[nexa] 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 60 ??𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐋-8 -- Register now

[Antonio Casilli]

INDL-8 Conference Newsletter 
60 Days to INDL-8! 


10-12 September 2025, Bologna, Italy 
Dear all, 
We have officially started the countdown to our conference INDL-8 – "Contesting 
Digital Labor: Resistance, Counter-Uses, and New Directions for Research", in 
Bologna, Italy. 
Yes—Bologna! " La Rossa, La Grassa, La Dotta "—The Red, The Fat, and The 
Learned. The city of tortellini and medieval towers. Home to Europe's oldest 
university and centuries of rebellious thinking. 
This year's edition is packed with great speakers challenging the status quo of 
digital labor research, as well as exciting events (at some rather unexpected 
locations...). 
Keynote Speakers: 


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• Sarah T. Roberts 
(UCLA, USA) on "the hydra of AI", labor devaluation & human agency 

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• Maria Luz Rodríguez Fernandez 
(UCLM, Spain) on data ownership and worker rights in the platform economy 

    * 
• Sandro Mezzadra 
(University of Bologna, Italy) on digital labor, resistance & infrastructural 
struggles 


... Plus, our panelists: 


    * 
• Joan Kinyua 
(Data Labelers Association, Kenya) 

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• Felipe Corredor Álvarez 
(RidersxDerechos, Spain) 

Special Event @ DAMA Tecnopolo: 
Data centers are normally off-limits. It's not every day you step inside 
one—let alone host a meeting of researchers, workers, and union leaders there. 
So we decided to do something bold. For Day 2 of our conference, we'll head 
inside Bologna's former tobacco factory—now transformed into one of Europe's 
largest AI and data hub—for a special session with 100 union representatives 
from across Italy, in conversation global activists and scholars. We will also 
screen the 2025 documentary "In the Belly of AI", directed by Henri Poulain. 
Special Event City Tour: 
As part of INDL 8, you'll have the chance to explore the historic city of 
Bologna from a different perspective during a special tour. The city is 
renowned for its rich history of activism and political movements. Thanks to 
the Archivio Storico dei Movimenti (Historical Archive of Social Movements), on 
Day 1 we will organize an evening city walk that will take us through some of 
Bologna's most iconic sites linked to its countercultural heritage. 


👉 Full program, accommodation info, and directions are available here: [ 
https://www.indl.network/its-60-days-to-indl-8/ | 
https://www.indl.network/its-60-days-to-indl-8/ ] 


📅 Don't forget: Registration closes August 20, 2025. [ 
https://indl-8.sciencesconf.org/registration?lang=en | Register Here ]