# Event Details - **Event Name**: Serena Dokuaa Oduro: Workshop, Talk, and Poetry Reading - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 01:30 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Serena Dokuaa Oduro is a poet and AI policy expert focused on using both mediums to empower the public.About this EventSerena Dokuaa Oduro is a poet and AI policy expert focused on using both mediums to empower the public. Her poetry can be found in the book Fake AI by Meatspace Press and in No, Dear Mag, where she guest edited the November 2024 issue “Artifice”. She is a Ragdale HUMAN Residency Fellow and was a 2025 DISCO research network affiliate, both in support of her developing collection, To AI a Butterfly, which uses poetry to dig beneath the language of policy, computer science, and journalism to reveal the ideological and spiritual reckonings needed to build a just AI ecosystem. Serena is the Policy Manager at Data & Society Research Institute, where she leads the organization’s state-level policy engagement. Serena has given multiple presentations and talks about her policy and independent work on AI and Black feminism, including at ACM FAccT, Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center, UC Berkeley, Africa Law Tech Festival, and Credo AI’s Responsible AI Summit, where she was featured in their AI-conic Minds series. Her work has appeared in academic journals and news media, including Internet Policy Review, Cell Press' Patterns, and Politico.1. April 29, 2026 Workshop: The Academy is Political: How Researchers Can Engage with Policy 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (BCaT Lab)2. April 30, 2026Lunch & Learn "What Use is an Algorithm to Lady Liberty?" A Luncheon on How the Creative Arts Can Empower Researchers" 12:00 - 1:30 PMOptional Dinner 6:00 pm (BCaT Lab)3. May 1, 2026Book Read 1:00 PM (BCaT Lab)Reception 2:00 - 3:00 PMSerena Dokuaa Oduro will read from her in-development poetry collection, To AI a Butterfly. To AI, a Butterfly uses poetry to dig beneath the language of policy, computer science, and journalism, revealing the ideological and spiritual reckonings needed to build a just AI ecosystem and world. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/college-park/serena-dokuaa-oduro-workshop-talk-and-poetry-reading/100001987083694822 - **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Workshops, Business, Entertainment, Festivals, Parties - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: College Park - **state**: MD - **country**: United States - **location**: Skinner Building - **lat**: 38.9848326 - **long**: -76.9418452 - **full address**: Skinner Building, 4300 Chapel Lane, College Park, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Serena Dokuaa Oduro: Workshop, Talk, and Poetry Reading - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/d2b82de5561a96587e091e09a029f879c232d302ea3c486949089ca7f2315155-rimg-w1200-h1553-dc020202-gmir.jpg?v=1776162846 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Serena Dokuaa Oduro: Workshop, Talk, and Poetry Reading being held? - **A:** Serena Dokuaa Oduro: Workshop, Talk, and Poetry Reading takes place on Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 01:30 pm at Skinner Building, 4300 Chapel Lane, College Park, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Serena Dokuaa Oduro: Workshop, Talk, and Poetry Reading? - **A:** Serena Dokuaa Oduro: Workshop, Talk, and Poetry Reading is organized by BCaT Lab. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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