Events for the UC Tech community help introduce new skills, resources, perspectives and people/network in support of your work and career. Mark your calendar with these upcoming events. To share events here, contact us.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Information Technology Policy & Security (ITPS) Community of Interest
Wednesday, February 8, 2023, from 9 am – 10:00 am (and monthly through 2023)
Email UC Office of the President, Robert Smith, Systemwide IT Policy Director, to be added to the mailing list and receive invitations to this meeting, which occurs on the 2nd Wednesday of each month.
This systemwide group is open to all UC information security professionals, all UC Workforce members who have information security as a portion of their job responsibilities, and anyone at UC who is interested in cybersecurity.
Host: UC Office of the President
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Path to Assessment
Thursday, February 8, 2023, 11 am – 12 noon
Host: Regulated Research Community of Practice (RRCoP)
Seeing Like an Algorithmic Error: What are Algorithmic Mistakes, Why Do They Matter, How Might They Be Public Problems?
Friday, February 10, 2023
Host: UCI Department of Informatics
Information from the Individual’s Perspective
Friday, February 10, 2023, 3:10-5 pm
Host: UC Berkeley
UC Love Data Week
Monday, February 13 – Friday, February 17, 2023
Host: University of California
UC Tech 2023 Proposals: Info Session
Wednesday, February 15, 2023, 12:35 – 1pm on Zoom
Host: UCSF
Leading Towards Equity
Wednesday, February 15, 1-2 pm
Host: University of California Office of the President
Speakers include: Van Williams, VP IT and CIO University of California
Accessible PowerPoint Presentations 101
Thursday, February 16, 2023, 12-1 pm
Host: UCSF
Contact: Cecile Puretz cecile.puretz@ucsf.edu
Version Control with Git and GitHub
Thursday, February 16, 2023, 9-11am on Zoom
Host: UCLA
UC Tech 2023 Proposals: Info Session
Friday, February 17, 2023, 2:05 – 2:30pm on Zoom
Host: UCSF
UC Tech 2023: Call for Session Proposals
Deadline: Monday, February 20, 2023
Host: UC Berkeley and UCSF
Save the date for a UC Town Hall with President Drake
Friday, February 24, 2023, 11 am – 12:30 pm
Hosted by UC Office of the President
Contact: Cecile Puretz cecile.puretz@ucsf.edu
Master of Information Management and Systems (MIMS) 25th Anniversary Celebration
Saturday, February 25, 2023, 4:00PM – 8:30PM
Host: UC Berkeley
Smarter Tech for a Resilient Future
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Host: CITRIS Banatao Institute, Edge in Tech (TM) Initiative at University of California, Berkeley Engineering
22nd Annual Developmental Disabilities: An Update for Health Professionals, Live Stream Virtual Conference
Thursday, March 2- Friday, March 3, 2023
Host: UCSF
Women In Data Science (WiDS) at UC Berkeley
Tuesday, March 7, 2023, 9:00AM – 4:00PM
Host: UC Berkeley School of Information
Process Palooza [Registration now open]
Tuesday, March 28 – Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Host: UC San Diego
Waypoints Symposium
Thursday, March 30, 2023 – March 31, 2023
Host: UC Irvine
UC Cyber Security Summit [Registration Now Open]
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Host: UCLA
This systemwide group is open to all UC information security professionals, all UC Workforce members who have information security as a portion of their job responsibilities, and anyone at UC who is interested in cyber security.
Marketing your event to disability communities
Thursday, April 20, 2022, 12 noon – 1 pm
Host: UCSF
Contact: Cecile Puretz cecile.puretz@ucsf.edu
Privacy 101 Workshop
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 9:00am-12:00pm
Host: UC San Diego
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 1:00pm-4:00pm
Host: UC San Diego
If a UC member requires the training prior to or outside of April 25 and September 26, they can email aarivera@ucsd.edu for special provisions and registration.
UC Tech Conference 2023
Monday, July 17 – Wednesday, Jul 19, 2023 [Save-the-date]
Host: UC Berkeley
In-person
Contact: uctech@berkeley.edu
PAST EVENTS
Disrupting Prior Auth (Twitter Spaces)
Tuesday, September 27, 3-3:30 pm
Host: UCSF Center for Digital Health Innovation
Speaker: Aaron Neinstein, MD
Environmental Justice in the San Joaquin Valley
Wednesday, September 28, 12 noon -1:00 pm
UC ANR Hispanic Heritage Month; Hosted by UC ANR (Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources)
Speaker: Jose Pablo Ortiz-Partida, Ph.D.
ATXPO 2022: 9th Annual Academic Technology Conference
Monday, October 3, 8 am – 3:30 pm
Hosted at UC Berkeley for UCSF, UC Berkeley and other Bay Area institutions of higher learning
Keynote workshop lead: Dr. Jenae Cohn
Accessibility and Security Panel Discussion
Tuesday, October 4, 11 am-12:00 noon
UC Cybersecurity Awareness Month; Hosted by UCSF
Panel Discussion led by: Cecile Puretz, Assistant Director of Disability Access & Inclusion, UCSF
State of Authentication, 2022
Wednesday, October 5, 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm
UC Cybersecurity Awareness Month; Hosted by UC Santa Barbara
Speaker: Chad Spensky, Founder & CEO – Allthenticate
Healthy Living
Wednesday, October 5, 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm
UC ANR Hispanic Heritage Month; Hosted by UC ANR (Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources)
Speaker: Susana L. Matias Medrano, Ph.D., UC Cooperative Extension specialist in the Department of Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology at Berkeley
Annual University of California A.I. in Radiology Conference
Thursday, October 6, 8 am – 4:00 pm (in-person or online)
Hosted by UC San Diego
This one-day program will showcase multiple efforts and activities across multiple UC Campuses dealing with Artificial Intelligence projects and solutions
Mayan Pollinating Techniques
Wednesday, October 12, 12 noon – 1:00 pm
UC ANR Hispanic Heritage Month; Hosted by UC ANR (Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources)
Speaker: Magda Argueta
UC Davis Campus Air Filtration*
Wednesday, October 12, 11 am – 12 noon
Disability Awareness Symposium; Hosted by UC Davis
Speaker: UC Davis Facilities Management
+For UC Davis immune compromised individuals to learn more about the air quality on campus
Tactile Audio Campus Map, or TAC Map
Wednesday, October 12, 12 noon – 1 pm
Disability Awareness Symposium; Hosted by UC Davis
Speaker: TouchGraphics
Apple Accessibility
Wednesday, October 12, 1 – 2 pm
Disability Awareness Symposium; Hosted by UC Davis
Speaker: Apple
Information Technology Policy & Security (ITPS) Community of Interest
Wednesday, October 12, 9 am – 10:00 am
Email UC Office of the President, please contact Robert Smith, Systemwide IT Policy Director, to be added to the mailing list and receive invitatations to this meeting, which occurs on the 2nd Wednesday of each month.
This systemwide group is open to all UC information security professionals, all UC Workforce members who have information security as a portion of their job responsibilities, and anyone at UC who is interested in cybersecurity.
Baking Accessibility into Zoom
Thursday, October 13, 12:00 noon – 1 pm
Hosted by UCSF Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging DEI Committee
Speaker: Jill Wolters, Web Standards Program Manager, Digital Accessibility Program, UCSF IT-Web Services
Education Sector: Back-to-School for Cyber Criminals Too
Friday, October 14, 2-3:00 pm
UC Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Hosted by UC Irvine
Speaker: Yu Chao, Cyber Threat Warning Analyst, California Cybersecurity Integration Center (Cal-CSIC)
Privacy & Cybersecurity Law for All
Monday, October 17, 12:00 noon – 1 pm
UC Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Hosted by UC Santa Barbara
Speaker: Reema Moussa
Climate Change Effects
Thursday, October 13, 1 pm – 2:00 pm
UC ANR Hispanic Heritage Month; Hosted by UC ANR (Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources)
Speaker: Samuel Sandoval Solis
The California Agricultural & Robotics Technology Forum (aka FIRA)
Tuesday, October 18, 8:00 am – 7:00 pm – Thursday, October 20, 7:00 am – 3:30 pm
Hosted by University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR)
Speakers: Karen Ross, Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA); Ben Alfi, Co-Founder of Blue White Robotics; and others
Privacy 101 Workshop (Webinar)
Wednesday, October 19, 9 am – 12 noon
Hosted by UC San Diego Campus Privacy Office
We Like Your Product – Can You Pass Our 26-Page Security Assessment?
Wednesday, October 19, 12:00 noon – 1 pm
UC Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Hosted by UC Santa Barbara
Speaker: John Green, VP and Chief Security Technologist at Aruba
Cyber Threats and Trends in 2022
Wednesday, October 19, 2-3:00 pm
UC Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Hosted by UC Irvine
Speaker: Bryan Willett, Supervisory Special Agent (SSA), FBI
BICG Summit
Thursday, October 20, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Business Intelligence Collaboration Group (BICG) – inaugural, UC-wide event/initiative focusing on student data analytics. Hosted by UC Irvine
Speakers include: Tom Andriola, Larry Coon, Ryan Cherland, Tony Hwang and Ray Vadnais
Zoom Security & Awesome New Features
Friday, October 21, 10-11:00 am
UC Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Hosted by UC Santa Barbara
Speaker: Giselle Brun, Zoom
Social Engineering
Monday, October 24, 10 – 11 am
UC Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Hosted by UCSF
Speaker: Rosa L. Smothers, Senior Vice President of Cyber Operations at KnowBe4
Educause 2022
Tuesday, October 25 – Friday, October 28, 2022
Denver, Colorado
Human Hacking & Social Engingeering
Wednesday, October 26, 12 noon – 1 pm
UC Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Hosted by UC Santa Barbara
Speaker: Chad Spensky, Founder & CEO – Allthenticatens at KnowBe4
“You are the Gatekeeper“
Thursday, October 27, 2-3:00 pm
UC Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Hosted by UC Irvine
Speaker: Orange County District’s Office
Social Media Privacy and Security Best Practices
Friday, October 28, 12 noon – 1:30 pm
UC Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Hosted by UC Santa Cruz
Speakers: Researcher and PhD Candidate at Cornell University, Diana Freed; PhD student in Computer Science at University of Maryland, Julio Poveda; and UCSC ITS Compliance Coordinator, Cecilia Carrillo
The Great Digital Transformation – What’s in it For You?
Tuesday, November 1, 10-11:00 am
University of California Electronic Records Day. Hosted by UC Records Management Committee
Speakers: Christina Velazquez Fidler, Eric Kalmin, Jordan Thaw and Kent Wada
Educause 2022
Wednesday November 2 – Thursday, November 3, 2022
Online
University of Michigan Pivots with Professional Development
Thursday, November 3, 2022, from 11 am – 12 noon
Host: Kaltura
Information Technology Policy & Security (ITPS) Community of Interest
Wednesday, November 9, 2022, from 9 am – 10:00 am (final session for 2022)
Email UC Office of the President, please contact Robert Smith, Systemwide IT Policy Director, to be added to the mailing list and receive invitatations to this meeting, which occurs on the 2nd Wednesday of each month.
This systemwide group is open to all UC information security professionals, all UC Workforce members who have information security as a portion of their job responsibilities, and anyone at UC who is interested in cybersecurity.
Veterans Job Fair and Open House
Thursday, November 10, 2022, 1-3:30 pm
Host: UCSF
Speakers: Chancellor Sam Hawgood and Chief Human Resources Officer Corey Jackson
Veteran’s Day
Friday, November 11, 2022 (Federal holiday)
Join NAIPISA’s Native American Heritage Month events
UCOP Link News
Native American Heritage Month Events & Resources
UC Berkeley
UC Davis Native American Student Success Center
UC Irvine School of Physical Sciences
UCLA American Indian Studies Center
UCLA Center for Excellence in Engineering & Diversity
UC Merced
UC Office of the President
UC Santa Barbara Engineering
UCSF
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital
Privacy 101 Workshop
Wednesday, November 16, 2022, 1 pm-4 pm
Host: UC San Diego
Veteran’s Day: UC Veterans Events and Opportunities
Veteran’s Day Events and Veterans resources at the University of California
Source: UC Net covering UCLA, UCSF and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with UC
UC Net
November, 2022
Born in California Demo Days
Wednesday, November 16 – Thursday, November 17, 2022
Host: UC Beal Applied Innovation
Cybermed Summit [Wait List Only]
Friday, November 18 – Saturday, November 19, 2022, 8 am – 6:00 pm
Location: UC San Diego
Speakers from the University of California include: Jeff Tully, UCSD Anesthesiology, Christian Dameff UCSD Emergency Medicine, Medical Director of Security, Kristina Spurgeon UCD Emergency Management, Grant Madden UCSD Emergency Management, Ana Arevalo UCSD Emergency Management, Nazanin Chinoforoushan UCSD Emergency Management, Anthony Earthen UCSD Biomedical Engineering
Optimizing Qualitative Research in Public Health
Thursday, December 8, 2022, 1 pm – 2 pm
Host: UC Berkeley Cloud Computing Meetup, Berkeley Skydeck, Berkeley Computing, Data Science & Scoeity, Berkeley Lab, CITRIS Banatao Institute, Berkeley Information Services and Technology, Reserach IT at Berkeley
Speaker: Wan Naszeerah, Domain Consultant at Research IT & Doctor of Public Health Student at UC Berkeley
Gender Recognition & Lived Name Policy – Considerations for Implementation
Thursday, December 8, 2022, 11 am – 12 noon (Registration deadline 12/5/2022)
Host: UC Office of the President, Department of Graduate, Undergraduate and Equity Affairs (GUEA)
Webinar Contact: Jessica Heredia Jessica.heredia@ucop.edu
Access Lunch & Learn: How to Write Alt Text
Thursday, December 8, 2022, 12 noon – 1 pm
Host: UCSF
Privacy 101 Workshop
Tuesday, December 13, 2022, 1 pm-4 pm
Host: UC San Diego
UC Davis library website redesign presentation
Wednesday, December 14, 2022, 1 pm-4 pm
Host: UC User Experience (UCUX), a friendly community of design and design-curious staff; join the slack channel #UX-andor-design
Speaker: Kimmy Hescock, User Experience Designer, UC Davis
Reciting MLK’s “I have a dream” speech
Thursday, January 12, 2023, 2-2:45 pm
Host: Black Staff and Faculty Organization (BSFO), UC Office of the President
Speakers include UC President Michael V. Drake, MD; Rachael Nava, EVP/COO; Nathan Brostrom, EVP/CFO; Kristin Cordova, Chief of Staff, Information Technology Services, UC Office of the President (UCOP); Jayesh (Jay) Panchal, Chief Information Security Officer; Nancy Pluzdrak, Executive Director, Human Resources, UCOP; Monte Ratzlaff, Cyber Risk Program Manager, UCOP; Charles F. Robinson, VP/General Counsel; Lalitha Sankaran, Director, Office of Workplace Inclusion & Belonging, UCOP; Paul Williams, Associate VP/Chief Procurement Officer; and Van Williams, VP IT/Chief Information Officer.
Martin Luther King Celebrations at UC San Diego
Saturday, January 14 -Sunday, January 15, 2023
Host: UC San Diego
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, January 16, 2023
National Data Privacy Week – Events and Resources
Sunday, January 22 – Saturday, January 28, 2023
Source: UC San Diego
Council of UC Staff Assemblies Chats: Black Staff Leadership Panel
Wednesday, February 1, 2023, 11:05AM – 11:50AM
Host: Council of UC Staff Assemblies
Becoming an Anti-Racist Campus Virtual Symposium
Wednesday, February 1, 2023, 9AM – 2PM
Host: UC Berkeley
UC Tech 2023 Proposals: Info Session
Thursday, February 7, 2023, 8:35 – 9am on Zoom
Host: UCSF
The events listed here are hosted by, and/or feature, the UC tech community. They are provided by University of California colleagues. We work to ensure they are current. Please let us know if you have additional events to provide the UC Tech community for the purpose of learning new skills and perspectives and/or as an occasion to meet/network with colleagues. Contact us
[Photo caption: Amy Neeser, Research IT, UC Berkeley and Kelly Rowland, National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, at the UC Tech Conference 2022 in San Diego. They are pictured here discussing the Women in High Performance Computing Bay Area Chapter which they co-founded]