Call for Proposals Open Now!

COMMUNITY-CURATED PROGRAMME

One-third of the MyData 2023 conference programme showcases content from the broad community of professionals representing business, legal, tech, and social perspectives. Proposals should align to the chosen topics of the conference programme, although suggestions for additional topics can be made.

Call for Proposals

Application: open from 15 Feb to 26 Mar, 2023.
Results will be announced on 4 April, 2023.

What to answer in your proposal? (click + to see more info)

Contact info
What type of sessions: please see more info here.
Key focus: choose 1-3 indicated topics related to your proposal
Title of your presentation or proposed session (max 40 characters)
Your contribution in one sentence. (max 150 characters)
Top 3 insights. (the key learnings or insights, each within 150 characters)
Description of your presentation or session (Max 1500 characters)
Presenter(s)’ contact info: full names, affiliations and LinkedIn or Twitter accounts (if available)
Diversity of perspectives
- Geographic background
- Gender
- Proposal perspectives
  - Rate your focus on Business, Legal, Tech, Society from 1 (very little) to 5 (very strong)
Confirm that you’ve read the MyData Declaration and your proposal is relevant to the ideas in it.
Conference fee:
- I and my session team members understand that if our proposal is successful, we must register for the conference and pay a discounted presenters’ conference fee (109€+24% VAT).
Any wishes or questions to the organisers?

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Main Theme: Human-centric data in practice

It’s time for action to show that the personal data services can be human-centric yet profitable and sustainable! The building blocks for understanding and implementing a fair data economy are here.

At MyData 2023, the businesses, public sector and the civil society organisations will meet to bring the human-centric data ecosystems to life. Common practices, standards and technologies will be in the focus.

By embracing the theme “human-centric data in practice”, we explore how the design, collection, processing and analysis of personal data serves the needs and experiences of the human being, and what is being done to put the person in the centre of what data they share and with whom.

To make it happen, and make it right, we need a combination of business, legal, tech and society perspectives – all equally important for accelerating the human-centric policies and their practical implementation.

Programme topics

While submissions related to the indicated topics are prioritised, we are flexible to accommodate important topics that you might propose through this Call for Proposals.

Business, Legal, Tech, and Social perspectives.

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PLEASE NOTE:

After the call ends on 26 March, all submissions will be reviewed by a dedicated review team. Notification of acceptance will be sent out by 4 April.
We might accept the proposals in their original form or recommend specific changes to strengthen the overall session. While you can make changes to your proposal in the month(s) leading to the conference, providing a well-thought and articulated description for your proposal will distinguish it from other similar proposals, and hold significant weight in our evaluation process.
Priority is given to proposals from MyData thematic groups and local hubs as well as MyData Global’s friend organisations.
Further, we strive towards a diverse programme representing views from traditionally underrepresented groups and different areas of expertise. Submissions that show diversity (incl. presenters’ gender and geographic profile, perspectives, and formats) in the design of their proposal will earn plus points from the review team.
All accepted proposals will be supported by the MyData conference team to ensure continuity and coherence of the overall programme. So expect to work with us closely as we prepare the programme for success!

TYPES OF SESSIONS WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

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STAGE SESSIONS

60 min sessions run in parallel on each of our three stages.
Audience capacity: around 200-300 people.
Equipment available: 4 microphones, one laptop to show your material on the main screen.

Presentation (max 15 min / 1-2 people). Give a well-prepared presentation on a topic within one of the themes of the conference. Different formats are accepted and interactive presentations are encouraged.
Panel discussion (max 30 min). Host a balanced discussion on a specific topic with leading experts. Please keep in mind that panels with a gender balance are prioritised in the review phase.
Presentation + Panel discussion (max 55 min / 1-2 presenters, 3 panelists + moderator). Start your session with a 10-15 minute presentation to introduce a topic and follow with a 30-minute deep-dive panel discussion to look at different perspectives.

WORKING SESSIONS

There are a number of 90 min working sessions running in parallel to the main stage sessions. If needed and justified, we can reserve up to two session slots for a longer workshop of up to 3 hours.

Audience capacity: Max 15 people. Due to space limitations, all working sessions will require pre-registration. Please note that depending on the session focus, we may be able to accommodate working sessions in larger spaces – please indicate your expectations for the audience in your submission.

Equipment available: one laptop and projector screen. Post-it notes, pens, paper and other materials need to be provided by the session host.

Meetup – Networking meeting of like-minded participants on a topic.
Workshop – Well-prepared and goal-oriented hands-on workshop in which knowledge on a specific topic is communicated or specific skills are mediated.
Roundtable – Hold a close discussion and exploration of a specific topic. A roundtable should hold all participants on equal footing with the aim to confront issues rather than people.

OTHER ACTIVITIES (VARIES)

We do not want to limit your imagination! You can propose other kinds of content to the conference or side activities with visitors outside of the sessions: be it flash mob, field test, site visit, installation, exhibition, concert, pop-up happening or something else.

Please note! Priority is given to the proposals for 15-20 min presentations on topics relevant to the programme focus, but we remain flexible in incorporating longer content to the conference sessions. For longer proposals, we may suggest alterations or collaboration with another programme contributor.

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