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Internet,
digital
society
conference
coming
to
Detroit
apnews.com
DETROIT
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Barriers
and
opportunities
to
access
to arts,
culture,
mobility,
urban
space
and the
new
economy
will be
discussed
during
an
internet
and
digital
society
conference
in
Detroit.
Organizers
say the
re:publica
Sequencer
Tour
will be
held
Sept.
27-28.
The
conference
also
will
explore
ways in
which
digitization
is
changing
societies
around
the
globe.
The
event is
free and
open to
the
public.
It
includes
panels,
workshops,
ideation
labs and
formats
that
encourage
active
participation
by
people
attending
the
sessions.
Chief
Executive
Andreas
Gebhard
says
that
with the
Detroit
conference,
re:publica
is
“looking
forward
to an
intense
debate
on
questions
around
access
and an
exchange
of
creative
ideas
for
social
change.”
Gebhard
says
organizers
want to
connect
people
in the
Detroit
area
with
other
communities
“from
different
corners
of the
society.”
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