Events

Upcoming Events

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.

Digital Security Crash Course

Oct 25, 2018, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Hands-on digital security training for people at all levels of expertise.

Florilegia: Organizing Scholarly Annotations in PDFs

Oct 26, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

ECAI Workshop: Digital Humanities, Cultural Heritage, and Opportunities of New Technology

Oct 27 2018 - All-day event

Equitable Algorithms: A Social Welfare Function Approach

Oct 31, 2018, 1:10 pm to 2:30 pm

Sendhil Mullainathan discusses how and why algorithms can be designed for fairness.

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.

Detecting Discrimination: What Eddie Murphy Teaches Us about Theory and Method

Oct 31, 2018, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

Issa Kohler-Hausmann studies the methodological and theoretical issues in stating and proving discrimination claims.

Facilitating Diverse Collection and Curation in Web Crawling and Indexing and Blockchain: What's Not To Like?

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

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: 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.

Data in the Higher Education Curriculum

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

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.

Women in Tech: The Future of AI

Nov 16, 2018, 11:00 am to 5:00 pm

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.

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.

Previous Events

Orlando Meet & Greet

Oct 4, 2017, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

If you will be at the Grace Hopper conference or are in the Orlando area, join us to mingle with students, staff, and alumni from all three degree programs.

Getting Off to a Good Start in Your UX Career

Oct 2, 2017, 5:10 pm to 6:00 pm

Billie Mandell is a UX design leader with two decades of experience.

Where Business Meets Technology: Red Hat

Oct 2, 2017, 2:10 pm to 3:30 pm

Mike Kelly is the CIO of Red Hat.

Where Business Meets Technology: A.T. Kearney

Sep 29, 2017, 3:10 pm to 4:30 pm

Hugo Evans is VP of Data Science at A.T. Kearney.

The New Normal: Defending Against State Sponsored Attackers

Sep 28, 2017, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

In 2014, Yahoo faced a sophisticated attack by Russian intelligence services. What did Yahoo learn, and is this the new normal?

MIMS Visit Day for Prospective Students

Sep 26, 2017, 12:30 pm to 5:00 pm

Thinking about applying to the MIMS program? Come visit us on campus and experience the MIMS community, classes, and culture first-hand.

Getting Started in UX Design

Sep 25, 2017, 5:10 pm to 6:00 pm

Kai Haley of Google discusses design portfolios and her own journey into UX design.

Free Speech Town Hall

Sep 25, 2017, 9:30 am to 10:30 am

Please join Dean AnnaLee Saxenian to discuss some of the difficult issues surrounding speech.

A Tribute to Ray Larson’s Academic Life

Sep 22, 2017, 1:10 pm to 5:00 pm

An afternoon of short reports by colleagues and collaborators on the academic work and interests of the late Ray Larson.

Where Business Meets Technology: Kaiser Permanente

Sep 18, 2017, 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.

Why the Future of Cybersecurity is Closer Than You Think

Sep 15, 2017, 3:10 pm to 5:10 pm

Betsy Cooper is the executive director of the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC).

Towards Inclusive Tech

Sep 14, 2017, 1:30 pm to Sep 15, 2017, 5:00 pm

A robust dialogue about how to build more inclusive technical education and workplaces.

Creating a Culture of Digital Transformation

Sep 11, 2017, 2:10 pm to 3:30 pm

Stephen Comstock is the CIO of CBS Interactive, the digital division of CBS.

A Ratings System for Piracy

Sep 8, 2017, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Abigail De Kosnik is an associate professor of New Media and Theater, Dance & Performance Studies.

Reining in Online Abuses

Sep 5, 2017, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

Online platforms today are being used in deplorably diverse ways. How can technology companies allow the free flow of ideas while reining in abuses?

Data Science Capstone Project Showcase

Aug 28, 2017, 5:00 pm to 7:00 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.