The social events listed below are led by ICWSM or have an official theme. We do, however, have a number of other free-flow social sessions in the calendar for you to meet and engage with others. If you feel like mingling, just head to the garden in gather.town to chat and hang out with others during the allocated times (or whenever you feel like it!).

Social hour (sponsored by Facebook) and welcoming first-time attendees to ICWSM: A get-together for first timers and experienced ICWSM-ers

In the garden of the gather.town space (Jump to Garden)
2021-06-08 (18:00 - 19:00 GMT)
Description: This social hour event is led by ICWSM's Social Chair (Talayeh Aledavood) and will start out with introductions and informal small group discussions between the newcomers at ICWSM and the experienced ICWSM-ers. It will be followed by a fun social media/ICWSM themed trivia game! Come to chill, chat or both! All are welcome!

Welcoming first-time attendees to ICWSM: A get-together for first timers and experienced ICWSM-ers

In the garden of the gather.town space (Jump to Garden)
2021-06-09 (05:00 - 06:00 GMT)
Description: This social hour event is led by one of ICWSM's Virtual Chairs (Kokil Jaidka) and will start out with introductions and informal small group discussions between the newcomers at ICWSM and the experienced ICWSM-ers. It will be followed by a fun social media/ICWSM themed trivia game! Come to chill, chat or both! All are welcome!

Sponsor Hour

Lobby of gather town space (Jump to Lobby)
2021-06-09 (18:00 - 19:00 GMT)

Birds of a Feather

In the garden of the gather.town space (Jump to Garden)
2021-06-09 (18:00 - 19:00 GMT)
Description:
Come find conference goers working on similar topics to you at this social event in the garden! We will break out in small groups and hopefully spark some great discussions and future collaborations!
Politics, Economy and Demographic (dis)parities (Table 1+2)
Web, Text and NLP (Table 3+4)
Users, Networks and Psychology (Table 5+6)
Privacy, Trust, Fairness and Misinformation (Table 7)

Academic and non-academic careers in CSS

In the garden of the gather.town space (Jump to Garden)
2021-06-10 (05:00 - 06:00 GMT)
Description: I'm a Data Scientist who came back to Academia: Ask Me Anything. Wondering whether to stay in academia or test out other career pathways? This is the place to ask your burning questions and air your uncertainty. The session will be hosted by one of the Virtual Chairs (Kokil Jaidka). Come to chill, chat or listen. All are welcome!

Awards and Townhall

In the plenary room of the gather.town space (Jump to plenary room)
2021-06-10 (18:00 - 19:00 GMT)
Description: Join us in the plenary room for the announcement of the Test of Time Award, Best Papers, Best Reviewers, and updates from the ICWSM steering committee. We will also have a Town Hall meeting for everyone to attend: remember, you are ICWSM!