Events

Upcoming Events

Designing a Future with ML + UX

Sep 23, 2019, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

As AI and ML shape technology, how do we ensure that products are designed by and for people?

Towards an Artificial Intuition: Conversational Markers of (Anti)Social Dynamics

Sep 23, 2019, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

Social Impact Un-Pitch Day 2019

Sep 26, 2019, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

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

101st Birthday Celebration

Sep 27, 2019, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

In 1918, UC Berkeley began a full-time program in library science. Join us to celebrate the 101st birthday and history of the I School, SIMS, SLIS, and School of Librarianship.

From Smart Phones to Smart Students

Oct 2, 2019, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

Distraction versus learning with mobile devices in the classroom and student success

This School’s Social Mission: The Early Days

Oct 4, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

This School was founded in 1918 on a strong social agenda; Professor Buckland will review the past 101 years of its mission.

Feminist Open Access and Internet Publishing

Oct 9, 2019, 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Discover how the Organization for Transformative Works built a model for non-corporate, user-driven, online participatory cultures.

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

Archiving the Non-Organizational Born-Digital: The Challenges Posed by Material from Individuals, Communities, Social Movements, and Events

Oct 11, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

How archives and special collections can address the transition from analog to digital creation and the digital deluge.

Mind Reading and Telepathy for Beginners and Intermediates

Oct 16, 2019, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

What people think machines can know about the mind, and why their beliefs matter

Photo courtesy of Jessie Hodge https://flic.kr/p/em8u7G

I School Meet-up in DC

Oct 16, 2019, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

I School students and alumni are invited to a meet-up and happy hour to meet new friends and mingle with old.

Simplifying and Accelerating Data Exploration

Oct 18, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

How could interactive data exploration tools be redesigned to give deeper insights more easily and quickly?

Engage, Design, Examine: Five Years of the Center for Technology, Society & Policy

Oct 22, 2019, 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm

A festive celebration of five years of CTSP, with a showcase of selected projects from the past five years.

Information Access Seminar: Niloufar Salehi

Oct 25, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Information Access Seminar: Clifford Lynch

Dec 6, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Previous Events

Scaling Cybersecurity Support for Civil Society

Sep 20, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

How the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity’s Citizen Clinic is combating sophisticated attacks from governments, hate groups, terrorists, and multinational corporations.

Public Policy Initiatives That Might Improve Digital Stewardship

Sep 13, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Alternate policy approaches for stewardship of some classes of cultural materials in the current world.

I School Fall 2019 Meet-up: Celebrating Entrepreneurship

Sep 11, 2019, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Meet new friends and catch up with old on the rooftop deck of venture capital firm Accel

Machine Learning, Archives and Special Collections

Sep 6, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

The most significant near-term applications for machine learning in archives and special collections.

Citizen Clinic Information Session

Aug 28, 2019, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Learn how Berkeley students are defending civil society organizations from cyberattacks, disinformation, and online abuse.

Policy and Security Landscapes Intertwined in a Global Environment

Aug 22, 2019, 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Cybersecurity policy webinar with Audrey Plonk and Amit Elazari of Intel.

I School Community Picnic

Aug 20, 2019, 5:15 pm to 7:00 pm

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

Littlest Bear Virtual 5K Run/Walk 2019

Jul 29, 2019, 12:01 am to Aug 4, 2019, 11:30 pm

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

School of Information May 2019 Commencement

May 19, 2019, 10:00 am

Honor the class of 2019 with keynote speaker Geoff Nunberg, student speakers, and presentation of the James R. Chen Awards and the Hal R. Varian MIDS Capstone Awards.

Machine Learning for the Developing World using Mobile Communication Metadata

May 17, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

MIMS Final Project Showcase

May 16, 2019, 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 outstanding projects for the James R. Chen Award.

Social Psychology and Information Technology: Final Project Presentations

May 14, 2019, 10:30 am to 1:00 pm

Project presentations from Info 233. Social Psychology and Information Technology.

Working the Double Bottom Line: The Promise and Limits of Social Enterprises in the Shadow of AI

May 13, 2019, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

A conversation about “humans in the loop” who invisibly deliver on-demand task-based services and the lives of the people paid to train artificial intelligence.

Changing Production and Distribution Systems for Mass-Market Cultural Materials and Implications for Stewardship: The Case of Video Materials

May 10, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm