Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI): Special Day at ACM KDD 2024

The Equity, Diversity & Inclusion event is a special day organized in conjunction with KDD '24, the 30 ^th ACM SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining, which will take place from Sunday, August 25 to Thursday, August 29, 2024 at the Center de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain.This special day, scheduled for August 28, 2024, promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in data science, artificial intelligence, and beyond. It will bring together academics, researchers, practitioners, and human resources professionals (i) to present algorithms, techniques, methodologies, and projects in data science that enable responsible data processing and modeling; (ii) to discuss policies, best practices, and guidelines to promote an inclusive work environment and effective collaboration; (iii) to share personal stories to encourage young researchers, including those from groups unrepresented in the research community, to develop strong careers in data science; and (iv) to collaboratively develop and discuss an EDI Manifesto to promote an inclusive workplace environment and guiding principles in the development of research activities.