Big Data, Great Lakes: A Journalism Workshop Exploring Data Centers in Southeastern Wisconsin
Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources (IJNR)
"The United States currently has the largest data center footprint in the world and there are no signs development will slow down. The Great Lakes region is home to nearly 20 percent of U.S. data centers and hundreds more are being planned or under construction. While the tech industry races to keep up with the computing demands of things like artificial intelligence (AI), streaming and cloud storage, local communities struggle to balance environmental and energy concerns with the potential economic boost of what some are calling an 'AI gold rush.' This March 15-18, the Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources will conduct an expenses-paid workshop that will get journalists up to speed on this emerging issue. Participants will go out in the field to meet the people shaping the data center discourse in the Great Lakes. Set in and around Milwaukee, the workshop will explore what data center development may mean for states and communities in this water-rich region. Participants will speak with local municipal leaders, tech industry representatives, state regulators, environmental groups and more as they learn about new developments for companies like Meta and Microsoft, construction moratoriums, the increasing demand for energy, growing water concerns and future projections for a 'freshwater economy.'" Apply by Feb. 6.
Big Data, Great Lakes: A Journalism Workshop Exploring Data Centers in Southeastern Wisconsin
"The United States currently has the largest data center footprint in the world and there are no signs development will slow down. The Great Lakes region is home to nearly 20 percent of U.S. data centers and hundreds more are being planned or under construction. While the tech industry races to keep up with the computing demands of things like artificial intelligence (AI), streaming and cloud storage, local communities struggle to balance environmental and energy concerns with the potential economic boost of what some are calling an 'AI gold rush.' This March 15-18, the Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources will conduct an expenses-paid workshop that will get journalists up to speed on this emerging issue. Participants will go out in the field to meet the people shaping the data center discourse in the Great Lakes. Set in and around Milwaukee, the workshop will explore what data center development may mean for states and communities in this water-rich region. Participants will speak with local municipal leaders, tech industry representatives, state regulators, environmental groups and more as they learn about new developments for companies like Meta and Microsoft, construction moratoriums, the increasing demand for energy, growing water concerns and future projections for a 'freshwater economy.'" Apply by Feb. 6.
Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources (IJNR)