Register Now: Free Online Public Interest Technology Summer Speaker Series

New America's Public Interest Technology University Network is excited to be partnering with a number of Network member institutions to offer the PIT Summer Speaker Series starting June 20 to July 1, 2022. The virtual series introduces individuals of all backgrounds to foundational concepts, skills, and knowledge for advancing PIT. Participants can earn a digital badge by completing the required modules. Registration is open throughout the entire series. Register now. 

There are no age, education or professional requirements for participation. The self-paced speaker modules will explore different PIT focuses and require a 10-hour time commitment. They will discuss topic areas such as social justice, structural inequality, tech law, human-centered design and PIT career pathways.

Speakers will be from the following participating institutions:

– Boston University
– Cleveland State University
– Carnegie Mellon University
– Massachusetts Institute of Technology
– San Jose State University
– Stanford University
– University of California Santa Cruz
– Virginia Tech
– William and Mary College-Center for Legal & Court Technology
– Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Virginia Tech

Topics include:

– Social justice
– Structural inequality
– Geographic Information System
– Tech law
– Privacy in smart cities
– Human-centered design
– Global public interest technology
– Career pathways