# Event Details - **Event Name**: Social Contagions, Artificial Intelligence, and Democracy Workshop - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 09 Jan, 2026 at 09:00 am – Fri, 09 Jan, 2026 at 05:00 pm - **Event Description**: Join our 2nd annual workshop to explore how AI and digital tech mediate the spread of ideas, beliefs and practices across social systems.About this EventThe second edition of the Social Contagions, Artificial Intelligence & Democracy Workshop convenes leading scholars, practitioners, and students to explore how digital technologies—especially AI—mediate the spread of ideas, beliefs, and practices across social systems. Building on the foundations laid in the inaugural workshop, this gathering places greater emphasis on translating theory into actionable insights for democratic societies.We invite participants from diverse fields—computational science, political science, sociology, psychology, economics, public policy, network science, and beyond—to engage in cross-disciplinary dialogue on the challenges and opportunities at the intersection of contagion phenomena and AI-enabled systems.Goals & ThemesAdvance interdisciplinary frameworks that integrate contagion science and AI research for understanding social dynamicsFoster new collaborations and research directions across UVA and partner institutionsBridge scholarly and practical domains by connecting research to policy, governance, and social impactPlease note that the workshop will follow the Chatham House rule.Our goal is to make this event as inclusive as possible. If you require accessibility accommodations, please send details to uva-dtdlab@virginia.edu as soon as possible or no later than January 2, 2026.Paid parking is available at the Central Grounds parking garage.Organized by: UVA’s Biocomplexity Institute; Center for Business Analytics, McIntire School of Commerce; Contagion Science; Digital Technology for Democracy Lab, and Emotion and Behavior Lab.Organizing committee: Parantapa Battacharya, Steven L. Johnson, Jane Kulow, Lucius Lichte, Maria Lungu, Madhav Marathe, and Adrienne Wood - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/charlottesville/social-contagions-artificial-intelligence-and-democracy-workshop/100001820376337629 - **Event Categories**: workshops, artificial-intelligence - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fsocial-contagions-artificial-intelligence-and-democracy-workshop-tickets-1820376337629 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Charlottesville - **state**: VA - **country**: United States - **location**: McIntire School of Commerce Foundation - **lat**: 38.0328703 - **long**: -78.5042418 - **full address**: McIntire School of Commerce Foundation, 140 Hospital Drive, Charlottesville, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: UVA's Digital Technology for Democracy (DTD) Lab (https://allevents.in/org/uvas-digital-technology-for-democracy-dtd-lab/26635714) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/222a68d1cf2c9784f2ecb2718140b150d3b6a57dc4158478ce4b7ed74baa8f56-rimg-w1200-h600-dceff0ea-gmir.jpg?v=1762263632 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/21bc81a99f284d93ca82f502ae6d06705c7da7bc418bca64ab99f6f8efe0d20d-rimg-w400-h400-dceff0eb-gmir.jpg?v=1762263632 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Fri, 09 Jan, 2026 at 09:00 am - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** McIntire School of Commerce Foundation, 140 Hospital Drive, Charlottesville, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** UVA's Digital Technology for Democracy (DTD) Lab - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** workshops, artificial-intelligence - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Social Contagions, Artificial Intelligence, and Democracy Workshop ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Social Contagions, Artificial Intelligence, and Democracy Workshop", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/222a68d1cf2c9784f2ecb2718140b150d3b6a57dc4158478ce4b7ed74baa8f56-rimg-w1200-h600-dceff0ea-gmir.jpg?v=1762263632", "startDate": "2026-01-09", "endDate": "2026-01-09", "url": "https://allevents.in/charlottesville/social-contagions-artificial-intelligence-and-democracy-workshop/100001820376337629", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "McIntire School of Commerce Foundation", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "140 Hospital Drive", "postalCode": "22903", "addressLocality": "Charlottesville", "addressRegion": "VA", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "38.0328703", "longitude": "-78.5042418" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join our 2nd annual workshop to explore how AI and digital tech mediate the spread of ideas, beliefs and practices across social systems.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "2026-01-09", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/charlottesville/social-contagions-artificial-intelligence-and-democracy-workshop/100001820376337629" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "url": "https://allevents.in/charlottesville/social-contagions-artificial-intelligence-and-democracy-workshop/100001820376337629", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "UVAs Digital Technology for Democracy (DTD) Lab", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/uvas-digital-technology-for-democracy-dtd-lab/26635714", "description": "The Digital Technology for Democracy Lab is a collaboration across the University of Virginia that explores the intersections of democracy and digital technology, including how rapidly evolving digital technologies can challenge but also fortify democratic institutions and practices. 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