đź“… Date: September 30, 2025 – Call for Contributions Deadline
đź“… Date: January 15, 2026 – European Public Domain Day 2026
đź“Ť Location: Royal Library of Belgium, in Brussels
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European Public Domain Day: Call to Contributions
We are thrilled to announce the opening of the Call for Contributions for the European Public Domain Day 2026!
On the 15th of January 2026, we will celebrate the Public Domain Day at the Royal Library of Belgium, in Brussels. Together with Scholars, Advocates, Policy-Makers and Practitioners, we look at the Public Domain, and how we collectively can continue to protect it.
The European Public Domain Day is a conference co-organised by COMMUNIA, Meemoo, Wikimedia Europe, Wikimedia Belgium, Europeana Foundation, Creative Commons, Internet Archive Europe, CREATE, the Royal Library of Belgium and Open Nederland & by the Community Members.
For the first time, the alliance has opened a Call for Contributions aimed at Professionals of the Cultural Heritage Institutions and Advocates to contribute to this day! We want to hear new voices, discover new topics and have a better representation of the activities all over Europe through lightning talks & presentations. This call only applies to the European Track for the afternoon sessions.
Could this be you? Propose your lightning talks or presentations via this form.
The Call to Contributions is open until September 30th 2025.Â
If you have any questions, please, contact Camille Françoise
🧠Why This Matters
The European Public Domain Day 2026 is a crucial event for celebrating and advocating the Public Domain, by fostering creativity and access to knowledge. Uniting scholars, advocates, and policy-makers, this event aims to enhance efforts to protect and promote the Public Domain across Europe. The Call for Contributions invites professionals to celebrate and protect the Public Domain.
