Over 3 days we will transform The Harmony in Rødvig, Denmark into a magical & soft utopia of workshops, exhibitions, talks, panels, performances, shared meals and collective imagination.

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You will enter a parallel universe where we will imagine and create the futures that we long for. It’s a space for meeting likeminded people, getting inspired by the SOFTER network, learning new skills and asking new questions. Together we explore how a softer approach to technology can create more democratic, caring and creative digital futures.  

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This year we are also relocating SOFTER Lab to the conference, softening up the programme, with more time to participate in workshops, to engage with installations, and more time for collective conversations and to connect with each other.  

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We can’t wait to welcome you to the beautiful site of The Harmony and enjoy another magical conference with you all!

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Speakers, facilitators and open calls to be announced soon.

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The session will start with a story of how she got into tech (spoiler: it's all about finding and building supportive communities) and how she navigated building a career in software and teaching. The session will end with a roundtable discussion of your individual experiences finding a footing in the technical realm and how we can support each other to belong here.

As the Lab is a rather small and intimate space (and we hope to see lots of you), drinks and snacks will be served across the road by the lake. See you in the sunshine!

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We’ll be hosting a drop-in salon format of our socials, where you’ll have a chance to meet others in the SOFTER network, learn more about our initiatives and share knowledge. 

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Most importantly, we’ll have Tigris presenting a demo of her latest work Emotional Alchemy which looks at the relationship between AI and scent — an immersive olfactory installation that materialises conversations, emotions and expressions of identity into bespoke fragrances, capturing the unique contour of our individuality.  

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Are you curious to know what a computer is made of? Are you dreaming about building your own computer one day? Do you find hardware mysterious and scary?
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Sign up for this workshop to learn more about the seemingly complex device that we all use everyday!

NB we had to reschedule this workshop due to the drums of Copenhagen marathon