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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, May 9, 2013, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Showcase of student projects from Info 247: Information Visualization.
Wednesday, May 8, 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.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Showcase of student projects from Info 247: Information Visualization.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

Final student projects from the course “Info 290T. Working with Open Data.”

Monday, May 6, 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.
(Exhibition repeats on Wednesday, May 8.)
Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Join Drone Lab students for a project demonstration and an opportunity to pilot a drone yourself.
Friday, April 26, 2013, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Thursday, April 25, 2013, 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Monday, April 22, 2013, 11:10 am - 12:30 pm
Special lecture with Benjamin Goldenberg, search quality lead at Yelp.
Friday, April 19, 2013, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm
Jack Cochran, MD, FACS, is the executive director of The Permanente Federation
Wednesday, April 3, 2013, 2:10 pm - 3:00 pm
Milton Chen will discuss work ongoing with the National Park System Advisory Board leading up to the National Parks Centennial in 2016.
Friday, March 22, 2013, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 12:40 pm - 2:00 pm
Ali Hortasçu is a professor in economics at the University of Chicago, where he studies auctions, industrial organizations, and search and matching models.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 11:10 am - 12:30 pm
Saturday, March 16, 2013, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
InfoCamp Berkeley is an unconference for anyone interested in user experience, information architecture, interaction design, information management, information design, librarianship, online search, informatics, or related fields.