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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;">We
are glad to announce that the CNRS Center for Internet and Society, in collaboration with eQualitie, is co-organizing an international conference: SplinterCon, dedicated to the questions of digital fragmentation, models of digital sovereignty and solutions
for Internet freedom. The event will take place from December 8 to 10, 2025 in the heart of Paris. The CfP is open and we encourage you to apply! </span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;">SplinterCon
is an international gathering that unites researchers, technologists, civil society members, and experts in Internet governance for three days of interactive panels, hands-on workshops, roundtable discussions and technological showcases. If you are interested
in participating as an audience, please register. Participation is free of charge.</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;">Dates:</span></font></div>
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810, 2025</span></font></div>
<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><a href="https://splintercon.net/paris" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration:none;" id="LPlnk90635" previewremoved="true"><span id="LPlnk90635"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="#1155CC" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;">https://splintercon.net/paris</span></font></span></a></div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;">Apply
now! </span></font></div>
<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;">Register
as a speaker or audience member:</span></font></div>
<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><a href="https://splintercon.net/paris-participate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration:none;" id="LPlnk115314" previewremoved="true"><span id="LPlnk115314"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="#1155CC" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;">https://splintercon.net/paris-participate/</span></font></span></a></div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;">===============================================</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;">THEMATIC
FOCUS</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;">As
national and regional efforts around digital sovereignty accelerate, SplinterCon Paris will examine what resilient, interoperable digital societies require today, and how they can be sustained in the future.</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;">* Technology
& Innovation resilient digital infrastructure, self-hosted systems, decentralised protocols and services, wireless networking, and censorship-resistant communications.</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;">* Policy
& Governance models and motivations for digital sovereignty in policy and practice. What authority should states exercise over cyberspace and when does sovereignty build resilience versus reinforce isolation?</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;">More
information:</span></font><a href="https://splintercon.net/paris-participate/#thematic" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration:none;" id="LPlnk57265" previewremoved="true"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;">
</span></font><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="#1155CC" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;">https://splintercon.net/paris-participate/#thematic</span></font></a></div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;">===============================================</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;">THIS
EDITION'S HIGHLIGHTS</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;">* Technology
Showcase: submit your prototype, tool, or research project for a hands-on demonstration. Designed as an open exhibition or project fair, the Showcase is a space to test ideas, exchange feedback and see technologies in action.</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;">* Blockathon:
a gamified simulation challenging participants to navigate a fragmented internet.
</span></font><a href="https://splintercon.net/blockathon/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration:none;" id="LPlnk454151" previewremoved="true"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="#1155CC" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;">https://splintercon.net/blockathon/</span></font></a></div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;">* Breakout
Program: a 65,000 grant fund supporting bold yet practical initiatives that improve communication with and within isolated networks.</span></font></div>
<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><a href="https://splintercon.net/breakout/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration:none;" id="LPlnk655969"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="#1155CC" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;">https://splintercon.net/breakout/</span></font></a></div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;">This
edition is set to be special with new advisory council members, a strong preliminary program, and an outstanding venue in the heart of Paris. SplinterCon is shaped by its community: your proposals, your tools, your questions. If you've been working on ways
to keep networks open, secure, and connected, Paris is the place to share them.</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;">===============================================</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;"><b>APPLY NOW</b></span></font></div>
<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;">Detailed
instructions can be found here:</span></font></div>
<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><a href="https://splintercon.net/paris-participate" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration:none;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="#1155CC" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;">https://splintercon.net/paris-participate</span></font></a><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;"> </span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;">KEY
DEADLINES</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-right:30pt;margin-bottom:0;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;">Call for Proposals & Breakout
Program Applications Closed: October 31, 2025</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-right:30pt;margin-bottom:0;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;">Author notification: November
14, 2025</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-right:30pt;margin-bottom:0;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;">Registration closes: December
5, 2025</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-right:30pt;margin-bottom:0;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="black" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, "EmojiFont";"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;">Conference: December 810,
2025</span></font></div>
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