# Re:publica

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**re:publica** is a conference in Europe that deals with [Web 2.0](/source/Web_2.0), especially [blogs](/source/Blog), [social media](/source/Social_Media), and [information society](/source/Information_society). It annually takes place in May in [Berlin](/source/Berlin). For three days, talks and workshops about various topics are held, ranging from media and culture over politics and technology to entertainment. All talks and discussions are streamed directly to the internet.

The conference is organized by the operators of the German blogs Spreeblick[1] and netzpolitik.org[2] and is funded by [Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg](/source/Medienboard_Berlin-Brandenburg) and [Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung](/source/Bundeszentrale_f%C3%BCr_politische_Bildung). Re:publica's name originates from *[res publica](/source/Res_publica)*, Latin for 'public matter'.

## History

The first re:publica, with the slogan "Leben im Netz" (Life in the internet), took place from 11 to 13 April 2007 and attracted about 700 visitors. Over the years the event grew continually, with 5,000 international visitors and about 350 speakers in 2013.[3] Each year, different main focusses were set, for example data protection in 2008 and intellectual property rights and political aspects of internet usage in 2009.

In 2011, [Daniel Domscheit-Berg](/source/Daniel_Domscheit-Berg) introduced the project [OpenLeaks](/source/OpenLeaks) as a planned politically neutral alternative to [WikiLeaks](/source/WikiLeaks) during the conference.[4][5]

A highlight in 2012 was a talk with the [European Commissioner for Digital Agenda](/source/European_Commissioner_for_Digital_Agenda) [Neelie Kroes](/source/Neelie_Kroes) who demanded to stop [ACTA](/source/ACTA) and [SOPA](/source/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act).[6]

The eighth re:publica, titled "Into the Wild", took place in May 2014.[7] The conference had 350 sessions on 18 stages, 500 volunteers and 6,000 people overall.[8]

The ninth re:publica took place from 5 May 2015 to 7 May 2015 with over 7,000 people attending[9] and 450 [speakers](/source/Public_speaking)[10].

In 2023, re:publica teamed up with the Reeperbahn Festival for the first time. In addition to the Berlin re:publica, a two-day event was held in September.[11]

In 2025, re:publica attracted a total of 30,000 visitors over the three days of the festival. The programme included over 650 programme sessions with more than 1,200 speakers.[12]

## Events

- re:publica'07 – Leben im Netz
- re:publica'08 – Die kritische Masse
- re:publica'09 – Shift happens
- re:publica'10 – now here
- re:publica'11
- re:publica'12 – Act!on
- re:publica'13 – IN/SIDE/OUT
- re:publica'14 – INTO THE WILD
- re:publica'15 – Finding Europe
- re:publica'16 – TƎИ
- re:publica'17 – Love out Loud!
- re:publica'18 – POP
- re:publica'19 – tl;dr
- re:publica'20 – ASAP
- re:publica'21 – In the Mean Time
- re:publica'22 – Any Way the Wind Blows
- re:publica'23 and re:publica x Reeperbahn Festival – CASH
- re:publica'24 – Who cares?
- re:publica'25 – Generation XYZ
- re:publica'26 – Never gone give up

## See also

- [ConventionCamp](/source/ConventionCamp)
- [TED (conference)](/source/TED_(conference))

## References

1. ["Spreeblick"](http://www.spreeblick.com/). Spreeblick Verlag KG. Retrieved 2013-12-05.

1. ["netzpolitik.org"](http://www.netzpolitik.org/). netzpolitik.org e. V. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20131206234235/https://netzpolitik.org/) 2013-12-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2013-12-05.

1. ["Lasst unser Internet in Ruhe, oder wir nehmen euch die Faxgeräte weg"](http://www.sueddeutsche.de/digital/digitalkonferenz-republica-lasst-unser-internet-in-ruhe-oder-wir-nehmen-euch-die-faxgeraete-weg-1.1668271). Retrieved 2014-01-12.

1. ["n-tv am 14. April 2011: Das bessere Wikileaks? Openleaks in den Startlöchern"](http://www.n-tv.de/technik/Openleaks-in-den-Startloechern-article3106296.html). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140227043034/http://www.n-tv.de/technik/Openleaks-in-den-Startloechern-article3106296.html) 2014-02-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2013-12-05.

1. ["Openleaks: "Babyklappe für Informationen". Gespräch mit Daniel Domscheit-Berg während der Republica"](http://www.wdr.de/themen/computer/2/republica/domscheit_berg_150411.jhtml). WDR.de. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110420014820/http://www.wdr.de/themen/computer/2/republica/domscheit_berg_150411.jhtml) 2011-04-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2013-12-05.

1. ["EU-Kommissarin: "Macht euch keine Sorgen mehr wegen ACTA""](http://heise.de/-1568070). [Heise Online](/source/Heise_Online). 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-05.

1. ["Here we go! 6th–8th May, re:publica 2014"](https://re-publica.de/en). republica GmbH. Retrieved 2013-12-05.

1. ["Bye bye INTO THE WILD - That's it!"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140625054154/http://re-publica.de/news/bye-bye-wild-wars). *re:publica*. Archived from [the original](http://re-publica.de/news/bye-bye-wild-wars) on 2014-06-25. Retrieved 2014-07-19.

1. ["re:publica 15: Pandas in Europa"](http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/re-publica-15-Pandas-in-Europa-2638498.html). *heise online*. 2015-05-08. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150511070830/http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/re-publica-15-Pandas-in-Europa-2638498.html?) 2015-05-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-08-01.

1. ["Facts and Figures"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150206074803/http://re-publica.de/facts-and-figures). *re:publica*. Archived from [the original](https://re-publica.de/facts-and-figures) on 2015-02-06.

1. ["re:publica x Reeperbahnfestival"](https://www.reeperbahnfestival.com/de/news/republica-x-reeperbahn-festival). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240116084339/https://www.reeperbahnfestival.com/de/news/republica-x-reeperbahn-festival) 2024-01-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-01-22.

1. ["Das war die re:publica in Berlin 2025 • INTERNET WORLD Austria"](https://internetworld.at/das-war-die-republica-berlin-2025/) (in de-DE). *INTERNET WORLD Austria*. 2025-05-30. Retrieved 2026-02-24.

## External links

- [Official website](https://re-publica.com/en)
- [Fotostream of re:publica at Flickr](https://www.flickr.com/photos/re-publica)
- [Event Calendar of re:publica](https://calendify.com/@blinkenweb/republica-events)

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