October 2014
LERSAIS Colloquium Series: Dr. Mustaque Ahamad
The Growing Attack Surface: Has the Telephone Gone the Internet Way?
Friday, October 3 | 2:00 pm
IS Building, Room 404
iSchool Social Hour
Friday, October 3 | 3:00—6:00 pm
3rd floor iSchool student space, IS Building
Debating Visual Knowledge
Friday, October 3 - Monday, October 5
Carnegie Museum of Art Theatre
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iFest|TechShop Design Challenge Proposal Deadline
Friday, October 10
submit proposals as a PDF to Mike Depew: mdepew@pitt.edu
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LERSAIS Colloquium Series: Dr. Anupam Datta
Privacy through Accountability: A Computer Science Perspective
Friday, October 10 | 3:00 pm
IS Building, Room 404
Fall Break (No classes)
Monday, October 13
Pitt Childhood Studies Speaker Series: Mizuko Ito
"Connected Learning"
Wednesday, October 15 | 10:30-11:45 am
William Pitt Union, Lower Lounge
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Big Data Colloquium Series: Dr. Jimeng Sun
Do it once, do it right:
Building a scalable predictive modeling platform for healthcare applications
Thursday, October 16 |12:00 pm
IS Building, 3rd floor
iFest|TechShop Design Challenge: Announcement of Proposal Funding Winners
Friday, October 17
Up to 3 teams will be selected to receive funding from the iSchool to build prototypes of their game designs. Funded projects will be announced in a school-wide message.
2014 Legacy Laureate and Distinguished Alumni Award Winner
Debra King speaks to iSchool students
Thursday, October 23 | 2:30 pm
IS Building, 3rd floor
Alumni Awards
Friday, October 24 | 6:00-7:30 pm
3rd floor iSchool student space, IS Building
Pitt Welcome Back Reception
Friday, October 24 | 6:30-8:30 pm
Cathedral of Learning
Pitt Homecoming
Saturday, October 25 | TBA
Heinz Field
Watch your Pitt Panthers take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets!
iSchool Social Hour and Team-Based Design Challenge
Friday, October 31 | 1:00 pm
IS Building, 3rd floor