What are the festival areas and formats, and what exactly can be submitted?

There are two festival sections: "Conference" for spoken contributions on the stages and for workshops and "Off Stage" for all supporting programme taking place on the festival grounds beyond our stages. 

CONFERENCE formats
Talk, Lightning Talk, Conversation, Panel discussion, Meet up, Speak up!, Workshop

OFF STAGE formats
Installation, Video art, Performance/Intervention, Games, DIY, Special format

You can find a detailed explanation of the festival areas and formats here: https://re-publica.com/en/cfp-berlin