Face/Interface is an international conference bringing together scholars, designers, engineers, and technologists to explore global type design. This is the general link for the conference: https://face-interface.com (The list of speakers is on the website) Pre-registration is required.

On Friday, January 17^th, Face/Interface will take place on Stanford campus at Bechtel Conference Center at Encina Hall [616 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305] [Map Link]

On Saturday January 18^th, Face/Interface will take place at the  Stanford Humanities Center [424 Santa Teresa St, Stanford, CA 94305] [Map Link]

Registration begins at 8:15am on Friday, and the conference will promptly begin at 9:00am.

Registration begins at 8:30am on Saturday, and the conference will promptly begin at 9:15am.

There are no more in person registrations slots, to sign up to attend virtually: You will need to register via Zoom, even if you signed up via EventBrite: https://stanford.zoom.us/webinar/register/8417359721782/WN_CsNxLYWUS4q4FAvFNQ4sbQ

Again, In-Person attendance is 100% FULL/SOLD OUT, but virtual livestream registration is still open.

Schedule (Subject to Change)

DAY ONE (FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2025) BECHTEL CONFERENCE CENTER
8:15-9:00: REGISTRATION & COFFEE

9:00-9:30: Thomas S. Mullaney, Welcome and Opening Remarks

9:30-11:00: Panel 1

11:00-11:15: COFFEE BREAK

11:15-1:15: Panel 2

2:15-4:15: Panel 3

4:15-4:30: BREAK

4:30-5:00: Dr. Chan Yeh Practitioner Announcement and Celebration

5:00-6:30 KEYNOTE & ROUNDTABLE
Stanford President Jonathan Levin, Introduction
Adam Yeo, The Future of Bété Script: Embracing Digital Inclusion
Roundtable: Digital Inclusion in the 21st Century
Tawfik Jelassi (UNESCO)
Toral Cowieson (Unicode) Guilherme Canela de Souza Godoi (UNESCO)
Maroua Bezzaoui (Stanford)
Helena Aytenfisu (Stanford)
Moderated by Thomas S. Mullaney & Elaine Treharne (Stanford)

DAY TWO (SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2025) STANFORD HUMANITIES CENTER
8:30-9:15: REGISTRATION & COFFEE

9:15-11:15: Panel 1

11:15-11:30: COFFEE BREAK

11:30-1:00: Panel 2

1:00-2:00: LUNCH PROVIDED FOR SPEAKERS & CHAIRS ONLY

2:00-3:30: Panel 3

3:30-3:45: COFFEE BREAK

3:45-5:45: Panel 4

5:45-6:30 DAY TWO CLOSING DISCUSSION