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Events for the I School Community

Upcoming events

Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 10:30 am - 11:30 am

I School faculty, staff, students, and visiting scholars are invited drop in for treat and conversation.

Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm PDT

Get ready to make the most of your time in MICS.

Saturday, September 26, 2026, 1:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Join alumni, faculty, students, and friends as we celebrate a defining milestone in the history of the UC Berkeley School of Information.

Thursday, October 15, 2026, 10:30 am - 11:30 am

I School faculty, staff, students, and visiting scholars are invited drop in for treat and conversation.

Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PDT

A fun, casual speed networking session to build connections with students and alumni from all of our degree programs.

Monday, November 16, 2026, 10:30 am - 11:30 am

I School faculty, staff, students, and visiting scholars are invited drop in for treat and conversation.

Thursday, December 10, 2026, 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm PST

Graduating MICS students present their cybersecurity projects. A panel of judges will select an outstanding project for the Lily L. Chang MICS Capstone Award.

Tuesday, December 15, 2026, 10:30 am - 11:30 am

I School faculty, staff, students, and visiting scholars are invited drop in for treat and conversation.

Thursday, December 17, 2026, 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm PST

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.

Previous events

Monday, July 16, 2018, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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

Monday, May 7, 2018, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

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

Thursday, April 26, 2018, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Graduating MIDS students present their data science projects. A panel of judges will select two outstanding projects for the Hal R. Varian MIDS Capstone Award.

Thursday, April 12, 2018, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

A career panel with women in different areas of the tech industry.

Tuesday, April 3, 2018, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

MIDS students and alumni are invited to a fun happy hour.

Wednesday, March 28, 2018, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

A conversation about the “leaky” talent pipeline in tech.

Saturday, February 10, 2018, 10:00 am - 4:30 pm

A design workshop for I School students on diversity and inclusion in the tech field.

Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

A conversation about diversity and challenges around building diverse teams

Tuesday, January 23, 2018, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Meet & mingle with other alumni, students, faculty, and staff.

Wednesday, November 15, 2017, 4:10 pm - 8:00 pm

School of Information Ph.D. students share their innovative research with the community.

Tuesday, November 14, 2017, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

A topical overview of the marketing ecosystem and the connectivity between the marketing technology stack, the data utilized, data generated, and useful metrics.

Thursday, November 9, 2017, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Connect with other I School students and alumni or learn more about our degree programs.

Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

MIDS students and alumni are invited to mingle over beverages & bites in the one-of-a-kind Autodesk Gallery.

Thursday, October 5, 2017, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Connect with other MIDS students and alumni or learn more about the degree program.

Wednesday, October 4, 2017, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

If you will be at the Grace Hopper conference or are in the Orlando area, join us to mingle with students, staff, and alumni from all three degree programs.

Monday, September 25, 2017, 9:30 am - 10:30 am

Please join Dean AnnaLee Saxenian to discuss some of the difficult issues surrounding speech.

Wednesday, September 13, 2017, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Students and alumni are invited to meet new friends and catch up with old over beverages & bites.

Wednesday, August 30, 2017, 5:10 pm - 6:00 pm

A conversation about diversity and inclusion in the wake of the “Google memo”.

Monday, October 5, 2015, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Applications in Data Science webinar, with Chris Jay Hoofnagle, Anna Lauren Hoffmann, and Toshiro Nishimura
Monday, September 21, 2015, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Online "Applications in Data Science" lecture