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Events

Upcoming events

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 - 9:00 pm

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

Previous events

Thursday, March 6, 2014, 10:30 am - 4:30 pm
A one-day symposium on privacy protections, surveillance methods, and modes of resistance in a digital age.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
How should we balance national security and privacy and civil liberties in federal counterterrorism programs? Join members of the U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to discuss government transparency, US surveillance programs, and the path forward.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014, 12:10 pm - 1:30 pm
Two use cases of the potential of semantic technologies for data integration and data analysis.
Monday, February 24, 2014, 12:10 pm - 1:30 pm
Jimmy Lin is an associate professor in the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland.
Friday, February 21, 2014, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Daniel Russell is Google’s Über Tech Lead for Search Quality and User Happiness
Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm
Does online advertising actually work? Google scientist David Reiley says it does — but not in the way you expect. In this lecture, he reveals the surprising impact of online advertising on bricks-and-mortar sales.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm
Benjamin Stokes investigates how digital media foster civic engagement, informal learning, and activism.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014, 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm
A timely and engaging conversation with Cindy Cohn, legal director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Nicole Ozer, technology and civil liberties director at the ACLU of Northern California.
Friday, January 31, 2014, 3:10 pm - 5:10 pm
Friday, January 24, 2014, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Try out students’ interactive inventions: whimsical and improbable devices designed to teach, solve problems, provoke thought, or create fun.
Monday, December 9, 2013, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Try out students’ interactive inventions: whimsical and improbable devices designed to teach, solve problems, provoke thought, or create fun.
Friday, December 6, 2013, 2:10 pm - 3:00 pm
Friday, November 22, 2013, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Information Access Seminar, with Marilyn Tremaine
Friday, November 15, 2013, 6:00 pm, – Saturday, November 16, 2013, 5:00 pm
The Social Innovation Hackathon is sponsored by the Peace Corps, and will tackle real-world problems faced by Peace Corps projects around the world.
Friday, November 15, 2013, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Information access seminar, with Nick Merrill and Clifford Lynch