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The College of Social Sciences and Humanities played a key role in the 2024 UNESCO AI4IA Conference, held annually to mark the International Day for Universal Access to Information. CSSH provided both technical and organizational support, including leading Canada’s official satellite event, shaping the interactive online platform, and helping archive conference materials in the university’s digital library. Faculty and graduate students also contributed presentations and insights, reflecting the college’s strong commitment to global conversations on AI and information accessibility.

We’d like to highlight the following individuals from our college:

• Presenters in the main event (Sept 28): 
  • Professor Yasmeen Abu-Laban
• Canada Satellite event (Sept 27):
  • Professor Geoffrey Rockwell (organizer, mediator)
  • Tugba Yoldas (PhD Candidate, presenter)
  • Katrina Ingram (MACT alumni)
• Carnegie Council NewYork Satellite event
  • Ayushi Khemka (PhD candidate, organizer and moderator)
  • Professor Geoffrey Rockwell (presenter)
• Main event organization:
  • Nicolás Arnáez (91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Coordinator of the Office of 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ, CSSH) 
  • Professor Geoffrey Rockwell
• Conference documentation and archiving:
  • Sean Luyk (Digital Curation Librarian)
  • Elise Futoransky (Library Clerk)

All presentation recordings, including the Canadian satellite event, can be viewed .