Events
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Join SRI as we discuss today’s most pressing societal challenges with some of the world’s leading thinkers. Our events explore how technology innovations are impacting our world.
Speakers have included Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist John Markoff, Ocean Conservationist & Philanthropist Julie Packard, Technology Philanthropist Eric Schmidt, and others.
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Upcoming events
SRI at 80: SRI-invented technology used by billions of people every day
November 12, 2026 | Join us at the Computer History Museum as SRI marks its 80th anniversary, looking back at the inventions that changed the world and ahead to what comes next.
In celebration of SRI’s history of innovation: Two new IEEE Milestones to be unveiled
November 13, 2026 | The Computer History Museum is hosting an SRI-IEEE co-hosted event to unveil two new IEEE Milestones honoring SRI’s significant technical achievements.
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Past events at SRI
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PARC Forum: Nobel laureate John M. Martinis on the quantum frontier
QED-C executive director Celia Merzbacher and Martinis discuss innovation and the road to scalable quantum systems.
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PARC Forum: How to AI
The Wall Street Journal tech columnist Christopher Mims and SRI Education’s Susan Patrick discuss how AI can strengthen human agency.
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PARC Forum: The future of defense technologies
Silicon Valley is paying close attention to the defense sector. SRI convened a conversation exploring new opportunities to advance security through innovation.