Johnson To Give Lecture Today

At Chautauqua

Chautauqua Institution’s nine-week season features weekday lectures focusing on weekly cultural themes. Week Four examines “The Ethics of Tech: Scientific, Corporate and Personal Responsibility,” in which speakers in the 10:45 a.m. Chautauqua Lecture Series program explore the tremendous and sometimes harmful impact Big Tech companies and their products have on society. Deborah G. Johnson examines new technologies that challenge both cybersecurity and the integrity of elections, and how we as citizens can ethically and responsibly navigate a digital world of disinformation, deepfakes and general foreign interference. Johnson recently retired as the Anne Shirley Carter Olsson Professor of Applied Ethics in the University of Virginia’s Department of Engineering and Society. Assembly online began with a beta test version launched on June 22, with the testing phase continuing through August 31, allowing guests to sign up for a 90-day free trial at chq.org/2020-assembly. Following the 90-day trial period, membership will be $3.99 per month.

Salamanca School Board To Meet Tuesday

SALAMANCA — The Salamanca City Central School Board will hold a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the multi-purpose room at 50 Iroquois Drive and via Zoom. The meeting will be held for the purpose of reviewing the status of the district’s reopening plan.

BPU To Convene On Monday

Via Facebook

The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities board will meet via Facebook Live at 4 p.m. Monday. Members of the public may watch the meeting at facebook.com/jamestownbpu/live. Any public comments to be read or questions to be asked during the public comment period of the agenda must be received in writing by noon the day of the meeting via USPS mail or by email to the secretary of the board at sjlake@jamestownbpu.com.

Fluvanna Fire Dept. To Hold Barbecue

The Fluvanna Fire Department will host a chicken barbecue at its fire hall, 3536 Fluvanna Ave. Ext. from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. The meal costs $10 and includes chicken, two sides and a roll. All meals must be picked up. All proceeds will benefit the fire department.

Herzfeld To Talk About Tech At Lecture Today

CHAUTAUQUA — Chautauqua Institution’s fourth week of Interfaith Lectures focuses on “Ethics in a Technologically Transforming World?” which will examine the ethical, spiritual and religious dimensions of “new tech” at 2 p.m. each day. Noreen Herzfeld explores humanity’s relationship with technology, and asks how autonomous we should allow technology to be. Herzfeld is the Nicholas and Bernice Reuter Professor of Science and Religion at St. John’s University and the College of St. Benedict, and is a frequent speaker on the prospects for AI, ethical issues in technology, and Islam. To view the lecture, visit assembly.chq.org.