Thanks!

Thanks to everyone who came out and participated, it was a great program. We’ve added a few photos of the event below! Photos thanks to Sam Birdsong.

Overview

NeurIPS 2023 is happening in New Orleans, one of the hearts of the Gulf Coast region and a vibrant area for AI research and application. The goal of this social is to provide a forum and opportunity to raise awareness about the work happening in the region, including the unique and pressing challenges where AI/ML/DS research can have impact including coastal, climate, logistics, and materials. And also, a fun and interactive forum for participants to discuss these challenges and socialize within the broader NeurIPS community. We will gather for drinks and an interactive program where we will hear from a panel of both AI researchers and others working in key industries along the Gulf Coast. Join us for a great time and meeting new folks from around the Gulf Coast AI community!

Details and Program

When: The social will meet at Room 228-230 at the New Orleans Convention Center on Wednesday Dec 13th from 19:00 - 22:00 CT.

  • 19:00 - 19:30: Welcome, Mingle, Snacks, and Drinks
  • 19:30 - 20:30: Panel Discussion on Artificial Intelligence and the Gulf Region: Opportunities and Risks
    • Alessandra Bazzano PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Tulane University’s Department of Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences, and Director of Tulane’s Center of Excellence in Maternal Child Health (CEMCH)
    • Blake Bertuccelli-Booth, CEO of Equalify, a web accessibility platform, and Co-Founder of the New Orleans AI (NOAI) symposium.
    • Andrea S. Boyles, PhD, Associate Professor, Tulane University’s Department of Sociology & Africana Studies, sociologist, criminologist, and author of the books, You Can’t Stop the Revolution: Community Disorder and Social Ties in Post-Ferguson America (UC Press 2019) and Race, Place, and Suburban Policing: Too Close for Comfort (UC Press 2015).
    • Walter Isaacson, Leonard Lauder Professor of American History and Values at Tulane, winner of the National Humanities Medal in 2023 and past CEO of the Aspen Institute, former chairman of CNN, and the editor of TIME magazine. Author of bestselling books including Elon Musk; The Code Breaker; Leonardo da Vinci; The Innovators; Steve Jobs; Einstein: His Life and Universe; Benjamin Franklin: An American Life; and Kissinger: A Biography.
    • Robert Lalka, Albert R. Lepage Professor in Business at Tulane University’s A.B. Freeman School of Business and Executive Director of the Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • 20:30 - 21:30: Informal poster session featuring students from around Louisiana who received scholarships to attend NeurIPS 2023. Open Discussion, Mingle, Snacks, and more Drinks

Sponsors

Snacks and Cash Bar provided by the Tulane University Jurist Center for Artificial Intelligence and the Tulane Center of Excellence for Community Engaged AI

Organization and Contact