Events

Upcoming events

Michael Buckland and Clifford Lynch in approximately 1991.

A Retrospective on 35 Years of the Information Access Seminar, 1991–2025

Friday, April 25, 2025, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

The Friday afternoon Information Access Seminar is retiring after 69 consecutive semesters. Michael Buckland looks back over thirty-five years of the seminar.

A Tribute to Clifford Lynch

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

Clifford Lynch passed away on April 10. A series of short reports by colleagues and friends illuminate his many and varied contributions.

Biosensory Computing Project Showcase, Part 1

Monday, May 5, 2025, 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm

Student projects from the Biosensory Computing course.

Biosensory Computing Project Showcase, Part 2

Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm

Student projects from the Biosensory Computing course.

Information Visualization Final Project Showcase

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

Class projects in information visualization.

A student presents his project in front of a large audience

MIMS 2025 Final Project Showcase

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.

A group of graduating master's students at their commencement ceremony, wearing black caps and gowns with gold master's hoods.

School of Information 2025 Commencement

Monday, May 19, 2025, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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

Outstanding Mentor Awards | UC Berkeley School of Information

A Celebration of Mentorship at the I School

Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm PDT

Celebrate our student and alumni mentors.

Previous events

Master's 2006 Final Project Presentation

Friday, May 12, 2006, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Master's 2006 Final Project Showcase

Thursday, May 11, 2006, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Programmable Visions: On the Emergence of Computer and Biological Code-Scripts

Monday, May 8, 2006, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

How To Live In A Pervasively Networked World

Thursday, May 4, 2006, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

The World as a Palette

Wednesday, May 3, 2006, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Body, Space and Cinema

Monday, May 1, 2006, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Motion and Action, Gesture and Touch

Friday, April 28, 2006, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom

Thursday, April 27, 2006, 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm

The Future of Information

Wednesday, April 26, 2006, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

On April 26, the UC Berkeley School of Information celebrated its new name and the launch of a new website. Mimi Ito (pictured at left) was one of three distinguished panelists exploring the "Future of Information."

Squeezing Blood from Stones

Monday, April 24, 2006, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Behavioral Economic Engineering

Friday, April 21, 2006, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Communicating Concepts through Comics

Friday, April 21, 2006, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Are You Game?

Monday, April 17, 2006, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

The Use of Information for Trust-Building and Social Exchange Transitions

Friday, April 14, 2006, 3:00 pm, – Wednesday, April 12, 2006, 5:00 pm

Regulation of Technology in China

Tuesday, April 11, 2006, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

A Document Turn Ahead?

Friday, April 7, 2006, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Emanuel Goldberg and His Knowledge Machine

Friday, March 24, 2006, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

A Tour of the Humanities in 2050

Wednesday, March 22, 2006, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Quentin Hardy, Silicon Valley Bureau Chief at Forbes magazine, delivered the second lecture in the Spring 2006 distinguished lecture series, taking the audience on a speculative journey into the future of the humanities.

Next Generation of UCSF's Tobacco Digital Library

Friday, March 17, 2006, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Grid-based Digital Libraries and Cheshire3

Friday, March 10, 2006, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm