Events for the I School Community

Upcoming Events

Women in MIDS Coffee Meetup: How to Know You Are Ready to Become a Parent

May 18, 2022, 10:30 am to 11:30 am

A discussion of decision-making, science, and experiences of fertility, aging, pregnancy, and other concerns

May 23, 2022, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Four Master of Information & Data Science students and alumni share their leadership stories of challenges, risks, skills, and strategies.

The Charisma Machine: The Life, Death, and Legacy of One Laptop per Child, by Morgan G. Ames

Women in MIDS Coffee Meetup: Morgan Ames, “The Charisma Machine”

May 25, 2022, 10:30 am to 11:30 am

Morgan Ames’ book The Charisma Machine chronicles the life and legacy of the One Laptop per Child project.

Women in MIDS Coffee Meetup

Jun 8, 2022, 10:30 am to 11:30 am

A Celebration of Mentorship at the I School

Jun 8, 2022, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Celebrate our student and alumni mentors.

Women in MIDS Game Night

Jun 21, 2022, 8:10 pm to 9:30 pm

A casual evening event for people to play games, build connections, and have fun.

Women in MIDS Coffee Meetup

Jun 22, 2022, 10:30 am to 11:30 am

Women in MIDS Coffee Meetup

Jul 6, 2022, 10:30 am to 11:30 am

Women in MIDS Game Night

Jul 19, 2022, 8:10 pm to 9:30 pm

A casual evening event for people to play games, build connections, and have fun.

Women in MIDS Coffee Meetup

Jul 20, 2022, 10:30 am to 11:30 am

Data Science Summer 2022 Capstone Project Showcase for 5th Year MIDS Students

Aug 9, 2022, 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Graduating 5th Year MIDS students present their data science projects.

Previous Events

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.

New York City I School Meet-Up

May 2, 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.

Data Science Spring 2019 Capstone Project Showcase

Apr 25, 2019, 5:00 pm to 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.

Welfare Sensitive Machine Learning: Applications and Experiments with Consumer Lending in Kenya

Apr 17, 2019, 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Joshua Blumenstock is an assistant professor in the School of Information, whose work uses novel data and methods to better understand the economic lives of the poor.

I School Seattle Meet-Up

Mar 21, 2019, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

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

Dissecting Racial Bias in an Algorithm that Guides Health Decisions for Millions

Mar 20, 2019, 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Ziad Obermeyer is an associate professor in the School of Public Health. His research combines insights from medicine with methods from biostatistics, computer science, and econometrics.

I School San Francisco Meet-Up at Patreon

Feb 21, 2019, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm

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

Building an Annotated Dataset of Literary Entities and Events

Feb 20, 2019, 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

David Bamman is an assistant professor in the School of information working on natural language processing and machine learning.

Ph.D. Research Reception

Feb 13, 2019, 4:10 pm to 8:00 pm

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

School of Information 2019 Winter Commencement

Jan 12, 2019, 2:00 pm

Honor summer and fall I School graduates with keynote speaker, student speaker, and presentation of the Hal R. Varian MIDS Capstone Award.

Data Science Fall 2018 Capstone Project Showcase

Dec 17, 2018, 5:00 pm to 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.

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.

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.

Denver Data Science Meet-up

Nov 5, 2018, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

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

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.

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Foreshadow: Breaking the Virtual Memory Abstraction with Transient Out-of-Order Execution

Oct 10, 2018, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Ofir Weisse explains how the Foreshadow attack dismantles Intel's SGX security — previously considered the most secure feature of Intel chips — and also bypasses virtual machine isolation between users in the cloud.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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