A gift to myself after an intense year of general chairing #FAccT2025 -- 2 weeks of disconnection in Iceland, and in particular, completing the epic 55 km Laugavegur trek in the Icelandic otherworldly wilderness. Thanks to everyone who has patiently waited for my responses. Now onto new challenges!

It is with great pleasure that I share MAXMINDS 2.0, a new Max Planck program to support scholars in danger of displacement by war or natural disasters, and who have limited access to resources and institutional support. If you know affected scholars, please share. www.maxminds.mpg.de

Next week, I'll be at #KDD2025 with an invited talk at the Responsible AI Day: "From regulations to implementations: The role of research in effective AI governance in the public interest". I'm looking forward to reconnecting with the data science community!

We are seeking participants from a variety of backgrounds (AI, law, art, and other creative professions) for an interview study on Generative AI and copyrights, led by my PhD student Amruta Mahuli. Detailed information below. Please share in your networks and consider participating!

✨ That's a wrap on the 2025 #ACM FAccT conference! A huge thank you to all our attendees, presenters, sponsors, and organizers for making #FAcct2025 a resounding success! 👏 Until next time, keep pushing the boundaries of equitable tech for all 🚀

Your #FAccT2025 General Chairs @sciorestis.bsky.social, @metaxa.net, and I, reporting from the venue. We're looking forward to welcoming you to the Athens Conservatoire or online!

Here's how to reach the #FAccT2025 conference venue from the Athens airport! 🚋 metro Line 3 (blue line) to Dimotiko Theatro (40 mins; metro ticket is €9 from ATH into the city) 🚌 X95 bus to Syntagma 🚕 taxi (€40-55) More local tips: facctconference.org/2025/localtips

🏆 Announcing the #FAccT2025 best paper awards! 🏆 Congratulations to all the authors of the three best papers and three honorable mention papers. Be sure to check out their presentations at the conference next week! facct-blog.github.io/2025-06-20/b...

Haven't registered for #FAccT2025 yet? Our next deadline is coming up! After June 6th, you will have to pay the late rate, so we strongly recommend registering soon. facctconference.org/2025/registr...

Fantastic news for the research ecosystem in Bochum -- our Center of Excellence CASA casa.rub.de/en/ will be funded for another seven years. We will soon be advertising many openings for students and postdocs.

In the findhr.eu consortium, we're now looking for a consultant (budget up to 15k Eur, timeline: June 2025 to January 2026) with expertise in: - EU standards, - EU AI Act, and - Experience in standardization processes.

Announcing our keynote speakers for #FAccT2025! 🎉 Suresh Venkatasubramanian (Brown) Nathalie Smuha (KU Leuven) Kristian Lum (Google DeepMind) Molly Crockett (Princeton) And the plenary panel will be on “Pathways of Change and the Future of Responsible AI"

Tired of tech from big monopolies that don't care about your problems? Curious about cool European solutions like Proton, NextCloud, or Whereby? Come to this panel next Thursday where we'll talk to them about what they're offering!

Reminder! Early bird 🦉 registration for #FAccT2025 ends TOMORROW on May 16! facctconference.org/2025/registr...

Our list of accepted tutorials for #FAccT2025 is now available on our website! 🎉 facctconference.org/2025/accepte...

Our new -- open access -- #WWW2025 #TheWebConference2025 paper on algorithmic fairness in ranking, led by @aparnabee.bsky.social : Until now, our fair ranking notions and interventions implicitly assumed that all exposure in the results to all queries is uniformly desirable.

The deadline for volunteer applications is tomorrow, April 25th!

⚠️ Attendees of #FAccT2025, this is very important! ⚠️ June is the peak of tourist season 😎, and affordable hotel options will disappear soon! Please book your accommodations ASAP! We want you to enjoy your visit to Athens! 🦉 Our list of hotels and discount codes: facctconference.org/2025/hotel

Our call for #FAccT2025 socials is live! If you have an idea for a social gathering, we'd love to hear about it. These could be in-person or virtual coffee meetups, lunch or dinner gatherings, happy hours, walks and hikes, and whatever other ideas you have! facctconference.org/2025/cfsocial

A year ago today, @mariafarrell.bsky.social and I published "We Need To Rewild The Internet" with @noemamag.com, edited by @latams.bsky.social. First things first, if you haven't read it yet, today's a great to find out why it's still a hit a year on: www.noemamag.com/we-need-to-r...

Paper decisions are out and registration is open for #FAccT2025! Thank you for all your submissions! Early bird registration ends May 16: facctconference.org/2025/registr... We also put together a list of recommended hotels: facctconference.org/2025/hotel We can't wait to see you in Athens! 🦉🏛️

In this new #CHI2025 paper led by @linkyi.bsky.social, we examine whether the 3C mantra of "Consent, Credit, Compensation" is an appropriate governance framework for AI trained on creative content. preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2501.11457

Delighted with the #privacywashing through #PETs seminar last week at Dagstuhl org w/ @carmelatroncoso.bsky.social @emilianodc.com @strufe.bsky.social We had excellent senior researchers. We were also fortunate that young researchers who will shape the field joined us. 1/ www.dagstuhl.de/25112

We've posted some important information about visas to the #FAccT2025 website. If you're in need of a visa support letter or have other questions, please check here! facctconference.org/2025/visainf

Our call for volunteers for #FAccT2025 is live! The call is open to everyone, though students are particularly welcome. In exchange for volunteering, your conference fee will be waived. Apply by April 25! facctconference.org/2025/cfv

Are you in need of financial support to attend #FAccT2025? Check the following link and apply by April 25 for scholarships to cover your travel or registration costs. We also have grants to help support internet access, caregiving, and other accommodations. facctconference.org/2025/scholar...

Calling our international communities! We know not everyone can travel in person to #FAccT2025 and there might be heightened travel risks this year. If you're organizing a local meetup, we'd love to know and help you publicize. Contact our publicity chairs here: facctconference.org/2025/committ...