Community and Social Events

This year, we are especially excited to announce Community Events at EAAMO ‘25, designed to center voices from Southwest Pennsylvania and beyond, and to explore what it means to do algorithmic work that truly serves the public good.

We are launching new community-focused programming that is uniquely local, yet globally significant. These events are designed to:

• Break down the walls and make a bridge between researchers and practitioners.
• Elevate local voices into global conversations.
• Co-create solutions with government, nonprofits, and community leaders.

Your participation, whether as a sponsor, collaborator, or attendee, will help ensure that this work is sustainable, inclusive, and grounded in the needs of real communities.

Key Community Events #

EAAMO community events are co-organized with the local academic and practitioner partners in our host city as a research to practice bridge.

Principles and Performance Metrics Makerspace #

Responsible data science frameworks suggest general principles such as fairness, accuracy, accountability, etc. but provide scant structure for how to communicate and compare different implementations of these principles. This event convenes interdisciplinary data-centric and data-adjacent researchers into application areas for a two-day exploration.

(Nov. 6) Day 1: Participants can choose between 3 breakout groups:

• Public Sector AI / Procurement: Imagine you are procuring an AI system to deliver social / health services, for example (provide a scenario). What are the principles that are important to you? What are the metrics or measurements that you would ask the company building the AI system to provide to you?
• Health and Social Determinants: As a social impact researcher, what are the challenges you face in choosing metrics to measure the well-being of the population you are benefitting? What are ways you measure social and health determinants and what criterion do you use to choose between metrics? How do you think this connects / does not connect with how the population perceives their well-being?
• Responsible Research: Academia often talks about responsible research in broader principles such as integrity, accountability, or engagement. From your perspective, which of these principles are important, and how are they measured in your field?

(Nov. 7) Day 2: We will synthesize the principles and metrics collected from each group and map out common understanding and potential misunderstanding, and how this will affect the policy process. We will find areas and subgroups for future collaborations.

Social Events #

EAAMO will also be hosting social events as usual.

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens #

Founded in 1893 as a gift from philanthropist Henry W. Phipps, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens was created as a lush sanctuary for Pittsburghers seeking respite from the smoke and steel of the industrial age. Today, it remains a beloved landmark and one of America’s greenest public gardens, showcasing breathtaking plant collections, immersive seasonal displays, and cutting-edge sustainable architecture. More specifically, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens encompasses 15 acres including a 14-room glasshouse and 23 distinct gardens. As an international leader in environmental innovation, Phipps continues to inspire visitors of all ages with its beauty, educational programs, and commitment to a greener future.

This visit to Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is offered as an optional excursion during conference registration.