| Hello, Now that we have a couple of weeks between us and our first virtual MozFest, we've had time to reflect on all of the amazing ways that the community showed up. If you missed it, you can watch MozFest's Opening Circle and Closing Circle on-demand. As we reflect and celebrate what's behind us, we look ahead with excitement about new opportunities. Opportunities to move the needle towards more Trustworthy AI and a healthier internet. Keep scrolling for a few ways you can keep collaborating and engaging with MozFest this month. And keep your eyes open for this newsletter each month, as there is more to come! Sarah and the MozFest Team
Upcoming MozFest Opportunities Dialogues & Debates | Covid Vaccine Passports: Join us Wednesday, April 14 - 8am PT / 11am ET / 4pm GMT / 5pm CET for a panel discussion between three vaccine passport and policy experts to unpack the positives and pitfalls of covid vaccine passports. Watch on: Twitter or YouTube.
The Trustworthy AI Working Group: This group, which will be seeking open calls for its second cohort in June, explores how we can help AI builders shift industry norms and build more trustworthy technology leading up to the next MozFest.
Speaker Series: The Future is Intersectional: Black Women Interrogating Technology The Future is Intersectional: Black Women Interrogating Technology highlights the unique intersectional lens Black women bring to the development and utilization of technology in our society. It focuses on the vast contributions of Black women to this field as well as the challenging and demoralizing experiences of Black women in a field where they are highly underrepresented and often undervalued. Upcoming Speaker Series Friday, April 9 | Can Data Science Predict Who Gets COVID-19 Next? with Monica Jackson Wednesday, April 14 | The Hierarchy of Knowledge in Machine Learning and Related Fields and its Consequences with Timnit Gebru Wednesday April 21 | Why We Should Care: Technology and the Black Community with Latanya Sweeney and Raquel Hill Previous events in the series can be viewed here.
6 Ways to Maintain Momentum After MozFest There was so much to learn and do at MozFest 2021, and even though this yearâs festival has ended, the relationships and collaborations begun there will continue well after the last session. What do you do after an event as full and inspiring as our first ever virtual MozFest? Check out these helpful tips for staying connected with the communities, people, and projects you discovered there. |
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