Events

Upcoming Events

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.

Women Leaders in Tech: Shattering Ceilings and Scaling Cliffs

Apr 24, 2019, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

A panel of women in senior leadership roles in the technology sector discuss their experiences in an industry that continues to be largely male-dominated.

The I School in 2019: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going

Apr 26, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Dean AnnaLee Saxenian looks back at her 15 years as dean and discusses scenarios for the future.

New York City I School Meet-Up

May 2, 2019, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

I School students and alumni are invited to a meet-up and happy hour to meet new friends and mingle with old.

Information Access Seminar: Clifford Lynch

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

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.

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.

Machine Learning for the Developing World using Mobile Communication Metadata

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

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.

Previous Events

What Counts As Information? What Counts As a Collection?

Oct 27, 2017, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Visual Trumpery: Fighting Against Fake Data and Visualizations — From the Left and From the Right

Oct 25, 2017, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

With facts and truth increasingly under assault, sifting through the visual information and misinformation is more critical than ever.

MIDS Student & Alumni Meet-Up

Oct 24, 2017, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

MIDS students and alumni are invited to mingle over beverages & bites in the one-of-a-kind Autodesk Gallery.

Data Dialogs 2017

Oct 23, 2017, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

A one-day conference bringing together data experts from industry, research, and academia.

The Amnesiac Society

Oct 20, 2017, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

David S. H. Rosenthal is the co-founder of the LOCKSS program at Stanford University.

The Center for Technology, Society & Policy: What Works, What Doesn’t, and How to Set a Research Agenda that Empowers Student Impact

Oct 13, 2017, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

An inside look at the center's growth and progress, with directors Elaine Sedenberg and Daniel Griffin.

Voting Computer Security in the Age of Cyber War

Oct 12, 2017, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

All of the factors are in place for electronic tampering with U.S. election outcomes. David Dill describes the problem and the solution.

Knowing, Judging, Calculating: Consumer Credit Surveillance and the Infrastructure of Prediction

Oct 11, 2017, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

The untold history of our modern credit scoring system and how it emerged from a 19th-century surveillance infrastructure with huge archives of personal information.

Developing Leading-Edge Products and Going to Market

Oct 9, 2017, 2:10 pm to 3:30 pm

Aurangzeb Khan is the CEO of Altia Systems.

Can We Afford to Go Gold (Open Access)? Can We Afford Not To?

Oct 6, 2017, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

MIDS Denver Meet & Greet

Oct 5, 2017, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Connect with other MIDS students and alumni or learn more about the degree program.

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.