During the workshop program, there are two "program breaks" listed in the agenda: one in the morning (10:00 - 10:30 HST), and one in the afternoon (15:00 - 15:30 HST).
These program breaks as an excellent opportunity to facilitate optional community-building activities for workshop attendees.
We chose the coffee break activities inspired by the following principles:
Optional participation. For both coffee breaks, participation will be encouraged, but is optional. Attendees who wish to simply "take a break" can stay in the room and not participate in the activities. We also have organized activities where participants can organically "walk away" and engage in other conversations at any time.
Ease. We also hope to facilitate as low of a barrier to participation as possible, by reducing logistical barriers whenever possible (i.e. holding activities in the same room as the next talk).
Inclusivity. We understand that WiML attendees are in significantly different places in their career. We've attempted to design all activities so that all attendees can participate, regardless of their seniority or experience working in ML. We hope the activities can facilitate new connections.
Morning Coffee Break: Ask Me About (AMA)...
Location: Main Room, 316C
TL;DR: Learn from & with your fellow WiML attendees by completing an "Ask Me Anything" name tag at the registration desk! No matter where you are in your career, you never know how your experiences may be helpful to another attendee.
Afternoon Coffee Break: Bingo
Location: Main Room, 316C
TL;DR: Make new friends & connections during our WiML "bingo" icebreaker game! We'll have prizes for the first attendees to finish their cards.