Events

Upcoming Events

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.

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.

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.

A Hermeneutical Metatheory for Information Science

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

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.

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.

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.

The University of California campus viewed from the southwest with a one horse carriage or buggy in the foreground.

The School’s First 50 Years: 1918–1968

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

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.

Analyzing Our Past

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

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

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.

Access to What?

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

Where Business Meets Technology: Red Hat

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

Mike Kelly is the CIO of Red Hat.

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

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.

Previous Events

Mistaking Minds and Machines: How Speech Affects Dehumanization and Anthropomorphism

Mar 22, 2018, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Recent research explores how the voice can affect the likelihood of mistaking a person for a machine or a machine for a person.

Design for Collective Action

Mar 21, 2018, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

Niloufar Salehi introduces social computing systems to support collective action.

Inherent Trade-Offs in Algorithmic Fairness

Mar 19, 2018, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

What does it mean for algorithmic classification to be fair, and how can we promote algorithmic fairness?

InfoCamp Berkeley 2018

Mar 17, 2018, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

The premier student-run conference for the information community, with a focus on augmenting society and the vanishing divide between digital and physical worlds.

Consumer Law for the 21st Century

Mar 16, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

The Internet of Things will be tethered, blurring the lines between physical goods, digital goods, and digital services.

Capturing Human Behavior and Language for Interactive Systems

Mar 14, 2018, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

We imagine a future in which computers understand a broad range of human behaviors, but today’s systems fall short of these visions.

The Means Don’t Quantify the Ends: Criteria and Metrics for Evaluating Digital Preservation Success

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

Cultural preservation is a form of communication with the future. So how can we measure its success?

Stewardship of the Cultural Record: How do we approximate cultural “production”?

Mar 9, 2018, 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm

The challenge of cultural stewardship when everyone is a content producer.

A Conversation on Big Data, Surveillance, and Policing

Mar 8, 2018, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Catherine Crump & Andrew Guthrie Ferguson discuss issues related to surveillance, policing, and civil liberties.

Big Give

Mar 7, 2018, 9:00 pm to Mar 8, 2018, 9:00 pm

Seize the moment during Big Give, Berkeley’s annual fundraising event.

Self-Disclosure and Response Behaviors in Socially Stigmatized Contexts on Social Media

Mar 7, 2018, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

How can social media platforms better foster well-being when people experience distress and stigma?

WiDS Berkeley: The Global Women in Data Science Conference

Mar 5, 2018, 8:30 am to 5:15 pm

A one-day technical conference bringing together data scientists and professionals from around the globe to discuss the latest research and applications of data science.

Three Progress Reports

Mar 2, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm