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Events for the I School Community

Upcoming events

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, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Join us in person in Berkeley for a casual get-together before commencement.

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

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

Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm PDT

Welcome the Summer 2025 cohort to the MICS community.

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

Celebrate our student and alumni mentors.

Previous events

Thursday, August 23, 2018, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

A conversation about the MICS program with Dean Anno Saxenian.

Sunday, August 19, 2018, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

The annual gathering for I School students, alumni, staff, faculty, and friends.

Thursday, August 16, 2018, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Graduating MIDS students present their data science projects. A panel of judges will select two outstanding projects for the Hal R. Varian MIDS Capstone Award.

Thursday, July 26, 2018, 12:00 am, – Saturday, July 28, 2018, 12:00 am

A fun run/walk/roll for the I School Community! Proceeds benefit Diversity & Inclusion Fellowships.

Monday, July 16, 2018, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Alumni and students: meet new friends and mingle with old at an I School meet-up in Seattle.

Monday, May 7, 2018, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Learn more about GEOWorks, the new geospatial data platform from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

Thursday, April 26, 2018, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Graduating MIDS students present their data science projects. A panel of judges will select two outstanding projects for the Hal R. Varian MIDS Capstone Award.

Thursday, April 12, 2018, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

A career panel with women in different areas of the tech industry.

Tuesday, April 3, 2018, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

MIDS students and alumni are invited to a fun happy hour.

Wednesday, March 28, 2018, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

A conversation about the “leaky” talent pipeline in tech.

Saturday, February 10, 2018, 10:00 am - 4:30 pm

A design workshop for I School students on diversity and inclusion in the tech field.

Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

A conversation about diversity and challenges around building diverse teams

Tuesday, January 23, 2018, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Meet & mingle with other alumni, students, faculty, and staff.

Wednesday, November 15, 2017, 4:10 pm - 8:00 pm

School of Information Ph.D. students share their innovative research with the community.

Tuesday, November 14, 2017, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

A topical overview of the marketing ecosystem and the connectivity between the marketing technology stack, the data utilized, data generated, and useful metrics.

Thursday, November 9, 2017, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Connect with other I School students and alumni or learn more about our degree programs.

Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

MIDS students and alumni are invited to mingle over beverages & bites in the one-of-a-kind Autodesk Gallery.

Thursday, October 5, 2017, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Connect with other MIDS students and alumni or learn more about the degree program.

Wednesday, October 4, 2017, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

If you will be at the Grace Hopper conference or are in the Orlando area, join us to mingle with students, staff, and alumni from all three degree programs.

Monday, September 25, 2017, 9:30 am - 10:30 am

Please join Dean AnnaLee Saxenian to discuss some of the difficult issues surrounding speech.