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Dinner & Data: Developing a Technology & Innovation Agenda for Social Impact

Sep 19, 2018, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

A seminar-style conversation with hosts Tim O’Reilly, Jen Pahlka (Code for America), and Ryan Panchadsaram (former US Deputy Chief Technology Officer). Advance registration required.

Information Access: Its Scope and its Limitations

Sep 21, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Developing Leading-Edge Products and Going to Market

Sep 24, 2018, 2:10 pm to 3:30 pm

Aurangzeb Khan is the CEO of Altia Systems.

Designing Search Interfaces for our Inner Hunter-Gatherer: Getting Serious about Browsing

Sep 28, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Marcia J. Bates is professor emerita in the UCLA Department of Information Studies.

Where Business Meets Technology: Red Hat

Oct 1, 2018, 2:10 pm to 3:30 pm

Mike Kelly is the CIO of Red Hat.

Dinner & Data: The Role of Humans in Fostering Innovation

Oct 3, 2018, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

A seminar-style conversation led by former White House advisor Tom Kalil and former United States Digital Service leader Jennifer Anastasoff. Advance registration required.

Freedom and Ethics in the Era of Big Data

Oct 4, 2018, 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Peter Dabrock, chair of the German Ethics Council, explores the potential of big data to constrain the real-world exercise of freedom and self-determination.

Social Impact Un-Pitch Day

Oct 4, 2018, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm

Join CTSP and IMSA to brainstorm ideas for projects that address the challenges of technology, society, and policy.

Analyzing Our Past

Oct 5, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Zachary Bleemer is director of the University of California ClioMetric History Project.

Creating a Culture of Digital Transformation

Oct 8, 2018, 2:10 pm to 3:30 pm

Stephen Comstock is the CIO of CBS Interactive, the digital division of CBS.

“I don't want to be a publisher!” Regulating liability for the sticky parts: An exploration of CDA Section 230, sex work, and user content

Oct 12, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Democratizing Data Science

Oct 17, 2018, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

Making it easy for individuals and teams to manage, analyze, and draw insights from large datasets.

Howard Besser (photo by Dan Streible: http://flic.kr/p/7Wbqr8)

Digital Privacy for Librarians

Oct 19, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Dinner & Data: Open Data, Open Government, and Social Impact

Oct 24, 2018, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

A seminar-style conversation led by Alan Steremberg (Weather Underground co-founder and former Presidential Innovation Fellow) and Corinna Zarek (Mozilla Senior Tech Policy Fellow and former Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer). Advance registration required.

GDPR: Big Data, Big Responsibility

Oct 31, 2018, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

The EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes big responsibilities for organizations.

Dinner & Data: Privacy, Security, and Fairness: the Challenges of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence

Nov 7, 2018, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

A seminar-style conversation led by Colleen Chien, former White House Senior Advisor on Intellectual Property and Innovation, and Terah Lyons, former Policy Advisor to the U.S. Chief Technology Officer. Advance registration required.

Shoshanna Zuboff (photo by Sascha Pflaeging)

How We Fight Surveillance Capitalism

Nov 9, 2018, 12:10 pm to 2:00 pm

Workshop with Professor Shoshana Zuboff

Data in the Higher Education Curriculum

Nov 9, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Dinner & Data: Data, Technology, and Governance for Public Good

Nov 14, 2018, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

A seminar-style conversation led by Kristie Canegallo, former Deputy White House Chief of Staff for Implementation; DJ Patil, the first U.S. Chief Data Scientist; and Nicole Wong, former Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer. Advance registration required.

Previous Events

Where Business Meets Technology: A.T. Kearney

Sep 17, 2018, 2:10 pm to 3:30 pm

Hugo Evans is VP of Data Science at A.T. Kearney.

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The School’s First 50 Years: 1918–1968

Sep 14, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Woman Using a Samsung VR Headset at SXSW. Photo courtesy of Nan Palmero https://flic.kr/p/qJPZEL (CC BY 2.0)

Gender Bias in Tech: A Virtual Reality Experience

Sep 13 2018 - All-day event

An interactive live-action VR comedy that reveals both sides of the gender divide.

100th Birthday Celebration

Sep 12, 2018, 4:30 pm

In 1918 — 100 years ago — UC Berkeley began a full-time program in library science. Join us to learn about the history of UC Berkeley's School of Information, from its origins in library science to today, and celebrate with us afterward with a reception and birthday cake.

Where Business Meets Technology: Kaiser Permanente

Sep 10, 2018, 2:10 pm to 3:30 pm

Richard Daniels is executive vice president and chief information officer for Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan, Inc.

A Hermeneutical Metatheory for Information Science

Sep 7, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Habeus Data: Privacy vs. the Rise of Surveillance Tech, by Cyrus Farivar

“Habeas Data” Panel Discussion

Aug 30, 2018, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm

A panel discussion with tech reporter Cyrus Farivar about the explosive growth of surveillance technology.

MIDS Data Science Meet-up

Aug 28, 2018, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm

MIDS students and alumni are invited to join us for snacks, cold beverages, and refreshing conversation.

The Cultural Record in the Information War Era

Aug 24, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

How recent developments that are rapidly destabilizing the cultural record, and what we can do.

I School Community Picnic

Aug 19, 2018, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

The annual gathering for I School students, alumni, staff, faculty, and friends.

Littlest Bear Virtual 5K Run/Walk

Jul 26 2018 - All-day event

A fun run/walk/roll for the I School Community! Proceeds benefit Diversity & Inclusion Fellowships.

I School Seattle Meet-Up

Jul 16, 2018, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Alumni and students: meet new friends and mingle with old at an I School meet-up in Seattle.

School of Information May 2018 Commencement

May 12, 2018, 2:00 pm

Honor the class of 2018 with keynote speaker, student speakers, and presentation of the James R. Chen Awards and the Hal R. Varian MIDS Capstone Award.

MIMS Final Project Showcase

May 10, 2018, 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Graduating master’s students present their intriguing research projects and innovative new information systems. A panel of judges will select one outstanding project from each track for the James R. Chen Award.

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Geospatial Data Platform Demo and Discussion

May 7, 2018, 10:30 am to 12:00 pm

Learn more about GEOWorks, the new geospatial data platform from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

Context, Causality, and Information Flow: Implications for Privacy Engineering, Security, and Data Economics

May 4, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Sebastian Benthall is a security scientist working at the intersection of computer science, economics, law, and philosophy.

Information Visualization Final Project Showcase

May 2, 2018, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Class projects in information visualization.

It’s “Technically Fair” But You May Not Like It: Algorithmic Curation, Filtering, and Prediction Wrestles with Ethics and Public Opinion

Apr 30, 2018, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

What to do when software algorithms are designed for statistical fairness or legal compliance, but still seem unfair.

Tech & Data for Good Showcase Day

Apr 30, 2018, 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm

The Tech & Data for Good Showcase Day will highlight student-led projects that apply tech and data for social good.

Emotion in Social Media

Apr 30, 2018, 2:10 pm to 3:30 pm

New findings about emotions in social media and their implications for social, behavioral, and data sciences.

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