BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//A+ Alliance - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:A+ Alliance X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://aplusalliance.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for A+ Alliance REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Krasnoyarsk BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0700 TZOFFSETTO:+0700 TZNAME:+07 DTSTART:20220101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Helsinki BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 TZNAME:EEST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:EET DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 TZNAME:EEST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:EET DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 TZNAME:EEST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:EET DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Moscow BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 TZNAME:MSK DTSTART:20220101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20210101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Paris BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20210328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20211031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230918T200000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230918T213000 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20230912T135606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230912T140844Z UID:22546-1695067200-1695072600@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:The 8th ASIA Network Meeting DESCRIPTION:Dr. Supavadee Aramvith will talk about inclusive algorithms and design for AI in the 8th ASIA Network Meeting organized by the Southeast Asian Hub of the Incubating Feminist AI Project. \n  URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/8th-asia-network-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Eventos A+,Eventos virtuales ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://aplusalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/FeministAI8.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20230914T153000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20230914T170000 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20230809T121516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230818T085915Z UID:22441-1694705400-1694710800@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:Feminist AI Research Network Global Webinars: tfGBV DESCRIPTION:In the second installment of this series we’ll be delving into Technology facilitated Gender Based Violence & Access to Justice : new approaches from the Majority World with:\n– AymurAI (pilot). Measuring gender based violence in Latin America\nData Género\, Argentina\n– SOF+ IA (prototype) A report-a-bot for tfGBV in Chile\nDatos Protegidos (Protected Data) & ODEGI – Observatorio de Estadísticas de Género e Interseccionalidades\n(Gender and Intersectionality Statistics Observatory)\, Chile\n– SafeHER (prototype): AI (em)powered mobility\nDe La Salle University\, Phillipines \n  URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/fr-feminist-ai-research-network-global-webinars-tfgbv/ CATEGORIES:Eventos A+,Eventos virtuales ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://aplusalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/FAIR-FALL-EVENTS_Sept-14.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20230821T153000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20230821T170000 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20230807T055414Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230818T090319Z UID:22431-1692631800-1692637200@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:Feminist AI Research Network Global Webinars DESCRIPTION:What is Feminist AI?  And who are the Majority World players creating pro-social AI\, designed with inclusion at the core\, creating new opportunities & innovative correction of inequities? Join us as we explore concrete applications of these principles throughout 2023-2024. \nIn our first session\, we’ll be delving into Feminist AI Frameworks I : Towards a feminist framework for developing AI: from principles to practice with Derechos Digitales & friends URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/feminist-ai-research-network-global-webinars/ CATEGORIES:Eventos A+,Eventos virtuales ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://aplusalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/FAIR-FALL-EVENTS_Aug-21.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20230802T153000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20230802T163000 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20230612T175551Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230727T083912Z UID:22311-1690990200-1690993800@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:MENA Hub Third network meeting "Feminist Phenomenology and Applied AI examples in MENA” DESCRIPTION:Joining us in our webinar as a speaker is Aliah Yacoub\, an AI and Philosophy scholar. She is currently the head of techQualia at Synapse Analytics. Her research interests include employing existential phenomenology to explore the dynamic entanglement of body and mind in consciousness\, machine sentience\, and artificial cognition.  \nIn this webinar\, Aliah will be discussing the connection of feminism\, social justice\, and AI in the region from a philosophical point of view. She will also provide examples of the challenges associated with the use of applied AI in the region and the role of feminist theoretical frameworks in promoting gender equality and mitigating discrimination and biases. \nRegisteration link: https://aucegypt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIvf-qsqjwtHNOG7ccJjwPIUrgDFTzJuI82  URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/mena-hub-third-network-meeting-feminist-phenomenology-and-applied-ai-examples-in-mena/ CATEGORIES:Eventos A+,Eventos virtuales END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230727T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230727T130000 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20230726T144716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230726T144716Z UID:22403-1690452000-1690462800@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:La Independiente: Gender perspectives in AI crowd work DESCRIPTION:In order to function\, algorithms require millions of labeled training data to learn\, recognize and categorize information. This labeling is often done by crowd workers who are neglected in system designs and whose well being is seldom considered. Latin American and Caribbean workers have been identified as significant crowd work contributors depending on crowd work as a steady source of income. However most studies on crowd work center around Western women and fail to take into account the personal and professional advancement of Latin American women. \nPIT Policy are holding a forum on  feminist design with crowdworkers\, platforms and experts discussing what needs to change and what can be done to improve the quality of experience for AI crowd workers in LAC and throughout the globe.  \nCrowd Work Platform Forum: Policy Perspectives Forum \n\nDay One  Wednesday 26th\, July 2023\, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Mexico City time\n\n\nDay Two Thursday 27th\, July 2023\, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Mexico’s City time\n\n\nFormat: Online (Zoom)\n\n  \nTo confirm your participation\, please register here  URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/la-independiente-gender-perspectives-in-ai-crowd-work/ CATEGORIES:Eventos virtuales ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://aplusalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/La-Independiente.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230726T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230727T130000 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20230727T083950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230727T083950Z UID:22417-1690365600-1690462800@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:La Independiente: Gender perspectives in AI crowd work DESCRIPTION:In order to function\, algorithms require millions of labeled training data to learn\, recognize and categorize information. This labeling is often done by crowd workers who are neglected in system designs and whose well being is seldom considered. Latin American and Caribbean workers have been identified as significant crowd work contributors depending on crowd work as a steady source of income. However most studies on crowd work center around Western women and fail to take into account the personal and professional advancement of Latin American women. \nPIT Policy are holding a forum on  feminist design with crowdworkers\, platforms and experts discussing what needs to change and what can be done to improve the quality of experience for AI crowd workers in LAC and throughout the globe.  \nCrowd Work Platform Forum: Policy Perspectives Forum \n\nDay One  Wednesday 26th\, July 2023\, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Mexico City time\n\n\nDay Two Thursday 27th\, July 2023\, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Mexico’s City time\n\n\nFormat: Online (Zoom)\n\n  \nTo confirm your participation\, please register here  URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/la-independiente-gender-perspectives-in-ai-crowd-work-2/ CATEGORIES:Eventos A+,Eventos virtuales ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://aplusalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/La-Independiente.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20230605T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20230605T130000 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20230523T163406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230523T163438Z UID:22291-1685966400-1685970000@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:Alliance @RightsCon DESCRIPTION:We’ll be attending RightsCon with much of our leadership\, many of our colleagues\, discussing Digital Rights issues and their intersection with Feminist AI…as well as celebrating with co-leaders of the Alliance for Inclusive Algorithms – Tecnologico de Costa Rica ! URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/alliance-rightscon/ LOCATION:Costa Rica\, Costa Rica END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20230604T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20230604T210000 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20230523T163257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230523T163257Z UID:22288-1685890800-1685912400@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:AI Transparency Resolution Strategy Session DESCRIPTION:A strategy session with allies to discuss the proposed draft. \nResolution on Upholding the Human Right to Transparency in Algorithmic Decision-Making: Empowering Individuals to Know When Their Lives Are Impacted by Automated Systems. URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/ai-transparency-resolution-strategy-session/ LOCATION:Costa Rica\, Costa Rica END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20230601T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20230601T130000 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20230523T162424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230523T162424Z UID:22285-1685620800-1685624400@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:Alliance Leadership Retreat DESCRIPTION: URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/alliance-leadership-retreat/ LOCATION:Chachagua\, Costa Rica END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230525T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230525T153000 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20230112T062140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230117T223347Z UID:21737-1685025000-1685028600@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:AI4D: Gender & Climate Change DESCRIPTION:Gender Justice / Climate Justice approaches. What mitigation and adaptation strategies and innovations are needed? URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/ai4d-gender-climate-change/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20230523T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20230523T030000 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20230523T163729Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230523T163729Z UID:22293-1684800000-1684810800@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:f< A+I >r Dinner with Subgrantees & Allies @RightsCon DESCRIPTION: URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/f-ai-r-dinner-with-subgrantees-allies-rightscon/ LOCATION:Costa Rica\, Costa Rica END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230515T200000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230515T210000 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20230509T002024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230509T002024Z UID:22261-1684180800-1684184400@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:7th ASIA Network Meting DESCRIPTION:The upcoming ASIA Network Meeting will feature the winning team of the recently concluded Feminist AI Hackathon\, which has held last March. The team\, consisting of a recent Bachelor’s graduate in psychology from Chulalongkorn University and a high school student from Boston\, Massachusetts\, will talk about their project\, “Eudaimonium”\, an app that follows the feminist principles outlined in our Project. \n  \nThe talk will take place on Monday\, May 15\, 2023\, from 8 pm to 9 pm Thailand time (UTC +7) on Zoom. Details are available in the next poster: \n  URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/7th-asia-network-meting/ CATEGORIES:Eventos A+,Eventos virtuales ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://aplusalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/FeministAIHackathon.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230504T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230504T160000 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20230112T062041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230117T223306Z UID:21735-1683210600-1683216000@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:Fair Webinar: Procurement DESCRIPTION:What would open\, inclusive and gender responsive AI procurement policies look like? And how could they help jumpstart a new innovation economy that finally might harness the intellectual capital of  <50% of the population? URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/procurement/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230427T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230427T153000 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20230112T061904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230117T223152Z UID:21733-1682605800-1682609400@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:AI4D: Gender & Agriculture DESCRIPTION:What are the problems? Where are the gaps? How can it help women and men in the field? URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/ai4d-gender-agriculture/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230413T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230413T160000 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20230112T061731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230117T223049Z UID:21731-1681396200-1681401600@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:Meet our new fr cohort of papers & prototypes DESCRIPTION:Our newest  fr cohort of papers & prototypes from around the world have begun their work are ready to share their research questions and mission with you! URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/meet-our-new-fr-cohort-of-papers-prototypes/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230322T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230322T160000 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20230206T210845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230206T210845Z UID:21997-1679497200-1679500800@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:Feminist AI : Where have we been this year\, what have we built\, and how are we going forward - Caitlin Kraft-Buchman\, Jaime Gutiérrez Alfaro DESCRIPTION:https://pretalx.com/mozilla-festival-2023/talk/WGU3RP/ URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/feminist-ai-where-have-we-been-this-year-what-have-we-built-and-how-are-we-going-forward-caitlin-kraft-buchman-jaime-gutierrez-alfaro/ LOCATION:Allies in Practice ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://aplusalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Mozfest_A-2023.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230322T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230322T160000 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20230206T205814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230206T210513Z UID:21994-1679497200-1679500800@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:fr Prototypes: The Feminist AI Research Network Great Reveal - Caitlin Kraft-Buchman\, Jaime Gutiérrez Alfaro DESCRIPTION:https://pretalx.com/mozilla-festival-2023/talk/XZURXJ/ URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/fr-prototypes-the-feminist-ai-research-network-great-reveal-caitlin-kraft-buchman-jaime-gutierrez-alfaro/ LOCATION:Autonomy & Governance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://aplusalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Mozfest_A-2023.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230321T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230321T180000 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20230206T205537Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230206T205537Z UID:21991-1679418000-1679421600@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:Decolonialism\, Feminism & AI - Caitlin Kraft-Buchman\, Jaime Gutiérrez Alfaro DESCRIPTION:https://pretalx.com/mozilla-festival-2023/talk/T3PHNK/ \n  URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/decolonialism-feminism-ai-caitlin-kraft-buchman-jaime-gutierrez-alfaro/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://aplusalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Mozfest_A-2023.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230316T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230316T153000 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20230112T061617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230117T222934Z UID:21729-1678977000-1678980600@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:AI4D: Gender\, AI\, and New STEM strategies DESCRIPTION:From distance learning to gamification\, what is the newest research on including girls in STEM\, including Teacher Ed and Lifelong Kindergarten / Scratch for low resource environments. URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/ai4d-gender-ai-and-new-stem-strategies/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230309T143000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230309T160000 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20230112T061447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230117T222810Z UID:21727-1678372200-1678377600@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY: Inclusive Human Rights Frameworks for New Technologies DESCRIPTION:How can Human Rights Frameworks be the starting point for the creation of new tech & innovation?  What questions need to be asked and answered to harness the astounding capabilities of AI with its promises of dystopia or utopia?   Can Human Rights Frameworks bring us to some middle ground? URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/inclusive-human-rights-frameworks-for-new-technologies/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230215 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20230111T162048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230203T094244Z UID:21719-1676332800-1676419199@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:Algorithmic Decision Making: Call for Expressions of Interest DESCRIPTION:Algorithmic Decision Making systems are being used around the globe.  What are new models for delivering and deploying more effective social protection?   How can AI with its big data capacity and new social science collaborate “to ensure a higher standard of living for the vulnerable and disadvantaged\, to devise new ways of caring for those who have been left behind\, and more effective techniques for addressing the needs of those who are struggling to enter or re-enter the labour market” ? Join us to hear about our Call. \nThis call focuses on Algorithmic Decision Making Systems (ADMs) in LAC\, SEA and MENA for those whose municipalities and countries currently use ADMs and also for those whose municipalities and countries  currently contemplate their use.  \nLed by the Alliance\, a network of technologists\, academics & activists working together to ensure new algorithmic systems do not embed already biased systems into our collective futures\, our mission is to explore new models that  reach beyond mitigation of bias and correct for historic inequity in order to help ensure a more fair\, just and inclusive collective future for all.  \nDUE DATE FOR APPLICATIONS EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 14 2023! APPLY NOW! \n\n\n\n Call for Expressions of Interest Papers: \nProof of Concept for NEW models of ADMs delivery that could address: \n\n\n\nSocial Service Allocation \n\nHousing lotteries\nSchool allocation\nAid to families with children\nPension allocation\n\n\n\n\nSector Specific Innovation\n\n\n\n\nHealth\nFinancial credit scoring \nEnergy sharing\nCommons or collective models of governance\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n Call for Expression of Interest Policies: \nAutomated Decision Making Policy based on 21st century social science best practices: \n\nProcurement processes\nGovernment transparency laws\nAlgorithmic auditing\nOpen government and community based co-creation of ADMs\,etc.\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n Call for Expression of Interest PROTOTYPES: \nPrototypes: Past the proof of concept phase and ready to be built and deployed \nThese prototypes will provide a NEW model of ADMs delivery and have a strong interdisciplinary team inclusive of a social scientist\, technologist\, community organisers\, and a collaboration with or proposed with a municipality to test the prototype.\n\n\n\nThe Call for Expressions of Interest  is part of the  fr feminist AI research network\, supported by IDRC\, a three-year initiative (2021-2024) to research and create new algorithmic and social science models that enhance  intersection with core public policy agendas in the Global South. URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/algorithmic-decision-making-call-for-expressions-of-interest/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230209T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230209T160000 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20230112T061033Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230117T222157Z UID:21723-1675953000-1675958400@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:Fair Prototypes: The Feminist AI Research Network Great Reveal DESCRIPTION:Meet\, discuss\, try\, question\, contribute to the three  fr Feminist AI Research Network Prototypes developed from papers in 2022 and now built and delivered in February 2023.  Meet the activist  teams and their practical\, applied\, and potentially world changing  feminist creations. Help us improve\, spread the word\, iterate\, replicate and share!  \nINSIDE: \n\nData Género’s AymurAI Automation Tools towards a Feminist Judiciary Reform in Argentina and Mexico\nVia Libre’s tool to overcome and democratize  technical barriers for bias assessment in human language technologies\nDerechos Digitales’ Feminist framework for AI development: from principles to practice\,\n\n  \nThese are amazing projects built by 3 mighty Latin American NGOs.\nFor more info on the projects:\nExplainers:\nAymurAI http://e.google.com/file/d/1xxz5g562J_ZM3zecY0VmXfHfO53Tggaj/view\nVia Libre https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OSjGBc7oFRhuVGPbk-U4sWnWGh432ZuT/view\nDerechos Digitales https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5pMd6ys22yU \nOriginal Papers:\nData Género https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VKeeSdJz6-8DoEbetQ8f1wTH1ORqvIXV/view?usp=sharing\nVia Libre https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ppdf6K8p4rYv5U-MLUql4o7fwTpoKheW/view?usp=sharing\nDerechos Digitales https://www.derechosdigitales.org/wp-content/uploads/Fair_Doc_Eng.pdf \nNot only do we live and breathe this subject\, but these three activist organizations are bringing some world changing ideas and feminist principles to the table. Socialising the idea of Feminist AI designed with inclusion at the core of the code\, and building prototypes with concrete research that needs to be shared in order to be used\, improved\, iterated\, replicated\, and inspire the the inter-disciplinary\, inter-regional inter-operative collaborations needed to bring the technology we need in order to leave no one behind. \nWe actively work daily with a large global multi disciplinary team ranging from Bangkok to Cairo\, Geneva to Mexico City and San Jose with fellow travellers in Manila\, Jakarta\, Kampala\, Dakar\, Abuja\, Cape Town\, and Buenos Aires from computer science\, machine learning\, NLP\, anthropology\, economics\, behavioural psychology\, STS\, social work\, development and activists in indigenous rights\, workers rights\, and women’s rights.. We are social scientists\, technologists\, policy wonks\, and activists. URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/fr-prototypes-the-feminist-ai-research-network-great-reveal/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20230208T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20230208T160000 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20230214T172655Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T173040Z UID:22002-1675868400-1675872000@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:The Second Meeting: ‘Algorithmic Decision Making (ADM)\, Feminism and Inclusion in MENA: Unpacking Concepts and Call for proposals DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Manal Jalloul and Nadine Weheba \nModerator: Nagla Rizk \nDate: February 8th\, 2023 \nThe Access to Knowledge for Development Center (A2K4D) hosted its second webinar as the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) hub of the F<a+i>r Hubs Network titled “Algorithmic Decision Making (ADM)\, Feminism and Inclusion in MENA: Unpacking Concepts and Call for proposals” on Wednesday February 8th via Zoom. Joining the webinar as a speaker was Dr. Manal Jalloul (Founder of AI Lab and NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute\, Certified Instructor and University Ambassador at the American University of Beirut). Dr. Jalloul unpacked concepts of ADM and discussed how it can be harnessed for gender inclusion in MENA. We also discussed the project’s latest call for proposals\, titled: “Incubating Feminist AI: Call for Expressions of Interest Algorithmic Decision Making Systems”. The call focuses on harnessing ADM for more equitable outcomes and models deploying more effective and inclusive social protection in MENA. \n  \nKey takeaways: \n\n\n\n\nIt all goes back to data. Due to historical norms and gender discrimination\, there is bias in the data available that is used to create and train ADM systems. Data needs to be more inclusive and representative for ADM systems to work fairly.\n\n\nBias exists in the design of the algorithms themselves; algorithms are designed by people with gender-biases. The teams that develop these solutions need to be diverse in order to prevent human biases from impacting the technology.\n\n\nADMs have the potential to help meet SDGs such as equal health\, gender equality and ending domestic violence.\n\n\nAI can be used to identify inequalities in data and ADM systems. AI and ADM systems must be tested prior to deployment and before using them on a wider scale. We can use AI to test new technologies to ensure that there are no biases of treatment.\n\n\nAI policy-making in MENA needs to be data driven in order for policies to inform our unique needs as a region. AI can be used to extract insights from data such as correlations\, gaps\, inequalities and areas that need attention. We can also use AI to gather data on the impact of policies implemented and make modifications accordingly.\n\n\nOnce datasets are diverse\, they can then include the scope of women who are usually outside of national statistics and data sets such as those in the informal economy whose data cannot be found in national statistics.\n\n\n\n\n  \nLink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k_f5BDm_dg \n  \n  \n  URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/title-the-second-meeting-algorithmic-decision-making-adm-feminism-and-inclusion-in-mena-unpacking-concepts-and-call-for-proposals/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://aplusalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Manal-Jalloul-feb-8-2023-Algorithmic-Decision-Making-3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20230208T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20230208T160000 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20230131T211953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230131T212431Z UID:21943-1675868400-1675872000@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:Algorithmic Decision Making (ADM)\, Feminism and Inclusion in MENA: Unpacking Concepts and Call for proposals DESCRIPTION:The Access to Knowledge for Development Center (A2K4D) is hosting its second webinar as the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) hub of the Fr Hubs Network titled “Algorithmic Decision Making (ADM)\, Feminism and Inclusion in MENA: Unpacking Concepts and Call for proposals” on Wednesday 8th February at 3:00 pm Cairo local time via Zoom.  \n\nJoining the webinar as a speaker is Dr. Manal Jalloul (Founder of AI Lab and NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute\, Certified Instructor and University Ambassador at the American University of Beirut). Dr. Jalloul will be unpacking concepts of ADM and discussing how it can be harnessed for gender inclusion in MENA. We will also be discussing the project’s latest call for proposals\, titled: “Incubating Feminist AI: Call for Expressions of Interest Algorithmic Decision Making Systems”.  The call focuses on harnessing ADM for more equitable outcomes and  models deploying more effective and inclusive social protection in MENA. \n \n\n \nRegister here: https://aucegypt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcuc-Csqz4rGNKyOo_VvkvxwOmX4aPGJHqN  URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/algorithmic-decision-making-adm-feminism-and-inclusion-in-mena-unpacking-concepts-and-call-for-proposals/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230126T143000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230126T153000 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20230117T221313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230117T221441Z UID:21840-1674743400-1674747000@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:Data Bias DESCRIPTION:From new datasets to debasing techniques \n  \nWhat’s the news from Africa?  And what are the solutions being developed there?  The start of our new webinar series with AI4D sharing the work of extraordinary African AI researchers with their counterparts and the world. \n  \nINSIDE: Algorithms based on incomplete\, corrupt or biased data; models built from those algorithms that have other additional stereotypical assumptions of gender\, race and class at their core; machines that learn on and codify these ingrained patterns; and the neural networks that detect more complex patterns and newly proxy old stereotypical assumptions — are wiring historic bias\, inequality and discrimination into our new systems.  These will evolve into more effective\, and more difficult to dismantle\, digital colonial and patriarchal social structures and governance if we do not act now.  \n  \nHowever\, this situation presents an opportunity as new systems proliferate and are being designed—to revisit old assumptions and conceive provision of social services with ideas of efficacy and equity at the core — instead of only using the ADM process to digitize old programs opting perhaps for only making them more ‘efficient’.  \nA Feminist AI would focus on bringing social programs in line with 21st research and values\, dedicated to finding ways to make the programs more effective (inclusive\, transformational) as opposed to merely more ‘efficient’.   \n  \nAI4D Webinars: Gender Knowledge Synthesis \nConcept: Sharing the work of extraordinary African AI researchers with their counterparts and the world\, focussing on issues of primordial importance to create a more inclusive and equitable world with AI and emerging technologies. \n  \nWhere: Online / Zoom \nWhen: Every 6 weeks \nWho:  African researchers from the AI4D family and researchers from Africa working on complementary issues. \nWhat: 45 minute Roundtable with Panel format.  5 minute landscape presentations with moderated discussion followed by Q&A \n  URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/data-bias/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230119T150000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230119T163000 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20230116T210144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230116T210144Z UID:21817-1674140400-1674145800@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:Labors of Artificial Artificial Intelligence: Case Studies from the Philippines DESCRIPTION:The sixth episode of the Asia Network Meetings will take place on Thursday\, January 19\, 2023 at 3.00pm Thailand time (UBC +7) on Zoom. \nSpeaker: Dr. Stephanie Dimatulac Santos \nDuration: 90 minutes (3pm to 4.30pm) \nAbout Stephanie:\nDr. Stephanie Dimatulac Santos is an Assistant Professor of Gender\, Women\, and Sexualities Studies at the Metropolitan State University of Denver. Her interdisciplinary research employs ethnography\, cultural analysis\, and computational humanities to study the flows of labor and capital between Southeast Asia and the Global North. She has a PhD in Gender Studies from UCLA and is currently a Fulbright ASEAN Research Fellow with the Center for the Study of Technology and Society at Chulalongkorn University \n\nZoom info:\nSoraj Hongladarom is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. \nTopic: Labors of Artificial Artificial Intelligence: Case Studies from the Philippines \nTime: Jan 19\, 2023 15:00 Bangkok \nJoin Zoom Meeting \nhttps://chula.zoom.us/j/91540574886?pwd=RXpuMVM3UjkxdThhQjRENWpTcEZZZz09 \nMeeting ID: 915 4057 4886 \nPassword: 394876 URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/labors-of-artificial-artificial-intelligence-case-studies-from-the-philippines/ CATEGORIES:Eventos virtuales ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://aplusalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/FeministAI6.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221215T153000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221215T170000 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20221109T192813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221109T192813Z UID:20604-1671118200-1671123600@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:The Tech We Need & Global Roundtable DESCRIPTION:The Tech We Need is the Alliance commitment to the Generation Equality Forum UN Women Action Coalition for Technology & Innovation for Gender Equality.  A small pilot has begun in Erizo Santamaria near Tec Costa Rica’s Alajuela campus. Guests to be announced. URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/the-tech-we-need-global-roundtable/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://aplusalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/unnamed-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221215 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20230117T212330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230118T164358Z UID:21829-1670976000-1671062399@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:Incubating Feminist AI: MENA fr Hub’s First Network Meeting DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Soraj Hongladarom\, Caitlin Kraft-Buchman\, Nadine Moawad\, Nagla Rizk and Amira Salah-\nAhmed. \nModerator: Nadine Weheba \nDate: Wednesday\, Dec 14th 2022 \nThe first Middle East and North Africa (MENA) f<a+i>r Hub’s network meeting was held on Wednesday\n14th Dec 2022 at 3.30pm Cairo local time via Zoom. The Access to Knowledge for Development Center\n(A2K4D) at the American University in Cairo\, School of Business introduced the f<a+i>r Hubs Network\nand brought together key stakeholders in MENA in an action-oriented conversation on how new\ntechnologies such as AI can be harnessed to address MENA’s most pressing developmental problems\nwith focus on gender inclusion. \n  \nKey issues discussed: \n\n\nDigital and analogue divides are intertwined and can be exacerbated by AI.\n\n\nFeminists need to invest their efforts in proactively creating the future that we want to live in rather than just reacting.\n\n\nAI can play a role in promoting awareness of the way technology can be intertwined with socioeconomic problems and can be utilized for achieving equality and justice.\n\n\nWhat is coming for humanity is impossible to predict\, but it is necessary to try all approaches to ensure the future is fair for women.\n\n\nThere are high level plans on investing in AI for smart cities\, pensions\, healthcare etc. in the region and in Egypt in particular however there are not enough women or youth present at these tables. No one is currently looking at AI with a feminist lens.\n\n\nThere is a huge disconnect between those working in feminist spaces and those working in tech. We need to bring both groups together to share knowledge and have discussions. We also need to include major stakeholders involved in decision and policy making\n\n\nThere is an urgent need to build an open data platform that hosts data sets from the MENA region to produce AI models for the MENA region instead of relying on tech produced by the West.\n\n\nVideo:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g5mNxb2wsY&t=3s URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/incubating-feminist-ai-mena-fair-hubs-first-network-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Reuniones equipo ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://aplusalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Final-Poster.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221128T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221128T183000 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20221109T192441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221109T192441Z UID:20601-1669654800-1669660200@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:Day Zero: Global Tour of Feminist AI: One Year On DESCRIPTION: Alliance for Inclusive Algorithms:\nOne year into our Global project on Feminist AI where are we ?  What have we accomplished? \nJoin our Alliance global group as we discuss where we have been and new paths forward. \nCaitlin Kraft-Buchman\, Women At The Table/ \nJaime Gutérriez Alfaro\, Tecnológico de Costa Rica \nPaola Ricaurte Quijano\, Tecnológico de Monterrey \nNagla Rizk\, American University Cairo/  \nSoraj Hongladoram\, Chulalongkorn University \nSupavadee Aramwith\, Chulalongkorn University \nLaure Tall\,  IPAR  & GRAIN \nErnest Mwebaze\,  Sunbird AI   & GRAIN \nFeminist AI‘s goal is AI and Algorithmic Decision-Making that transforms – harnessed to deliver equality outcomes; designed with inclusion at the core; creating new opportunities; focussed on proactive\, innovative correction of inequities.  \nOur Alliance seeks to catalyze a global conversation on algorithms  that includes gender\, race\, class and region at the core of the code.  It looks beyond the important privacy and surveillance conversation to a restructuring of power dynamics. \nIt takes a life cycle approach to data and ML regarding creation\, collection\, deployment and evolution of emerging tech that keeps rights-based approaches firmly at their center.  These rights include economic and social rights often less explored in traditional libertarian models of digital rights  which have excluded the most marginalized from the conversation and control of their data and destiny. \n  \nInclusive Algorithms () that challenge old models and create new interdisciplinary avenues for systems change in data\, technology and AI practices are needed in order to correct real-life bias and barriers that prevent individuals\, especially women and youth of the Global South\, Black\, Indigenous and People of Color from creation\, development + deployment of AI systems. This exclusion exacerbates and enables digital colonialism.  \nThere are critical connections between Feminist AI\, Decolonial AI\, Indigenous AI and data rights movements. \nThis global\, multidisciplinary panel is meant to inspire and nurture new and old movements who must now work together  with the potential to positively transform lives at scale. What is Feminist AI? Why do we need it\,  and how is it an integral yet missing part of the global internet  conversation? How can it create fundamental change in economic + social systems and human rights? How can we catalyze this global movement from the global south to incorporate those who have been traditionally excluded. \n Alliance leaders + AI4D Africa will share research\, policy and technology innovation that can help us leave no one behind\, and to thrive.  \nWe launched at IGF 2021 and now have papers & prototypes to share. Where are we at Year One in this journey across the Global South? \nSDG 5 is the core of our work\, although we believe Gender Equality is a transversal goal and with Climate Change  (with which we work closely)  are the two SDGs to truly cut across all the 17 SDGs.  In particular we are involved in partnership SDG 17; working to integrate Climate Change AI with transformative gender equality AI SDG 13; Inclusive transportation in mega-cities and urban settlements. SDG 11; policy work on gender responsive AI at the national\, regional\, and international level  SDG 9\, etc. URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/day-zero-global-tour-of-feminist-ai-one-year-on/ CATEGORIES:Prototypes & Progress: 4 Regional Perspectives ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://aplusalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/unnamed-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221112T161500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221112T170000 DTSTAMP:20260528T005003 CREATED:20221109T191201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221109T191516Z UID:20592-1668269700-1668272400@aplusalliance.org SUMMARY:Beyond the Concept: Feminist Foreign Policy in Action DESCRIPTION:Plans for a feminist foreign policy have been put in place by several countries over the past decade. However\, international statistics tell us that the inclusion of women in international decision-making and negotiation mechanisms is often insufficient: in 2022\, women ambassadors average only 21.6% in the world’s 40 largest economies (AGDA Women in Diplomacy Index 2022). Ensuring that women play a key role in discussions and decision-making processes in the different fields of diplomacy could truly take into account women’s voices and rights and make international governance more inclusive. The speakers in this session will present the assets and outcomes that a sustainable feminist foreign policy could ensure\, while making diplomacy more effective and legitimate. In this spirit\, they will explore strategies to move from theory to practical realization of feminist foreign policies and to promote their articulation\, promotion\, and implementation\, through examples of good practices from different regions of the world. \nThis roundtable is an interactive format gathering around 25 high-level and expert participants to exchange on a topic of common interest. After initial contributions from designated speakers (see below) to frame the issues to be discussed and challenges to be tackled\, participants are invited to take the floor on a voluntary basis to share ideas\, inputs\, and lead the discussion towards common understandings and solutions. \nModerator: \n\nMeredith Preston McGhie\, Secretary General\, Global Center for Pluralism\nMs. Anisha Chugh\, Executive Director\, Women’s Fund Asia\nMs. Eunice Musiime\, Executive Director\, Akina Mama wa Afrika\nMs. Hannah Neumann\, Initiator\, Member of the European Parliament\, #SHEcurity\nMs. Lyric Thompson\, Vice President of Policy\, Advocacy and Strategy\, International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)\nMs. Ambika Vishwanath\, Founder Director\, Kubernein Initiative\nMs. Caitlin Kraft-Buchman\, CEO Founder\, Women At The Table URL:https://aplusalliance.org/event/beyond-the-concept-feminist-foreign-policy-in-action/ CATEGORIES:Global: Paris Peace Forum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://aplusalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/unnamed.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR