Technology + ethics, policy, & society.
ACM Impact is an up-and-coming initiative within ACM Board.
Our mission is to promote an understanding of technology’s ethical and societal implications through education, advocacy, and community engagement.
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Upcoming Events
ACM Impact x Blueprint Impactathon
Spring 2024
This spring, ACM Impact and Blueprint are hosting UCLA’s first IMPACTATHON! The goal of this hackathon is to partner groups of students with nonprofits in order to aid them in building any technical solutions that the organization requires. Students will get to work directly with nonprofit leaders and work to come up with a product that fits their needs best. The hackathon will be taking place in the first week of spring quarter, from April 12th to 14th. Please fill out the registration form linked here: http://tinyurl.com/impactathon-registration-form! Prizes and nonprofit organizations announcements soon to come!
Past Events
Careers in Social Impact Tech
Winter 2021
We hosted a biweekly series that introduced students at UCLA to various career paths in the realm of ethical technology! Topics included open source technology, sustainable tech, and more.
Intro to Tech Ethics Workshop
Fall 2020
Impact’s inaugural workshop – we held open and educational discussions on topics like bias in machine learning, Big Tech regulation, and military technology.
Policy Pitchathon
Spring 2021
This was a hackathon-like event in which participants joined in teams to create legislation for legal issues like data privacy and sustainability, build connections with mentors, and win prizes!
Blog
While our blog isn't active now, anyone from UCLA can write for our blog! Check out this blog post to see how you can get involved. We look forward to reading your work—in the meantime, check out some of our existing posts above.
People
Anne Do
she/her
- Impact Director
- Computer Science
- Class of 2027