{"689220":{"#nid":"689220","#data":{"type":"event","title":"The Future of Data Centers: Shaping the Social and Policy Landscape of Our AI Infrastructure","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis event is co-sponsored by the \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/ipat\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E and the \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustainablesystems.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBrook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/1984910291113?aff=oddtdtcreator\u0022\u003E\u0026lt;RSVP\u0026gt; for the event here \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe growth of AI and other data intensive industries has increased demand for data centers the world over, and \u201cmetro Atlanta has emerged as the world\u2019s second-largest data center market[1].\u201d \u0026nbsp;This has created both opportunities for some companies, municipalities, and communities while simultaneously posing social and policy challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis event will bring together people from academia, industry, government, and other organizations to discuss the future of data center sustainability, particularly from a social and policy lens, and to debate methods to help ensure equitable growth where the rewards and costs associated with this massively growing industry are shared across populations and communities. This is particularly important, as many community discussions about data centers focus on water and energy sustainability, while overlooking issues of policy, social, and community sustainability.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOur discussions will focus on both the local issues here in Atlanta and lessons learned and best practices we can draw from across the globe.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExpect engaging conversations pointing to a shared understanding of:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECurrent and future social and policy challenges and opportunities related to data centers;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAn array of solutions and strategies to address the identified challenges;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPerspectives and lessons learned from Atlanta and around the globe regarding the political and social aspects of data centers;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EBest practices and considerations for creating effective mechanisms for community engagement with data center stakeholders.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEvent webpage with agenda and speaker details: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/ipat\/data-ctrs-future-apr2026\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/ipat\/data-ctrs-future-apr2026\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/1984910291113?aff=oddtdtcreator\u0022\u003E\u0026lt;RSVP\u0026gt; for the event here \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis event will bring together people from academia, industry, government, and other organizations to discuss the future of data center sustainability, particularly from a social and policy lens, and to debate methods to help ensure equitable growth where the rewards and costs associated with this massively growing industry are shared across populations and communities.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This event will bring together people from academia, industry, government, and other organizations to discuss the future of data center sustainability, particularly from a social and policy lens, and to debate methods to help ensure equitable growth where"}],"uid":"27513","created_gmt":"2026-03-27 15:52:14","changed_gmt":"2026-04-09 17:43:44","author":"Walter Rich","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2026-04-21T08:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2026-04-21T16:30:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2026-04-21T16:30:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2026-04-21 12:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2026-04-21 20:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2026-04-21 20:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Georgia Tech Alumni House, 190 North Ave NW, Atlanta, GA 30313","extras":[],"hg_media":{"679758":{"id":"679758","type":"image","title":"The Future of Data Centers: Shaping the Social and Policy Landscape of Our AI Infrastructure","body":null,"created":"1774627078","gmt_created":"2026-03-27 15:57:58","changed":"1774627099","gmt_changed":"2026-03-27 15:58:19","alt":"The Future of Data Centers: Shaping the Social and Policy Landscape of Our AI Infrastructure","file":{"fid":"263957","name":"DataCenterWeb1_2500-Web-v4-copy.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/03\/27\/DataCenterWeb1_2500-Web-v4-copy.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/03\/27\/DataCenterWeb1_2500-Web-v4-copy.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1362285,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/03\/27\/DataCenterWeb1_2500-Web-v4-copy.jpg?itok=ss2RLhRm"}}},"media_ids":["679758"],"groups":[{"id":"244191","name":"Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems"},{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"367481","name":"SEI Energy"},{"id":"1280","name":"Strategic Energy Institute"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"188084","name":"go-ipat"},{"id":"188360","name":"go-bbiss"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"194682","name":"Workshop"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"194945","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}