2018 Sage Assembly: Algorithms and the Role of the Individual
April 19-21, 2018 | W Hotel, Seattle Washington | Great Room One, Floor 2
| Thursday, April 19 | |
| 12:00PM – 6:30PM | REGISTRATION Great Room 1 Foyer |
| 12:00PM – 2:00PM | MEET, GREET AND POSTER SESSION Great Room 1 Foyer Selected participants, including Young Investigator Award recipients, will share their remarkable projects as posters. A light lunch will be served. |
| 2:00PM – 2:30PM | WELCOME – What is an Algorithm and How do We Interact with Them? Lara MangraviteSage Bionetworks |
| 2:30PM – 3:30PM |
OPENING ADDRESSES
What Does the Transition to Algorithmic Culture Mean? Nils Gilman Berggruen Institute Data and Algorithms as Common-Pool Resources John Wilbanks Sage Bionetworks |
| 3:30PM – 4:00PM | BREAK |
| 4:00PM – 4:45PM |
MODERATED PANEL & PARTICIPANT Q&A – How Do We Live Together with Algorithms?
Valerie Florance National Library of Medicine (Moderator) Elaine Nsoeisie University of Washington Anna McCollister-Slipp Scripps Research Institute Joon-Ho Yu University of Washington |
| 5:00PM – 8:00PM | OPENING RECEPTION AND LIGHTNING ROUND TALKSGreat Room 1 Foyer RAPID FIRE PARTICIPANT TALKS – A Sage Assembly tradition! We turn over the stage to Assembly participants to share their stories in a rapid learning format. Drinks with a casual dinner buffet will be served. Confirmed speakers: Moderator – Brian Bot Sage Bionetworks Tetsuyuki Maruyama Dementia Discovery Fund Andrea Coravos Elektra Labs Bruce Caron Earth Science Information Partners Arikia Millikan Journalist Melissa Haendel Oregon Health Sciences University Bastian Greshake Tzovaras Open Humans Janet Hall American Heart Association Matthew Trunnell Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Amel Ghoulia H3ABionet, Mozilla Fellow Gaëll Mainguy Centre de Recherches Interdisciplinaires Rhoda Au Boston University Keith Elliston TransMart Foundation Kristi Holmes Northwestern Dave King Exaptive Pedja Klansja Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute Heather Cole-Lewis Johnson & Johnson Dylan Wilbanks Hêtre Clifford Lynch CNI Taylor Cusher, FasterCures, a center of the Milken Institute |
| Friday, April 20 | |
| 7:00AM – 8:00AM | JOIN Sage Bionetworks team members for one of the following optional activities. Keep pace on a 3-5 mile social run. We will take in the sights along the Elliot Bay waterfront and Sculpture Park. Meet in the W Hotel Lobby. Start your morning with boxing! Learn the drills, footwork and punching that go into boxing with Jen and Yooree, two boxers that moonlight as Sage Bionetworks employees. Meet in the W Great Room 1 Foyer. |
| 8:00AM – 8:30AM | CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST |
| 8:30AM – 8:45AM | WELCOME John WilbanksSage Bionetworks |
| 8:45AM – 9:45AM |
ASSEMBLY ADDRESSES – The Role of the Individual and the Role of Politics
Relationships of people with algorithms – building them, governing them, using them. How and where can we have agency?
Forgive Us for We Know Not Stephen Friend Sage Bionetworks, 4YouandMe Bounded Justice and Health Melissa Creary University of Michigan |
| 9:45AM – 10:45AM |
MODERATED PANEL & PARTICIPANT Q&A – Deconstructing the Clichés of AI
Moderator – Justin Guinney Sage BionetworksRich Caruana, Microsoft Research Christiana DelloRusso Providence Ventures Luca Foschini Evidation Health |
| 10:45AM – 11:15AM | BREAK |
| 11:15AM – 12:15PM |
MODERATED PANEL & PARTICIPANT Q&A – Changing Our Relationship to Algorithms in Our Lives and Our Research
Moderator – Eric Hekler UC San Diego Dana Lewis OpenAPS Aurelia Moser Mozilla Wanda Pratt University of Washington |
| 12:15PM – 12:45PM | BREAK / PICK UP LUNCH |
| 12:45PM – 1:45PM |
LUNCH ADDRESSES AND MODERATED PARTICIPANT DISCUSSION – What Does Algorithmic Science Mean for Memory and Scientific Archives?
Dorothea Salo Librarian and Educator, University of Wisconsin Daniel Cavanaugh University of Virginia Claude Moore Health Sciences Library |
| 1:45PM – 3:00PM |
RAPID FIRE REPORTS FROM THE FIELD – Algorithms in Health Practice
Alex Parker Mayo Clinic Laura Germine Harvard Medical School / Test My Brain Nathan Price Institute of Systems Biology Paul Boutros Ontario Institute for Cancer Research |
| 3:00PM – 6:00PM | OUT IN THE CITY – Exploring counter-indications Another Sage Assembly tradition is to take our exploration outside of the venue and work in teams on projects that explore our themes in non-traditional ways. Venues include the Center for Wooden Boats, a local brew pub, and the Washington State Ferries. Analog Algorithms with Mya Kerner Artist Individuals As Data Subjects with Jacob Metcalf Data & Society Societal Checks for Algorithms with Eric Hekler UC San Diego Algorithms In Games with Dan Webster Sage Bionetworks Land Trusts For Data Governance with Sean McDonald Frontline MS and John Wilbanks Sage Bionetworks Losing The Cow Path with John Chaffins Wondros and Woody MacDuffie Sage Bionetworks Learn more about the Out In The City sessions. |
| 6:30PM – 9:00PM | EVENING RECEPTION Seattle Aquarium, 1483 Alaskan Way, Pier 59 Cap your afternoon off with local brews, wine and a dinner buffet while sharing stories in the company of Puget Sound aquatic creatures. Hosted by Helmsley Charitable Trust |
| Saturday, April 21 | |
| 8:00AM – 9:00AM | CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST |
| 8:30AM – 9:00AM | REPORT OUTS from the OUT IN THE CITY Activities |
| 9:00AM – 10:00AM |
ASSEMBLY ADDRESSES – Reconciling the Moment – The Promise and Peril
Ifeoma Ajunwa Cornell University David Clifford Chief AI/ML Scientist – GMIT at General Motors |
| 10:00AM – 10:30AM | BREAK |
| 10:30AM – 11:30AM | PARTICIPANT REFLECTIONS John Wilbanks Sage Bionetworks (moderator) |
| 11:30AM – 12:00PM | CLOSING – We Collaborate, We Share, We Include Lara Mangravite Sage Bionetworks |
| 12:00PM | 2018 SAGE ASSEMBLY ENDS |