Find the full schedule below, or download a PDF here: InfoSocial 2019 Schedule
Friday, April 12th, 2019
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM | Registration + Lunch Refreshments
Location: Frances Searle Building, 2nd Floor Atrium 2240 Campus Dr # 2-118 Evanston, IL 60208 |
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM | Opening Remarks
TBD Location: Seeley G. Mudd Library 2233 Tech Dr, Evanston, IL 60208 CS Seminar room (3514) *all remaining events on Friday will take place in this location, unless otherwise indicated |
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM | Panel: Communicating for Social Good in the Digital Age
Discussion Panelists: Dr. Jeremy Birnholtz, Northwestern University Dr. Aymar Jean Christian, Northwestern University Dr. Elizabeth Gerber, Northwestern University Dr. Michelle Shumate, Northwestern University Moderator: Chelsea Peterson-Salahuddin |
1:15 PM – 1:30 PM | COFFEE BREAK |
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM | Panel: The Ethics of Working with Disenfranchised Communities
Discussion Panelists: Ashley Walker, Northwestern University Dr. Marcelo Worsley, Northwestern University Will Marler, Northwestern University Dr. Sheena Erete, DePaul University Moderator: Erique Zhang |
2:15 PM – 2:25 PM | COFFEE BREAK |
2:25 PM – 3:10 PM | Panel: Community Organizations Communicating for Social Good
Discussion Panelists: Alex Aviles & Dixon Irene, Transtech Social Forest Gregg, DataMade Jhmira Alexander, President, Public Narrative D’Ontace Keyes, Digital Communications Specialist, Chicago AIDS Foundations Moderator: Nick Vincent |
3:10 PM – 3:25 PM | COFFEE BREAK |
3:25 PM – 4:10 PM | Panel: Getting Through Graduate School
Discussion Panelists: Gabe Plummer, Northwestern University Silvia Lovato, Northwestern University Jeremy Foote, Northwestern University Sarah Pila, Northwestern University Moderator: Daniel Trielli |
4:10 PM – 4:20 PM | COFFEE BREAK |
4:20 PM – 5:20 PM | KEYNOTE: Dr. Brooke Duffy, Cornell University |
5:20 PM – 6:00 PM | OPEN CHAT/ MINGLING TIME |
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM | DINNER
Location: Mt. Everest Restaurant 630 Church St, Evanston, IL 60201 |
Saturday, April 13th, 2019
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Registration + Breakfast
Location: Swift Hall (Presentation will take place in Rm. 107) 2029 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208 *all remaining events on Saturday will take place in this location, unless otherwise indicated |
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Paper Session: The Generative Potential of Humans and Technology
Paper Presentations:
Preeti Srinivasan, University of Connecticut
Arielle Elliott, Northwestern University
Yuchen Chen, New York University Discussant: TBD |
10:30 AM – 10:40 AM | COFFEE BREAK |
10:40 AM – 12:10 PM | Paper Session: Potentialities For Non-western And Marginalized Communities Through Media
Paper Presentations:
Elizabeth Marquis, University of Michigan School of Information
Simone Levine, University of Chicago
Tammie Nelson, University of Maryland iSchool Discussant: Mark Diaz, Northwestern University |
12:10 PM – 1:25 PM | LUNCH |
1:25 PM – 2:55 PM | Paper Session: Online Platforms and Social Movements
Paper Presentations:
Haleemah Aqel, University of Michigan
Tanisha Afnan, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis
Stephen Tsung-Han Sher, Indiana University Bloomington Discussant: Dr. Elaine Yuan, University of Illinois at Chicago |
2:55 PM – 3:10 PM | COFFEE BREAK |
3:10 PM – 4:40 PM | Paper Session: New Notions of Self in the Digital Age
Paper Presentations:
Brian Chan, University of Illinois at Chicago
Anh Nguyen, University of South Florida
Yue Zhao, New York University Discussant: Dr. Brooke Duffy, Cornell University |
4:40 PM – 5:00 PM | CLOSING REMARKS |
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | DINNER
Location: Prairie Moon 4407, 1635 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL 60201 |