Spring 2020 Kick-Off Meeting

Wednesday, January 15, 2:00 PM in Fischbach Seminar Room, Folsom Library

Introduction
- What RESET is
- What we discuss
- What our goals are
- What do we mean by technology? Ethics?
- What is our responsibility, as future tech professionals, to think critically about ethical questions in STEM?
Goals for the semester:
- Weekly meetings
- Student-run lectures
- Documentary screenings
- Social media
- Outreach to other like-minded organizations on campus
Discussion of potential topics for future meetings:
- Old topics to revisit: Algorithmic bias, climate change, genetic engineering, privacy/security
- New topics: IoT security, Tech workers' movements, virtual medicine/therapy, academia's relationship with the military