DIGIT day - midway gathering
DIGIT is pleased to invite current and former members of the DIGIT research school community to a special DIGIT Day on 26 August 2026 in Oslo.
The day will serve as a midway gathering for the DIGIT community — a space to reconnect, exchange ideas, and reflect on research, career paths, and experiences across cohorts and themes.
This participant-driven event is being organized by members from each DIGIT cohort.
DIGIT DAY
When: 26 August, 2026
Time: 09:30-15:45
Where: Radisson Blu Scandinavia, Holbergsgate 30, Oslo. Room: Skagerak/Eidsvoll
Registration: https://nettskjema.no/a/627822
Deadline for registration: 31. July
Who is it for? Current and former DIGIT members (2022-2026)
Image: DIGIT
Programme
The day will serve as a midway gathering for the DIGIT community — a space to reconnect, exchange ideas, and reflect on research, career paths, and experiences across cohorts and themes. The aim is to create an engaging and informal meeting place to connect both academically and socially, while strengthening networks within and beyond DIGIT.
Schedule - DIGIT day - 26 August
Venue: Radisson Blu Scandinavia, Oslo
Room: Skagerak/Eidsvoll
09.30 – 10.00 Welcome, coffee, socializing
10.00 – 10.45 Doing Research on Digitalization Today - a conversation with Sally Wyatt (professor emerita at Maastricht University)
10.45 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.00 Global South Panel
Gilda Seddighi (senior researcher at Norce)
Stine Hellum Braathen (senior researcher at Sintef)
Binyam Bogale (postdoctoral fellow at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch
13.00 – 14.00 Storyline activity in interdisciplinary groups
13.45 – 14.00 Break
14.00 – 14.30 Finalizing storyline group activity
14.45 – 14.55 Break
14.55 – 15.30 Arts & Crafts Activity with SIG Groups
15.30 – 15.45 Wrap-up
Travel and accommodation
DIGIT will support reasonable travel expenses for participants travelling to Oslo, covering cost-efficient economy travel up to a maximum of NOK 2,800 for the journey itself. Make sure the travel follows the guidelines of your institution/the Norwegian Government Personnel Handbook.
For participants who need to arrive in Oslo the day before in order to attend the programme start at 09:30, accommodation from 25–26 August will be covered. The same applies to participants who are already staying in Oslo in connection with the DIGIT conference. We cover reasonable hotel expenses and recommend either Thon Hotel Europa or Scandic Holberg, both located close to the venue.
Please note that participants are responsible for booking and paying for their own travel and accommodation in advance. All approved expenses will be reimbursed after the event.
Organizers
Bright Baffour Antwi (DIGIT class of 2023)
Barbara Waloszek (DIGIT class of 2023)
Vishnavi Mangal (DIGIT class of 2024)
Justin Haugland-Pruitt (DIGIT class of 2025)
Esther Omemu (DIGIT class of 2025)
Hairenik Aramayo (DIGIT class of 2025)
Bineeth Kuriakose (DIGIT class of 2026)