This week, The Buzz presents a session from our 2024 Climate Change Summit.

This panel focuses on how academic institutions contribute to climate change action through research, sustainable practices, and policy advocacy. Speakers will showcase university-led initiatives and their alignment with government efforts to meet national climate goals. Attendees will learn how academic expertise can guide effective climate action, emphasizing the importance of informed government strategies in tackling environmental challenges.

Speakers:
Jill Thijs (Moderator) - Director of Resilience and Sustainability at Noblis
William Hederman - Senior Fellow at the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania
Richard Kauzlarich - Co-Director of the Center for Energy Science and Policy at George Mason University
Edward Maibach - Director of the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University
Katie O'Donnell - Program Manager for the Climate and Health Institute at George Washington University

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Have you ever tried to cancel an online subscription and ended up clicking around in circles trying to find the right button to press? If so, you experienced a "dark pattern" - a deceptive tactic of UX design that tries to trick users into doing something they don't want to do.

In the online age, UX designers have enormous power in facilitating our access to information and services. What happens when this power is used for evil?

To discuss this question (and more), we're joined by Colin Gray, Associate Professor of Informatics at Indiana University Bloomington and Director of the Human-Computer Interaction design program. They've spent the past several years documenting and classifying dark patterns and exploring the legal and ethical questions surrounding their use.

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This week, The Buzz presents a session from ACT-IAC's 2024 Digital Transformation Summit.

This panel of fedtech experts discusses the progress they have made in their respective agencies to leverage digital transformation to enhance the citizen experience, focusing on policy and process impediments that can derail progress and how to overcome them.

Panelists:

• Andrea Fletcher - Chief Digital Strategy Officer, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Raymond Holder - .VP of Digital Growth, Maximus
• Beth Martin - Digital Services Expert, OPM
• Raj Iyer (Moderator) - Global Head of Public Sector, ServiceNow

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