<html aria-label="message body"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Dear CHERN members,<div><br></div><div>Our research group at HU Berlin, which focuses on the rise of China, India and Kenya in global technical standard-setting, is organizing an international workshop that might be relevant for some of you (info below). Please feel free to reach out if there are any questions.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div>Nicolas</div><div><br></div><div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><font face="Times">The ERC-funded research group TECHtonics is pleased to invite applications for its upcoming international workshop, “Standard-Takers and Standard-Makers: Global Practices and Politics in the Age of AI,” to be held at Humboldt University Berlin on 15-16 June 2026. This workshop seeks to investigate the global politics of standard-setting through a focus on rising standards powers. <o:p></o:p></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><font face="Times"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><font face="Times">The first day of the workshop will feature expert roundtables and open discussion about current challenges in global standard-setting, including barriers to participation, the rapid pace of innovation in fields such as AI, as well as geopolitical tensions. The second day will include an academic workshop with paper presentations on various topics related to the workshop theme (see Call for Contributions). <o:p></o:p></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><font face="Times"> <o:p></o:p></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><font face="Times">We invite participation from experts in the standardization community and scholars across various disciplines, including Area Studies, International Relations, Management and Science and Technology Studies. We strive for a high degree of regional diversity and especially encourage applications from across Asia and Africa. The deadline for applications is 8 February 2026.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><font face="Times"> <o:p></o:p></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><font face="Times">Contact: <a href="mailto:nicolas.huppenbauer@hu-berlin.de"><span style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">nicolas.huppenbauer@hu-berlin.de</span></a><o:p></o:p></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin: 0in; text-indent: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><font face="Times">Website: <a href="https://hu.berlin/TECHtonics"><span style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">https://hu.berlin/TECHtonics</span></a><o:p></o:p></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 24px; font-size: medium;"><font face="Times"><o:p> </o:p><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="font-size: 10.5pt; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"></p></div></div></body></html>