Scott Burg will be attending the 2022 Visitor Study Association (VSA) conference July 12th-14th in Omaha, Nebraska. The theme of the 34th annual conference is Creating Space & Coming Together. Nisaa Kirtman, Jennifer Borland and Camellia Sanford-Dolly will be presenting at the virtual 21st Century Community Learning Centers summer symposium July 19th-21st. (More information to […]
NIH SciEd 2022
Kristin Bass and Alison Allen will be attending the NIH SciEd 2022 Annual Conference in Washington, DC on May 31st through June 3rd. Together, Kristin and Alison will be presenting at a concurrent breakout session called “Let’s party like it’s 2019! Broadening Participation through Data Parties on Wednesday, June 1st at 2:00 pm EST. In […]
American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting and Museum Expo
Nicole Jarvis will be attending the American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting and Museum Expo in Boston, MA on May 19th through May 22nd. If you attending the meeting, don’t hesitate to reach out.
In the Black Mirror: Youth Investigations Into Artificial Intelligence
As machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) continue to be integrated into more or more facets of society, it is vital we examine how underrepresented groups are impacted by these rapid technology developments. AI advancements in facial recognition, voice recognition, Natural Language Processing (NLP), and big data processing have benefited some groups and aspects […]
Makers in the Library Collective Webinar
Meet Scott Burg virtually on Wednesday, April 27th from 12-1pm PST at the Makers in the Library Collective’s five-week webinar series. This week’s webinar theme is Reflect & Refine: Using Evaluation to Strengthen Programs and Scott will be giving a short presentation on how evaluation can improve DEI in makerspaces. If you are planning on […]