March 8, 2023: SIGCAS Works in Progress: Collective Action in Tech
March 8, 2023 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sigcas-works-in-progress-collective-action-in-tech-tickets-569593197587 Presenters: Emily Mazo, Nataliya Nedzhvetska, and JS Tan (MIT Grad Student Union) Since 2016, the number of collective actions taken by workers in the tech industry have risen dramatically. Kickstarter employees won union recognition from their company. Amazon workers led a cross tech-industry walkout to support […]
Making a Difference Award (2022)–Lisa Milenkovic
Dr. Lisa Milenkovic is the STEM+Computer Science Curriculum Supervisor at Broward County Public Schools, the nation’s sixth largest district (http://browardschools.com/stem). Dr. Milenkovic is the lead for the District’s Code.org Regional Partnership for CS, the K-12 STEM Olympiad and robotics, environmental stewardship, and several other grant funded programs to engage students and teachers in STEM. She […]
January 18, 2023: Reflections on Messy Ethnography: Conducting Research in Morocco and Palestine
January 18, 2023 10:00 AM PDT Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sigcas-works-in-progress-reflections-on-messy-ethnography-tickets-516047490937 Reflections on Messy Ethnography: Conducting Research in Morocco and Palestine Konstantin All and Sarah Rüller, University of Siegen (Germany) Konstantin and Sarah will talk about their experiences in critical areas and the role of ICT as well as the various roles of researchers from different perspectives, including […]
2022 SIGCAS Showcase Recap
Events at 20222 SIGCAS Showcase Social Responsibility in the Computing Profession Panel Panelists: Neha Kumar, Georgia Tech; President of ACM SIGCHI (Learning @SIGCHI) Katina Michael and Roba Abbas, Arizona State University; IEEE Transactions on Technology & Society (Corporate Social Responsibility and Soft Law Developments in the Design of Digital Services for Children) Moshe Vardi, Rice […]
ACM SIGCAS Tweets
And there is also this unfortunate fact... https://t.co/EWX8iXStvw Corporations don't like to share.
.@DavidRotman asks key #ChatGPT #LLM #AI questions:
“The question is who is going to benefit? And who will be left behind?”
@acmsigcas should help in the development of SOCIO-technical AI solutions for the #CommonGood.
https://t.co/vo8W576kAt
Couldn't agree more! And when people say "the" economy there's the implication that there will be something for everybody when the outcome is likely to be FAR different. @acmsigcas should help as should all prof. associations. It will take a movement!
.@DavidRotman asks key #ChatGPT #LLM #AI questions:
“The question is who is going to benefit? And who will be left behind?”
@acmsigcas should help in the development of SOCIO-technical AI solutions for the #CommonGood.
https://t.co/vo8W576kAt
I think they're doing that so they can tell you your future.
I would not recommend scanning your palm to participate in anything, let alone a loyalty program. How much friction is there really with a loyalty card whether it be physical or on a mobile/wearable device?
https://t.co/HHTLs2pDGy
#privacy