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The Charisma Machine: The Life, Death, and Legacy of One Laptop per Child

Feb 20, 2019, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

The One Laptop per Child project failed. So why do the same utopian visions that inspired it still motivate other projects to “disrupt” education and development?

UCLA Library’s International Partnerships and Projects

Feb 22, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Reading for Bias: Computational Semantics and the Character of Racial Discourse

Feb 27, 2019, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

Machine learning algorithms are not neutral observers of the world, but see what they are trained to see.

Computational Bibliography and the Sociology of Data

Mar 1, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

WiDS Berkeley

Mar 4, 2019, 12:10 pm to 4:15 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.

Harnessing AI for Global Economic Development

Mar 6, 2019, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

The Accuracy, Fairness, and Limits of Predicting Recidivism

Mar 8, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

When algorithms are used for predicting recidivism, do they make the criminal justice system more fair and accurate, or do they perpetuate racial bias?

Shoshanna Zuboff (photo by Sascha Pflaeging)

How We Fight Surveillance Capitalism

Mar 12, 2019, 2:40 pm to 4:30 pm

Workshop with Professor Shoshana Zuboff

Community-Owned Data Publishing: California Digital Library’s new partnership with Dryad

Mar 15, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

InfoCamp Berkeley 2019

Mar 16, 2019, 9:00 am to 6:30 pm

The premier student-run conference for the information community.

Information Access Seminar: Daniel Kluttz

Mar 22, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Information Access Seminar: Jeff MacKie-Mason

Apr 19, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

DataEDGE 2019

Apr 23 2019 - All-day event

Are you and your organization taking advantage of the opportunities created by the flood of new data? The DataEDGE conference will bring you up to speed on the data revolution.

Women Leaders in Tech: Shattering Ceilings and Scaling Cliffs

Apr 24, 2019, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

A panel of women in senior leadership roles in the technology sector discuss their experiences in an industry that continues to be largely male-dominated.

Information Access Seminar: AnnaLee Saxenian

Apr 26, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Information Access Seminar: Niloufar Salehi

May 3, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

School of Information May 2019 Commencement

May 19, 2019, 10:00 am

Honor the class of 2019 with keynote speaker, student speakers, and presentation of the James R. Chen Awards and the Hal R. Varian MIDS Capstone Awards.

Previous Events

Back to School Barbecue

Aug 30, 2009, 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm

All I School students, faculty, staff, alumni, and their families are invited to welcome our newest class to the I School family.

Building Computational Instruments for the Humanities and Social Sciences

Aug 28, 2009, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

The Google Books Settlement and the Future of Information Access

Aug 28, 2009, 9:00 am to 5:15 pm

Complete video is now available from the I School's recent conference on the opportunities and risks of the proposed Google Books settlement.

Toward a New Legal Framework for Cybersecurity

Aug 12, 2009, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

What role should the law play in the creation of more secure or trustworthy networks? Deirdre Mulligan sets forth a new legal framework for cybersecurity.

Chicago skyline (photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/atelier_tee/475960290/">Terence Faircloth</a>)

Alumni and Friends Reception

Jul 12, 2009, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Reception for friends and alumni of the I School, SIMS, SLIS, and the School of Librarianship, at the annual ALA Conference

School of Information Commencement

May 16, 2009, 2:00 pm

Honor the class of 2009 with student speakers, keynote speaker John Markoff of the New York Times, and presentation of the James R. Chen Awards.

Master's 2009 Final Project Showcase

May 14, 2009, 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Graduating master's students present their intriguing research projects and innovative new information systems

Interface Aesthetics Class Exhibition

May 11, 2009, 4:10 pm to 6:00 pm

Showcase of student projects from the Interface Aesthetics class, applying graphic design principles to both print and electronic media.

Mixing and Remixing Information: Open House

May 11, 2009, 12:45 pm to 2:00 pm

Posters and demos of student projects from the "Mixing and Remixing Information" course, which reuse or recombine information to create something new.

Mining Events from Wikipedia

May 1, 2009, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

IT For Society Competition: Finalist Presentations

Apr 29, 2009, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

The thirteen finalists include I School projects "Squash & Vine" and "Hyoumanity"

The Scholarly Journal and the 4th Paradigm of Science

Apr 24, 2009, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

STEP White Paper Competition: Finalist Symposium

Apr 23, 2009, 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Presentations by five finalists, including the I school's "KnowPrivacy" project

Making the High Tech Economy: Markets, States, and Publics

Apr 22, 2009, 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

Seán Ó Riain discusses how governments can encourage or hinder high tech growth and innovation, with the Irish high tech region as an example.

"The Economics of Open Access" and "Metadata, Sex, and Amazon"

Apr 17, 2009, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

ICTD 2009 Conference

Apr 17, 2009, 8:00 am to Apr 19, 2009, 5:00 pm

The 3rd IEEE/ACM International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD2009), in Doha, Qatar

Sustainable Innovation

Apr 15, 2009, 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

Judy Estrin, the CEO of JLABS, LLC, and author of “Closing the Innovation Gap,” talks about the importance of reigniting sustainable innovation in business, education and government

Reflections on the Google Booksearch Settlement

Apr 14, 2009, 3:00 pm

I School Professor Pamela Samuelson delivers the University of North Carolina's third annual OCLC/Frederick G. Kilgour Lecture in Information and Library Science, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

The Wikipedia Revolution

Apr 1, 2009, 4:00 pm

Andrew Lih recounts colorful behind-the-scenes stories of how obsessive map editors, automated software robots, and warring factions have come to shape a complex online community of knowledge gatherers.

Stuart Shieber on Open Access

Mar 30, 2009, 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm

Stuart Shieber, head of Harvard University’s Office of Scholarly Communication, discusses Harvard's mandate of open access for its faculty members’ research publications.

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