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SUMMARY:Commercial Surveillance and Data Security Public Forum | Federal Trade Commission
DESCRIPTION:The Commission is hosting a public forum regarding its Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on commercial surveillance and data security practices that harm consumers and competition. The public forum will include panel discussions and the public is invited to provide remarks. \nThis is a virtual event. \nDuring the last portion of the public forum\, members of the public are invited to share feedback on the FTC’s Commercial Surveillance and Data Security Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Members of the public must sign up on a first come\, first serve basis for an opportunity to speak at the September 8 event\, and the total number of speakers will be limited to ensure the event concludes on time. \nEach commenter will be given two minutes to share their comments. Speaker registration will be available through Wednesday\, August 31\, 2022 at 8 pm ET. \nThis event will be recorded and submitted to the ANPR record. The Commission retains discretion to make public remarks available following the event on ftc.gov.
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/commercial-surveillance-and-data-security-public-forum-federal-trade-commission/
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SUMMARY:Fall Regional Panels Registration Form | #BlackTechFutures Research Institute
DESCRIPTION:#BlackTechFutures Research Institute is excited to have you register for our Virtual 2022 Regional City Panel Discussions for Tennessee & Texas. The panels will outline how to build a thriving black tech ecosystem within these states. \n\nThis two-night virtual event will take place on Tuesday\, August 30th and Wednesday\, August 31st beginning at 6:00 pm CT. Each panel will be streamed live\, for free on #BlackTechFutures Research Institute’s Facebook page.
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/fall-regional-panels-registration-form-blacktechfutures-research-institute/
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SUMMARY:Join the Congressional Innovation Scholars Program | TechCongress
DESCRIPTION:The Congressional Innovation Scholars fellowship program will place you among the top tech decision makers in the United States government at a time when technology is reshaping society in fundamental ways. Even if you’ve never considered working in government\, the Congressional Innovation Scholars program will allow you to make change at the highest levels and at a scale unparalleled in the private or public sectors. \nWe are bridging the divide between Congress and the technology sector by placing tech savvy people like you– an early-career technologist (two – six years professional experience)\, including those who have recently finished\, or are on track to finish a Master’s program or PhD– to work with Members of Congress and Congressional Committees. Our goals are to build capacity in Congress\, train cross-sector leaders — who can understand the challenges of government and in the technology community — and keep Congress up to date about the latest challenges and opportunities relating to technology. \n\n[…]
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/join-the-congressional-innovation-scholars-program-techcongress/
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SUMMARY:Join the Congressional Innovation Fellowship | TechCongress
DESCRIPTION:This fellowship will place you among the top tech decision makers in the United States government at a time when technology is reshaping society in fundamental ways. Even if you’ve never considered working in government\, you should apply. The Congressional Innovation Fellowship will allow you to make change at the highest levels and at a scale unparalleled in the private or public sectors. \nWe are bridging the divide between Congress and the technology sector by placing tech savvy candidates like you to work with Members of Congress and Congressional Committees in order to build capacity in Congress\, train cross-sector leaders — who can understand the challenges of government and in the technology community — and keep Congress up to date about the latest challenges and opportunities relating to technology. \n[…]
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/join-the-congressional-innovation-fellowship-techcongress/
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SUMMARY:Seminar on decolonial gestures with Tiara Roxanne | DOKU.TECH 2022
DESCRIPTION:DOKU.TECH brings to Prizren on the 6th of August\, a Seminar/Workshop on the Decolonial Gesture: embodied acknowledgments of settler colonial violences offline & online with Tiara Roxanne\, a Postdoctoral Fellow at Data & Society in NYC. \nThe workshop with Tiara will be held at ITP Prizren and will be focused on Setter Colonialism/Data colonialism and introducing the decolonial gesture/storytelling as an example from an Indigenous perspective. \nTiara’s research and artistic practice investigates the encounter between Indigeneity and AI by interrogating colonial structures embedded within machine learning systems. \n[…] \nRegister now for DOKU.TECH in DOKUFEST: https://admin.ipkofoundation.org/group/02c840e52d22cf0e5bf7a97646d298e4ddb422f1
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/seminar-on-decolonial-gestures-with-tiara-roxanne-doku-tech-2022/
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SUMMARY:International Data Power Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Data Power Conference hosts critical reflections on data’s power and the social\, political\, economic and cultural consequences of data’s increasing presence in our lives\, workplaces\, and societies. The most recent conference in 2019 focused on the specific theme of global in/security. The 4th Data Power Conference\, in June 2022\, returns to some of the fundamental questions that underpinned the founding of the conference. It is conceived as a series of dialogues\, dialogues about over-arching concerns and with disciplines and stakeholders working with and on data. In particular\, the conference will reflect on: \n\nHow can stakeholders be engaged in critical conversations about data power?\nWhat constitute rigorous methods when it comes to researching data power?\nTo what extent does critical data power research need to focus on specific instances of data power in action? What contributions can more generalised critiques make to our field?\n\nTo facilitate dialogues across disciplines and with stakeholders\, we welcome papers from interdisciplinary teams including disciplines incorporating aspects of data science\, and papers which incorporate non-academic collaborators from a range of sectors.
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/international-data-power-conference/
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SUMMARY:Caste Bias in Tech | TechEquity Collaborative
DESCRIPTION:Caste Bias in Tech\n\n\nMany people lump Indian tech workers into the “model minority”\, a racist stereotype that creates a pecking order with Asian people on top. What many people (and many companies) don’t understand is that India’s caste system\, a socioeconomic hierarchy that divides Hindus into four main categories (and excludes Dalits outside of the hierarchy)\, bars many South Asians from succeeding in the tech industry. Caste bias and oppression can deny Dalit workers promotions\, jobs\, and access to tech’s prosperity\, in India\, in the United States\, and worldwide. \nWhile tech has made many promises to address racial inequities across the industry\, caste discrimination goes largely ignored. You may have heard that Google canceled an event with Thenmozhi Soundararajan about this very topic. We think this important equity issue has gone overlooked for too long in tech and beyond. \nJoin us on Thursday\, July 21st\, 12-1 pm PT for an illuminating discussion on caste discrimination in tech\, how the caste system intersects with racism\, sexism\, and classism in the U.S.\, and how existing hierarchies in tech reinforce these caste dynamics. We’ll hear from Dalit rights activist and executive director of Equality Labs\, Thenmozhi Soundararajan\, and Nitasha Tiku\, tech culture reporter for the Washington Post. \n[…]
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/caste-bias-in-tech-techequity-collaborative/
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SUMMARY:Democracy Affirming Technology: Restoring Trust Online | Center for Democracy and Technology
DESCRIPTION:CDT & SIIA Event Examines Digital Information Campaigns & Online Trust \nRegister here. \nThe Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) and the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) are hosting Democracy Affirming Technology: Restoring Trust Online\, an event highlighting the consequences of malign information campaigns and how stakeholders can restore trust online. Taking place at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington D.C.\, the event will feature speakers including CDT’s CEO Alexandra Reeve Givens\, SIIA’s Jeff Joseph & Paul Lekas\, U.S. government officials\, members of Congress\, and policy experts. \nDate: Wednesday\, July 20th from 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm EST\nLocation: U.S. Capitol Visitor Center\, First St NE\, Washington\, D.C. 20515
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/democracy-affirming-technology-restoring-trust-online-center-for-democracy-and-technology/
LOCATION:U.S. Capitol Visitor Center\, Washington\, D.C.
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SUMMARY:Summer Speaker Series - "Roadmap to universal hate speech detection"
DESCRIPTION:Debora Nozza – “Roadmap to universal hate speech detection”\nHybrid presentation: Tuesday\, July 19 12:30 PST (note this talk is not Tuesday\, not our usual Wednesday)\n \nBio: Debora Nozza (she/her) is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Computing Science at Bocconi University. Her research interests mainly focus on Natural Language Processing\, specifically on the detection and counter-acting of hate speech and algorithmic bias on Social Media data in multilingual context. See https://dnozza.github.io/ for more information.\n\nAbstract: An increasing propagation of hate speech has been detected on social media platforms (e.g.\, Twitter) where (pseudo-)anonymity enables people to target others without being recognized or easily traced. While this societal issue has attracted many studies in the NLP community\, it comes with three important challenges. Hate speech detection models should be fair\, work on every language\, and consider the whole context (e.g.\, imagery). Solving these challenges will revolutionize the field of hate speech detection and help on creating a “universal” model. In this talk\, I will present my contributions in this area along with my takes for future directions.
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/summer-speaker-series-roadmap-to-universal-hate-speech-detection/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220718
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SUMMARY:12th International Conference on Social Media & Society
DESCRIPTION:The International Conference on Social Media & Society (#SMsociety) is a gathering of leading social media researchers from around the world. It is the premier venue for sharing and discovering new peer-reviewed interdisciplinary research on how social media affects society. Organized by the Social Media Lab at Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University\, #SMSociety provides participants with opportunities to exchange ideas\, present original research\, learn about recent and ongoing studies\, and network with peers. \nThe conference’s intensive program features hands-on workshops\, full papers\, work-in-progress papers\, and panels. The wide-ranging topics in social media showcase research from scholars working in many fields including Communication\, Computer Science\, Education\, Journalism\, Information Science\, Management\, Political Science\, Psychology and Sociology.
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/12th-international-conference-on-social-media-society/
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SUMMARY:Unfinished Salon 003: July 13
DESCRIPTION:Join Us! \nUnfinished Salon 003 \nWednesday\, July 13\, 2022\n2:00 – 3:00 PM ET\n11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT\nVirtual \nIn our digital age\, technology is interwoven in the very fabric of our society—our work\, our play\, and increasingly our communities and social lives. How can technology be a force for good and bring out the best in humanity? How does it help or hinder our efforts toward building a thriving multiracial democracy?
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/unfinished-salon-003-july-13/
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SUMMARY:Disability Justice in Technology Policy: Exploring the Intersections of Disability and Technology | NetGain Partnership
DESCRIPTION:Technology now impacts every dimension of our lives. Whether it’s work\, healthcare\, or education\, our experiences are shaped and influenced by technology. While technology can improve autonomy for people with disabilities and help create a more inclusive society\, it can also replicate or exacerbate forms of discrimination that historically harm people with disabilities. As public interest advocates\, scholars\, technologists\, and others continue work to advance equitable technology policy\, it is crucial that disabled people participate in these conversations at the intersection of technology and disability.In December 2021\, the Center for Democracy & Technology and the American Association of People with Disabilities released the report “Centering Disability in Technology Policy” (plain-language version here) which outlines challenges\, barriers\, and opportunities to center disability justice in technology policy work. The Ford Foundation’s leadership on this issue and support for the report has provided a learning opportunity within NetGain that we are eager to share more broadly within the field and with other funders. We welcome you to join us for a conversation about the report’s findings and the ways that technology and disability communities can work together to advance more inclusive and just technology.
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/__trashed/
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SUMMARY:Summer Speaker Series - "Communities as vague operators\, Algorithms as heuristics: Epistemological Questions for a Critical Network Science"
DESCRIPTION:Matthew Fuller and Dominik Schindler – “Communities as vague operators\, Algorithms as heuristics: Epistemological Questions for a Critical Network Science” \nVirtual presentation: Wednesday\, July 6 12:30 PST \nBios: Matthew Fuller is Professor of Cultural Studies. With Usman Haque\, he is co-author of ‘Urban Versioning System v1.0’ (ALNY) and with Andrew Goffey\, of ‘Evil Media’ (MIT)\,  Editor of ‘Software Studies\, a lexicon’ (MIT) and co-editor of the journal Computational Culture. He is involved in a number of projects in art\, media and software and is the author of the forthcoming\, ‘How to Sleep\, in art\, biology and culture’ (Bloomsbury). \nDominik Schinder has studied mathematics and digital media in Heidelberg\, Berlin and London. His PhD project in Applied Mathematics at Imperial College London draws from dynamical network analysis and machine learning. Dominik analyses far-right digital countercultures in collaboration with the Weizenbaum Institute in Berlin. \nAbstract: In this talk\, we aim to analyse the nature of what figures in network science as patterns of nodes and edges called ‘communities’. Remaining multi-faceted and vague\, we propose to describe the concept of community as a ‘vague operator’ that is similar to Susan Leigh Star’s notion of the boundary object but more loose like a collection of hints. Disentangling different lineages in network science then allows us to contextualise the founding myth of ‘community’ popularised by Michelle Girvan and Mark Newman in 2002. After studying one particular community detection algorithm\, the so called ‘Louvain algorithm’\, we comment on problems arising with some of their more ambiguous applications. We argue that ‘community’ can act as a real abstraction with the power to reshape social relations such as producing echo chambers in social networking sites. To trouble the epistemological foundations of community detection\, we thus imagine a ‘critical heuristics’ that embraces partiality\, actual humbleness\, reflexivity and artificiality.
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/summer-speaker-series-i/
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SUMMARY:AI & Human Rights: The Release of All Tech Is Human's Newest Report | Eventbrite
DESCRIPTION:Join this discussion about the takeaways from All Tech Is Human’s latest report on AI & Human Rights! You will hear from the All Tech Is Human team plus our subject matter expert for the report\, noted AI Ethicist Renee Cummings!
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/ai-human-rights-the-release-of-all-tech-is-humans-newest-report-eventbrite/
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SUMMARY:Register for the 2022 Public Interest Technology Summer Speaker Series | PITcases
DESCRIPTION:Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) is inviting people from all walks of life interested in learning about\, starting a career in\, or advancing their knowledge of public interest technology (PIT) to participate in the 2022 PIT-UN Summer Speaker Series. \nThe 12-part lecture series will draw from some of the foremost experts in the field to teach foundational concepts\, skills\, and knowledge for advancing Public Interest Technology (PIT). \nLearn More
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/register-for-the-2022-public-interest-technology-summer-speaker-series-pitcases/
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SUMMARY:Digital Rights Virtual Job Fair
DESCRIPTION:Date: June 16\, 2022  \nJoin the Digital Rights Job Fair \n\n\nMeet leading organizations at the intersection of technology\, human rights\, and social justice\, working on the most important issues facing our world.\nExpand your network and learn about the opportunities available in the digital rights field\, whether you are a seasoned professional or just starting your career.\nLearn how your skillset can be useful to organizations advancing digital rights and internet freedom worldwide! We are looking for all types of profiles and backgrounds. Folks new to the digital rights field are highly encouraged to come!\nSpace is limited\, so RSVP in the form below soon!\nCome prepared by checking out popular Digital Rights Job Board\, and have questions ready for recruiters!\n\n\nWho Should Participate?  \nIdeal candidates come from all disciplines\, ranging from community organizers to researchers to technologists. What they share in common is a desire to work in an  authentically diverse field  that supports activists\, journalists and citizen advocates from around the world\, who are facing next generation issues brought on by technology. \nIn addition\, participants can be based anywhere in the world because many of the participating organizations have distributed teams\, with staff based in various regions. If you are new to the digital rights field\, this is a great opportunity to connect with amazing organizations and see what jobs are available!   We strongly encourage the participation of people who speak one or more languages\, and are from underrepresented groups and/or diaspora communities. There is also a great need for young technologists looking to start their career in Internet Freedom spaces. \nWhat Organizations are Participating?  \nParticipating organizations  work on  issues ranging from online censorship to surveillance\, disinformation\, online harassment\, whistleblowing\, Internet freedom\, and the protection of groups such as activists\, journalists\, women\, and sexual minorities\, among others. They understand the impact the Internet is having on our societies\, and are motivated to advocate for a free and open Internet where individuals\, no matter where they come from\, can express themselves safely and securely online\, without fear of repercussions. While the list may grow in coming week\, confirmed participating organizations include: \n\n\n\n\n\nOpen Culture Foundation (OCF) is a non-profit organization based in Taiwan that believes “open” as the root of internet and social design. We dedicate ourselves to promoting open source\, open data\, open government\, digital rights and internet freedom.\n\n\n\n\nThe Tor Project is a nonprofit that advances human rights and defend users privacy online through free software and open networks.\n\n\n\n\nIVPN is a VPN service that has been independently audited by cure53\, has undergone a no-logging audit and a comprehensive pentest report.IVPN is run by a team of information security experts and privacy activists.\n\n\n\n\nJust Tech at SSRC supports and mobilizes diverse and cross-sector cohorts of researchers and practitioners to imagine and create more just\, equitable\, and representative technological futures.\n\n\n\n\nPEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect open expression in the United States and worldwide.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n   \n\nCloudflare’s mission is to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks\, building products based on cutting edge cryptography and Internet standards to help people improve the security and performance of their web sites and services.\n\n\n\n\nThe Calyx Institute is a non-profit education and research organization devoted to studying\, testing and developing and implementing privacy technology and tools to promote free speech\, free expression\, civic engagement and privacy rights on the internet and in the mobile communications industry.\n\n\n\n\nThe Digital Asia Hub is an independent\, non-profit Internet and society research think tank based in Hong Kong. Incubated by The Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University and a diverse group of academic\, civil society\, and private sector partners\, the Hub provides an open\, and collaborative platform for research\, knowledge sharing and capacity building related to Internet and Society issues with a focus on digital Asia.\n\n\n\n\nGreatFire is an organization that monitors censorship and promotes free speech online\, particularly in China. We are united by a belief in universal rights to access information and the ability to use technology to defend these rights.\n\n\n \n\nGlobaleaks is an open source software that enables anyone to easily setup a maintain a secure whistleblowing platform.\n\n\n\n\nSMEX is a Lebanese NGO that works to advance self-regulating information societies in the Arab-Speaking region\n\n\n \n\nThe Engine Room is a nonprofit that helps activists\, organisations\, and other social change agents make the most of data and technology to increase their impact.\n\n\n\n\nHorizontal supports frontline defenders\, activists and journalists through digital security and tool development\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOpenArchive is an experienced research and development organization dedicated to advancing human rights through secure\, long-term mobile media preservation.\n\n\n\n..\nOpen Technology Fund (OTF) is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to advancing internet freedom in the world’s most repressive environments. It is one of the largest internet freedom funders in the word.\n\n\n\n\nMeedan is a technology non-profit that builds software and initiatives to strengthen global journalism\, digital literacy and accessibility of information for the world.\n\n\n\n\n\nRanking Digital Rights advances corporate accountability for human rights in the digital age. They are an independent think-tank based in New America.\n\n\n\n\nSample of roles being recruited: \n\nCommunications professionals\nCommunity builders and organizers\nDesigners\nPrivacy and security education specialists\, including digital security trainers and educators\n\nGrants managers\nOperations\nFinance Professionals\nProduct managers\n\n\nDiverse Researchers\, ranging from computer scientists to social scientists to UX experts.\nTechnologist including:\n\nEngineers\nProgrammers\nSystems administrators\nTool Developers\nAndroid OS developers\n\n\n\nThe Job Fair will include an opening presentation with information on how to break into the digital rights space\, as well as our most recent research on how to improve the health of individuals and networks in the digital rights community. This includes information on Labor Rights and mental health. \n\nThe Digital Rights Job Fair is an initiative of Team CommUNITY\, a community-based membership network that fosters and nurtures healthy\, resilient\, and inclusive networks of digital rights defenders across the globe. \n\n 
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/digital-rights-virtual-job-fair/
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SUMMARY:Brain wellness\, genomic justice\, and Indigenous communities | Eventbrite
DESCRIPTION:Hear perspectives from Krystal Tsosie\, co-founder of the first U.S. Indigenous-led biobank\, and from members of a working group that convened this past fall to explore the meanings of brain wellness in an Indigenous health context. Our conversation will span topics including research and data sovereignty\, intersections between genomic ethics and neuroethics\, and uplifting community voices and perspectives. Come ready to learn and consider how our positionalities\, lived experiences and cultures can impact the way we think and reason about ethics.
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/brain-wellness-genomic-justice-and-indigenous-communities-eventbrite/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
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SUMMARY:How Runaway Algorithms Brought Down the Dutch Government | NYU
DESCRIPTION:A Dutch court ruled in 2020 that an algorithmic system for detecting fraud in the welfare system called ‘SyRI’ violated human rights and had to be stopped. The law allowed a potentially open-ended number of public authorities to share data and run this through a risk prediction model to flag individuals as potential fraudsters. This system had mainly been targeted at low-income neighborhoods where a significant part of the population has a migrant background. But this system was not the only one of its kind in the Netherlands. In January 2021\, the Dutch government stepped down following the Child Benefit Scandal\, which involved the algorithmic risk-profiling of beneficiaries on the basis of nationality. In this conversation\, we will examine the origins\, similarities and consequences of the SyRI litigation and Child Benefit Scandal. We will ask how such systems persist despite court rulings and political backlash\, and form the mere tip of the iceberg of algorithmic government in the Netherlands.
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/how-runaway-algorithms-brought-down-the-dutch-government-nyu/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
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SUMMARY:Women in AI Ethics Mid-Year Summit - The Future of AI | Eventbrite
DESCRIPTION:AI systems designed and developed without inclusion of diverse perspectives further exacerbate societal inequalities and inequities. To support our vision of an inclusive AI tech future\, Women in AI Ethics (WAIE) launched “I am the future of AI” campaign on March 8th\, 2022 – International Women’s Day to showcase multidisciplinary talent in this space. \n\n\n\nJoin us on June 8th for our mid-year *virtual* Women in AI Ethics summit where we will highlight diverse careers pathways and share how you too can be part of the ethical AI revolution.
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/women-in-ai-ethics-mid-year-summit-the-future-of-ai-eventbrite/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220608T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220630T110000
DTSTAMP:20220607T210241Z
CREATED:20220607T203926Z
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SUMMARY:Race and Technology: A Research Lecture Series | Microsoft Research
DESCRIPTION:Race and technology are closely intertwined\, continuously influencing and reshaping one another. While algorithmic bias has received increased attention in recent years\, it is only one of the many ways that technology and race intersect in computer science\, public health\, digital media\, gaming\, surveillance\, and other domains. To build inclusive technologies that empower us all\, we must understand how technologies and race construct one another and with what consequences. \nYou’re invited to join us as we bring together leading voices at the intersection of race and technology for discussions around data\, the internet\, justice\, genomics and more. In this virtual speaker series\, connect with the distinguished academics and domain experts who are driving this conversation and reshaping the future of research in tech. \nThe lectures will be presented monthly from 10 AM to 11 AM Pacific Time on the day of the event and will be followed by a Q&A session with the speaker. Live captioning will be available during the event and recordings of the complete sessions will be available on demand. The presentations and views of external speakers represent their own perspectives and not that of Microsoft.
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/race-and-technology-a-research-lecture-series-microsoft-research/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220608T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220608T090000
DTSTAMP:20220607T035759Z
CREATED:20220603T163504Z
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SUMMARY:Braiding Birthwork\, Racial Justice\, and Smart Technology | CSPO
DESCRIPTION:Maternal Mortality is at crisis level and has worsened over the past 20 years. In the United States\, Black birthing people are more than three times as likely to die of pregnancy-related causes than white birthing people\, and Indigenous people are more than twice as likely\, regardless of income or education levels. In Los Angeles County\, there is only one survey related to birthing outcomes\, and its data influences the allocation of resources and informs strategies aimed at ameliorating perinatal issues including infant mortality\, low birth weight\, and preterm births. Unfortunately\, the current survey results are more than two years out of date and fail to capture data from systemically excluded populations. \nThis scenario created an opportunity to explore questions around technology-assisted data collection. If smart technology could be inserted into the survey administration process for live data capture\, the process of analyzing and disseminating the data could happen more quickly\, resulting in more relevant data for policy making for all birthing people in LA County. \nThe resulting project centered community birthworkers from the Birthworkers of Color Collective in imagining how smart technology could assist with birth outcome data collection and dissemination. Alexandrina Agloro and Stevie Merino will share lessons learned from the community research collaboration and how these findings can be applied toward policy and the future of accessible reproductive care.
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/braiding-birthwork-racial-justice-and-smart-technology-cspo/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220607T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220607T193000
DTSTAMP:20220607T040704Z
CREATED:20220607T040233Z
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SUMMARY:Conference | Digitalisation of Labour and Migration
DESCRIPTION:Automation\, Labour Migration\, Reproduction \n\n\n\n\nPlatform Mobilities explores the transformation of labour and reproduction\, infrastructures and landscapes\, mobility and migration under conditions of automation. The conference marks the final step of the research project ‘Digitalisation of Labour and Migration’. The project investigates the reorganisation and reproduction of labour through digital platforms and emergent forms and practices of labour migration. \n\nThe event discusses our findings and conceptualisations\, connects with other research projects and ventures by colleagues with whom we have been in contact on the research trail. A range of topics are addressed\, including logistics\, computational infrastructures\, geopolitics\, automation and artificial intelligence. \nThe 2-day-event on July 7 & 8 consists of two parts: Day 1 features an online workshop open to participants from all over the world. Day 2 will be held as an offline conference day at Humboldt University of Berlin.
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/conference-digitalisation-of-labour-and-migration/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220607T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220628T180000
DTSTAMP:20220607T034754Z
CREATED:20220603T163955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220607T034754Z
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SUMMARY:Visualize Justice: The Intersection of Photography and Advocacy | Eventbrite
DESCRIPTION:VISUALIZE JUSTICE: THE INTERSECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND ADVOCACY \nLed by Deborah Espinosa \nOnline | Tuesdays 4-6pm (PST) | June 7 – 28\, 2022 \nIn a supportive and non-judgmental environment\, students will explore and assess the historical and contemporary intersection of photography and social justice advocacy. Topics to be discussed include a theory of change as well as the role of advocates\, partnerships\, and community engagement in photography projects about social justice issues\, including criminal justice\, racial justice\, gender justice\, environmental justice\, disability justice\, economic justice\, and human rights. Students will develop and present their own draft strategies for photography-based partnerships that leverage the power of photography and community to inspire and accelerate social change. \nWorkshop will occur over four online sessions on Tuesdays 4-6pm (PST)\, June 7\, 14\, 21 & 28. Sessions will include presentations\, resources and discussion\, with an assignment each week (i.e. readings\, short videos to watch\, research) to guide participants towards developing their own draft proposal of a photography-based partnership/project. Must be 18+ years old to participate; open to all skill levels.
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/visualize-justice-the-intersection-of-photography-and-advocacy-tickets-tue-jun-7-2022-at-400-pm-eventbrite/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220606T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220610T170000
DTSTAMP:20220105T174332Z
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SUMMARY:RightsCon 2022
DESCRIPTION:Every year\, RightsCon brings together 1000+ speakers from a range of sectors and around the world. Check out the line up of business leaders\, technologists\, government representatives\, activists\, and more who joined us for our 10th anniversary summit below.
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/rightscon-2022/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220523T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220523T140000
DTSTAMP:20220523T174351Z
CREATED:20220523T174308Z
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UID:5809-1653310800-1653314400@just-tech.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:DISCO Super Panel: Futures of Race\, Gender\, Disability\, & Technology
DESCRIPTION:DISCO Network Co-Principal Investigators Lisa Nakamura\, Rayvon Fouché\, Remi Yergeau\, André Brock\, Stephanie Dinkins\, and Catherine Knight Steele will come together in a panel discussion to address current trends and challenges relating to race\, gender\, disability\, and technology\, and to address the importance of building a network of scholars and technologists examining these intersections. \nAgenda:\nLisa Nakamura | 1:00pm – 1:08pm \nRayvon Fouché | 1:08pm – 1:16pm \nStephanie Dinkins | 1:16pm – 1:24pm \nAndré Brock | 1:24pm – 1:32pm \nRemi Yergeau | 1:32pm – 1:40pm \nCatherine Knight Steele | 1:40pm – 1:48pm
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/disco-super-panel-futures-of-race-gender-disability-technology/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220511T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220511T170000
DTSTAMP:20220120T214653Z
CREATED:20220120T213528Z
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SUMMARY:The PITCh: Special Edition\, A Chat with Safiya Noble and Latanya Sweeney
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Sweeney is the Daniel Paul Professor of the Practice of Government and Technology at the Harvard Kennedy School and in the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences\, and Prof. Noble is an Associate Professor at UCLA in the Departments of Information Studies and African American Studies. \nThe (Public Interest Technology Chat) PITCh is a monthly series of remote conversations between established and early career scholars to support the work of practitioners and academics interested in public interest technology\, with topics ranging from substantive issues to professional development topics.
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/the-pitch-special-edition-a-chat-with-safiya-noble-and-latanya-sweeney/
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DTSTAMP:20220127T143349Z
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SUMMARY:Center for Information\, Technology\, and Public Life (CITAP) Spring 2022 Speaker Series
DESCRIPTION:At CITAP\, we study the intersection of politics and digital technology\, researching technologies in the context of the people who design\, use\, and govern them. Our work unites multiple fields of study and methodological approaches with a shared Southern\, public-institutional view and commitments to equality and justice. \nFor our spring 2022 lecture series\, CITAP is proud to host speakers whose work exemplifies our own commitments to holistic research grounded in social differences and conscious of the roles of power and institutions. \nThese researchers’ work explores political processes\, democracy and equality\, mis- and disinformation\, and platforms\, networks\, and infrastructure. We hope that you’ll join us for the full series. \n  \nCatherine Knight Steele is an Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Maryland – College Park and the author of Digital Black Feminism. Dr. Steele directs the Black Communication and Technology lab (BCaT) as a part of the Digital Inquiry\, Speculation\, Collaboration\, & Optimism (DISCO) Network funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. \nHer research focuses on race\, gender\, and media\, with a specific emphasis on African American culture and discourse in traditional and new media. She examines representations of marginalized communities in the media and how groups resist oppression and practice joy using online technology to create spaces of community.
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/center-for-information-technology-and-public-life-citap-spring-2022-speaker-series/
LOCATION:Center for Information\, Technology\, and Public Life
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220426T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220426T170000
DTSTAMP:20220321T185728Z
CREATED:20220321T185621Z
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SUMMARY:Young Achievers Symposium - Paidamoyo Chapfuwa\, Stanford University
DESCRIPTION:Paidamoyo Chapfuwa\, a postdoctoral research fellow at Stanford University\, will deliver a talk as part of CSRAI’s Young Achievers Symposium. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Young Achievers Symposium highlights early career researchers in diverse fields of AI for social impact. The symposium series seeks to focus on emerging research\, stimulate discussions\, and initiate collaborations that can advance research in artificial intelligence for societal benefit. All events in the series are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Penn State students\, postdoctoral scholars\, and faculty with an interest in socially responsible AI applications are encouraged to attend. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/young-achievers-symposium-paidamoyo-chapfuwa-stanford-university/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220420T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220420T110000
DTSTAMP:20220216T200829Z
CREATED:20220216T200534Z
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SUMMARY:Designing an AI-driven Neighborhood Navigator with Black and Latinx NYC Residents
DESCRIPTION:Race and technology are closely intertwined\, continuously influencing and reshaping one another. While algorithmic bias has received increased attention in recent years\, it is only one of the many ways that technology and race intersect in computer science\, public health\, digital media\, gaming\, surveillance\, and other domains. To build inclusive technologies that empower us all\, we must understand how technologies and race construct one another and with what consequences. \nPresentation by Dr. Desmond Upton Patton \n\nAbstract: \nAn interdisciplinary team of social scientists\, computer scientist\, designers\, and researchers from the SAFElab at Columbia University’s School of Social Work\, School of Engineering and Applied Science and Data Science Institute partnered with the Research and Evaluation Center (REC) at John Jay College of Criminal Justice to develop a Neighborhood Navigator which assesses patterns and changes in the sentiment of quality of life\, wellbeing\, community\, and living conditions among residents of New York City. The Neighborhood Navigator uses community focus groups and one-on-one interviews in concert with artificial intelligence (AI) techniques (e.g. natural language processing (NLP) and computer vision) to provide short-term\, recurring feedback on resident sentiment. Over time\, greater precision in the AI components could lead to reduced dependence on surveys and more cost-efficient sustainability. The tool will provide policymakers with insight into public sentiment about government work and allow them to respond accordingly.
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/designing-an-ai-driven-neighborhood-navigator-with-black-and-latinx-nyc-residents/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220412T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220412T170000
DTSTAMP:20220321T184450Z
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SUMMARY:"Challenges and Frontiers in Deploying Transparent Machine Learning" - Umang Bhatt\, University of Cambridge
DESCRIPTION:“Challenges and Frontiers in Deploying Transparent Machine Learning” \nExplainable machine learning offers the potential to provide stakeholders with insights into model behavior\, yet there is little understanding of how organizations use these methods in practice. In this talk\, Bhatt will discuss recent research exploring how organizations view and use explainability. He finds that most deployments are not for end-users but rather for machine learning engineers\, who use explainability to debug the model. There is thus a gap between explainability in practice and the goal of external transparency since explanations are primarily serving internal stakeholders. Providing useful external explanations requires careful consideration of the needs of stakeholders\, including end-users\, regulators\, and domain experts. Despite this need\, little work has been done to facilitate inter-stakeholder conversation around explainable machine learning. To help address this gap\, Bhatt reports findings from a closed-door\, day-long workshop between academics\, industry experts\, legal scholars\, and policymakers to develop a shared language around explainability and to understand the current shortcomings of and potential solutions for deploying explainable machine learning in the service of external transparency goals. \nAbout the Speaker \nUmang Bhatt is a Ph.D. candidate in the Machine Learning Group at the University of Cambridge. His expertise lies in human-machine collaboration and in trustworthy machine learning\, spanning the fairness\, robustness\, and explainability of AI systems. He studies how to create AI systems that explain their predictions to stakeholders\, leverage stakeholder expertise for better human-machine team performance\, and interact with stakeholders to account for their goals and values. Currently\, Umang is an Enrichment Student at The Alan Turing Institute and a Student Fellow at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence. Previously\, he was a Fellow at the Mozilla Foundation and a Research Fellow at the Partnership on AI. He holds a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. \nAbout the Young Achievers Symposium \nThe Young Achievers Symposium highlights early career researchers in diverse fields of AI for social impact. The symposium series seeks to focus on emerging research\, stimulate discussions\, and initiate collaborations that can advance research in artificial intelligence for societal benefit. All events in the series are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Penn State students\, postdoctoral scholars\, and faculty with an interest in socially responsible AI applications are encouraged to attend.
URL:https://just-tech.ssrc.org/event/challenges-and-frontiers-in-deploying-transparent-machine-learning-umang-bhatt-university-of-cambridge/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
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