NeurIPS 2020 Affinity Events
Queer in AI Workshop @ NeurIPS 2020
Queer in AI's third NeurIPS workshop comes amidst a global pandemic, uprisings against police brutality and economic injustice in countries around the world, and the specter of increasingly rapid climate breakdown. These challenges militate against business as usual in AI/ML. Our workshop asks its participants to think and work hard to bring a radical spirit to their technical and social work, and to fight for the rights and freedoms of queer people, and all people, around the world.
To access the NeurIPS events check-in survey, go to https://forms.gle/LNnhCHTXN49hBB8W7
Queer In AI’s mission is to make the AI/ML community one that welcomes, supports, and values queer scientists from around the world. We accomplish this aim by building a visible community of queer and ally AI/ML scientists through meetups, poster sessions, mentoring, and other initiatives. We also recognize the growing impact AI/ML has on societies around the globe, and the potential for these powerful learning and classification technologies to out and target queer people, in addition to other issues. A central part of Queer in AI's mission is raising awareness of these societal challenges in the general AI/ML community and encouraging and highlighting research on and solutions to these problems.
Women in Machine Learning
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To help navigate the virtual WiML Workshop @ NeurIPS 2020, we have compiled a list of important links and guidelines below:
1. All activities, such as the talks, mentorship roundtables, sponsor expo, and social events, will take place in the Gather.Town WiML world ([ protected link dropped ] Please fill out the participation form and accept the WiML Code of Conduct to access the Gather.Town: [ protected link dropped ] *Please note that the poster session will take place on Monday, December 7th at 8:30-10:30p UTC / 3:30-5:30p EST / 12:30-2:30p PST.*
3. Asking questions in live Q&A: To ask the speaker a question, you may: (a) join Zoom by clicking the link at the top of this page; or (b) type your question directly into the Rocket.Chat at the top of this page. The moderator will monitor the chat to convey selected questions to the speaker.
4. Please refer to the WiML workshop program book for details on all the program activities: https://bit.ly/3mOgpXE
5. The Gather.Town guidelines contains information about how to make full use of your experience at Gather.Town as well as troubleshooting common technical issues: https://bit.ly/2Igp45Z
6. Finally, we’d love to hear your thoughts on the virtual workshop experience. Please fill out the exit survey at the end of the workshop and enter for a chance to win a $$25 gift card: bit.ly/3m3v0ht
Muslims in ML
Muslims In ML (MusIML) is an affinity workshop for the NeurIPS community.
We focus on both the potential for advancement and harm to Muslims and those in Muslim-majority countries who religiously identify, culturally associate, or are classified by proximity, as “Muslim”.
The workshop will run on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 from 10:30AM - 1:30PM EST.
We will feature a combination of pre-recorded and live talks, followed by a panel discussion with authors on the intersection of policy, technology, and Muslim communities.
LXAI Research @ NeurIPS 2020
The workshop is a one-day event with invited speakers, oral presentations, and posters. The event brings together faculty, graduate students, research scientists, and engineers for an opportunity to connect and exchange ideas. There will be a panel discussion and a mentoring session to discuss current research trends and career choices in artificial intelligence and machine learning. While all presenters will identify primarily as Latinx, all are invited to attend.
Joint Affinity Groups Poster Session
The Joint Affinity Groups poster session is a collaborative event between Black in AI, Indigenous in AI, LatinX in AI, Queer in AI, and Women in Machine Learning. This joint poster session will feature 190 posters across a variety of topics across machine learning. Please join us in Gather.Town!
Indigenous in AI
This is Indigenous in AI's inaugural event!
Indigenous In AI’s vision is to build an international community of Native, Aboriginal, and First Nations who will collectively transform their home communities with advanced technology. By elevating the voices of Indigenous ML researchers we will inspire future impactful work and break stereotypes. Additionally, this group will strive to educate the broader NeurIPS on contemporary indigenous issues relevant to information technology and practices.
Black in AI
Black in AI exists to create a space for sharing ideas, foster collaborations, and discuss initiatives to increase the presence of Black individuals in the field of AI. To this end, we hold an annual technical workshop series, run mentoring programs, and maintain various fora for fostering partnerships and collaborations with and among black AI researchers. The 4th Black in AI workshop and 1st virtual Black in AI workshop will consist of selected oral presentations, invited keynote speakers, a joint poster session with other affinity groups, sponsorship sessions, and socials. Our workshop exists to amplify the voices of black researchers at NeurIPS.
New In ML
Is this your first time submitting to a top conference? Have you ever wanted your work recognized by a large and active community? Do you want to improve your paper writing, experiments, ideas, etc? Then, this workshop is exactly for you!
Our workshop welcomes contributors new to machine learning research. We have invited top NeurIPS reviewers to review your work and share their experiences with you in poster sessions and mentoring sessions. Our mission is to help you publish papers at next year’s NeurIPS conference, and generally provide you with the guidance you need to contribute to ML research fully and effectively!