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Upcoming Events

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?

ABCs of Information: Content, Context, Relevance, and other Challenges

Nov 1, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

How could we evolve a more satisfactory tool-kit of concepts and terms as a stronger basis for information studies?

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.

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 and LA Review of Books editor Michele Pridmore-Brown discuss the legacy of the One Laptop per Child project and our refusal to learn from its failure.

Beyond “Bots and Trolls” — Understanding Disinformation as Collaborative Work

Nov 18, 2019, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

Key insights for defending against strategic information operations.

Information Access Seminar: Clifford Lynch

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

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.

WiDS Berkeley

Mar 2 2020 - All-day event

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.

Previous Events

Self-Disclosure and Response Behaviors in Socially Stigmatized Contexts on Social Media

Mar 7, 2018, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

How can social media platforms better foster well-being when people experience distress and stigma?

WiDS Berkeley: The Global Women in Data Science Conference

Mar 5, 2018, 8:30 am to 5:15 pm

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.

Three Progress Reports

Mar 2, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Algorithms in Practice: Comparing Web Journalism and Criminal Justice

Feb 26, 2018, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

Angèle Christin documents a gap between the intended and actual effects of algorithms in two professions.

Migration and the Value of Social Networks

Feb 23, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Joshua Blumenstock uses novel data and methods to understand the economic lives of the poor.

Looking Around, Rather Than Ahead: Design at the Periphery of Contemporary High Tech Development

Feb 21, 2018, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

How technology design can help us understand different social phenomena.

Study of Private Sector Research and Data Sharing Practices

Feb 16, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Preliminary research results about companies’s internal research practices in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and behavioral analytics.

Photo by Daria Nepriakhina on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/zoCDWPuiRuA

Design Workshop: Designing for Inclusivity in Tech

Feb 10, 2018, 10:00 am to 4:30 pm

A design workshop for I School students on diversity and inclusion in the tech field.

Information and Embodiment

Feb 9, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Issues and Opportunities Facing the School of Information

Feb 2, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Dean Saxenian will comment on some of the challenges and opportunities facing the campus and the School.

“Does This Vehicle Belong to You?” Processing the Language of Policing for Improving Police-Community Relations

Jan 31, 2018, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

A linguistic analysis of policy body-camera data from traffic stops reveals race-based differences. How can the findings improve police-community relations?

Documenting the 99%

Jan 26, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Wayne de Fremery develops new technologies for investigating Korean literature and documentary traditions

South Bay Community Meet-Up

Jan 23, 2018, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Meet & mingle with other alumni, students, faculty, and staff.

School of Information 2018 Winter Commencement

Jan 21, 2018, 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.

Howard Besser (photo by Dan Streible: http://flic.kr/p/7Wbqr8)

Making Web Archiving Work for Streaming Media: Archiving the Websites of Contemporary Young Composers

Jan 19, 2018, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Howard Besser is a professor of cinema studies and senior scientist for digital initiatives at New York University.

Embeddings for Everything: Search in the Neural Network Era

Jan 17, 2018, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm

Dan Gillick proposes a new kind of internet search engine based on neural networks.

Persistent Bias Among Local Election Officials

Jan 17, 2018, 12:10 pm to 1:30 pm

An audit study of the 2016 election confirms ethnic bias by local election officials.

Data Science Capstone Project Showcase

Dec 21, 2017, 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.

Mind-Reading Machine Project Showcase

Dec 12, 2017, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

Can a machine know the inner workings of a person’s mind? Drop in and check out student projects that push the boundaries of this emerging field, at the intersection of machine learning, philosophy, and pervasive biosensing.

Courtesy of Serge Kij https://flic.kr/p/hyU6WE

Portfolio Review Night

Dec 6, 2017, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

A special opportunity for professionals in product management, UX design or research, data science, or data visualization to meet new talent and share their expertise with the I School.

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