital cultural heritage
• Open source and software heritage
• Research data governance

You have until March 23rd to submit a contribution:

   JOIN THE CALL FOR PROPOSAL      

Proposals that offer a multidisciplinary perspective and bring together diverse skills, experiences, and fields will be particularly appreciated.