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Information Futures

Information Futures

When
Apr 14, 2023
9:00am
– 5:00pm
Where
Pond Building 302

Spring 2023 CHI Symposium

Join us for a symposium that brings together colleagues across various fields to tackle critical questions that explore the pressing issues of our time, including health data during the Covid-19 pandemic, ongoing environmental degradation due to climate change, and global threats to democracy born on social media.

Program Schedule

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions

Session One: 10:00 a.m. - Noon Taking Stock: Where have we been?

Noon - 2:00 p.m. Lunch Break

Session Two: 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.

What is to be done: Where are we going?

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Concluding discussion

Featuring Visiting Speakers

  • Liz Alexander (University Of Maryland)
  • Anatoly Detwyler (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
  • Bernard Dionysius Geoghegan (King's College London)
  • Bonnie Mak (University of Illinois)
  • Daniel Rosenberg (University of Oregon)

…and CHI Postdoctoral Fellows

  • Tara Ward
  • Daniel de Deus Cunha
  • Amrita De

MODERATED BY

Eric Hayot, Jennifer Boittin, Jonathan E. Abel