Events

Upcoming Events

Beyond the Ouch: Activating Anti-racists in Data and Digital Spaces

Apr 14, 2021, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Tawana Petty responds to the racial bias baked into our data, digital, and technological systems

Cybersecurity Spring 2021 Capstone Project Showcase

Apr 14, 2021, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

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

Two Talks: The Elsevier Agreement and Stewardship of the Cultural Record

Apr 16, 2021, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Cliff Lynch discusses cultural stewardship & “cancel culture” and Ivy Anderson of CDL discusses UC’s landmark open access contract with Elsevier.

Data Science Spring 2021 Capstone Project Showcase

Apr 22, 2021, 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm

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.

“Living Document”: from Mimesis to Indexicality, from Documentation to Documentality

Apr 23, 2021, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Rob Day explores the concept of the “living document” as joining knowledge and experience, science and literature.

Roundtable Discussion: Refusal of Surveillance Tech, Part 2

Apr 26, 2021, 10:30 am to 12:15 pm

Post-Covid Planning

Apr 30, 2021, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

MIMS Final Project Showcase

May 13, 2021, 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Graduating master’s 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.

School of Information 2021 Virtual Commencement

May 16, 2021, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Honor the classes of 2020 and 2021 with keynote speaker Brad Smith, president of Microsoft; faculty tributes; and presentation of capstone awards.

Previous Events

Designing a Future with ML + UX

Sep 23, 2019, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

As AI and ML shape technology, how do we ensure that products are designed by and for people?

Towards an Artificial Intuition: Conversational Markers of (Anti)Social Dynamics

Sep 23, 2019, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

Scaling Cybersecurity Support for Civil Society

Sep 20, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

How the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity’s Citizen Clinic is combating sophisticated attacks from governments, hate groups, terrorists, and multinational corporations.

Public Policy Initiatives That Might Improve Digital Stewardship

Sep 13, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Alternate policy approaches for stewardship of some classes of cultural materials in the current world.

I School Fall 2019 Meet-up: Celebrating Entrepreneurship

Sep 11, 2019, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Meet new friends and catch up with old on the rooftop deck of venture capital firm Accel

Machine Learning, Archives and Special Collections

Sep 6, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

The most significant near-term applications for machine learning in archives and special collections.

Citizen Clinic Information Session

Aug 28, 2019, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Learn how Berkeley students are defending civil society organizations from cyberattacks, disinformation, and online abuse.

Policy and Security Landscapes Intertwined in a Global Environment

Aug 22, 2019, 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Cybersecurity policy webinar with Audrey Plonk and Amit Elazari of Intel.

I School Community Picnic

Aug 20, 2019, 5:15 pm to 7:00 pm

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

Littlest Bear Virtual 5K Run/Walk 2019

Jul 29, 2019, 12:01 am to Aug 4, 2019, 11:30 pm

A fun run/walk/roll for the I School Community! Proceeds benefit Diversity & Inclusion Fellowships.

School of Information May 2019 Commencement

May 19, 2019, 10:00 am

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

Machine Learning for the Developing World using Mobile Communication Metadata

May 17, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

MIMS Final Project Showcase

May 16, 2019, 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 outstanding projects for the James R. Chen Award.

Social Psychology and Information Technology: Final Project Presentations

May 14, 2019, 10:30 am to 1:00 pm

Project presentations from Info 233. Social Psychology and Information Technology.

Working the Double Bottom Line: The Promise and Limits of Social Enterprises in the Shadow of AI

May 13, 2019, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

A conversation about “humans in the loop” who invisibly deliver on-demand task-based services and the lives of the people paid to train artificial intelligence.

Changing Production and Distribution Systems for Mass-Market Cultural Materials and Implications for Stewardship: The Case of Video Materials

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