FSCONS (Free Society Conference and Nordic Summit) tries to bridge the gap between software and cultural freedom. It provides a meeting place where subjects covering society, culture and technology can be discussed and brought to life in peer discussions. This year’s programme includes a keynote from Birgitta Jónsdóttir, poetician and activist in the Icelandic Parliament for the Pirate Party, and chairperson of the International Modern Media Institute, one of the D-CENT partners.

Organised since 2007, FSCONS 2015 dives into themes like P2P Society, Biohacking, Keepers of Culture, Everyday Crypto and Groundbreaking User Experiences. The programme includes presentations about decentralized social networks, Bitcoin, cryptech, biohacking and independent journalism, for example.

The keynote speakers are:

• Birgitta Jónsdóttir, poetician and activist in the Icelandic Parliament for the Pirate Party. Jónsdóttir also chairs the International Modern Media Institute, which is one of the D-CENT partners.
• Ken MacLeod, a biologist turned computer programmer turned science fiction writer.

See the full agenda and list of all the speakers.

Registration: https://fscons.org/2015/register.html

FSCONS  is held each autumn in Gothenburg, Sweden.