On November 28-29, Debora Heim participated in the international workshop “Crise et communication dans la période de bouleversements 1785–1820”, organized by the centre de recherche du château de Versailles. The workshop took place in the castle of Versailles, Paris. Debora Heim held a presentation titled “Communication between secret and public spheres. Secret Councils in late 18th-century Switzerland”, where she elaborated on the role of Secret Councils at the end of the ancien régime with a special focus on secret and public forms of communication.