Dear All, On behalf of the Scientific Committee of the European Union's Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) and the Łódź Cyber Hub research center at the University of Łódź (Poland), I would like to invite you to participate in a special interdisciplinary workshop on human rights methodologies and the effective mitigation of challenges to the rule of law in Europe. As we will be talking about the DSA, intermediary liability, platforms, digital sovereignty, and the impact AI has on the rule of law I felt some of you might be interested to join us in Lodz or online, and am sharing the invitation. Thank you for considering. On 1st June 2023, at the <https://www.wpia.uni.lodz.pl/> Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Lodz, Poland we will host an interdisciplinary open event on human rights methodologies and their impact on the rule of law. Together with the members of the FRA Scientific Committee, we want to initiate in Łódź an open discussion about contemporary challenges to the rule of law in Europe and ways to tackle them effectively. During the four round table sessions, we hope to engage and encourage a free exchange of views between academics, judges, journalists, representatives of civil society, human rights practitioners, and all those looking for means effectively to mitigate the current challenges to the rule of law in Europe. The event is a continuation of the dialogue on human rights methodologies <https://fra.europa.eu/en/event/2022/measuring-human-rights-european-union> started last year and a reflection of the work in this area carried out by the current Scientific Committee during its five-year term of office which is about to come to an end. More information about the event and confirmed participants is available below: <https://www.cyber.uni.lodz.pl/fra> Conference website and agenda <https://fra.europa.eu/en/content/scientific-committee> FRA scientific committee To ensure the informal nature of our intellectual exchanges, the event will be conducted in English, without translation. Participation is open and free of charge, although limited by room capacity. We will provide lunch and refreshments, while participants are requested to cover their own travel and accommodation expenses during their stay in Łódź. For organizational reasons, we will be grateful if you would complete the registration form before 28th May 2023: <https://forms.office.com/e/tzHeSU5eSd> https://forms.office.com/e/tzHeSU5eSd. * Depending on the number of requests received, we will also organise remote participation in the event, although we encourage in-person attendance. Registration is mandatory for remote participants, who will receive a connection link by email before the event. The meeting will not be recorded. Participation certificates are available upon request for students and young scholars (please indicate your preference in the application form). We would highly value your participation in this event, and we are at your disposal to answer any questions or queries that you may have, On behalf of the FRA Scientific Committee [Dr. Theodora Kostakopoulou, Chair] On behalf of the Łódź Cyber Hub research center at the University of Łódź, Poland [Dr. Joanna Kulesza, Director]