Events

Upcoming Events

I School Community Picnic

Aug 19, 2018, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

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

Friday Afternoon Seminar: Fall 2018 Introduction

Aug 24, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

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.

Friday Afternoon Seminar: Luciana Corts Mendes

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.

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.

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.

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

Wasn't Digitization Supposed to be Easy? And Good for Us?

Apr 15, 2016, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Values in the Stack: Challenges and Levers for Building Ethical Data Infrastructures

Apr 13, 2016, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

Katie Shilton is an assistant professor at the University of Maryland whose research explores ethics in mobile application development.

The Rise of the Design Executive Officer

Apr 8, 2016, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

Maria Giudice is VP of experience design Autodesk and the author of Rise of the DEO: Leadership by Design.

Library Collaboration — Does it have a future? What kind?

Apr 8, 2016, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Jim Michalko recently retired from his position as VP of research libraries at OCLC.

Oakland A's Game & Tailgate

Apr 6, 2016, 5:30 pm

Join I School students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends for a night at the ballpark and pregame tailgate party.

Toward Human-Centered Algorithmic Technologies

Apr 6, 2016, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

Data-driven algorithms run more and more of the world — with speed and efficiency, but also unintended bias, unfairness, and incomprehensibility.

Finessing Your UX Foundation Skills for Real Life

Apr 2, 2016, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

A one-day workshop with UX leader Uday Gajendar will offer a high-intensity yet fun overview of major UX methods for software design projects.

Software Preservation and Attacks on the Cultural Record

Apr 1, 2016, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Designing for Knowledge: Beyond Data Visualization

Mar 30, 2016, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

Christian Marc Schmidt is principal and founder of Schema, a creative design and technology studio focused on the intersection of interaction design and data visualization.

Human Behavior in Networks

Mar 30, 2016, 12:40 pm to 2:00 pm

Robert West studies human behavior in social and information networks using data science, data mining, network analysis, machine learning, and natural language processing.

A Walk Through the Work of a Policy Technologist

Mar 29, 2016, 9:40 am to 11:00 am

Joseph Lorenzo Hall is the chief technologist and director of the internet architecture project at the Center for Democracy & Technology.

“Update on the Center for Technology, Society & Policy” and “News and Notes about Enterprise Search”

Mar 18, 2016, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Interactive Systems for Learning Programming at Scale

Mar 16, 2016, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

Philip Guo developed Rosetta, a language-independent platform to visulalize code written in seven popular languages: Python, Java, C, C++, Ruby, JavaScript, and TypeScript.

InfoCamp Berkeley 2016

Mar 12, 2016, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

InfoCamp is an “unconference” — an intimate seminar-style event for anybody interested in information-related topics, including user experience, data science, information architecture, interaction design, informatics, and information and communication technologies for development.