Events

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Special Lecture
Speaker: Rebecca MacKinnon
210 South Hall, 12:40 pm - 2:00 pm
A global struggle for control of the Internet is now underway. At stake are no less than civil liberties, privacy, and even the character of democracy in the 21st century. Rebecca MacKinnon addresses the fundamental and urgent question of how technology should support the rights and liberties of all the world’s Internet users.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Distinguished Lecture
Speaker: Chris Riley
210 South Hall, 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm
Chris Riley is a designer and global communications strategist and the founder of Studioriley. He explores the relationship between business and culture through brand strategy and communications design.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Information Access Seminar
Speaker: Irene Eleta
107 South Hall, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Dean's Lecture
Speaker: David Ayman Shamma, Yahoo! Research
210 South Hall, 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm
David A. Shamma is a media artist and research scientist studying creative expression and sharing at Yahoo! Research.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Information Access Seminar
Speaker: Catherine Marshall, Microsoft Research
107 South Hall, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Friday, April 6, 2012
Information Access Seminar
Speaker: Juliane Stiller
107 South Hall, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Special Lecture
Speaker: Marti Hearst
210 South Hall, 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Speaker: Howard Rheingold
210 South Hall, 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm
A discussion with Howard Rheingold, author of the new book Net Smart: How to Thrive Online. How can we use digital media as grounded, well-rounded people rather than multitasking neurotics? Rheingold outlines five fundamental digital literacies, online skills that will help us use social media intelligently, humanely, and, above all, mindfully.
Thursday, May 31, 2012 - Friday, June 1, 2012
Conference
UC Berkeley, 7:00 pm - 6:00 pm
We have entered the era of big data, with petabytes of information from millions of transactions, social media, clickstreams, smart phones, sensors, digital media, corporate archives, and scientific research. Big data will transform every sector of the economy. But are we ready? What skills do individuals and organizations need to thrive in a data-intensive economy? The DataEDGE conference will be a conversation at UC Berkeley between senior industry and academic leaders about the challenges and opportunities for higher education in a world of big data.