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Relive the sessions from the past five years of PIT-UN Convenings. Topics from past convenings include data privacy, equitable design, cybersecurity, ethics in AI, public infrastructure, green technologies and more.  

The 2023 PIT-UN Convening
at Boston University

2023 Public Interest Tech University Network convening at Boston University

 

Organized around the theme of Partnership for Impact, the 2023 Convening explored how universities can partner with government, companies, universities and community organizations to foster public interest technology and address modern challenges. 

Review the 2023 Convening

2022 Session Recordings

Past Sessions
Day 1 2022 PIT-UN Convening: Welcome
Day 1 2022 PIT-UN Convening: What Is PIT-UN? Past, Present, Future.
Day 1 2022 PIT-UN Convening: Keynote Speaker: Julian Brave NoiseCat
Day 1 2022 PIT-UN Convening: Public Interest Technology University Network Challenge Grantee Reveal
Day 2 2022 PIT-UN Convening: Open Ceremony
Day 2 2022 PIT-UN Convening: Land Acknowledgement
Day 2 2022 PIT-UN Convening: Welcome to the UNConvening: emcee Brittany Ramos DeBarros
Day 2 2022 PIT-UN Convening: Roderick “Hotta Flames” Hurley, Reggae Artist & PIT@CSI Professor
Day 2 2022 PIT-UN Convening: Closing Celebration Opening Act: International Artist iNTeLL
Day 2 2022 PIT-UN Convening: Closing Celebration: Moondance led by Ingrid LaFleur with Renegade Performance Group

2021 Session Recordings

See highlights from the 2021 PIT-UN Convening

Past Sessions
2021 PIT-UN Convening Keynote - Climate Tech: PIT or Pitfall

2020 Session Recordings

Past Sessions
2020 PIT-UN Convening | Teaching PIT Through A Multi-Disciplinary Lens
2020 PIT-UN Convening | Social Environmental And Justice Panel
2020 PIT-UN Convening | Centering Racial Equity in PIT Work

2019 Session Recordings

The university hosted the inaugural convening of the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) today, featuring award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay, Ford Foundation President Darren Walker and other leaders from higher education, philanthropy and public policy. Learn more.

Past Sessions
2019 PIT-UNConvening: Welcome Reception and Panel
2019 PIT-UN Convening: Inaugural Convening Keynote Panel, Technology, Race, and Our Future
2019 PIT-UN Convening: Inaugural Convening, Bipartisan Tech Policy Conversation