Public Lecture Series: Critical Perspectives on Technology
Technologies invade our everyday lives, take part in constructing our identity, classify (often violently) bodies, and, pushed by recent regulations on social distancing, play an expanding role in connecting families and friends. The effects of this rapid increase of technological…
National Foundation Day
National Foundation Day is an annual national holiday in Japan on February 11, celebrating the foundation of Japan, enforced by a specific Cabinet Order set in 1966. February 11 is the accession date of the legendary first Emperor of Japan,…
Lantern Festival
The Lantern Festival, also called Shangyuan Festival, is a Chinese traditional festival celebrated on the full moon, the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunisolar Chinese calendar. Usually falling in February or early March on the Gregorian calendar,…
Public Lecture Series: Critical Perspectives on Technology
Technologies invade our everyday lives, take part in constructing our identity, classify (often violently) bodies, and, pushed by recent regulations on social distancing, play an expanding role in connecting families and friends. The effects of this rapid increase of technological…
Presidents’ Day
Presidents' Day, officially Washington's Birthday, is a holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of February to honor all
persons who served in the office of president of the United States. The
federal holiday specifically honors George Washington, who led the
Continental Army to victory in the American Revolutionary War, presided at
the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and was the first president of the
United States. The day is a state holiday in most states, with official
names including Washington's Birthday, Presidents' Day, President's Day,
Presidents Day, and Washington's and Lincoln's Birthday. The various states
use 15 different names. Depending upon the specific law, the state holiday
may officially celebrate Washington alone, Washington and Lincoln, or some
other combination of U.S. presidents.
Open Session on Mentorship across SIGCHI
This open session will be focused on discussing and brainstorming mentorship opportunities for the SIGCHI community, with a focus on the needs and priorities of students and early career workers. Please let us know (via email: sigchi-access@acm.org) if you have…
Emperor’s Birthday
The Emperor's Birthday is an annual national holiday in the Japanese calendar celebrating the birthday of the reigning Emperor, which is currently 23 February as Emperor Naruhito was born on that day in 1960. It is enforced by a specific…
Public Lecture Series: Critical Perspectives on Technology
Technologies invade our everyday lives, take part in constructing our identity, classify (often violently) bodies, and, pushed by recent regulations on social distancing, play an expanding role in connecting families and friends. The effects of this rapid increase of technological…
Carnival Friday
Carnival is a public festival which takes place in many cities and towns in many countries around the world. It is in February or March each year. Carnival can sometimes last for several weeks. In some places there is only…
Open Session on Mentorship across SIGCHI
This open session will be focused on discussing and brainstorming mentorship opportunities for the SIGCHI community, with a focus on the needs and priorities of students and early career workers. Please let us know (via email: sigchi-access@acm.org) if you have…
Carnival Saturday
Carnival is a public festival which takes place in many cities and towns in many countries around the world. It is in February or March each year. Carnival can sometimes last for several weeks. In some places there is only…
Carnival Sunday
Carnival is a public festival which takes place in many cities and towns in many countries around the world. It is in February or March each year. Carnival can sometimes last for several weeks. In some places there is only…
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