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Events

Upcoming Events

Clifford Lynch
Perhaps We Have Framed the Research Data Management Challenge Incorrectly?
Jan 24, 2020, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
Yonatan Belinkov
Natural Language Processing Seminar: Yonatan Belinkov
Jan 31, 2020, 11:10 am to 12:00 pm
Yonatan Belinkov is a postdoc at Harvard, where he works on language representations in neural networks.
Michael Buckland
Genres of Library Service: Economics, Ideology, Technology, etc.
Jan 31, 2020, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
Gracen Brilmyer
“The perverse absent-presence”: Disability and the perception of archival representation
Feb 4, 2020, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm
Gracen Brilmyer, a 2016 CTSP fellow and MIMS 2016 alum, presents research for their doctoral dissertation.
Maarten Sap
Natural Language Processing Seminar: Maarten Sap
Feb 7, 2020, 11:10 am to 12:00 pm
Maarten Sap is a Ph.D. student at the University of Washington researching natural language processing for social understanding.
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The US Census and Social Media Archiving
Feb 7, 2020, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
Social media users are generally averse to archiving their posts, but what can we learn from the the 1940 US Census?
Palo Alto Downtown Library
The Role of Public Libraries, Today and Tomorrow
Feb 14, 2020, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
Monique le Conge Ziesenhenne is the assistant city manager of Palo Alto.
Hany Farid
Assessing the Reliability of Clothing-Based Forensic Identification
Feb 21, 2020, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
A 2009 report was highly critical of many forensic practices. This is the first thorough analysis of the purportedly distinct patterns on the seams of denim pants.
Marco Tulio Ribeiro
Natural Language Processing Seminar: Marco Ribeiro
Feb 28, 2020, 11:10 am to 12:00 pm
Marco Ribeiro is a researcher at Microsoft Research, focused on helping humans interact with machine learning models meaningfully.
Women in Data Science, Berkeley
WiDS Berkeley
Mar 2, 2020, 8:45 am to 4:30 pm
Women in Data Science is 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.
Howard Besser (photo by Dan Streible: http://flic.kr/p/7Wbqr8)
Information Access Seminar: Howard Besser
Mar 6, 2020, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
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Feminist Open Access and Internet Publishing
Mar 12, 2020, 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Discover how the Organization for Transformative Works built a model for non-corporate, user-driven, online participatory cultures.
Rob Sanderson (photo: Sarah Waldorf/Getty Center)
Information Access Seminar: Rob Sanderson
Mar 13, 2020, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
Rob Sanderson is a semantic architect at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, and a passionate advocate for open culture, linked open data, and the digitization of cultural heritage.
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Information Access Seminar: Mary Elings and Christina Fidler, Bancroft Library
Mar 20, 2020, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
Yejin Choi (photo by Bruce Hemingway)
Natural Language Processing Seminar: Yejin Choi
Apr 3, 2020, 11:10 am to 12:00 pm
Yejin Choi is an associate professor at the University of Washington.
Jeffrey MacKie-Mason
Information Access Seminar: Jeff MacKie-Mason
Apr 17, 2020, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
Jeff MacKie-Mason is the university librarian and chief digital scholarship officer
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DataEDGE 2020
Apr 28 2020 - 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

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Dinner & Data: Developing a Technology & Innovation Agenda for Social Impact
Sep 19, 2018, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
A seminar-style conversation with hosts Tim O’Reilly, Jen Pahlka (Code for America), and Ryan Panchadsaram (former US Deputy Chief Technology Officer). Advance registration required.
Hugo Evans
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.
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The School’s First 50 Years: 1918–1968
Sep 14, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
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.
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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.

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