[change] Today's discussion

Hi everyone Thanks for coming to today's Change discussion. For those interested, I have attached the slides from today's discussion. Also, here is a link to the cellscope project: http://cellscope.berkeley.edu/ and another link to an article about the automated pulse measurements: http://web.mi

[change] ICTD 2010

hey everyone As many of us know, the 2010 ICTD and DEV conferences are just around the corner. The Change group has a number of publications/posters/talks that will be presented and I would like to compile a list of all these contributions for the Change website. If you are going to the conferenc

[change] Genius 13-Year-Old Has a Solar Power Breakthrough

Interesting stuff... 7th grader Aidan Dwyer was walking in the woods during the winter, and looking up, he noticed something about the bare branches above him. They didn't appear to be growing randomly. So he took some measur

[change] Fall 2011 Change Seminar

Hello Everyone, In preparation for the 2011 fall quarter, I wanted to invite you all to register for the one credit Change Seminar (Course number: CSE590C1, SLN: 12464). The seminar is held on Thursdays at 12pm in the Paul Allen Center (Room 203). Change (http://change.washington.edu) is a group

[change] Fall 2011 Change Seminar

Hi Everyone Just a reminder that the Change seminar will start NEXT week. The first meeting will be on Thursday, October 6th in room CSE 203. Lunch will be provided. Also, if you are interested, don't forget to register. Details below. Thanks Nicki On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 11:58 AM, Nicola

[change] Abraham Flaxman on Computer Coded Verbal Autopsy: measuring cause-specific mortality with machine learning

This Thursday at Change we will be hosting a talk by Abraham Flaxman about computer coded verbal autopsy in resource-poor environments. Abraham Flaxman is a computer scientist hiding out in the Global Health Department at the University of Washington. He was trained in the theoretical aspects of ra

[change] Fwd: Grant opportunity for optimizing immunization systems in low- and middle-income countries

-- Forwarded message -- From: Balderston, Beth Date: Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 6:44 PM Subject: Grant opportunity for optimizing immunization systems in low- and middle-income countries To: "nixdell at cs.washington.edu" Dear Nicki, ** ** Would you be able to share this announce

[change] Prof. Craig Warren Smith on the Second Wireless Revolution: Bringing Broadband to the "Next Two Billion" in Asia's Emerging Markets

This Thursday at Change we will be hosting a talk by Professor Craig Warren Smith, Chairman of the Digital Divide Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. Now that cell phones have reached even remote villages in Asian emerging markets, Asia's commercial supply chains and governments are n

[change] Kentaro Toyama: Reflections on the 10 Myths of ICT for Development in CSE 403

*Please note the room change for this Thursdays talk. We will meet in the Allen Center CSE 403 instead of 203. * This Thursday at Change we will be hosting a talk by Kentaro Toyama ( www.kentarotoyama.org). Kentaro is a visiting researcher in the School of Information at the University of Californ

[change] Kentaro Toyama in CSE 403

Hi everyone ROOM CHANGE FINAL REMINDER! Kentaro will be giving a talk at the Change seminar tomorrow in CSE 403 (not the usual room 203). Details below. Thanks Nicki -- Forwarded message -- From: Nicola Dell Date: Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 1:54 PM Subject: Kentaro Toyama

[change] USB key

If anyone dropped a yellow and silver USB key at Change last Thursday, I have it. Thanks Nicki -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

[change] Tablets in Education: The $35 Aakash tablet in India

This Thursday at Change we will have a discussion hosted by Rahul Banerjee and Dylan Price on the use of tablets in Education, focusing specifically on the recent $35 Aakash tablet released in India. India recently introduced a cheap tablet computer, saying it would deliver modern technology to th

[change] UW MCDM Student and Alumni Roundtable: Digital Trends in Cameroon, Namibia, South Africa, and Ghana -- Wednesday, October 26 -- 3:00 - 4:30 in Communications 202

For those of you interested in the role information communication technology--especially mobile phones--are playing in modern Africa, please join me, three current Master of Communication in Digital Media (MCDM) students (Pam Kahl, Joseph Pavey, and Shelby Barnes), and one MCDM alum (Alvin Singh) a

[change] Ryan Hartford @ Dimagi

This Thursday at Change Ryan Hartford from Dimagi will be discussing the concept of custom development versus product development as an effective model for international development. We may also diverge into the topic of technology as a "force multiplier" for impact. Ryan leads the Logistics initi

[change] Discussion: Is local participation and decentralization of development work necessary to make it sustainable?

This Thursday at Change Mayank Goel and Praveen Shekhar will be leading a discussion on local participation and the decentralization of development work. *Is local participation and decentralization of development work necessary to make it sustainable?* In Rajasthan, India, there is school: Barefo

[change] Discussion: Small Ideas for Big Impacts

This Thursday at Change Sidhant Gupta and Rachel Sobel will be leading a discussion on small ideas for big impacts. *Small Ideas for Big Impacts* We will discuss how small ideas can often have big impacts on a society. In particular, we will focus on ideas that make use of fundamental and basic s

[change] No Change seminar this week

hey everyone Just a reminder that there will be no Change seminar this week. Have a happy thanksgiving :-) Thanks Nicki -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

[change] Bill Lober from I-TECH

This Thursday at Change Bill Lober, director of informatics at UW?s International Training and Education Center for Health (I-TECH), will present an overview of I-TECH?s work in six countries, talk about what goes well and what doesn?t, and ask for some ideas on how to do it better. Bill Lober, MD

[change] Slides from Bill Lober's presentation

hey everyone I am attaching slides from Bill Lober's presentation from Thursday. Enjoy! Thanks Nicki -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: --

[change] John Tippett and David Hutchful on the Grameen Foundation's MOTECH platform

This Thursday at Change John Tippett and David Hutchful will present an overview of Grameen Foundation's Mobile Technology for Community Health (MOTECH) platform. MOTECH is powering health interventions in Africa and Asia focused on maternal and child health, HIV/ART compliance, TB treatment, and m

[change] Slides from today's talk

Hi everyone For those interested, I have uploaded the slides from todays talk. You can download them from the website by clicking on the link at the top of this page: http://change.washington.edu/2011/12/john-tippett-and-david-hutchful-on-the-grameen-foundations-motech-platform/ Thanks for a grea

[change] Course Announcement: Change Seminar

Hello Everyone, In preparation for the winter quarter I wanted to invite you all to register for the one credit Change Seminar (CSE590C1, SLN: 12399) on Thursdays at noon in the Paul Allen Center (Room 203). Change (http://change.washington.edu) is a group of faculty, students, and staff at the U

[change] Richard Anderson on Software and Global Health: Assessing vaccine cold chains from national equipment inventories.

This Thursday at Change UW CSE Professor Richard Anderson will talk about Software and Global Health: Assessing vaccine cold chains from national equipment inventories. Immunization is recognized as one of the most successful public health interventions ever devised. A critical component of immu

[change] CSE Seminar 590 F

hey everyone CSE 590F is a UW seminar that some of you may be interested in. The focus of the seminar this quarter will be on software toolkits for ICTD. Each week someone will lead the discussion by presenting the principal components of the toolkit and their major interfaces and standards. The

[change] Ted McCarthy on screen reader use among the visually impaired in India.

This Thursday at Change Ted McCarthy from the University of Michigan will be discussing screen reader use among the visually impaired in India and sharing the results of a study conducted last summer in Bangalore, India with Microsoft Research, where he worked with Joyojeet Pal (Univ. of Michigan)

[change] Nicolás di Tada on InSTEDD

This Thursday at Change Nicol?s di Tada will be speaking about the work he has been doing at InSTEDD. *About InSTEDD:* InSTEDD has a unique offering ? we design and use open source technology tools to help partners enhance collaboration and improve information flow and knowledge sharing to better

[change] No Change seminar this Thursday

Hi everyone *There will no Change seminar this Thursday. * Nicolas di Tada has had to postpone his trip to Seattle and won't be able to make it. Next week (January 26th) we will have a discussion led by Krysta Yousoufian and Carl Hartung. Thanks Nicki -- next part -- An H

[change] Response bias article on MobileActive

hey everyone, A cool research project of mine that quantifies participant response bias in ICTD was recently written up on MobileActive. This work was done during my summer internship with the Technology for Emerging Markets Lab at Microsoft Research India. Read more here: http://www.mobileactive

[change] Discussion on financial models for healthcare in rural areas.

This Thursday at Change Krysta Yousoufian and Rohit Chaudri will discuss financial models for healthcare in rural areas. We will present the 3 most prevalent models for healthcare delivery to underserved communities in rural areas. Countries like India have state-sponsored programs that provide fre

[change] Brian DeRenzi on how mobile devices can improve health worker performance.

This Thursday at Change Brian DeRenzi will talk about how mobile devices can improve health worker performance. For rural populations living in low-income settings, community health workers (CHWs) are in the best position to provide health information, encourage healthy practices, and be the most

[change] Anne Schanz on cross-cultural design.

This Thursday at Change Anne Schanz will talk about the complexities and difficulties of designing across different cultures. Most ICT4D initiatives involve stakeholders from a number of different backgrounds; including different cultures. Technology developed in the course of these initiatives tr

[change] Nicki Dell on Participant Response Bias.

This Thursday at Change Nicki Dell will be talking about participant response bias in ICTD and HCI. Although HCI researchers and practitioners frequently work with groups of people that differ significantly from themselves, little attention has been paid to the effects these differences have on th

[change] Meg Coyne, Dylan Price, and Mark Ullery on Beyond Good Intentions: Evaluating Global “Development” Work Critically.

This Thursday at Change Meg Coyne, Dylan Price, and Mark Ullery will be leading a discussion on good intentions in global development as part of an outreach project for another seminar, *GEOG 499B - Beyond Good Intentions: Evaluating Global ?Development? Work Critically*. We hope to bring some of t

[change] Links from today's discussion

Here's the link to the Critical Development Forum: http://students.washington.edu/cdfuw/ I want to make it clear that we are not actually involved in the CDF (at least not yet), just participants in a class. The CDF is a lot more organized and so if anyone is interested in these issues I guarantee

[change] Brian Glaister on Cadence Biomedical

This Thursday at Change Brian Glaister will speak about his research on low cost prosthetics for resource-poor countries, and present the work of his startup Cadence Biomedical and their device to help people with severe disabilities walk. Brian is the President and CEO of Cadence Biomedical which

[change] Three ICTD/DEV practice talks this Thursday

This Thursday at Change we will have three talks, all of which will be presented at the ICTD and DEV conferences in Atlanta, March 11-15. 12:00 Automated Quality Control for Mobile Data Collection ** Winner of the Best Paper Award at ACM DEV ** Benjamin Birnbaum , University of Washington, Brian

[change] Seminar announcement: Change

In preparation for the spring quarter I wanted to invite you all to register for the one credit Change Seminar (CSE590C1, SLN:12542) on Thursdays at noon in the Paul Allen Center (Room 203). Change is a group of faculty, students, and staff at the UW who are explori

[change] Gates Foundation calls for new innovations to optimize immunization systems

-- Forwarded message -- From: Balderston, Beth Date: Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 4:22 PM Subject: Gates Foundation calls for new innovations to optimize immunization systems To: "nixdell at cs.washington.edu" Hi Nicky, Could you post the announcement to the Change list serv? People sho

[change] Waylon Brunette on portable antenatal ultrasound for village midwifes.

This Thursday at Change Waylon Brunette will speak about his research on a portable antenatal ultrasound platform for village midwifes. Please note that the seminar will be in the Allen center, CSE 205. The room currently listed on the MyUW website (MOR 225) is incorrect. While ultrasound imaging

[change] CORRECTION: Waylon Brunette on portable antenatal ultrasound for village midwifes.

Sorry, the Change seminar is in CSE 203 (not 205 as I said before). On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Nicola Dell wrote: > This Thursday at Change Waylon Brunette will speak about his research on a > portable antenatal ultrasound platform for village midwifes. Please note > that the sem

[change] Discussion on lessons to be Learned from Failure

This Thursday at Change Alexis Hope and Lassana Magassa will lead a discussion around failure in ICT4D work. The fact that no one wants to claim, discuss or own up to their project failures would lead one to believe that failure is NOT a natural part of life. But this is not the case. Though it is

[change] Nicolás di Tada from InSTEDD

This Thursday at Change Nicol?s di Tada will be speaking about the work he has been doing at InSTEDD. * * *About InSTEDD:* InSTEDD has a unique offering ? we design and use open source technology tools to help partners enhance collaboration and improve information flow and knowledge sharing to bett

[change] Backpack

Hi everyone, Someone left a black backpack in CSE203 after the seminar today. It has been handed in to the CSE reception. Thanks Nicki -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

[change] Discussion on the results of the OLPC randomized trial in Peru

This Thursday at Change Michael Gilbert and Robert Thompson will lead a discussion on the recently published results of the One Laptop Per Child randomized trial in Peru. They will start by introducing the One Laptop Per Child Program (to those not familiar with it already) and will then present t

[change] James Dailey on MicroEnergy Credits

This Thursday at Change, James Dailey will talk about his work with MicroEnergy Credits. MicroEnergy Credits is a financial intermediary which links microfinance institutions to the carbon markets when they lend for clean energy. Founded in 2007 and based in Seattle, Washington, MicroEnergy Credit

[change] Fwd: Deadline May 15! Gates Foundation seeks ideas to optimize immunization systems

-- Forwarded message -- From: Balderston, Beth Date: Tue, May 1, 2012 at 8:14 PM Subject: Deadline May 15! Gates Foundation seeks ideas to optimize immunization systems To: "nixd...@cs.washington.edu" Hi Nicki, Could you post this final reminder to Change? Thanks! -Beth **

[change] Dr Grace John-Stewart

This week at Change we will be hosting Dr Grace John-Stewart from the UW Department of Global Health. Dr. John-Stewart trained as an internist and pediatrician prior to specializing in infectious diseases, and received a PhD in epidemiology. Her research is focused on international HIV-1 studies,

[change] Katie Curran on HIV prevention in Kenya

This week at Change we will be hosting Katie Curran, a PhD student in epidemiology at the UW School of Public Health. She recently returned from Kenya where she spent 7 months collecting data for her dissertation. One part of her study involved using SMS to collect daily & monthly data on HIV risk

[change] CSE and HCDE Technology for Developing Regions

This week at Change we will be have presentations on three exciting projects that have been built by CSE and HCDE students in the Computing for Development capstone class over the last two quarters. Come and join us! What: CSE and HCDE technology for developing regions projects! When: Thursday, M

[change] CSE and HCDE technology for developing regions projects round 2!

This week at Change we will have presentations on *another* three exciting projects that have been built by the CSE and HCDE students in the Computing for Development capstone class over the last two quarters. Come and join us! Note that this will be the last meeting of the year! Have a great summ

[change] Poster Session - Technology for Resource Constrained Environments, Wed June 6, noon-1:30 pm, CSE Atrium

This year's projects in the multi-disciplinary HCDE and CSE481K - Designing Technology for Resource-Constrained Environments will be giving poster presentations in the CSE Atrium from noon to 1:30 pm WHAT: Designing Technology for Resource-Constrained Environments Project Posters and Demos DATE:

[change] No Change today

Hi everyone Quick reminder that there is no Change seminar today. Have a great summer and see you in the fall! Thanks Nicki ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change

[change] JOB: Marketing and Sales Position for Humanitarian Demining Company

* Red Lotus Technologies is a company dedicated to developing technologies that aid humanitarian demining. We currently seek a Marketing and Sales Intern to develop a 12-month marketing and sales strategy. The final deliverables will be 1) a marketing plan based on thorough research and market an

[change] CFP: Information and Knowledge Management for Developing Regions at CIKM 2012 (Submission deadline: July 15th)

(Apologies for multiple postings) Call for Papers First International Workshop on Information and Knowledge Management For Developing Regions (in conjunction with CIKM 2012) Maui Hawaii, U

[change] [JOB] Postdoctoral positions in Computer Science are available at New York University Abu Dhabi.

-- Forwarded message -- From: Jay Chen Date: Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 12:43 AM Subject: [TIER] Postdoctoral positions in Computer Science are available at New York University Abu Dhabi. To: t...@tier.cs.berkeley.edu *Postdoctoral positions in Computer Science are available at New Yor

[change] Fwd: DEMO Africa partners with VC4Africa

-- Forwarded message -- From: Brian Munyao Longwe Date: Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 12:17 AM Subject: [TIER] DEMO Africa partners with VC4Africa To: t...@tier.cs.berkeley.edu Demo Africa has joined forces with Venture Capital for Africa ( http://vc4africa.biz), the largest online networ

[change] [JOB] Job posting: Data analytics and international developmen

Hi guys - would you mind circulating this posting around your networks? -- Innovations for Poverty Action is looking to hire a talented programmer/statistician to join a team of researchers working on a set of ICTD-related projects in Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, Afghanistan, and Mongolia. We're

[change] Fwd: Know a Non-Profit that could use some help?

Original Message Subject: [eecs-grads] Know a Non-Profit that could use some help? Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 16:14:59 -0700 From: David PattersonTo: eecs-gr...@eecs.berkeley.edu Following the Berkeley tradition of doing well by doing good, last semester the Software Engineerin

[change] Call for Proposals for the UNESCO Mobile Learning Week

Hello, Please consider posting the Call for Proposals for the UNESCO Mobile Learning Week -- below or at http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/ED/pdf/MLW_Call_for_Proposal_01.pdf Thanks, Steve Vosloo UNESCO Programme Specialist Call for Proposals: UNESCO Mobile Learning

[change] Register for the Change Seminar

Hello Everyone, In preparation for the Fall quarter, I want to invite you all to register for the Change Seminar (CSE590C1, SLN:12581) on Tuesdays at noon in the Paul Allen Center Room 203. For those who attended l

[change] Richard Anderson: From Digital StudyHall to Digital PublicHealth

The first Change seminar for the fall quarter will be on* Tuesday, September 25th at 12 noon in CSE 203*. Richard Anderson from UW Computer Science and Engineering will be speaking on "From Digital StudyHall to Digital PublicHealth". The Digital StudyHall (DSH) project began in 2005 with the goal

[change] Kurtis Heimerl: The Village Basestation

This Tuesday at Change, Kurtis Heimerl from UC Berkeley will talk about his work on the Village Basestation. Cellular Telephony is one of the most impactful technologies ever, with five billion subscribers in just twenty five years. However, billions of people remain without this fundamental servi

[change] Fwd: Global Integrity Innovation Fund

Dear colleagues, Can you please help spread the word about the recently launched *Global Integrity Innovation Fund* initiative as widely as you can in your networks? I see this $10,000 grant as a terrific opportunity for people around the world who have ideas to promote accountability and transpar

[change] “Getting Started in mHealth.” Grant Opportunity. Applications due Dec 1.

-- Forwarded message -- From: neal lesh Date: Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 7:36 PM Subject: [TIER] “Getting Started in mHealth.” Grant Opportunity. Applications due Dec 1. To: t...@tier.cs.berkeley.edu Hi everybody, Dimagi just released an RFA to support organizations in India to launch

[change] Reminder: WISH2012 registration

*The Workshop on Interactive Systems in Healthcare (WISH 2012) *is right around the corner –and if you plan to also attend AMIA - please note: ** *Advance registration deadline is October 4, 2012* – Register at: http://www.amia.org/amia2012/registration *WISH is listed under "Tutorial

[change] Edgar Sioson on Community and Alternative Currencies in a Development Context

This Tuesday at Change, Edgar Sioson will talk about his work on community and alternative currencies in a development context. Community currencies and other alternative means of exchange have a long, under-the-radar history. Various implementations demonstrate the public's openness to change espe

[change] Pascal Schuback from the UW Office of Global Affairs

This Tuesday at Change we will host Pascal Schuback from the UW Office of Global Affairs. Pascal is responsible for security and emergency management of international activities for the University of Washington. Part of his responsibilities include developing the Global Emergency Management Plan a

[change] CFP: Networked Healthcare Technology (NetHealth), Workshop co-located with COMSNETS 2013

Apologies for multiple postings NetHealth 2013 Call for Papers - The human body is being increasingly instrumented and connected. The emergence of networked information technology for healthcare has already shown benefit in moving away from episodic to

[change] Heather Underwood on Improving Maternal Labor Monitoring in Kenya Using Digital Pen Technology

This Tuesday at Change, Heather Underwood will talk about Improving Maternal Labor Monitoring in Kenya Using Digital Pen Technology. Paper-based systems for monitoring maternal labor have been shown to reduce life-threatening complications in low-resource environments; however, significant barrier

[change] NetSquared connecting technologists and nonprofits - forward to change mailing list?

-- Forwarded message -- From: Natalie Linnell Date: Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 9:21 PM Subject: NetSquared connecting technologists and nonprofits - forward to change mailing list? To: nixd...@cs.washington.edu Hi Nicki, A good friend of mine works with NetSquared, which connects progr

[change] Trevor Perrier: Dispatches from the digital divide

This Tuesday at Change, Trevor Perrier from UW CSE brings dispatches from the digital divide. We all know the digital divide is rapidly disappearing and the world is more connected then it ever has been before. While it is true that tweets have been sent from the top of Mount Everest

[change] Kate Starbird on Crisis Informatics

This Tuesday at Change, Kate Starbird will talk about her work on Crisis Informatics. Sociologists of disaster have long recognized that people will converge onto the scene of a disaster, often attempting to provide assistance to those affected or those responding. ICT and social media are now ena

[change] Dr. Judd Walson on Making a difference - Understanding the importance of non-medical interventions in global health

This Tuesday at Change, Dr. Judd Walson will talk about his work understanding the importance of non-medical interventions in global health. Dr. Walson is an Assistant Professor in the departments of Global Health, Medicine, Infectious Disease and Pediatrics at the University of Washington. His re

[change] Fwd: [dub] Please publicize our new Masters HCI+Design

-- Forwarded message -- From: James Landay Date: Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 8:09 AM Subject: [dub] Please publicize our new Masters HCI+Design To: "d...@dub.washington.edu" Our new Masters in Human-Computer Interaction + Design is set to launch with its first incoming class next Autum

[change] Professor Dan Schwartz on Tribal partnership projects: A model for community-based renewable energy research.

This Tuesday at Change, Professor Dan Schwartz will talk about his work on community-based renewable energy research. Since 2008, a diverse group of UW Ph.D. students from the colleges of engineering, environment, and built environment have worked with the Yakama Nation and Confederated Salish and

[change] Talk on THURSDAY NOVEMBER 29th - Towards Open Architectures for Web and Mobile Software Technologies

Hi everyone, We will be having a special Change talk on *Thursday, November 29th at 12 noon in CSE 303. *This will be a *brown bag event *- lunch will *not* be provided. We hope you come anyway :-) Towards Open Architectures for Web and Mobile Software Technologies Bio: Bahtijar Vogel is a PhD c

[change] Jill Woelfer on Homeless young people and technology: Ordinary interactions, extraordinary circumstances.

This Tuesday at Change, Jill Woelfer will present her research on Homeless young people and technology: Ordinary interactions, extraordinary circumstances. Homeless young people, aged up to 30, have ordinary interactions with technology that are conditioned by the extraordinary circumstances of ho

[change] Fwd: Random Hacks of Kindness Seattle - this weekend

-- Forwarded message -- From: luke dressel Date: Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:47 PM Subject: Random Hacks of Kindness Seattle - this weekend To: Nicola Dell Hi Nicki, Could you let Change know about this? Would be great to see some UW participants. I'm helping organize it,

[change] Fwd: Talk on THURSDAY NOVEMBER 29th - Towards Open Architectures for Web and Mobile Software Technologies

Reminder: This talk will be on *Thursday at 12 noon in CSE 303*. I hope you can join us! -- Forwarded message -- From: Nicola Dell Date: Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 2:32 PM Subject: Talk on THURSDAY NOVEMBER 29th - Towards Open Architectures for Web and Mobile Software Technologies To

[change] Fwd: [TIER] Low-cost 3D Printing for Science, Education and Sustainable Development

Workshop on "Low-cost 3D Printing for Science, Education and Sustainable Development" 17-19 April 2013, ICTP, Trieste, Italy see: http://1mm.it/3d Deadline for applications: February 22, 2013 The purpose of this first international workshop is to discuss and create awareness on the new three-di

Re: [change] Talk on THURSDAY NOVEMBER 29th - Towards Open Architectures for Web and Mobile Software Technologies

Please join us TODAY at noon in CSE 303! On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 12:59 PM, Nicola Dell wrote: > Reminder: This talk will be on *Thursday at 12 noon in CSE 303*. I hope > you can join us! > > -- Forwarded message ------ > From: Nicola Dell > Date: Wed, Nov 2

[change] Change talk in 15 mins!

LETS GO: Learning Ecology through Science with Global Outcomes Abstract: In this talk Bahtijar will present his current research within the area of Mobile and Web technologies. Especially he will present his ongoing work Towards Open Architectures for supporting data collection, visualization and

Re: [change] Change talk in 15 mins!

In CSE 303! On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Nicola Dell wrote: > LETS GO: Learning Ecology through Science with Global Outcomes > > Abstract: In this talk Bahtijar will present his current research within > the area of Mobile and Web technologies. Especially he will present his &g

[change] Winter Change Seminar

Hello Everyone, In preparation for the winter quarter, I want to invite you all to register for the one credit Change Seminar (CSE 590 C1, SLN: 12581) on Tuesdays from 12-1pm in the Paul Allen Center, Room 203. Change (http://change.washington.edu) is a group of faculty, students, and staff at th

[change] Human and Political Grievances for Mobilization: Different roles of Facebook during the Egyptian Arab Spring.

Please join us on Tuesday for the final Change meeting of the quarter. This Tuesday at Change, Norah Abokhodair, Luis Fernando and Maria Garrido will present their work on Human and Political Grievances for Mobilization: Different roles of Facebook during the Egyptian Arab Spring. In the field of

Re: [change] Human and Political Grievances for Mobilization: Different roles of Facebook during the Egyptian Arab Spring.

Reminder: Tomorrow will be the last Change seminar this quarter. Please join us! On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 11:43 AM, Nicola Dell wrote: > Please join us on Tuesday for the final Change meeting of the quarter. > > This Tuesday at Change, Norah Abokhodair, Luis Fernando and Maria >

[change] Fwd: Call for Proposals: UW Symposium on Disability, Technology and Rehabilitation in Low and Middle Income Countries

** ** -- *Call for Proposals* * * Symposium on Disability, Technology and Rehabilitation in Low and Middle Income Countries ** ** June 27th & 28th, 2013 University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA ** ** Center for Technology and Disability Stud

Re: [change] Winter Change Seminar

For anyone who had trouble registering for the Change seminar next quarter, the seminar was incorrectly listed in the class schedule. The correct details are CSE 590 C1, SLN 12718. The seminar will be on Tuesdays from 12-1pm. Apologies for any confusion! On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 11:25 AM, Nicola

[change] Fwd: [TIER] Fwd: RTI & Tech conference @ Stanford University

> The Right to information and transparency in the digital age: Policy, > tools and practices > > Workshop organized by Liberation Technology Program at Stanford > University, United States, 11.-12. March, 2013 > > Call for Papers > > Access to information has become one of the most pro

[change] Fwd: [TIER] Omidyar Announces $45 Million - Tech for Citizen Participation

-- Forwarded message -- From: Temina Madon Date: Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 8:44 AM Subject: [TIER] Omidyar Announces $45 Million - Tech for Citizen Participation To: t...@tier.cs.berkeley.edu There's a new grant opportunity for tech companies or research groups working on "citizen part

[change] Fwd: [TIER] CFP: IUI4DR 3rd International Workshop on Intelligent User Interfaces for Developing Regions with IUI 2013

-- Forwarded message -- From: Sheetal K Agarwal Date: Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 9:45 PM Subject: [TIER] CFP: IUI4DR 3rd International Workshop on Intelligent User Interfaces for Developing Regions with IUI 2013 To: "t...@tier.cs.berkeley.edu" CALL FOR PAPERS Intelligent User Interf

[change] Interact 2013

INTERACT 2013 - The 14th IFIP TC13 Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Cape Town, South Africa, 2-6 September 2013. INTERACT 2013 solicits submissions addressing all aspects of human-computer interaction. The conference theme, “Designing for Diversity”, recognizes the interdisciplinary,

[change] Fwd: [dub] Upcoming workshop deadline on interfaces for developing regions

From: Sharon Oviatt Date: Wednesday, January 2, 2013 12:47 PM To: "change@change.washington.edu" , " d...@dub.washington.edu" Cc: Sharon Oviatt Subject: Upcoming workshop deadline on interfaces for developing regions For those of you interested in interfaces for developing regions, papers will

[change] No Change seminar this week

Hi everyone Just a reminder that there is no Change seminar this week. We will start * NEXT* week, Tuesday January 15th at 12 noon in CSE 203. Also, please make sure you sign up for the mailing list (http://is.gd/3PlkS) to ensure that you receive further emails. Thanks! Nicki ___

[change] Joshua Blumenstock on “Big Data” and Development: Empirical Research in Rwanda and Afghanistan

Please join us for the first Change meeting of the quarter! This Tuesday at Change, Joshua Blumenstock will talk about* “*Big Data” and Development: Empirical Research in Rwanda and Afghanistan Are* *mobile phones really transforming the lives of the world’s poor? In this talk, I will describe h

[change] Maria Garrido on RT @Leaders #G20: The emergence of influence in protest-related tweeting.

This Tuesday at Change, Maria Garrido (UW) will present RT @Leaders #G20: The emergence of influence in protest-related tweeting. This is joint work by Alexander Halavais (Quinnipiac University) and Maria Garrido (University of Washington). Does Twitter ever speak with one voice, and if not, whose

[change] Matt Rogge on 3D Printing as a Low Cost Method for Plastics Recycling

This Tuesday at Change, Matt Rogge will talk about 3D Printing as a Low Cost Method for Plastics Recycling. As the quantity of plastic produced globally continues to increase, the problem of what to do with waste plastic has become more pressing. This is especially true in areas of the world that

[change] Rohit Chaudhri on the Human Milkbank Project.

It is estimated that in resource-poor areas of the world, 3.3 million neonatal deaths occur within the first four weeks of life every year. According to the Lancet Child Survival Series, 13% of deaths of children under the age of five could be prevented by breastfeeding alone. Availability of breas

[change] Fahad Pervaiz on detecting dengue outbreaks.

This Tuesday at Change, Fahad Pervaiz will present his work on Punjab-IDSS ( http://punjab-idss.org), an intelligent disease surveillance system that leverages health hotlines and an active mobile health-workforce for disease spread tracking, early prediction and containment of dengue-related epide

[change] Fwd: [TIER] TIER's Village Base Station goes live

-- Forwarded message -- From: Kurtis Heimerl Date: Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 6:10 PM Subject: [TIER] TIER's Village Base Station goes live To: tier I just wanted to share our writeup on our VBTS project in Papua. This project details a small-scale, community owned and operated cellul

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