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Data Science Spring 2021 Capstone Project Showcase
Apr 22, 2021, 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Graduating MIDS students present their data science projects. A panel of judges will select an outstanding project for the Hal R. Varian MIDS Capstone Award.
Ron Day
“Living Document”: from Mimesis to Indexicality, from Documentation to Documentality
Apr 23, 2021, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
Rob Day explores the concept of the “living document” as joining knowledge and experience, science and literature.
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Roundtable Discussion: Refusal of Surveillance Tech, Part 2
Apr 26, 2021, 10:30 am to 12:15 pm
Steve Satterfield
Privacy and the Future of the Ad-Supported Internet
Apr 28, 2021, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
A conversation with Steve Satterfield, director of public policy at Facebook.
Clifford Lynch
Higher Education Planning Assumptions and Strategies Emerging from the Pandemic
Apr 30, 2021, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
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MIMS Final Project Showcase
May 13, 2021, 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Graduating master’s students present their intriguing research projects and innovative new information systems. A panel of judges will select outstanding projects for the James R. Chen Award.
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School of Information 2021 Virtual Commencement
May 16, 2021, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Honor the classes of 2020 and 2021 with keynote speaker Brad Smith, president of Microsoft; faculty tributes; and presentation of capstone awards.

Previous Events

University of California - California Digital Library
Two Talks: The Elsevier Agreement and Stewardship of the Cultural Record
Apr 16, 2021, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
Cliff Lynch discusses cultural stewardship & “cancel culture” and Ivy Anderson of CDL discusses UC’s landmark open access contract with Elsevier.
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Cybersecurity Spring 2021 Capstone Project Showcase
Apr 14, 2021, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Graduating MICS students present their cybersecurity projects. A panel of judges will select an outstanding project for the Lily L. Chang MICS Capstone Award.
Tawana Petty
Beyond the Ouch: Activating Anti-racists in Data and Digital Spaces
Apr 14, 2021, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Tawana Petty responds to the racial bias baked into our data, digital, and technological systems
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Roundtable Discussion: Refusal of Surveillance Tech, Part 1
Apr 12, 2021, 10:30 am to 12:15 pm
Understanding the recent resistance to facial recognition technologies, to put this moment in conversation and context.
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Local to Global: E-Reserves at UC Berkeley
Apr 9, 2021, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
How Berkeley’s University Library rose to the challenge of providing course materials to all students in a fully virtual global environment.
Richmond Wong
Values by Design Imaginaries: Exploring Values Work in UX Practice
Apr 7, 2021, 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Richmond Wong presents his dissertation researchon the relationships between design practices and social values.
Ryan Shaw
How to Care About Information
Apr 2, 2021, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
Ryan Shaw is an associate professor at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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I School Faculty Panel: Women in Tech
Mar 23, 2021, 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm
I School faculty members discuss their research and the importance of including the perspective of women and underrepresented minorities at the frontiers of information technology.
Leslie Johnston
Applied Trustworthy Digital Repositories and Risk Assessment
Mar 19, 2021, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
Leslie Johnston is director of digital preservation at the U.S. National Archives.
Ethan Zuckerman
Social Media Is Too Important to Leave Up to the Market
Mar 15, 2021, 10:30 am to 11:30 am
Ethan Zuckerman explores a model for rethinking and rebuilding social media and digital institutions as public goods.
Clifford Lynch
Post-Covid Issues
Mar 12, 2021, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
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Ph.D. Research Reception, Part 2
Mar 12, 2021, 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm
School of Information Ph.D. students share their innovative research with the community.
I School students rally for Big Give. (Taken in February 2020)
Big Give
Mar 10, 2021, 9:00 pm to Mar 11, 2021, 9:00 pm
Seize the moment during Big Give, Berkeley’s annual fundraising event.
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Ph.D. Research Reception, Part 1
Mar 10, 2021, 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm
School of Information Ph.D. students share their innovative research with the community.
Women in Data Science, Berkeley
WiDS Berkeley: Women in Data Science at UC Berkeley
Mar 8 2021 - All-day event
Join us for a series of events celebrating Women in Data Science at UC Berkeley.
Marcia J. Bates
Information Seeking Research: A State of the Art
Mar 5, 2021, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
An overview of the last 50 years of information science research on information seeking and transfer.
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Context and Relevance
Feb 26, 2021, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
Information access seminar, with Wayne de Fremery and Michael Buckland
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Prediction Games: Using Evidence and Data-based Forecasting to Pique Interest in Complex Topics and Real-world Events
Feb 19, 2021, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
Prediction games pit players against one another as they use open data and news stories to forecast the outcome of real-world events.
Information: A Historical Companion. Edited by Ann Blair, Paul Duguid, Anja-Silvia Goeing, and Anthony Grafton
Historicizing Information
Feb 12, 2021, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
Paul Duguid discusses his new book, Information: A Historical Companion, a landmark history that traces the creation, management, and sharing of information through six centuries.
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Authors Meet Critics: Bloc by Bloc
Feb 11, 2021, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Steven Weber puts forward a compelling new model for global organization that integrates modern developments in technology and governance.

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