Events
PIT-UN
In addition to the events listed below, be sure to visit New America’s Public Interest Technology page for more information on upcoming events and past event/webinar recordings.
Holistic Digital Security and Early Career Human Rights Researchers: Inspiring Industry Change
Panelists from academia, industry, and non-profits discuss the external threats facing digital investigators from under-represented communities and ways to counter those challenges, addressing the issue of digital security within the field of human rights investigations.
Find out more »Expanding Diversity and Gender Equity (EDGE) in Tech Symposium: Advancing Climate Change Resilience
The annual Diversity in Tech Symposium will highlight the experiences of experts working to advance innovation in clean energy, water conservation, food systems, disaster prediction, sustainable manufacturing and many other areas within their organizations.
Find out more »Public Interest Technology Chat: Centering the Community
The 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 …
Find out more »UCSC Civic Innovation Forum: Housing and Homelessness
What are the most effective current approaches to helping people experiencing homelessness? What technological innovations are having an impact? Join us and gain a deeper understanding of this pervasive challenge …
Find out more »PIT-UN 2020 Virtual Convening
Understanding technology and its implications is essential to creating a more just and equitable future. How do we ensure the public is better served by the design and implementation of …
Find out more »The CITRIS Policy Lab: Supporting Interdisciplinary Research to Inform Evidence-Based Policymaking
PIT-UN Speaker Series with Brandie Nonnecke, Founding Director of the CITRIS Policy Lab. Join us to learn about the CITRIS Policy Lab’s recent research, how it draws upon this research to support …
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Reconfiguring Lifelines: Exploring Science & Technology Policy Landscapes in an Era of Bioengineering and the “Bioeconomy”
May 20, 2020
PIT-UN Speaker Series with Cheryl Holzmeyer, Visiting Scholar, UC Berkeley. This talk will discuss emerging landscapes of bioengineering (agricultural biotech, genetic engineering, precision medicine, synthetic biology, biofuels, etc.), and of science and technology policies (or lack thereof), with an eye to social determinants of health and health equity. RSVP here >>
PIT-UN Kick-off Meeting
April 24, 2020
Please join us for a virtual kickoff event to discuss the principles, goals and opportunities of the PIT-UN and start the work of coordinating our efforts and growing our programs.
