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Events

Upcoming events

Monday, April 7, 2025, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Rohit Chopra is the former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a former Federal Trade Commission commissioner.

Monday, April 7, 2025, 2:40 pm - 4:30 pm

Ph.D. students present their dissertation research on technology ethics in rural Togo and climate change and migration

Thursday, April 10, 2025 - Friday, April 11, 2025

A two-day conference examining the field of new media and celebrating the work of BCNM alumni in computer vision, human-computer interaction, algorithms, race and popular media, urban space, and new media art.

Friday, April 11, 2025, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

AnnaLee Saxenian breaks down the shift from Google’s 1998 mission “to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful” to today’s highly contested information ecosystem.

Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm PDT

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

Friday, April 18, 2025, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Cathy Marshall is an adjunct professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University. 

Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm PDT
Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Speaker danah boyd looks behind the scenes at the data required to power today’s AI models, exploring the ecology that has emerged to gobble up data produced for other purposes and contexts.

Thursday, April 24, 2025, 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm PDT

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.

Thursday, April 24, 2025, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm PDT

Learn more about the UC Berkeley Cybersecurity Clinic (INFO/CYBER 289), a public-interest cybersecurity course that supports the capacity of politically-targeted organizations to defend themselves against online threats. 

Friday, May 2, 2025, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Michael Buckland and Clifford Lynch are retiring from the Friday afternoon Information Access Seminar after leading it for 69 consecutive semesters. In their final Information Access Seminar, the two look back over thirty-five years of the seminar.

Friday, May 9, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Class projects in information visualization.

Thursday, May 15, 2025, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Graduating MIMS 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.

Monday, May 19, 2025, 7:00 pm

Honor the class of 2025 with keynote speaker, student speakers, and student awards.

Previous events

Wednesday, October 13, 2021, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

The Citizen Clinic (INFO 289) is a public-interest cybersecurity course that supports the capacity of politically-targeted organizations to defend themselves against online threats. Join us to learn more.

Friday, October 8, 2021, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm PDT

In 1918, UC Berkeley began a full-time program in library science. Join us to celebrate the 103rd birthday and history of the I School, SIMS, SLIS, and School of Librarianship.

Thursday, October 7, 2021, 10:00 am - 12:15 pm PDT

The UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC) invites you to the fifth-annual Research Exchange.

Friday, October 1, 2021, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm

Leonardo Bursztyn is an economist at the University of Chicago whose research uses field experiments to understand people’s decision-making.

Friday, September 24, 2021, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm

Leslie Johnston is director of digital preservation at the U.S. National Archives.

Friday, September 17, 2021, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm

Wayne de Fremery and Michael Buckland explore the idea that relevance can be understood as creative opportunity.

Friday, September 10, 2021, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Vast amounts of video are being produced by colleges and universities today. What management and preservation challenges should institutions be addressing?

Wednesday, September 1, 2021, 5:45 pm - 7:15 pm PDT

Join us as we welcome the MICS Summer and Fall 2021 cohorts. Open to all MICS students and alumni.  

Friday, August 27, 2021, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

On the web’s 30th birthday, Clifford Lynch describes how the concept of “web archiving” has outlived its usefulness.

Thursday, August 12, 2021, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

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.

Tuesday, August 10, 2021, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

Graduating 5th Year MIDS students present their data science projects.

Wednesday, August 4, 2021, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

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

Monday, July 26, 2021, 12:01 am, – Sunday, August 8, 2021, 11:30 pm

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

Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 12:00 am, – Wednesday, July 7, 2021, 12:00 am

Celebrate Pride and the life of I School alumnus Paul Fasana (M.L.S. ’60) with a gift to the Paul Fasana LGBTQ Studies Fellowship Fund.

Wednesday, June 9, 2021, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm PDT

Celebrate our student and alumni mentors.

Sunday, May 16, 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PDT

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

Thursday, May 13, 2021, 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

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.

Wednesday, April 28, 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PDT

A conversation with Steve Satterfield, director of public policy at Facebook.

Monday, April 26, 2021, 10:30 am - 12:15 pm PDT