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Events

Upcoming events

Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm PST

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

Thursday, December 19, 2024, 5:00 pm - 7:00 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.

Thursday, April 10, 2025 - Friday, April 11, 2025

A two-day conference examining the field of new media and celebrating the work of BCNM alumni in computer vision, human-computer interaction, algorithms, race and popular media, urban space, and new media art.

Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Speaker danah boyd looks behind the scenes at the data required to power today’s AI models, exploring the ecology that has emerged to gobble up data produced for other purposes and contexts.

Monday, May 19, 2025, 7:00 pm

Honor the class of 2025 with keynote speaker, student speakers, and student awards.

Previous events

Friday, October 18, 2024, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Deirdre K. Mulligan served in the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy for the past 18 months as deputy U.S. chief technology officer for policy.

Wednesday, October 16, 2024, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

A community meet-up and happy hour for I School students, alumni, and guests.

Friday, October 11, 2024, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

How the economics of trademarks contributed to the spread of modern notions of “information”.

Friday, October 4, 2024, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

The recent discovery of hundreds of letters from our alumnus Robert Gitler ’31 sheds new light on his experiences in founding the Japan Library School in 1951.

Friday, September 27, 2024, 3:10 pm - 4:30 pm

In 1918, UC Berkeley began a full-time program in library science. Join us to celebrate the 106th birthday and history of the I School, SIMS, SLIS, and School of Librarianship.

Friday, September 20, 2024, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Digital technologies have reshaped the movie industry. What are the implications for the industry’s future?

Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 4:10 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

When identifying organ transplant recipients — and in other matching problems — is it better to find a match more quickly, or more slowly and carefully? Afshin Nikzad’s research weighs the tradeoffs in different circumstances.

Friday, September 13, 2024, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Eric T. Meyer is dean of the UC Berkeley School of Information

Thursday, September 12, 2024, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PDT

Cybersecurity challenges faced by grassroots transnational advocacy groups in the United States that are targeted by authoritarian regimes.

Friday, September 6, 2024, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Michael Buckland extends last semester’s seminar with an complementary model of the contexts of items deemed to be relevant.

Thursday, September 5, 2024, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PDT

Will Cooper discusses the latest happenings at the intersection of security and the law.

Sunday, August 18, 2024, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

A festive summer gathering for I School students, alumni, staff, faculty, and friends.

Thursday, August 15, 2024, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

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.

Wednesday, August 14, 2024, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

The Citizen Clinic (INFO/CYBER 289) is a public-interest cybersecurity course that supports the capacity of politically-targeted organizations to defend themselves against online threats. Join us to learn more.

Wednesday, August 7, 2024, 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm PDT

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

Monday, July 29, 2024 - Sunday, August 4, 2024

A fun run/walk/roll for the I School community.

Wednesday, May 29, 2024, 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm PDT

Celebrate our student and alumni mentors.

Saturday, May 18, 2024, 2:00 pm

Honor the class of 2024 with keynote speaker, student speakers, and student awards.

Thursday, May 9, 2024, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Graduating MIMS 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.

Friday, April 26, 2024, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Clifford Lynch explores the problems and questions generative AI poses for preserving the digital cultural record.