Graduate Student-Led PIT - PITUN 2020/ IEEEISTAS20
Channel: Katina Michael
Date: 2021-01-03

This is the copyrighted property of New America's Public Interested Technology - University Network. The original source playlist can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNoVefpaPtVOrEHhJLnEE-KJ1Gx3ddTlz Please contact Andreen Soley, the Director of PIT-UN at New America for more information on how to become an academic member institution. Katina Michael was responsible for suggesting and coordinating the panel as General Chair of IEEEISTAS20.

The panel was recorded live on 13th November, Day Two of the International Symposium on Technology and Society; jointly held with PIT-UN. The panel included: Jameson Wetmore (Moderator), Toby Shulruff, Farah Najar Arevalo, Salah Hamdoun, Elma Hajric and Martín Pérez Comisso. The students on the  panel all herald from the School for the Future of Innovation in Society (SFIS) in the College of Global Futures (CGF). The students are past and present candidates in the innovation and global development, human and social dimensions, public interest technology, and science and technology policy graduate programs.

Abstract: Today, some of the best PIT-centered work is being launched from academia. Undergraduate and graduate students are putting PIT into practice and making real change in the world. During this panel we will hear from five graduate students who are having success using PIT as their starting point. We will discuss:
- Why they decided to focus on PIT in their post-grad work;
- What kinds of questions and PIT issues they are exploring;
- How they are working with people in the public, private, NGO and NfP sectors to gain experience and insights;
- What kinds of new approaches, theories and methods are challenging the status quo;
- What they learned pursuing their projects in science and technology policy, human and social dimensions, innovation and global development, responsible innovation
- What’s next for them when they complete their programs; and
- Which tips or practices were most successful for them when they first got started.