UC event

The University of California User Experience Usability Summit brings together the UC community to focus on enhancing digital service usability through UX research and design. Managed by the UCUX community of practice, the workshop features UX-based product reviews by UC’s IT teams. Whether you’re a UX pro or just interested in human-centered design, you’ll be able to leave this summit with a better connection to the usability work being done across the UC.

The UC Office of the President is celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day on May 16 by hosting a panel of lightning talks. Leaders across the UC system will share what their respective campuses are doing to implement better accessibility features and measures. This year’s event will also include a fun demonstration that showcases digital accessibility. Accessibility is part of the UC’s core values. Make sure to join the panel!

UC Davis Information and Educational Technology department’s next AI Speakers series features Microsoft Copilot! Copilot is an AI tool that UCLA staff have access to as part of the Microsoft Office suite. Join this discussion with Executive Director of IT for the College of Letters and Science Jeremy Phillips to learn more about features and how you can integrate Copilot into your own work.

To honor and celebrate Women’s History Month the UC Womxn in Tech committee is hosting a virtual series with two amazing speakers on the days leading up to International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8. These events are open to everyone across the UC system.

To honor and celebrate Women’s History Month the UC Womxn in Tech committee is hosting a virtual series with two amazing speakers on the days leading up to International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8. These events are open to everyone across the UC system.

Join your UC colleagues to learn about recent UX efforts throughout the UC system. UX researchers and designers will showcase their user-centric solutions, and be available for community discussion. Come and be inspired by emerging insights, functionality and visual practice as we collectively elevate how we interact with campus technology.

This one-day symposium explores the effect of artificial intelligence on research. The event brings together speakers from across UCLA to provide a multifaceted perspective on the role of AI in academic research.

Nowadays, data makes the world go ‘round… join the UC in celebrating data during UC Love Data Week, during which you can attend multiple presentations and workshops open to the entire UC system. Topics covered include data access, management, security, sharing, and preservation. You’ll have to use your UC-affiliated email to sign up for events!

Come join the BruinTech Board at our Viewing Party for the Systemwide Academic Congress on Artificial Intelligence!  We closed our registration for breakfast and lunch RSVPs, to have enough time for orders, but we still have room for the viewing.

Keynote speakers include Daron Acemoglu (MIT) and Safiya Umoja Noble (UCLA), and discussions will center around topics of interest, such as AI’s effect on future job markets and how to assess and reduce bias in AI.

In partnership with UCLA Center for Media, Entertainment, and Sports and Reed Smith LLP, Digital Media Wire has announced that the RightsTech AI Summit at Digital Entertainment World 2024 will be held at the Palisades Ballroom in Carnesale Commons.

The full-day event will generate conversation about generative AI, copyright, licensing, and more, with topics ranging from opting out of AI training models to AI regulation and legislation.