{"id":1867,"date":"2021-07-29T20:40:25","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T20:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ieeecstforum.wpengine.com\/societal-harms-2023\/?page_id=1867"},"modified":"2023-09-26T14:04:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T14:04:19","slug":"program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tech-forum.computer.org\/societal-harms-2023\/program\/","title":{"rendered":"Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Over two days in person attendees will explore societal harms through plenary panels, group discussions, workshops, software demonstrations, and more.<\/h4>\n

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Day #1 of the Event: 2nd October 2023<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

8:30 AM<\/span><\/td>\nRegistration Opens\nLocation: Constitution Hall (3501 Nebraska Ave NW –\u00a0<\/span>Google Maps<\/a>)<\/span>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:00 AM<\/span><\/td>\nOpening Session<\/span><\/b>\n
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  • Welcome from General Chair, <\/span>Dr Andre Oboler<\/b>, Online Hate Prevention Institute \/ IEEE\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t
  • Prof. Vicky Wilkins,<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>Acting Provost, American University<\/span><\/li>\n \t
  • Prof. Kim Blankenship<\/b>,\u00a0<\/span>Associate Dean of Research,\u00a0College of Arts & Sciences, American University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:30 AM<\/span>\n\n\"Hate<\/td>\nPanel on Hate Speech\u00a0<\/b><\/span>\n\nHate speech on digital platforms occurs in social media, comments on online news articles, dating apps, online gaming, the metaverse, in fact, it can occur in almost every aspect of our online lives. Our panel will discuss the state of the art efforts to tackle online hate, policy and technology challenges, and the latest on regulation.\n
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  • Moderator: Prof.\u00a0<\/b>Nathalie Japkowicz<\/b>, American University (USA)<\/span><\/li>\n \t
  • Public policy speaker: David Matas<\/span><\/b>, International Human Rights Lawyer (Canada)<\/span><\/li>\n \t
  • AI speaker: Dr\u00a0<\/b><\/span>Joel Finkelstein<\/b>, Network Contagion Research Institute (USA)<\/span><\/li>\n \t
  • Technology speaker:\u00a0Yael Eisenstat<\/b><\/span>, ADL Center for Tech and Society (USA)<\/span><\/li>\n \t
  • Government speaker:\u00a0Dr Rosalie Atie<\/b><\/span>, Australian Human Rights Commission (Australia)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:00 AM<\/span><\/td>\nCoffee Break<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:15 AM<\/span><\/td>\nDiscussion Session on <\/span>Panel on Hate Speech\u00a0<\/b>\n\nParticipants will share their thoughts and perspectives on the challenge of online hate speech and the previous panel.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:00 PM<\/span><\/td>\nLunch, Networking and Poster Session<\/b>\n\nOver lunch participants will network and may discuss their posters. Note that all participants will be invited to provide a poster related to the event’s themes. The post may be: (a) Research in progress, (b) A summary of past publications, (c) An outline of their platform’s response, (d) Their tool to address \/ research digital harms, (e) An idea or recommendation to address one of the harms covered. Posters will be displayed (subject to organisers right to refuse), they will not be peer reviewed or published.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:00 PM<\/span><\/td>\nWorkshop Sessions<\/span><\/span>\n\nParticipants will be able to choose from a number of interactive sessions run by experts.\n\nNavigating Content Governance in Turbulent Times<\/u>\n\nSession lead:\u00a0<\/span>Berhan Taye<\/span><\/span>\u00a0– IEEE TechEthics Global Ambassador<\/span>\n
Recognising Hate Speech<\/u>\u00a0 (This session is in room DMTI 111)<\/div>\n
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Session lead:\u00a0Andre Oboler<\/span><\/span>\u00a0– Online Hate Prevention Institute<\/span><\/div>\n
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2:00 PM<\/span><\/td>\nSoftware Demos<\/span><\/span>\n\nAttendees will see demonstrations of tools to address and support research into the harms discussed in this event.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:00 PM<\/span><\/td>\nCoffee Break and Networking<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:15 PM<\/span><\/td>\nSession: Introduction to IEEE Public Policy and IEEE Standards<\/b><\/span>\n\nThe Introduction to IEEE Public Policy and IEEE Standards session provides participants with valuable insights into the role of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) in shaping public policy and developing industry standards. This session aims to increase awareness and understanding of the importance of public policy advocacy and standardization in the field of technology.<\/span>\n\nPublic Policy Session: (This session is in room\u00a0DMTI 111)\n
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  • Prof.\u00a0Mike Hinchey<\/b> – Chair, IEEE Global Public Policy Committee<\/li>\n \t
  • Massimo Pellegrino<\/b> –\u00a0<\/span>IEEE European Public Policy Program Manager<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • Dr. Annette Reilly<\/b> – Vice President (Standards), IEEE Computer Society<\/span><\/li>\n \t
    • Katharina Sch\u00fcller<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0Working Group Chair of IEEE P7015 Standard for Data & AI Literacy<\/span>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:00 PM<\/span><\/td>\nInteractive workshops on Public Policy and Standards<\/b><\/span>\n\nAttend either the workshop on IEEE Public Policy, or one on IEEE Standards. Building on the previous introduction, this session will allow you to share ideas for potential future development in one of these spaces. If you would like to briefly present a specific idea to help guide the discussion, please let us know and we can add you to the program. Ideas can also be raised during the session.\n\nIdeas prepared in advance:<\/u>\n
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  • Dr. Rebecca Portnoff<\/b> – Thorn (Emerging work on Responses to Generative AI and Child Sexual Abuse)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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6:30 PM<\/span><\/td>\nReception (pre-dinner drinks)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7:00 PM<\/span><\/td>\nEvent Dinner\n<\/span>\n\n\u00a0Speakers:<\/span>\n