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Events

Upcoming events

Friday, April 4, 2025, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Suzanne Wones is the UC Berkeley University Librarian.

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, November 5, 2014, 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm

Lynda Weinman is co-founder and executive chair of lynda.com

Tuesday, November 4, 2014, 10:30 am - 6:30 pm
Thinking about attending the School of Information? Learn more at our Open House for prospective MIMS students. Sit in on classes between 9:00 am and 5:30 pm, or come to the information session at 5:30 pm.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014, 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm
It works for marketing. It works for finance. And now, big data and predictive analytics are working for HR.
Tuesday, October 14, 2014, 5:15 pm - 6:00 pm
Kai Huotari’s analysis of TV live-tweeting identifies 4 types of live-tweeters, 4 categories of tweets, and a range of live-tweeting practices that make the live-tweeter an empowered TV viewer.
Friday, October 10, 2014, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, October 8, 2014, 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm
Frederick R. Chang is the director of SMU’s Darwin Deason Institute for Cyber Security and the former director of research at the National Security Agency.
Monday, October 6, 2014, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Ari Gesher, engineering ambassador at Palantir Technologies, speaks about the design principles of his forthcoming book.
Friday, October 3, 2014, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Saturday, September 27, 2014, 10:30 am - 1:00 pm
Friday, September 26, 2014, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Friday, September 19, 2014, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, September 17, 2014, 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm

Jake Peterson will talk about the Facebook analytics team and how they perform large scale data analysis, identify actionable insights, suggest recommendations, and influence the direction of the business.

Wednesday, September 10, 2014, 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm
Julie Samuels discusses recent battles for patent reform and recounts lessons learned.
Wednesday, September 3, 2014, 4:10 pm - 6:00 pm
A panel of women data scientists will discuss their career trajectories and experiences in their field.
Saturday, May 17, 2014, 2:00 pm
Honor the class of 2014 with keynote speaker Nicole Wong, student speakers, and presentation of the James R. Chen Awards.
Thursday, May 15, 2014, 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Graduating master’s students present their intriguing research projects and innovative new information systems. An panel of judges will select one outstanding project from each track for the James R. Chen Award.