Thoughtful Biometrics Workshop is back, March 16
Good News the Thoughtful Biometrics Workshop is back March 16th virtually online.
We have a great graphic outlining the constituencies we see coming civil society advocacy groups, scientists and academics that research and innovate biometric technologies, companies that make biometric products, organizations that implement biometric technologies — like the US and Canadian government — as well as NGOs and interested citizens.
Our goal is to support “uncommon conversations” to deepen understanding between various stakeholders all engaged in work related to biometrics, AI and digital identity to consider the social and policy implications.
The event is virtual, one day and co-created by attendees.
With so many different types of perspectives and knowledge in the room it is ineffective to pre-set an agenda with speakers and panels. We are use a process called open space technology to co-create the agenda live at the start of the event. This format is particularly generative, levels the playing field for the conversations we hope to have, and engages communities with different knowledge bases and perspectives in mutual learning and dialogue.
You can see a list of potential topics here.
Curious if it will work? The answer is yes! This format is used at the Internet Identity Workshop, which has convened twice a year since 2005 (including 4 times virtually during 2020–22), and at many other events.
We have two industry sponsors: Paravision and Lakota Software
We have two great civil society sponsors: ID2020 and SimPrints
We have the support and active participation of the US Office of Biometric and Identity Management (OBIM)
