Postponed—This Algorithmic Life

This event has been postponed due to severe weather—apologies for any inconvenience.

This decision has not been made lightly, and is in the interests of guest safety, particularly in getting to and from the venue.

We will advise of a new date and time for the event as soon as we can. Thanks for your understanding and please take care out there.

The intrusion of algorithms into our daily lives is much more pervasive than many of us realise. Examples like Facebook's feed algorithm and Centrelink's robo-debt debacle are just the most visible of a rapidly growing algorithm infrastructure. They're so pervasive that it's easy to overlook their use almost entirely or dismiss it simply as a natural consequence of modernity.

While there's a growing body of reporting on the subject, we know precious little about the algorithms which government and business routinely use to make important decisions about our lives.

So lets talk about it.

6:00pm Arrive / Socialise / Grab a drink
6:20pm Panelists Statements
6:50pm Audience Q&A
7:30pm Panelist closing statements
7:45pm Close / Socialise

Note that due to the venue, this is an over 18s event only.

The Panel

Dr (https://twitter.com/antmandan) Dan Angus (https://twitter.com/antmandan)—Computer Scientist and communication analytics specialist, School of Communication and Arts, University of Queensland

Dr (https://twitter.com/AmyDobsonUQ) Amy Dobson (https://twitter.com/AmyDobsonUQ)—Sociologist invetigating gender and sexuality in digital cultures and social media, Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Queensland.

Dr (https://twitter.com/nnniccc) Nic Carah (https://twitter.com/nnniccc)—Cultural Theorist examining the intersection between popular culture, social media and branding, School of Communication and Arts, University of Queensland.

Simon Elvery (https://twitter.com/drzax)—Digital Journalist at the ABC working on ways to 'interview the algorithms'

Sponsors

Hacks/Hackers is supported by a number of wonderful sponsors. Our presentation partner hub4101 (http://www.hub4101.com/) provides event support and does a great job of promoting innovation, creativity and digital technology in the 4101 postcode (http://www.hub4101.com/map/).

We're very pleased to have sponsorship for this event from ThoughtWorks (https://www.thoughtworks.com/) (who have provided food) and The Loft for the great venue.

We also receive great support from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (http://www.abc.net.au/) (the usual home for Hacks/Hackers Brisbane events).

If you have any other questions or suggestions for this event or to make 2017 a great year for Hacks/Hackers Brisbane, please don't hesitate to get in touch.You can email us ( simon@elvery.net or d.angus@uq.edu.au ) or get in touch via Twitter (@hackshackersbne (https://twitter.com/hackshackersbne)).