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Events

Upcoming Events

Aditya Parameswaran
Simplifying and Accelerating Data Exploration
Oct 18, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
How could interactive data exploration tools be redesigned to give deeper insights more easily and quickly?
Desmond U. Patton
Community Data Science Approaches to Digital Gun Violence Prevention
Oct 18, 2019, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm
The promises and challenges of using AI to help prevent violence based on social media content and engagement.
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Engage, Design, Examine: Five Years of the Center for Technology, Society & Policy
Oct 22, 2019, 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
A festive celebration of five years of CTSP, with a showcase of selected projects from the past five years.
Niloufar Salehi
Intimate and Accountable Reconfigurations of Social Platforms
Oct 25, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
How might online spaces be reconfigured against harassment and abuse?
John Chuang
Schools of Information: Distinctions, Opportunities, and Responsibilities
Nov 8, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
An informal discussion with John Chuang, associate dean and head of school.
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Denver Meet-up
Nov 13, 2019, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Students and alumni are invited to join us for snacks, cold beverages, and refreshing conversation.
The Charisma Machine: The Life, Death, and Legacy of One Laptop per Child, by Morgan G. Ames
Author conversation on “The Charisma Machine: The Life, Death, and Legacy of One Laptop per Child”
Nov 15, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
Morgan Ames discusses the legacy of the One Laptop per Child project and our refusal to learn from its failure.
Clifford Lynch
Information Access Seminar: Clifford Lynch
Dec 6, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
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School of Information Winter 2020 Commencement
Jan 13, 2020, 1:00 pm
Honor the class of 2019 with keynote speaker, student speakers, and presentation of capstone awards.

Previous Events

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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.
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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.
Richard (Dick) D. Daniels
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.
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A Hermeneutical Metatheory for Information Science
Sep 7, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
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.
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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.
Clifford Lynch
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.
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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.
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Littlest Bear Virtual 5K Run/Walk
Jul 26 2018 - All-day event
A fun run/walk/roll for the I School Community! Proceeds benefit Diversity & Inclusion Fellowships.
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I School Seattle Meet-Up
Jul 16, 2018, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Alumni and students: meet new friends and mingle with old at an I School meet-up in Seattle.
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School of Information May 2018 Commencement
May 12, 2018, 2:00 pm
Honor the class of 2018 with keynote speaker, student speakers, and presentation of the James R. Chen Awards and the Hal R. Varian MIDS Capstone Award.
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MIMS Final Project Showcase
May 10, 2018, 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Graduating master’s students present their intriguing research projects and innovative new information systems. A panel of judges will select one outstanding project from each track for the James R. Chen Award.
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Geospatial Data Platform Demo and Discussion
May 7, 2018, 10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Learn more about GEOWorks, the new geospatial data platform from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
Sebastian Benthall
Context, Causality, and Information Flow: Implications for Privacy Engineering, Security, and Data Economics
May 4, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
Sebastian Benthall is a security scientist working at the intersection of computer science, economics, law, and philosophy.
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Information Visualization Final Project Showcase
May 2, 2018, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Class projects in information visualization.
Christian Sandvig
It’s “Technically Fair” But You May Not Like It: Algorithmic Curation, Filtering, and Prediction Wrestles with Ethics and Public Opinion
Apr 30, 2018, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm
What to do when software algorithms are designed for statistical fairness or legal compliance, but still seem unfair.
Tech & Data for Good
Tech & Data for Good Showcase Day
Apr 30, 2018, 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm
The Tech & Data for Good Showcase Day will highlight student-led projects that apply tech and data for social good.
Galen Panger
Emotion in Social Media
Apr 30, 2018, 2:10 pm to 3:30 pm
New findings about emotions in social media and their implications for social, behavioral, and data sciences.
Michael Buckland
Search Support for All Kinds of Evidence
Apr 27, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
How might we develop a unified framework for the description, indexing, and discovery of all kinds of evidence resources?
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Data Science Capstone Project Showcase
Apr 26, 2018, 5:00 pm to 8:00 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.

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