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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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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.
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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A Hermeneutical Metatheory for Information Science
Sep 7, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
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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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.
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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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The School’s First 50 Years: 1918–1968
Sep 14, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
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.
Zachary Bleemer
Analyzing Our Past
Sep 21, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
Zachary Bleemer is director of the University of California ClioMetric History Project.
Aurangzeb Khan
Developing Leading-Edge Products and Going to Market
Sep 24, 2018, 2:10 pm to 3:30 pm
Aurangzeb Khan is the CEO of Altia Systems.
Michael Buckland
Access to What?
Sep 28, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
Mike Kelly
Where Business Meets Technology: Red Hat
Oct 1, 2018, 2:10 pm to 3:30 pm
Mike Kelly is the CIO of Red Hat.
Stephen Comstock
Creating a Culture of Digital Transformation
Oct 8, 2018, 2:10 pm to 3:30 pm
Stephen Comstock is the CIO of CBS Interactive, the digital division of CBS.
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“I don't want to be a publisher!” Regulating liability for the sticky parts: An exploration of CDA Section 230, sex work, and user content
Oct 12, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
Jeff Jonas
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.

Previous Events

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Intel AI Academy Deep Learning Workshop
Feb 15, 2017, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Learn the fundamentals of machine learning, deep learning & artificial intelligence focused on newly optimized frameworks for Intel Architecture like Neon, Caffe, and Theano from professional and academic experts.
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Fighting Organized Online Crime
Feb 15, 2017, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
The world of computer security keeps changing. Mikko Hypponen will look at the latest big hacking cases and reveal what really went on.
Heather West
Tech Policy Forecast: Digital Privacy & Net Neutrality under the Trump Administration
Feb 14, 2017, 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Heather West works on security, cybersecurity, data governance, and privacy in the digital age as a senior policy manager at Mozilla.
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The Center for Technology, Society & Policy
Feb 10, 2017, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
New York Reception for MIDS Students & Alumni
Feb 9, 2017, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
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Where Does the Study of Information Lead?
Feb 3, 2017, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
What if we take the central concept of information science and see where it leads?
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Reading Analytics and the Emerging Calculus of Reader Privacy
Jan 27, 2017, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
Reading analytics are a relatively new development but are being deployed in many contexts and at a variety of scales.
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Crypto Party 2017
Jan 26, 2017, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
A fun, informal event to learn computer security tools to protect yourself and others from hacking and surveillance.
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Why Library Catalog Design is Obsolete
Jan 20, 2017, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
Library and bibliographical practices for discovery and access are based on now-obsolete assumptions that pre-date digital networks. So we need to go back to basics and build more useful designs based on contemporary assumptions.
Satish Ramachandran
Reimagining Enterprise Computing through Design
Jan 18, 2017, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm
Satish Ramachandran is the global head of design at Nutanix, where he applies design to reimagine enterprise computing.
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School of Information 2017 Winter Commencement
Jan 14, 2017, 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.
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Data Science Capstone Project Showcase
Dec 19, 2016, 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.
Bill Marczak
Defending Dissidents from Targeted Digital Surveillance
Dec 9, 2016, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Bill Marczak researches nation-state information controls employed against dissidents and government malware tools.
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Tangible User Interfaces: Student Project Exhibition
Dec 7, 2016, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Try out students’ interactive inventions: whimsical and improbable devices designed to teach, solve problems, provoke thought, or create fun.
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Applied Natural Language Processing Project Showcase
Dec 7, 2016, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Thirteen student projects, including a joke recommender, an analysis of Hillary's emails, and a predictor of drug to drug interactions. 
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Biosensing Project Presentations
Dec 6, 2016, 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Final project presentation and feedback session for the course  Info 290. Sensors, Humans, Data, Apps.
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Tangible User Interfaces: Student Project Exhibition
Dec 5, 2016, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Try out students’ interactive inventions: whimsical and improbable devices designed to teach, solve problems, provoke thought, or create fun.
Ph.D. student Laura Devendorf
Strange and Unstable Fabrication
Dec 5, 2016, 10:10 am to 11:00 am
Clifford Lynch
Stewardship V: Stewardship Transitions & Failures, Conclusions, and Future Directions; and Max Boisot’s Information Space and Economic Systems
Dec 2, 2016, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm
John Crain
Future Trends in Cybersecurity
Nov 29, 2016, 12:00 pm
John Crain is responsible for the overall security, stability and resiliency of the Internet’s identifier systems and associated infrastructures.

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