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Posted on December 12th 2016
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Manon den Dunnen, Strategisch specialist digitaal , posted Jun 26th

Sensemakers Special on Cybersecurity &.... TBA

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The SensemakersAMS Community and OBA present 2 speakers again:

1. Nikki Sterkenburg, Professor Investigative Journalism Studies (VU) / Dep. Head Analysis National Security (NCTV) on cybersecurity
2. TBA

It starts at 19h in the OBA on the 6th floor. You can rsvp via meetup or by sending an email to sensemakersams@protonmail.com
But our meetings are open to all so feel also free to just walk in.

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Claudia van Swelm, Communicator (onderzoeksafdeling Code) , posted Jun 25th

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Ga voor meer informatie en de vragenlijst naar https://waag.org/nl/project/algo-lit/."

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