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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

Friday, March 15, 2013, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Thursday, March 14, 2013, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
What happens when when learners develop peer-learning relationships with virtual humans and humanoid robots? And how can we design robots or digital avatars to support peer learning?
Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm
Rachel Kranton is the James B. Duke Professor of Economics at Duke University, where she studies how institutions and the social setting affect economic outcomes.
Monday, March 11, 2013, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Zach Pardos is a researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology exploring data-driven methodologies to aid learners and educators using virtual learning environments.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm
Joshua Gans is the Jeffrey S. Skoll Professor of Technical Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, where he specializes in technological competition and innovation, economic growth, publishing economics, industrial organization, and regulatory economics.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013, 12:40 pm - 2:00 pm
Catherine Chase is a postdoctoral scholar at Carnegie Mellon University; her research interests include sociable learning technologies, computer-based assessment, learning through contrast, and student motivation.
Monday, March 4, 2013, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Joel Waldfogel is the Frederick R. Kappel Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management.
Friday, February 22, 2013, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Friday, February 15, 2013, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Information Access Seminar with Peter Brantley, director of scholarly communications at Hypothes.is.
Friday, February 8, 2013, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Friday, January 25, 2013, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Thursday, January 24, 2013, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
A day-long symposium on dynamic data visualization of urban trends, the environment, education, and health and humanitarian response.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 4:10 pm - 6:30 pm
Student teams will present their applications to manage, analyze, and display Big Data from Twitter and other sources in innovative and intriguing ways.
Friday, December 7, 2012, 8:30 am, – Sunday, December 9, 2012, 6:00 pm
The School of Information hosts the PNC annual conference, with the theme “New Horizons: Information Technology Connecting Culture, Community, Time, and Place.”
Tuesday, December 4, 2012, 4:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Design Futures Lecture, with Scott Doorley, creative director of the Stanford d.school.
Friday, November 30, 2012, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm
Friday, November 16, 2012, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Information Access Seminar, with David S. H. Rosenthal of the Stanford University LOCKSS project