If you haven’t done it yet, hurry up and get your #rp15 ticket! Pre-sale ends today, Monday, at High Noon. Later, in the afternoon from 4 pm to 9 pm during pre:publica, ticket holders can pick up their bracelets and badges while having yummy food and drinks.

When he talks about home, he doesn’t mean his backyard, but Earth itself – no wonder after the 166 days that Alexander Gerst spent in space. He is joining us on stage in May! And robot hero Rosetta will also get a panel of its own.

We’re living in troubled times. Grandmaster sociologist Zygmunt Bauman applies his reflections on the control society to modern-day technology. 

My home is not only my castle, but my glass(le) – as part of our sub-­‐ conference "Future City", Sarah Kember will expose the anachronistic gender stereotypes in advertisements for so-­‐called Smart Homes, in her talk about "Smart Cities, Gender and Privacy". 

20 years of blogging – not many of us can say that; Justin Hall can. Meet the pioneering blogger, who started “Justin’s Links from the Underground” in 1994, at this year’s re:publica.

The close partnership between MEDIA CONVENTION Berlin and re:publica was been strengthened even further with a joint ticket this year. Participants can look forward to a broader range of contents. Here is a first taste of some of this year’s prestigious speakers from the media track.

Bring on the European Republic, says the publicist and #rp15 speaker Ulrike Guérot. In our interview, she explains how the democracies of Europe can grow together, and why participation is not always the best way.

He is an expert in civic media, co-founder of the Global Voices blogger network, has worked in the online world since its beginnings and argues, “It's not too late to build a better web” – Ethan Zuckerman.

Making the Invisible Visible – that is British artist James Bridle’s mission.

Russian investigative journalist and intelligence expert Andrei Soldatov uncovers the practices of the Russian secret service.