[Ssnet_list] Happening today, AI Roundtable hosted by UW Senate | Reminder, 4S submission deadline is Jan. 31

[Monika Sengul-Jones via Ssnet_list]

Hey everyone,

While I expected—perhaps you did too—that 2025 would bring a range of
changes and emotions, I still find myself startled by the pace of January.
To cope with feeling a sense of both urgency and anxiety, I’ve personally
tried to focus on what lies within my circle of control. Sometimes, that's
the ability to pause with poetry.[1] Other times, like now, it's focusing
on ways to support the intellectual community at UW.

To that end, I’m writing to remind you about two things.

First, a roundtable discussion, *Understanding AI Concerns*, happening
today, *January 24, 2025, online, from 3 PM to 5 PM*. UW Faculty Senate
Chair Louisa MacKenzie (Associate Professor, Comparative History of Ideas)
has shared the invitation and Zoom link below.

Second, a reminder: submit abstracts by Friday, Jan 31 for 4S in Seattle
<https://depts.washington.edu/stsst/2025/01/24/reminder-submit-abstracts-by-friday-jan-31-for-4s-in-seattle/>.
If
you haven’t yet, write and submit your abstract to participate in 4S, the
2025 conference will be in Seattle, WA at the Sheraton Grand Hotel on
September 3-6, 2025. The deadline for submitting abstracts to open panels,
closed panels, meet-ups, Making & Doing, and more, is January 31, 2025.
<https://www.4sonline.org/call_for_submissions_seattle.php> According to
the organizers, the 4S 2025 meeting will primarily be in person, but with a
hybrid set-up to enable online participation.

--

Yours,
Monika

[1] In case you'd appreciate a poem today, here's one of
my favorites, Rumi's The Guest House
<https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/guest-house/>.

*A version of this was cross-posted with Society + Technology at UW
<https://www.societyandtechnology.uw.edu/>'s listserv*



>>> Understanding AI Concerns | Roundtable | Via Louisa Mackenzie

(they/she); Associate Professor, Comparative History of Ideas, UW Seattle;
Chair, Faculty Senate, University of Washington Dear Colleagues,


Please join us on January 24th from 3-5pm for a Round Table on
Understanding AI Concerns via Zoom
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.zoom.us/j/5608294138__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!mYlfRgnlQdnxHhNKNStv_tZ8WRa7l78FVE6Mt_-2bn2s2TZRx1DwjUuZc08vyAoD0qTYOrnK6jNGFQc$>
.



This event will feature opening remarks from the Chair of the Faculty
Senate, followed by a moderated panel discussion. Panelists include UW
faculty experts on AI and/in society, a student representative, and AI Task
Force representatives, who will share their insights on impacts and
challenges as the UW makes decisions on AI integration. Audience members
will have the opportunity to ask questions in real time, and can also
submit anonymous questions/comments using Slido
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/app.sli.do/event/s5PozUq2441gY6byZE17u4__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!nZjUE6wQQStSdBJEQ1r16cIZPx-kuaPmH66hUAtiFY3vg4fTn4g7P2LZ9qVqLKAeAclvTVa90ekwy9sx$>,
before or during the event.



Don't miss this chance to engage in meaningful discussions about AI
implementation strategies at UW!



Zoom instructions:



Phone

Dial: +1.408.638.0968 (US Toll) or +1.646.558.8656 (US Toll)

You will be prompted to enter the meeting ID:  560 829 4138



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