Communities in New Media [GeNeMe]
The conference series GeNeMe "Communities in New Media" has been focusing 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 Administration Science and Social and Communication Science as well as at their interfaces for over 25 years.
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DIGITAL PARTICIPATION
In 2026, GeNeMe is dedicated to the question of how digital participation can be shaped, researched and reflected upon. In this context, the rapid pace of technological development raises fundamental questions: Which methodological approaches enable effective participation in research and design processes? What skills are required to ensure digital sovereignty? How are virtual communities, AI-supported systems and immersive technologies changing forms of collaboration and co-creation? And what opportunities and risks arise for democratic decision-making processes in a public sphere increasingly shaped by machines?
Dates
- 26.04.2026 Submission of abstracts (extended)
- 13.05.2026 Notification of acceptance / rejection of abstracts
- 05.07.2026 Submission of the complete contributions
- 14.08.2026 Notification of final acceptance / rejection
- 04.09.2026 Submission of finally accepted papers
- 06.09.2026 Deadline for early bird discount
- 16.09.2026 Pre-conferences
- 17-18.09.2026 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 Silicon Saxony e.V.
Program
The 29th GeNeMe will primarily take place in person with optional online participation. As usual, the conference team is experimenting with innovative and collaborative formats, including in the international research context with the involvement of local stakeholders from civil society with the aim of a methodically profitable participation. We look forward to your submissions and an exciting discussion about the future
of digital participation!
As a junior-oriented conference, we particularly invite students and prospective researchers to submit contributions in one of the formats. In order to enable an appropriate evaluation based on criteria typical for university studies, we ask you to mark the submitted contributions as student contributions.
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.
Venue
TUD Dresden University of Technology
Münchner Str. 1
Abstracts and papers
The submission of papers for this year's GeNeMe is a 2-stage process. 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.
Partners of GeNeMe 2026
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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Visiting address:
Bürogebäude Strehlener Strasse, 417 Strehlener Strasse 22/24
01069 Dresden
Postal address:
TUD Dresden University of Technology Center for Open Digital Innovation and Participation
01062 Dresden