Communities in New Media [GeNeMe]

GeNeMe 2025

For over 25 years, the GeNeMe conference series "Communities in New Media" has focused on online communities from the perspective of several disciplines such as computer and data science, media technology, education and business administration and economics, information and administrative science and social and communication science, as well as at their interfaces.

KI & HUMANITY: Technology with social responsibility

In the year 2025, GeNeMe is dedicated to the advancing digitalization
and the associated social responsibility. Artificial intelligence
intelligence (AI) is increasingly changing the way in which people interact
interact, work and organize themselves. These developments raise
fundamental questions: What ethical and social challenges
challenges arise from AI-supported technologies? How can
can digital communities be designed responsibly
to ensure humanity and participation? What political and
regulatory measures are required to make digital spaces safe
and inclusive?

The following aspects in particular will be considered:

AI and social responsibility: ethical challenges and possible solutions for the responsible use of AI in digital communities.
Digital identity and participation: Effects of digitalization on social roles, identity formation and equal opportunities.
Technology-enabled governance: AI and algorithms in the moderation and governance of digital communities.
Empathy and humanity in digital spaces: Designing human-centered digital interactions.
Regulation and policy making: framework conditions and legal aspects of aspects of AI-supported decision-making processes.
Best practices and case studies: Successful approaches for the responsible use of digital technologies in communities.

Dates

21.04.2025 Submission of abstracts (extended from 14.04.2025)
30.04.2025 Notification of acceptance / rejection of abstracts
23.06.2025 Submission of the complete contributions
01.08.2025 Notification of final acceptance / rejection
20.08.2025 Submission of finally accepted papers
25.08.2025 Deadline for early bird discount
17.09.2025 Pre-conference
18-19.09.2025 Main conference GeNeMe

The conference is organized by scientists from the Faculties of Education and Business and Economics, the Center for Open Digital Innovation and Participation (CODIP) of TU Dresden and the Stralsund University of Applied Sciences (HOST), with the kind support of the Evangelische Hochschule Dresden (ehs) and Silicon Saxony e.V.

Program

The 28th GeNeMe will primarily take place in person with optional online participation. As usual, the conference team is experimenting with innovative formats with the aim of making participation methodically beneficial. The program page lists all information on the rooms, conference formats and procedures in advance.

Registration

Registration is required for participation in the conference and the opening event. All information and price models will soon be listed on the registration page.

Abstracts and papers

The submission of papers for this year's GeNeMe is a 2-step process. The information on the track topics and submission formats are summarized on the call page. All information on the individual submission stages is listed on the respective pages for abstract submission, paper submission and paper finalization.

Partner of the GeNeMe 2025

CODIP of the Dresden University of Technology

As a research center, the CODIP of the TUD Dresden University of Technology analyzes, tests and evaluates media application scenarios in teaching and science on the basis of current research results. Learn more

Business informatics in particular information management

The professorship is active in teaching, research and knowledge transfer at the interfaces between economic, organizational, social, information technology and didactic issues. Learn more

Hochschule Stralsund (HOST)

Stralsund University of Applied Sciences (HOST) is a young, innovative campus university with a technical and economic profile. 29 future-oriented degree programs, strong cooperation with companies - both regional and international - and an excellent student-to-staff ratio offer the approximately 2,400 students optimal conditions for successful studies and a promising career start. Learn more

Protestant University of Applied Sciences Dresden (ehs)

The Protestant University of Applied Sciences Dresden (ehs) is a state-recognized university with practice-oriented study, research, further education and training courses in the fields of social work, counselling, childhood education, Protestant religious and community education and nursing. Learn more

Campus M21, with its study centers in Munich and Nürnberg, offers about 1,000 students in innovative management programs a solid and demanding academic education. Learn more

BPS Bildungsportal Sachsen GmbH

BPS is your partner for digitalization in education and training. With products and services relating to e-learning, online tests and examinations and online report management, BPS supports you in the design and implementation of your projects. Its customers include educational institutions and providers in various areas of education and training. Learn more

We invite you to become a partner of GeNeMe. There are many opportunities for direct and indirect support available to you. Contact us with interesting contributions for the conference or for the accompanying conference proceedings - we offer you the cooperation and presentation platform for your ideas.

GeNeMe conference proceedings

All accepted contributions will be published at TUDPress (with ISBN), as an open access publication at QUCOSA and in the GI Digital Library. Indexing is done via SCOPUS and pedocs.

Overview of conference proceedings

GeNeMe - Communities in New Media

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Contact Information

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Visiting address:

Bürogebäude Strehlener Strasse, 417 Strehlener Strasse 22/24

01069 Dresden

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TUD Dresden University of Technology Center for Open Digital Innovation and Participation

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