Calling all youth, Stanford students and policymakers!

Join us for a youth-led event to collectively address the moral panic around social media, persuasive design and youth mental health.

Who: This special youth-led event invites young people 18 and under from all backgrounds (in school and out-of-school), Stanford students, policymakers and other communities to re-design social media in ways that will prioritize and protect youth mental health.

What: A hands-on, 3.5 hour event which includes dinner, networking, youth testimonials, and design workshops (including how YOU can design your own social media apps, and how we can use policies like the California Age Appropriate Design Code to make them safe).

Where: Stanford d.school, 416 Escondido Mall, #550, Stanford University

Registration: There is no registration fee to attend our event, but all participants must register in advance. There will be no option available to register on site at the conference. 

Also, please note that a signed media and liability release is required for all conference participants. Young people under the age of 18 will need to include the signature of their guardian. Photographs, videos and written testimonials will be taken at the event and may be shared as part of the GoodforMEdia program (www.goodformedia.org)

When: Friday, May 19th, 5:00-8:30pm (Please allow at least 20 minutes to find a parking space and walk to the d.school; this hands-on learning experience will start on time! Closest paid parking is Roble Field Garage located at 320 Panama St, Stanford, CA 94305). The program schedule includes:

5:00pm-5:30pm: Check-in and Registration Confirmation

5:30pm-6:30pm: Dinner and Panel

6:30pm-7:30pm: Workshops and Youth Testimonials

7:30pm-8:30pm: Networking

Panelist Bios

Aria "Rani" Sindlebecker (GoodforMEdia)

Aria Rani Sindledecker, 14, is a high school freshman, a mental health advocate, youth leader, consultant and documentarian.

Khoa Nathan Ngo (GoodforMEdia)

Khoa-Nathan (he/they) is a college freshman dedicated to mental health advocacy and community involvement. Khoa-Nathan hopes to use his lived experiences to help other youth and empower them to be involved in social justice. He views social media as not just a challenge for this generation, but also a tool for expression and storytelling to make the world a better place.

Elizabeth Inglese (Instagram)

Elizabeth Inglese is the Content Design lead for Instagram Well-being. She’s passionate about making the internet clear and accessible through quality content design.

Jeff Hancock (Stanford Social Media Policy Lab)

Jeff Hancock is founding director of the Stanford Social Media Lab and is a Professor in the Department of Communication at Stanford University. Professor Hancock and his group specializes in using computational linguistics and experiments to understand how the words we use can reveal psychological and social dynamics, such as deception and trust, emotional dynamics, intimacy and relationships, and social support.

For any questions, please email goodformedia@stanford.edu.