[Ssnet_list] Happening today at 6 PM: Technology for the People (Salon)

[Monika Sengul-Jones via Ssnet_list]

Hi everyone,
A reminder that the next event in S+T @ UW's salon series, Technology for
the People, is today, Mon. April 14, 2025 from 6-8 PM, in room 133 at the
School of Law.
See below for details and the link to register.
Open to the public!
Warmly,
Monika Sengul-Jones (S+T @ UW) and Adrienne Russell (Center for Journalism,
Media, and Democracy | Communication, UW Seattle), co-hosts


On Wed, Apr 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM Monika Sengul-Jones <mmjones at uw.edu> wrote:


>

> *Welcome, new members, to the Society + Technology at UW listserv. Glad

> you are here.*

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I’ve been thinking about tables today—who sits at them, who doesn’t, and

> how the conversations unfold. With that in mind, I’m sharing two

> announcements:

>

> *Happening Monday: Technology for the People*

> April 14, 2025 | 6–8 PM | Room 133, School of Law, UW Seattle

> Open to the Public | Register Now!

> <https://depts.washington.edu/societytech/wordpress/2025/02/26/technology-for-the-people-salon/>

>

> Technology for the People is a Society + Technology at UW salon, co-hosted

> with the Department of Communication’s Center for Journalism, Media, and

> Democracy, co-sponsored by the UW Tech Policy Lab. This event showcases

> empathetic, community-focused engagement with technologies for justice and

> democracy.

>

> Featuring:

> Dharma Dailey (Computing & Software Systems, UW Bothell)

> Carmen Gonzalez (Communication, UW Seattle)

> Esther Jang (Computer Science, UW Seattle)

> Divya C. McMillin (Global Media Studies, UW Tacoma)

> Moderated by: Adrienne Russell (Communication, UW Seattle)

> Introduction by: Monika Sengul-Jones (Society + Technology at UW)

>

> This is your chance to listen in on a cross-campus UW conversation about

> technology and democracy—happening at a shared table. Reception to follow.

> Learn more and register.

> <https://depts.washington.edu/societytech/wordpress/2025/02/26/technology-for-the-people-salon/>

>

> *Apply by April 30: FTC Speaker Opportunity*

> FTC's Attention Economy Workshop | May 28, 2025 | In-Person/Online

> How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families

>

> The FTC is hosting a workshop on the attention economy and harm to

> children. In previous years, several UW scholars have taken part in FTC

> workshops. Is this year your year to be at the table?

> Learn more and apply.

> <https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/03/ftc-hold-workshop-may-28-attention-economy-how-big-tech-firms-exploit-children-hurt-families>

>

>

> That’s it for today.

>

> Yours,

> Monika Sengul-Jones (she/they)

> Society + Technology at UW

> Hosted in the Tech Policy Lab

> societyandtechnology.uw.edu

>

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