Nov 1–3: Designing an Ethics Center
The Forrest Four-Cast: October 30, 2018
In addition to all the upcoming Austin Design Week, digital creatives in Central Texas will want to attend the three-day design-focused conference organized by The Ethics Project at The University of Texas.
Designing an Ethics Center kicks off at 5:00 pm on Thursday, November 1 with a lecture by Kwame Anthony Appiah, Professor of Philosophy and Law at New York University titled “Social Identities and the Good Life.” This November 1 lecture occurs at the LBJ Auditorium at the Sid Richardson Hall/School of Public Affairs Lobby at 2300 Red River Street. RSVP here to ensure your place at this free session.
Content for Nov 2 and Nov 3 includes presentations from Dr. Larry McCullough (Distinguished Emeritus Professor, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine); Dr. Suzanne Shanahan (Director of The Kenan Institute for Ethics, Duke University); and Dr. Jess Miner (Research Director, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University).
Want more forward-thinking design content? Then plan to attend the Design Track (March 8–13) at SXSW 2019. Click here to browse all the sessions that are currently scheduled in this track.
More Austin events for the week of October 29
October 29: Austin Blockchain Collective Town Hall
October 29: Design Jam
October 29: Learn JavaScript and Prepare for Technical Interview
October 30: Marketing for Startups
October 30: PowerUp with Adam Lyons
October 30: Product Management Info Session
October 30: Ladies Lounge | Kickass Women Slaying the Creative World
October 30: FinTech Austin
October 31: Halloween Office Hours at Sputnik ATX
November 1: Speculative Futures Meet Up
November 1: Austin Marketo User Group Meet Up
November 1: Laravel Austin Meet Up
November 1: Data Science Info Session
November 1: Digital Marketing Info Session
November 1: Inclusive Innovation Summit
November 1: Digital Marketing Info Session Livestream
November 1: Data Science Info Session
November 1: Community Manager Breakfast
November 1: SportsInno 2018
November 1: Community Managers Breakfast Meet Up
November 1–3: Designing an Ethics Center for UT Austin
November 2: Deadline for Early Voting in Texas
November 2: Product Management Info Session Livestream
November 3: JavaScript Basic Training
November 4–7: AdMonsters Publishers Forum
More Upcoming Austin Events
Nov 5–9: Austin Design Week
Nov 6: 2018 Midterm Elections
Nov 6–7: Time Machine 2018
Nov 6–8: Developer Week Austin
Nov 8: Transformation of the Financial Services Industry
Nov 12: BioAustin BioBash Fall 2018
Nov 14: The State of Texas Venture Capital
Nov 15: SXSW Pitch Entry Deadline
Nov 15: SXSW Interactive Innovation Awards Late Entry Deadline
Nov 27–28: Solar Business Festival
Nov 28: Campfire Entrepreneur Networking: Tech Ranch and IncubatorCTX
Jan 26: Smart City Saturday Teen-Only Hackathon
Hugh Forrest serves as Chief Programming Officer at SXSW, the world’s most unique gathering of creative professionals. He also tries to write at least four paragraphs per day on Medium. These posts often cover tech-related trends; other times they focus on books, pop culture, sports and other current events.
Remember to vote on Tuesday, November 6. In Austin, early voting begins Monday, October 22 and continues through Friday, November 2.
