[change] Tata mKrishi service for farmers
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[change] CACM article of Dev World research
By Dias and Brewer: http://mags.acm.org/communications/200906/?CFID=669198CFTOKEN=78697787 - Gaetano Borriello Jerre D. Noe Professor Department of Computer Science Engineering 572 Allen Center, Box 352350 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195-2350 +1.206.685.9432 gaetano at cse.washington.edumailto:gaetano at cse.washington.edu http://www.cse.washington.edu/homes/gaetano -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/private/change/attachments/20090520/922b40ae/attachment.html
[change] IBM in Vietnam
http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800573589_480200_NT_8697cf62_2.HTM IBM Boosts Vietnam IT With New Innovation Center EE Times Asia (05/26/09) IBM recently opened the first IBM Innovation Center in Vietnam to help local communities build skills and develop new technologies to support demand for digital infrastructure projects. The center, which will be located in Ho Chi Minh City, will provide business partners and academics throughout Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos with access to training workshops, consulting services, technical infrastructure, and hands-on learning to help bring new technologies to the market. The IBM Academic Initiative will work with the University of Technology, Vietnam National University (VNU) in Ho Chin Minh City to establish a new university cloud computing center and a cloud curriculum. The College of Technology, VNU in Hanoi will establish a Service Science Management and Engineering department and jointly develop curriculum with IBM. IBM also will launch the first Vietnamese language version of its developerWorks, a global site to help IT professionals advance and improve their skills. IBM efforts in Vietnam are due to the country's accelerated IT growth. As Internet use in Vietnam has grown rapidly, the country's IT sector has expanded more than 20 percent annually. The Vietnam IBM Innovation Center will provide technical experts and customized hands-on support to test and validate users' software technologies before they go to market, and will offer training and access to open standards-based and emerging technologies. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/private/change/attachments/20090528/deb4b76c/attachment.html
[change] new course (Mobile/Cloud Applications for Emerging Regions)
Announcing a one-time course offering this fall.. Title: Mobile/Cloud Applications for Emerging Regions Description: A project course aimed at creating modules for Open Data Kit (http://code.google.com/p/open-data-kit) for immediate application in projects around the world ranging from public health to deforestation monitoring. Undergraduate students should view the course as a way to learn about programming on Android and AppEngine platforms while having the ability to quickly field test their work. Graduate students will find quals project candidates that could lead to longer-term research projects in HCI, networking, vision, embedded systems, software engineering, etc. Credits: 4 credits for undergraduate students as CSE490Y(SLN 20583), 3 credits for graduate students as CSE599Y(SLN 20584). Pre-requisites: CSE326 or extensive experience with Java programming. Caveats: 5th year Masters students can choose either 490Y or 599Y but must keep in mind that the course will not count toward their 5 course requirement at the 500-level. The course does not count as a capstone course for undergraduate CompE majors. It can be used to meet the CSE Senior Elective requirement for undergraduates. Syllabus/Schedule: MW 5:00-6:20 (note time schedule may say 6:00, it is 6:20) in CSE403. Week 1: Goals, Objectives, Projects, Intro to ICTD Week 2: Android overview - tutorial assignment with extension Week 3: AppEngine overview - tutorial assignment with extension Week 4: Tying mobile and cloud together - challenging assignment to demonstrate how the clients/cloud communicate Week 5: Project selection Weeks 6-10: Project meetings with instructors, get feedback from collaborators, design documentation - project group size up to 2, possibly 3, not 4 Week 11: Final demos Grading: based on Week 2-4 assignments and project (including documentation, design rationale, interaction in group meetings, and demonstration) Instructors: Yaw Anokwa and Carl Hartung, CSE graduate students and ODK developers (supervised by Gaetano Borriello) -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/private/change/attachments/20090918/3bc30235/attachment.html
[change] FW: AAAI Artificial Intelligence for Development (AI-D)
-Original Message- From: Nathan Eagle [mailto:nat...@mit.edu] Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 12:00 PM To: Shawndra Hill; Ravi Jain; Saleema Amershi; Gaetano Borriello; Ferguson, Neil M; Ashish Kapoor; Roni Rosenfeld; John Quinn; Kentaro Toyama; Peter Waiganjo Wagacha Cc: Eric Horvitz Subject: CFP: AAAI Artificial Intelligence for Development (AI-D) Hello AI-D Organizing Committee - Please forward the AI-D call for papers around to the relevant people and lists. Also, take a look at http://ai-d.org and let us know where you may be able to provide additional content related to shared data, sample research projects, and relevant publications. It should be quite an interesting symposium and we look forward to receiving submissions from yourselves and your students. Thanks! -Nathan and Eric -- AAAI Spring Symposium on Artificial Intelligence for Development (AI-D) Call for Papers There has been great interest in information and communication technology for development (ICT-D) over the last several years. The work is diverse and extends from information technologies that provide infrastructure for micropayments to techniques for monitoring and enhancing the cultivation of crops. While efforts in ICT-D have been interdisciplinary, ICT-D has largely overlooked opportunities for harnessing machine learning and reasoning to create new kinds of services, and to serve a role in analyses of data that may provide insights about socioeconomic development for disadvantaged populations. The unprecedented volume of data currently being generated in the developing world on human health, movement, communication, and financial transactions provides new opportunities for applying machine learning methods to development efforts, however. Our aim is to foster the creation of a subfield of ICT-D, which we refer to as artificial intelligence for development (AI-D), to harness these opportunities. To this end, we hope the AAAI Spring Symposium at Stanford will serve as a focal point to bring together a critical mass of researchers who are interested in applying AI research to development challenges. The goals of the symposium will be to (1) identify a core set of AI-D researchers, (2) explore key topics and representative projects in this realm, and (3) to lay out an ontology of AI-D research challenges and opportunities. We are seeking original contributions in the form of both full papers and position papers on a wide range of related topics. For example, papers could address the potential for machine reasoning to make valuable off-line and real-time inferences from the large-scale mobile phone data sets currently being generated in the developing world. Such analytics could provide a better understanding of social relationships and information flows in disadvantaged societies, as well as guiding and monitoring ICT-D interventions and public policy, and giving insight into population responses to crises. Other topics would include exploring how machine learning and inference could help us understand human mobility patterns, yielding, for example, real-time estimates of the progression of disease outbreaks and guiding public health interventions. Machine reasoning could also provide remote areas with medical support through automated diagnosis, along with guidance for the effective triaging of limited resources and human medical expertise. Additional potential topics include instant machine translation for better communication and coordination among people who speak different languages, user modeling for online tutoring, investment advisory tools, and simulation, modeling, and decision support for agricultural optimization. The AAAI Artificial Intelligence for Development Spring Symposium at Stanford will help define this new research area, and identify the next steps to establishing a sustainable and vibrant AI-D research community. In conjunction with Symposium, we are working to build a community of researchers with interests in AI-D, as well as to identify and make available case libraries of data (such as communication logs, financial transactions, and local market prices) for research. A site has been created for AI-D researchers at http://AI-D.org . Submissions: Interested participants should submit full papers (6 pages) and position papers (2 pages) in AAAI format to submissions at AI-D.org. Selected papers from the symposium will be published as an AAAI technical report. Organizing Committee: Nathan Eagle, cochair (Santa Fe Institute), Eric Horvitz, cochair (Microsoft Research), Shawndra Hill, data cochair (Wharton), Ravi Jain data cochair (Google), Saleema Amershi (University of Washington), Gaetano Boriello (University of Washington and Google), Neil Ferguson (Imperial, UK), Ashish Kapoor (Microsoft Research), John Quinn (Makerere University, Uganda), Roni Rosenfeld
[change] REGISTER for Change seminar/lunch
You can now register for 1 credit for the Change lunch seminar held on Thursday's at 12:00-12:50 in CSE403. The seminar is listed as CSE590C1 and its sln is 20649. Please register if you plan to attend regularly. Thanks, Gaetano - Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. - Mahatma Gandhi Gaetano Borriello Jerre D. Noe Professor Department of Computer Science Engineering 572 Allen Center, Box 352350 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195-2350 +1.206.685.9432 gaetano at cse.washington.edumailto:gaetano at cse.washington.edu http://www.cse.washington.edu/homes/gaetano -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/private/change/attachments/20091002/38478f06/attachment.html
[change] The Center for Global Field Study: Training environmental stewards worldwide
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[change] IBM interns saving the world
http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/zachary-wilson/and-how/are-your-interns-saving-world-ibms-are -- Forwarded message -- From: James A. Landay lan...@cs.washington.edu Date: Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 5:51 AM Subject: assume you guys saw this or already know about it... but just in case: http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/zachary-wilson/and-how/are-your-interns-saving-world-ibms-are -- -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/private/change/attachments/20091217/8077860f/attachment.htm
[change] importance of ICT in low-resource settings
women in developing countries, and people of both sexes with low incomes or poor education, were most influenced emotionally by their access to technology http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/10108551.stm
[change] Fwd: Imagining the Future: Technology and Development
-- Forwarded message -- From: The Rockefeller Foundation me...@rockfound.org Date: Thu, May 27, 2010 at 10:54 AM Subject: Imagining the Future: Technology and Development Having trouble viewing this? Try the web versionhttp://rockefellerfoundation.createsend5.com/t/r/e/ntyqh/irhidyikl/ [image: The Rockefeller Foundation]http://rockefellerfoundation.createsend5.com/t/r/l/ntyqh/irhidyikl/r *Imagining the Future: Technology and International Development* There is little doubt that technology will continue to drive change across the developing world. However, uncertainty exists about the role of technological advances in alleviating poverty. To uncover the range of possibilities that may emerge, novel approaches like scenario planning are essential. ?*Scenarios for the Future of Technology and International Development*, a new report, features four very different?yet very plausible?visions of how technology could profoundly alter how we address some of the most pressing challenges in the developing world. Scenario planning?an innovative method of creating narratives about the future?is a powerful tool for assisting organizations in considering how complex problems could evolve and be solved over the long term. The scenario planning process helps to identify unique opportunities, rehearse important decisions by simulating their broader implications, and illuminate previously unexplored areas of intersection. To learn more, read *the PDF of the report*http://rockefellerfoundation.createsend5.com/t/r/l/ntyqh/irhidyikl/y, published by the *Rockefeller Foundation*http://rockefellerfoundation.createsend5.com/t/r/l/ntyqh/irhidyikl/jand *Global Business Network*http://rockefellerfoundation.createsend5.com/t/r/l/ntyqh/irhidyikl/t *.* ** The Rockefeller Foundation: Our Current Workhttp://rockefellerfoundation.createsend5.com/t/r/l/ntyqh/irhidyikl/i Scenarios for the Future of Technology and International Development (PDF) http://rockefellerfoundation.createsend5.com/t/r/l/ntyqh/irhidyikl/d Foresight for Smart Globalization: Accelerating Enhancing Pro-Poor Development Opportunities http://rockefellerfoundation.createsend5.com/t/r/l/ntyqh/irhidyikl/h Global eHealth at the Foundationhttp://rockefellerfoundation.createsend5.com/t/r/l/ntyqh/irhidyikl/k www.rockefellerfoundation.orghttp://rockefellerfoundation.createsend5.com/t/r/l/ntyqh/irhidyikl/u [image: www.rockefellerfoundation.org]http://rockefellerfoundation.createsend5.com/t/r/l/ntyqh/irhidyikl/o www.rockefellerfoundation.orghttp://rockefellerfoundation.createsend5.com/t/r/l/ntyqh/irhidyikl/b | Unsubscribehttp://rockefellerfoundation.createsend5.com/t/r/u/ntyqh/irhidyikl/ | Forward this Email to a Friendhttp://rockefellerfoundation.forwardtomyfriend.com/r/irhidyikl/61C39924/ntyqh/l -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/private/change/attachments/20100527/4b8da14c/attachment.htm
[change] Fwd: Boren Scholarship Fellowship Information Session (fwd)
-- Forwarded message -- Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:59:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Robin Chang rob...@u.washington.edu Subject: [Advisers] Boren Scholarship Fellowship Information Session Dear Advisers, Please distribute widely to students, faculty and staff: Susan Sharp, from the Institute of International Education, will be speaking with interested students about the David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships on: Tuesday, October 5th Mary Gates Hall, Room 206 3:30 pm ? 4:30 pm Faculty and staff are also encouraged to attend to learn more about these opportunities available to students. Please RSVP at https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/scholarq/111423. Boren Awards provide a unique funding opportunity for U.S. students to study world regions critical to U.S. interests (including Africa, Asia, Central Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East). The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are excluded. The Boren Fellowship allows graduate students to add an important international and language component to their graduate studies. Boren Fellows can be awarded up to $30,000. The Boren Scholarship provides undergraduate students up to $20,000 for an academic year abroad. Boren Scholars represent a variety of academic backgrounds, but all are interested in studying less commonly taught languages, including but not limited to Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Swahili. Additional information on preferred geographic regions, languages, fields of study, federal service commitment and application procedures can be found at www.borenawards.org. For undergraduate students interested in Boren Scholarships, please contact Robin Chang, robinc at u.washington.edu. For graduate students interested in Boren Fellowships, please contact Helene Obradovich, helene at u.washington.edu . Thank you, Robin Chang Assistant Director Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships Awards 120 Mary Gates Hall (206) 543-2603 exp.washington.edu/scholarships -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/private/change/attachments/20100924/1694566f/attachment.html -- next part -- ___ Advisers mailing list Advisers at u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/advisers
[change] Fwd: 10/7: invite-Social Return on Investment reception session
-- Forwarded message -- From: Wren McNally wre...@uw.edu Date: Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 3:50 PM Subject: 10/7: invite-Social Return on Investment reception session To: Gaetano Borriello gaetano at cs.washington.edu Dear Gaetano, As a GSEC supporter, I would like to offer you a special invitation to our reception and event on October 7: Social Return on Investment: A Global Perspective, from 6-9 pm at the UW Foster School. Details are below; Please register ? space is limited. I would also like to share an exciting update from the 2010 Judges? choice team, Malo Traders, below.? Please mark your calendars for GSEC Week (Feb 15-18, 2011) and help spread the word ? forward the GSEC announcement to your networks! Measuring Social Impact Join us on October 7, at UW for a special workshop on social ROI and social impact in developing economies, featuring Drew Tulchin, Managing Partner, Social Enterprise Associates. Social Return on Investment: A Global Perspective Register Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010 6:00 ? 7:00 pm, Reception 7:00 - 9:00 pm Paccar Hall 392, UW Foster School of Business 7th annual Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition Updates Open Application Since GSEC 2010, Malo Traders founders have continued on to other competitions, worked with PATH in Mali and Senegal, and incorporated their business.? ?If it was not for GSEC and the judges we met during the event we would miss out on a opportunity of collaborating with such an innovative NGO such as PATH.? Malo Traders incorporated this week as an LLC.??We spent the summer conducting a feasibility study for PATH?on the introduction of fortified rice in Mali and Senegal.? Read more below... Save the Date for GSEC 2011 GSEC Week: February 15-18, 2011 GSEC Awards Banquet - ?Feb 17, 2011. Registration will open December 2010. Organized by the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington, GSEC invites student teams to create innovative social businesses that seek to alleviate a problem(s) of poverty in developing economies.?? Application deadline: November 4, 2010 We will award at least $30,000 in prize money to 2011 GSEC teams that develop innovative business models with the best integration of financial and social returns on investment targeting poverty reduction in developing economies.?? GSEC is open to currently enrolled students at any academic institution of higher education worldwide.?? GSEC 2011 will build on the success of last year: 2010 GSEC teams participated in tailored company visits, pitched their business to over 600 professionals, and competed for $30,000 in prize money and in-kind awards. ??In addition to prize money, GSEC provides cross-cultural, transformational practical learning experiences for student participants to hone their business skills, expand their networks, and access new resources. 2010 GSEC Team Malo Traders Update, (cont): 2010 Judges? Choice winning team, Malo Traders, embarked on a successful competition tour following GSEC 2010 and today is exchanging ideas with PATH on how to bring Ultra Rice, a strain enriched with iron, zinc and Vitamin A, to Africa to combat the anemia that afflicts over 60% of Mali?s people. Their business plan also includes building processing plants to clean, polish and package farmers? rice before it rots in the fields or is sold at a loss to opportunistic middlemen. ?A 2010 Opportunity Collaboration delegate, Malo Traders CEO and GSEC team member Mohamed Ali Niang, noted ?GSEC was a world class competition, [and] we were truly inspired by the knowledge and the generosity of each and every person we met. GSEC was the stepping stone that propelled Malo Traders to the next stage by establishing our credibility and sparking media attention.?
[change] Sana (from MIT)
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2010/itw-sana-0927.html
[change] Water flow Android app
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/10/22/water.flow.app/index.html
[change] Fwd: IEEE R6: Call for Papers - 2011 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference
-- Forwarded message -- From: conference-servi...@ieee.org Date: Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 2:00 PM Subject: IEEE R6: Call for Papers - 2011 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference To: gaetano at cs.washington.edu http://www.ieee.org/ Dear IEEE Members, On behalf of the organizing committee, I am pleased to announce the IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC) on 30 October - 1 November 2011, in Seattle, Washington. The inaugural IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference provides the perfect venue for anyone involved in humanitarian projects to join their peers in Seattle. The audience for this conference will include technologists, representatives from NGOs, governments, academe, funders and industry. This will provide an opportunity to share your work, meet others involved in humanitarian technology, create new projects and meet with funders. Our sessions will address a wide range of topics and we hope you'll submit a paper and plan to join us in Seattle. Home to a growing medical and biotech industry along with world leading software companies and a host of foundations you'll find can offer a wealth of opportunities to improve your knowledge, increase your network and expand your reach. We look forward to seeing you in Seattle in 2011. Call for Papers Abstract Submission: March 11, 2011 Acceptance Notice: July 17, 2011 Full Paper Submission: August 7, 2011 For more information: ieeeghtc at ieee.org Technical Sessions: - Health, Medical Technology and Telemedicine - Disaster Warning and Response - Water Planning, Availability and Quality - Power for Off-Grid Users - Power Infrastructure / Renewable / Sustainable Energy - Connectivity and Communications Technologies for Remote Locations - Educational Technologies - Agricultural Technologies - Humanitarian Technology Challenge Conference Program include welcome reception, tutorial sessions, poster sessions, social networking. IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference 2011 October 30 - November 1, 2011 Seattle, Washington USA www.ieeeghtc.org Best regards, Paul Kostek Chair 2011 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference -- To unsubscribe from E-Notices, visit http://ewh.ieee.org/enotice/options.php?SN=BorrielloLN=CONF Please be certain to include your IEEE member number. If you need assistance with your E-Notice subscription, please contact Khanh Luu at k.n.luu at ieee.org. [image: IEEE Footer with mailing address] http://www.ieee.org/ -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/private/change/attachments/20110117/63cd6404/attachment.html
[change] Fwd: NSDR 2011: 5th ACM Workshop on Networked Systems for Developing Regions
-- Forwarded message -- From: Bill Thies th...@microsoft.com Date: Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 12:17 AM Subject: NSDR 2011: 5th ACM Workshop on Networked Systems for Developing Regions To: Bill Thies thies at microsoft.com Cc: Richard Anderson anderson at cs.washington.edu Dear Colleagues, Please consider submitting a paper to NSDR 2011, to be held in conjunction with MobiSys in Washington, D.C. this June. Six-page papers are due March 25. Best wishes, Bill Thies Richard Anderson PC Co-chairs --- CALL FOR PAPERS 5th ACM Workshop on Networked Systems for Developing Regions (NSDR 2011) Co-located with MobiSys 2011 Washington, D.C., USA June 28th, 2011 http://www.dritte.org/nsdr11 Important Dates ? ?* Submission Deadline (Firm): March 25, 2011 (23:59 EST) ? ?* Notification: April 25, 2011 ? ?* Camera-ready: May 10, 2011 ? ?* Workshop: June 28, 2011 Background Following four successful workshops of NSDR at SIGCOMM 2007, SIGCOMM 2008, SOSP 2009, and MobiSys 2010, the 5th ACM Workshop on Networked Systems for Developing Regions (NSDR11) will provide a venue for researchers to propose and discuss ideas concerning the design, implementation and evaluation of new computing and communications technologies to support the sustainable development of developing regions. NSDR specifically focuses on the technical networking and systems research challenges that arise in the development of new computing solutions appropriate for developing regions where conventional solutions are often inappropriate and the development of new research approaches and innovative designs and techniques is often required. NSDR solicits papers that either highlight important networking and systems challenges in this space or describe the deployment and evaluation of novel technologies or applications that address a specific need. Papers, Topics of Interest We encourage submission of position papers or the results of preliminary work describing interesting, original, previously unpublished ideas or results pertaining to the design, implementation and/or evaluation of networks and systems for developing regions. Accepted papers will: ? ?* Propose new research directions; ? ?* Target a specific application; ? ?* Inform design and/or deployment; and/or ? ?* Generate lively debate at the workshop. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: ? ?* Low-cost wireless connectivity ? ?* Intermittent and delay-tolerant systems ? ?* Rural network planning and spectrum management protocols and ? ? ?techniques ? ?* Mechanisms for emergency and urgent communications ? ?* Location-aware systems ? ?* Power-efficient systems ? ?* Low-cost computing devices ? ?* Mobile systems and applications ? ?* Middleware and mechanisms for minimizing energy, latency and ? ? ?storage (caching etc) ? ?* Adapting content and applications for local languages ? ?* User interfaces for low-literacy populations ? ?* Shared access devices and infrastructure, including ? ? ?personalization and privacy concerns ? ?* Design and evaluation of applications and in-depth case studies ? ? ?in the areas of public health, microfinance, agriculture, ? ? ?e-governance, education, monitoring, disaster management, etc. Submission Instructions Submissions must be no greater than 6 pages (six pages) in length (including figures and references), must use a minimum 10pt font and minimum 1inch margins, must be in the form of a PDF file, and must follow formatting guidelines and instructions at: http://www.dritte.org/nsdr11/submit.html Submissions that deviate from these guidelines will be rejected without consideration. ?Reviews will be SINGLE-BLIND: authors' names and affiliations should be included in the submission. ?Authors of accepted papers are expected to present their papers at the workshop. Submissions must be original work not under review at any other workshop, conference or journal. Program Committee Richard Anderson, U. Washington (Program co-chair) Bill Thies, Microsoft Research India (Program co-chair) Muneeb Ali, Princeton Saman Amarasinghe, MIT John Bennett, U. Colorado Gaetano Borrielo, U. Washington Eric Brewer, UC Berkeley S. Keshav, U. Waterloo Jonathan Ledlie, Nokia Research Margaret Martonosi, Princeton Tapan Parikh, UC Berkeley Bhaskar Raman, IIT Bombay Umar Saif, LUMS Lakshmi Subramanian, NYU Steering Committee Elizabeth Belding, UC Santa Barbara Gaetano Borriello, U. Washington Eric Brewer, UC Berkeley Ravi Jain, Google Umar Saif, LUMS Lakshmi Subramanian, NYU
[change] Great NYT opinion piece on rural health
Great article about community-based health education and care. Inspiring. -- Forwarded message -- From: Beth Kolko bko...@u.washington.edu Date: Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 10:58 AM if you have a chance to take a look -- http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/14/villages-without-doctors/?hp Beth Kolko Professor Department of Human Centered Design Engineering University of Washington Box 352315 Sieg 423 Seattle, WA 98195 206.685.3809 Faculty Associate, Berkman Center for Internet Society Harvard University
[change] NYU Center for Tech and Econ Dev
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[change] interesting video
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[change] CSE481K Capstone Presentation/Demos (2 events) - Wed, June 1, 5pm in Gates Commons and Wed, June 8, noon in Atrium
This year's projects in the multi-disciplinary CSE481K - Designing Technology for Resource-Constrained Environments will be giving presentations in the Gates Commons from 5:00 to 6:30 in the Gates Commons. You are welcome to join us. WHAT: CSE481K Designing Technology for Resource-Constrained Environments Project Presentations DATE: Wednesday, June 1, 2011 TIME: 5:00pm - 6:30pm PLACE: Gates Commons (6th floor), Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science Engineering, UW Campus http://www.washington.edu/maps/?l=CSE http://www.cs.washington.edu/news/maps.html HOSTS: Gaetano Borriello (CSE), Ruth Anderson (CSE), Beth Kolko (HCDE), Rohit Chaudhri (CSE) Smartphones are becoming and important tool in helping under-served populations improve their healthcare, citizen groups increase their reach, small entrepreneurs improve their businesses, and much more. Come and see how six projects - all connected to real customers - are tackling some interesting problems for which existing commercial products are inadequate, inflexible, or just too expensive. CSE and HCDE students teamed up over the winter and spring quarters. First, the HCDE students took the lead in developing project ideas and their requirements. Then, the CSE students took those project ideas to working prototypes. There will also be a poster/demo session next week. WHAT: CSE481K Designing Technology for Resource-Constrained Environments Project Posters and Demos DATE: Wednesday, June 8, 2011 TIME: 12:00pm - 1:30pm PLACE: Atrium, Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science Engineering, UW Campus http://www.washington.edu/maps/?l=CSE http://www.cs.washington.edu/news/maps.html HOSTS: Gaetano Borriello (CSE), Ruth Anderson (CSE), Beth Kolko (HCDE), Rohit Chaudhri (CSE) Here is a list of this year's six projects: - Global2Local: helping local (SeaTac) health clinics coordinate interpreter services for the over 60 languages spoken in the SeaTac community (with the Global2Local program run by the Washington Global Health Alliance, Swedish Hospital, HealthPoint, and the King County Department of Public Health) - Paper2Digital: using smartphone cameras to translate optical mark forms to spreadsheets automatically (a Gates Foundation funded project with VillageReach - a local NGO working in health clinics in Mozambique) - WaterUse: using low-power sensing to precisely determine the pattern and duration of water gathering activities in rural Ethiopia (in collaboration with Prof. J. Cook, an economist in the Evans School) - MilkBank: a low-cost sensor for guiding the flash-heat pasteurization of human breast milk (to eliminate HIV) to used in South Africa (with PATH - a large local NGO with activities in many countries) - ODK Tables: a new tool in the Open Data Kit suite developed at UW, allows the SMS population and queries of an on-phone database and presents a phone-optimized table viewing interface (intended to lower the barrier to entry by providing an alternative to cloud-hosted servers) - NatureMapping: extensions to ODK Collect (also a tool in Open Data Kit) to allow data collection and decision tree forms to extract choices from a database (local or remote) based on data already entered - think advanced field guide (with the Nature Mapping project in the UW's Department of Forestry) We hope to see you at either or both of these events. Gaetano Borriello Computer Science Engineering University of Washington -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/private/change/attachments/20110531/0f3a0dd7/attachment.html
[change] REMINDER: Eric Brewer (UCB) to give Change talk TODAY, June 6 at 10:30 in Gates Commons
Reminder. On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 1:50 PM, Gaetano Borriello gaetano at cs.washington.edu wrote: Here is the promised title and abstract - hope to see you there: Technology, The Cloud, and Developing Regions Eric Brewer UC Berkeley Google Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) have become an fundamental tool to improve the quality of life for the majority of the world's population, a major change from a decade ago. The role for universities it to create new technology options for developing regions and to help apply technology in the places where market forces are insufficient to create solutions. After covering some of the technologies that we have deployed in developing regions, I shift to the great remaining potential impact from energy, connectivity solutions, and the cloud. This is in some ways a follow-up to Eric's The Case for Technology for Developing Regions talk at UW in 2004. Monday, June 6 at 10:30 in Gates Commons On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 8:59 PM, Gaetano Borriello gaetano at cs.washington.edu wrote: Eric Brewer http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~brewer/, of UC Berkeley's CS Division http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/ and leader of the TIER grouphttp://tier.cs.berkeley.edu/drupal/, will give a talk on ICTD (title/abstract will be sent out soon) in the Gates Commons on the 6th floor of the Allen Center on Monday, June 6 at 10:30. Eric is one of the pioneers on the technology side of ICTD research, founder of the Federal Search Foundation, which built FirstGov (now USA.gov)http://www.usa.gov/, the portal for the US government, and he was founder and Chief Scientist of Inktomi Corporation, now part of Yahoo! I hope you'll be able to join us. Thanks, Gaetano -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/private/change/attachments/20110606/481bde3f/attachment.html
[change] Fwd: Updated CFP, ICTD2012, Atlanta. Submission site is open, papers due 22 July
-- Forwarded message -- From: Program Chair prog...@ictd2012.org Date: Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 11:42 PM Subject: Updated CFP, ICTD2012, Atlanta. Submission site is open, papers due 22 July To: Gary Marsden gaz at cs.uct.ac.za This is a reminder that the submission deadline for ICTD2012 is one month away, on July 22, 2011. The submission site is now open. Details are in the call for papers, below, and online at?http://www.ictd2012.org. Please?re-post and share with your colleagues. CALL FOR PAPERS, Revised 21 June 2011 Fifth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA USA Conference dates:? March 12-15, 2012 Paper submission deadline:? July 22, 2011 (11:59pm UTC) Conference website:? http://www.ictd2012.org Contact us at:? program at ictd2012.org Follow or visit at:? Twitter @ICTD2012 ? Facebook: ICTD 2012 Atlanta ICTD provides an international forum for scholarly researchers exploring the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in social, political, and economic development. The conference program and accepted papers will reflect and deepen the multidisciplinary nature of ICTD research, with anticipated representation from anthropology, computer science, communication, design, economics, electrical engineering, geography, information science, political science, public health, sociology, and so on. Submitted papers are subject to a rigorous and selective double-blind peer review; accepted papers will appear in electronic conference proceedings and will be archived in the ACM digital library. A subset of the papers will also appear in a special issue of Information Technologies International Development. ICTD2012 is the fifth of an ongoing series of conferences occurring every one-and-a-half years; previous conferences have taken place in: Berkeley, CA (USA) ICTD 2006; Bangalore (India) ICTD 2007; Doha (Qatar) ICTD 2009; and London (United Kingdom) ICTD 2010. For the purposes of this conference the term ICT comprises electronic technologies for information processing and communication, as well as platforms that are built on such technologies. Development means international development, including, but not restricted to, poverty alleviation, education, agriculture, healthcare, general communication, gender equality, governance, infrastructure, environment and sustainable livelihoods. Papers considering novel designs, new technologies, project assessments, policy analyses, impact studies, theoretical contributions, social issues around ICT and development, and so forth will be considered. Well-analyzed negative results from which generalizable conclusions can be drawn are also sought. Relevant papers reporting high-quality original research are solicited. Full papers will be reviewed by a multidisciplinary panel, and evaluated according to their novel research contribution, methodological soundness, theoretical framing and reference to related work, quality of analysis, and quality of writing and presentation. Authors are encouraged (but not required) to address the diversity of approaches in ICTD research by providing context, implications, and actionable guidance to researchers and practitioners beyond the authors' primary domains. Only original, unpublished, full research papers in English will be considered. Submissions not meeting a minimum bar of academic research writing will be rejected without full review. Papers should contain a maximum of 8000 words. Reviews are double blind, so papers should not include author names or other information that would identify the authors (references to previous work by the authors should be in the third person). Papers must uploaded by the deadline, July 22, 2011 (11:59pm UTC). Papers should contain a maximum of 8000 words. Formatting instructions and links to the upload page can be found at the conference submissions page (http://ictd2012.org/submissions). Authors will be required to sign a copyright release for publication in the conference proceedings. Authors of top rated papers, as determined by the reviewers, will be invited to give a plenary talk. Authors of the remaining highly rated papers will be invited to give a poster. Papers accompanying plenary presentations and posters will appear in separate sections in the proceedings. Thus while all papers in the proceedings should be considered full length and peer reviewed conference papers, authors may wish to note that for plenary presentations the accept rate will be calculated as (plenary presentations/all submissions), while for poster presentations the accept rate will be calculated as (all accepted papers/all submissions). Venue Information Atlanta is a world-class city with a rich and passionate history. Spring comes early to Atlanta; March is likely to be sunny, crisp, and pleasant. The conference venue is the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center. Georgia Tech is one of
[change] Fwd: 2011 mHealth Summit - Call for Abstracts Presentations, 11 Days Remaining!
-- Forwarded message -- From: 2011 mHealth Summit eve...@fnih.org Date: Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 9:00 AM Subject: 2011 mHealth Summit - Call for Abstracts Presentations, 11 Days Remaining! To: Gaetano Borriello gaetano at cs.washington.edu Cc: sgilmore at cs.washington.edu sgilmore at cs.washington.edu [image: mHealth Summit ? Shaping the Future of mHealth ? Dec. 5-7, 2011]http://mhealthsummit.org/Visit the Summit Website http://www.mhealthsummit.org/ | Register Nowhttp://www.mhealthsummit.org/register.php| Contact Us http://www.mhealthsummit.org/contact.php[image: Keynote Speakers]* **Paul E. Jacobs* Chairman CEO Qualcomm [image: Presented By][image: FNIH][image: Organizing Partners][image: mHealth Alliance][image: HiMSS][image: NIH][image: Strategic Affiliates] [image: Join Us]http://www.facebook.com/pages/Foundation-for-the-National-Institutes-of-Health/312870224373 http://twitter.com/mHealthSummit11 http://mhealthsummit.org/rss_feed.php http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=gid=3778987 http://www.flickr.com/photos/43520317 at N05/ http://vimeo.com/fnih/videos/search:mhealth/sort:newest *Call for Abstracts Presentations ** **11 Days Remaining!* *Submission Deadline: Friday, July 8, 2011* *mHealth Summit to Highlight Groundbreaking Research Abstracts and Innovative Presentations* *TOPIC AREAS* *RESEARCH*: Ground-breaking health research using mobile technologies in clinical medicine and public health outcomes. *TECHNOLOGY*: Categories that examine the technologies being deployed today while also exploring new technologies currently under development. *BUSINESS*: Focus on moving the debate forward by addressing the business models that impact mHealth with a focus on lessons learned, best practices, and the emergence of commercially viable models to scale mHealth globally. *POLICY*: Showcase of healthcare, technology and investment communities seeking regulatory clarity on wireless medical technologies to accelerate this promising engine of health care innovation. Click Here To Learn More http://www.mhealthsummit.org/call_abstracts.php http://www.mhealthsummit.org/register.php[image: Call for Abstracts]http://www.mhealthsummit.org/call_abstracts.php [image: Register] http://www.mhealthsummit.org/register.php -- [image: Cvent - Web-based Software Solutions] HTTP://www.cvent.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/private/change/attachments/20110628/e5b0d755/attachment.html
[change] Fwd: International Conference on Wireless Technologies for Humanitarian Relief (ACWR2011)
-- Forwarded message -- From: P. Venkat Rangan ven...@amrita.edu Date: Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 9:46 AM Subject: International Conference on Wireless Technologies for Humanitarian Relief (ACWR2011) To: gaetano at cs.washington.edu Dear Dr. Gaetano Borriello, Greetings from Amrita University! We are hosting the first International Conference on Wireless Technologies for Humanitarian Relief (ACWR2011, cosponsored by both IEEE and ACM, www.amrita.edu/acwr2011/) scheduled in Kerala, India on December 18-21, 2011. It is one of the most beautiful locations right on the backwaters of the Arabian Sea, we have got a reputed list of people coming, and we have begun to receive excellent submissions both nationally and internationally. A large number of researchers, practitioners, and students from all over India and many other parts of the world are expected to attend and benefit from the conference. It gives us great pleasure to invite you to come and deliver an invited address. We all feel that the attendees will immensely benefit from your highly valuable scholarship, expertise, and experience. May we also request you to encourage your students, colleagues, and friends to send in paper submissions. The conference proceedings will be published by ACM and IEEE, and the best papers from the Conference will be published in Elsevier's Ad Hoc Systems Journal and Pervasive and Mobile Computing (PMC) journal. The last date for submission of papers is August 31, 2011, and the acceptances will be finalized by September 30. Interesting special events are also planned: a Ph.D. students' conclave, panel sessions, backwater rides, etc. We are expecting to be able to offer a travel grant of about $700 to author of each accepted paper. With best wishes, Maneesha Dr. Maneesha V. Ramesh Head ? Wireless Networks Applications Amrita University Venkat Dr. P. Venkat Rangan Vice Chancellor Amrita University -- ** www.amrita.edu/acwr2011 - The first International Conference on Wireless Technologies for Humanitarian Relief (ACWR2011), sponsored by ACM SIGCOMM, SIGMM, SIGMOBILE, and IEEE scheduled to be held on December 18-21, 2011. The conference will be held at the Amrita University campus in Kerala, INDIA, close to the deployment site of one of the largest wireless sensor networks for landslide monitoring and detection. The conference proceedings will be published by ACM and IEEE. The best papers will be published by Elsevier?s Ad Hoc Networks Journal and Springer?s Multi-Media Technologies and Applications. ** -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/private/change/attachments/20110811/2f906d5b/attachment.html -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: ACWR2011 - call for papers.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 895504 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/private/change/attachments/20110811/2f906d5b/attachment.pdf
[change] Fwd: HotMobile 2012 - Call for Papers
-- Forwarded message -- From: Tamer Nadeem nad...@cs.odu.edu Date: Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 12:12 AM Subject: HotMobile 2012 - Call for Papers To: MOBISYS at listserv.acm.org *** Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP *** -- The 13th Annual International Workshop on Mobile Computing ?? ?Systems and Applications (HotMobile 2012) ?? ???Sponsored by ACM SIGMOBILE -- ??? ?February, 2012 ??? San Diego, CA, USA ? ???http://www.hotmobile.org/2012/ ACM HotMobile 2012, the Thirteenth International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications continues the series of highly selective, interactive workshops focused on mobile applications, systems, and environments, as well as their underlying state-of-the-art technologies. HotMobile's small workshop format makes it ideal for presenting and discussing new directions or controversial approaches. We solicit submissions of position papers that focus primarily on applications and systems and that propose new directions of research, advocate non-traditional approaches to old (or new) ideas, or generate controversy and discussion. We particularly look for position papers containing highly original ideas in the following topic areas, although papers describing other challenges unique to or exacerbated by mobility are also welcome: ?? ?Operating system and distributed system support for mobile computing ??? Coordination, aggregation, and spontaneous interaction of mobile devices ??? Novel applications, environments, and devices supporting mobility ??? HCI issues related to mobile computing ??? Security and privacy of mobile computing ??? Management, configuration, and deployment of systems supporting mobility Submissions describing new lower-level technologies are welcome if they focus on how the technology is being used or integrated into a system or application. HotMobile 2012 will be a highly interactive workshop. Submissions will be judged based upon originality, technical merit, topical relevance, and likelihood of leading to insightful discussion at the workshop. Presentation at HotMobile is a good way to get early feedback on research ideas that are a year or more from submission as a full conference paper to the ACM MobiSys conference or other high-quality conferences. Submitting a full-length paper on the same topic to MobiSys in less than a year is unlikely to involve a sufficient increment of work and maturity of ideas. As is customary, papers must not have been published elsewhere and may not be simultaneously under submission at another venue. Papers accompanied by nondisclosure agreement forms are not acceptable and will be returned to the author(s) unread. As customary with the scientific peer review process, submissions will be handled as confidential material during the review. Submissions should contain 6 or fewer U.S. letter pages in PDF format, including all references, figures and tables. Papers should use the standard ACM template, available at: http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates For more submission guidelines, please visit the conference website. Important Dates - Paper Submission:??? ???October 7th, 2011 ? 23:59pm PDT Acceptance Notification: ??December 7th, 2011 Camera Ready Deadline:?? TBD - Organizing Committee: - General Chair ?? Gaetano Borriello, University of Washington, US Program Chair ?? Rajesh Krishna Balan, Singapore Management University, SG Posters Demos Chair ?? Janne Lindqvist, Rutgers University, US Doctoral Consortium Chair ?? TBA Publicity Chair ?? Tamer Nadeem, Old Dominion University, US Web Chair ?? Christos Efstratiou, University of Cambridge, UK Program Committee: -- Sharad Agarwal, Microsoft Research Redmond, US Rajesh Krishna Balan, Singapore Management University, SG Nina Bhatti, HP Labs Palo Alto, US Ram?n C?ceres, ATT Research, US Landon Cox, Duke University, US Nigel Davies, Lancaster University, UK Richard Davies, Singapore Management University, SG Eyal de Lara, University of Toronto, Canada Christos Efstratiou, University of Cambridge, UK Jaeyeon Jung, Microsoft Research Redmond, US Robin Kravets, University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, US Vishnu Navda, Microsoft Research India, India Pablo Rodriguez, Telefonica Research, Spain Stefan Sariou, Microsoft Research Redmond, US Mahadev Satyanarayanan, Carnegie Mellon University, US James Scott, Microsoft Research Cambridge, UK Junehwa Song
[change] Georgia Tech Researchers Demo Disaster Communications System
Georgia Tech Researchers Demo Disaster Communications System Georgia Institute of Technology (08/16/11) Liz Klipp Georgia Tech researchers have developed LifeNet, a wireless communication system that is designed to help first responders manage disaster zones. LifeNet is a mobile ad-hoc network designed for use in highly transient environments that requires no infrastructure such as Internet, cell towers or traditional landlines. LifeNet bridges connectivity between a satellite phone, the standard for post-disaster communications, and a WiFi-based network on the ground. The new system extends the coverage of a satellite phone from one computer with access to the entire independent network in the field, meaning that several users who might not have satellite phones but do have smartphones or laptops with WiFi can connect to the LifeNet network, communicate with each other, and use the Internet as long as any one of them has access. If you use LifeNet, the cost savings per text message is 100 times less than a satellite phone, says Georgia Tech graduate student Hrushikesh Mehendale. Each LifeNet-equipped computer acts as both a host client and a router, moving data to and from any other available wireless device. The LifeNet software provides basic communications that are low bandwidth, but reliable. http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?nid=69356
[change] TR-35's ICTD presence
See: Aishwarya Ratan, 30 Converting paper records to digital in real time Yale http://www.technologyreview.com/tr35/profile.aspx?trid=1087 Umar Saif, 32 Improving connectivity in poor nations Lahore University of Management Sciences http://www.technologyreview.com/tr35/profile.aspx?trid=1106 Ajit Narayanan, 30 Affordable speech synthesizers Invention Labs http://www.technologyreview.com/tr35/profile.aspx?trid=1097
[change] TR-35's ICTD presence
Make that a fourth one (thanks to Joyojeet Pal and Bill Thies for pointing out my omission): Piya Sorcar, 33 Software that can be localized to teach taboo topics TeachAIDS http://www.technologyreview.com/tr35/profile.aspx?trid=1102 On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Gaetano Borriello gaetano at cs.washington.edu wrote: See: Aishwarya Ratan, 30 Converting paper records to digital in real time Yale http://www.technologyreview.com/tr35/profile.aspx?trid=1087 Umar Saif, 32 Improving connectivity in poor nations Lahore University of Management Sciences http://www.technologyreview.com/tr35/profile.aspx?trid=1106 Ajit Narayanan, 30 Affordable speech synthesizers Invention Labs http://www.technologyreview.com/tr35/profile.aspx?trid=1097
[change] Smartphones as Helpers During Disasters
Scientists at the Technische Universit?t Darmstadt have developed software, with which smartphones can automatically and autonomously organize an energy-efficient, ad-hoc network. Rapid organization of such a communications network can be vital in the event of disasters where normal communications infrastructures have been destroyed, since smartphones could then exchange, e.g., environmental-sensor data. http://www.tu-darmstadt.de/vorbeischauen/aktuell/ni_37632.en.jsp
[change] Fwd: FW: 2011 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference - Status
Our CSE ICTD group will have two papers at this conference: Brian DeRenzi, et al.: A Framework for Case-based Community Health Information Systems Waylon Brunette, Ruth Anderson, et al.: Reducing Maternal Mortality: An Ultrasound System for Village Midwives Of course, both papers have authors as well (both at UW and other places). I'm being parochial and only listing the UW CSE authors. Gaetano On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 8:49 AM, Jon Froehlich jonfroehlich at gmail.com wrote: This should be of interest to some of you in change... -- Forwarded message -- From: Ben Shneiderman ben at cs.umd.edu Date: Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 4:07 AM Subject: FW: 2011 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference - Status To: Jon Froehlich jonfroehlich at gmail.com From: ghtc-contacts at ieee.org [mailto:ghtc-contacts at ieee.org] On Behalf Of Paul Kostek Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 11:30 PM To: ghtc-contacts at IEEE.ORG Subject: 2011 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference - Status Hello All, The conference is 5 weeks away and we have an outstanding program (www.ieeeghtc.org left side for program)?along with some excellent tutorials. 1. Affordable Energy Solutions for Developing Communities 2. Village-level Renewable Energy Projects for the Developing World 3. Systems Thinking and Village Development Visit the conference website http://www.ieeeghtc.org/tutorials.html?to learn more about the tutorials. If you or a member of your team is interested in just attending a tutorial please contact our registration chair Dick Wilkins (wilkins at ieee.org) for information on tutorial only registration. Check out the Engineering for Change Website (engineeringforchange.org) to participate in pre-conference discussions with several of our authors. On Monday evening the local chapters of Engineers Without Borders will be sponsoring a silent auction during the reception. ?Also want to welcome the Imagine Cup sponsored by Microsoft to the conference. See you on October 30th. Cheers, Paul -- Jon Froehlich PhD Candidate Computer Science and Engineering University of Washington http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/jfroehli @jonfroehlich - Twitter ___ change mailing list change at change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Fwd: Please distribute: GSEC 2012 application announcement
-- Forwarded message -- From: Wren McNally wre...@uw.edu Date: Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 9:59 AM Subject: Please distribute: GSEC 2012 application announcement To: Gaetano Borriello gaetano at cs.washington.edu Dear Gaetano, We could use your help to distribute the application announcement for our 8th annual Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC). Please join our efforts to reach as many students worldwide as possible ? spread the word far and wide through your networks! For your convenience, I provided messages below my signature for social media and email distribution. The GSEC application deadline is November 9, 2010.? Any enrolled university student ? in any field, at any level of study ? is eligible to apply.?? GSEC business ideas may focus on any subject area and must address a problem of poverty in developing countries. Great news for 2012: ? We will select 15-20 teams to participate in GSEC Week (Feb. 27 ? Mar. 2, 2012) ; ? Travel scholarships will be given to international teams, supported by the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation; ? At least $30,000 in prizes will be awarded, including a global health and an Information Communications Technology (ICT) prize! Please contact me with any questions.? Thank you in advance for your support! Wren McNally Assistant Director, Faculty Community Programs Global Business Center/CIBER Foster School of Business, University of Washington Lewis Hall 315, Box 353200, Seattle, WA 98195 T: (206) 543-4109 Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC) www.facebook.com/GSECUW 8TH ANNUAL GLOBAL SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP COMPETITION (GSEC) ANNOUNCEMENTS: Facebook ? www.facebook.com/GSECUW Students worldwide are invited to apply to GSEC: submit applications by Nov. 9, 2011! GSEC will give at least $30,000 in prizes, as well as travel scholarships, supported by the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation. **Rules, application, and guidelines on the GSEC website** Twitter ? @GSECUW Students worldwide: submit social biz ideas to GSEC by 11/9/2011. Travel support, great exposure, mentorship, $30k in prizes! #socent Email ? Please spread the word: Applications are open for the 8th annual Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC)! ?Apply by November 9, 2011 GSEC invites students around the world ? across disciplines and levels of study to ? to submit innovative business solutions to poverty in developing countries.??? ?15-20 student teams from around the globe will be invited to Seattle for GSEC Week 2012 (Feb. 27 ? Mar. 2), where they present to 400+ professionals, and compete for $30,000 in monetary prizes, including global health and Information Communication Technology (ICT) prizes! ?Travel scholarships available for international teams, supported by the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation. Rules, guidelines, and application available on the GSEC Rules Prizes page . Questions? Contact: gsec at uw.edu Blogs ? Let your readers know about GSEC and the application deadline! Share your experience. Spread the news that GSEC teams are making a difference! ? 2011 winning teams Sanergy?s pilot project in Kenya aims to serve 5000 people and create +80 jobs! ?Thanks to GSEC, they met with two Rotary Club chapters in Nairobi, one of which led to a connection that with a company that now supplies the cement used in their toilets. They were recently invited to join the Clinton Global Initiative and SOCAP11. ? How does Wello (2011 global health prize team) plan to impact 1,000,000 lives in the next? 5 years?? With the support of Seattle funders, they?re launching a pilot project in November. ? Remember the 2012 GSEC team who sought to support rice farmers in Mali? As a result of GSEC, Malo Traders gained valuable insights from the PATH Ultra Rice program and participated in the Unreasonable Institute this summer.
[change] Phone Tech Transforms African Business and Healthcare (New Scientist)
Phone Tech Transforms African Business and Healthcare New Scientist (10/10/11) Melissae Fellet Homegrown innovation in the developing world is leading to new technologies that are helping less advantaged societies improve the lives of their citizens. For example, the MedAfrica mobile application, developed by Kenyan computer scientists, provides Africans with medical advice and direct communication with doctors. Other apps include mFarm, which connects farmers with current market prices for produce using text messages, and an app that provides community health workers with instructions on how to treat common problems during pregnancy and childbirth. Meanwhile, the number of local developers building software for cell phones is growing, especially with the launching of several innovation labs, known as mlabs, in Kenya and South Africa. The goal of mlabs is to teach programming and business skills, as well as connect young developers with mentors. Similar centers are expected to open in Pakistan and Vietnam. The mobile phone has revolutionized the [developing] world much more subtly and profoundly than people really know, says Ethan Zuckerman, director of the Center for Civic Media at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. NOTE: the crop disease app is based on ODK (http://cropmonitoring.appspot.com/methodology.html). THE cellphone has revolutionised life in the western world. Now, thanks to plummeting hardware prices and homegrown innovation, the developing world is poised to reap the benefits of this game-changing technology. Take MedAfrica, an app that can be used on almost any cellphone, whether it uses a sophisticated operating system like Android or just SMS messaging. The idea is to provide people in far-flung areas of the continent with medical advice and direct communication with doctors. Last month, Steve Mutinda and Mbugua Njihia took to the stage at the DEMO conference in San Francisco to ask potential investors for millions of dollars to develop MedAfrica. Njihia argued that it could offer 200 million people reliable, user-friendly and affordable healthcare. Such lofty goals are commonplace in Silicon Valley. But Mutinda and Njihia are an unusual case: they hail not from California but Nairobi, Kenya. In Africa, cellphone penetration - the number of phones as a percentage of the population - is still the lowest in the world, but it is growing quickly. In 2010, an estimated 41 per cent of the population on the continent had cellphones, compared with 76 per cent globally. That's double what it was in 2005. Just as importantly, the number of local developers building software for cellphones is growing too. Innovation labs called mobile development labs, or mlabs, have opened in Kenya and South Africa as a way to bring burgeoning numbers of developers together. Funded by Nokia, the Finnish government and the World Bank-backed business development organisation infoDev, the goal of mlabs is to teach programming and business skills, as well as connect young developers with mentors. They help entrepreneurs identify community needs, craft a product and a business plan, and allow for product testing. The Nairobi mlab, called iHub, has been open for just over a year. In June, the organisation invited developers in Kenya and Uganda to compete for a $25,000 prize to start their business. It received more than 100 entries, including an early version of MedAfrica specifically for use in Kenya. That idea won, springboarding Mutinda and Njihia towards what Njihia told the DEMO conference could generate $2 billion in revenue in the next five years. Such initiatives aren't limited to Africa - similar centres are expected to open in Pakistan and Vietnam as well. Firms like Google and Nokia are partnering with the World Bank on these and other efforts to train and nurture budding technologists. But such centres are only truly successful when the community of entrepreneurs they help to create can stand on its own feet, even in the absence of outside funding, says Oscar Salazar, founder of Citivox, a software platform designed to collect and share data between citizens and their government. When the money runs out, the project [often] dies, he says. We're pushing to create an ecosystem where people can benefit from the technology on a long-term basis. MedAfrica is an example of this. Part phone book and part basic medical reference text, the app has a symptom checker and lists nearby doctors and hospitals based on the user's location. It is based on a software platform, called Tuvitu, that Mutinda designed to provide news and entertainment on feature phones like the Nokia C3, one of the most popular models in Africa. Since 2009, Mutinda has used the platform to build 27 different apps that, as of last month, have been downloaded 700,000 times around the world. There's plenty of innovation outside the internationally backed mlabs, too. An app called mFarm, developed by a group of female coders
[change] Paper2Digital in GeekWire
It also won people's choice for best poster at UW-CSE Affiliates Day http://www.geekwire.com/2011/typing-walking-cool-stuff-uw-students
[change] Fwd: CFP: NUIs4D workshop @ CHI2012
-- Forwarded message -- From: Ed Cutrell cutr...@microsoft.com Date: Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 2:52 AM Subject: [change] CFP: NUIs4D workshop @ CHI2012 To: change at change.washington.edu change at change.washington.edu, hci4d (hci4d at googlegroups.com) hci4d at googlegroups.com, dub at dub.washington.edu dub at dub.washington.edu (Yes, we?re sticking the 4D suffix on yet another initialism! Please forward!) http://cs.swan.ac.uk/nuisworkshopCHI/ With the ubiquity of mobile phones, even in the poorest regions of developing countries, it is clear that now, and in the near future, these platforms will be the most influential platforms for ICT solutions in developing countries. Understandably, a good proportion of the work in HCI4D and ICT4D has focused on the technologically lowest common denominators to reach as many people as possible. Yet, there is also a need to look ahead to a near future that promises the widespread usage of increasingly sophisticated mobile devices. This trend is exemplified by the affordability of the so-called ?low end smartphones? such as the IDEOS Android handset, which at the time of writing retails for ~US$60 in Kenya. Besides the increased processing power, memory and storage capability these devices feature a range of built-in sensors which opens new means of interaction. HCI research efforts in the developed world have spawned a new wave of mobile interaction forms and user interfaces based on embedded sensor and signal processing technology that will soon be economically available to people in developing regions. This has included context-awareness such as location, orientation and proximity; image recognition, augmented reality and geo-tagged information; and speech and language systems. Yet there is currently a limited research focus on how these can be made appropriately available improve mobile ICT solutions in the developing world. This workshop aims at identifying and discussing these new possibilities and matching them with existing unsolved problems. In doing so, we will create a roadmap for HCI research on how to proceed so that technological advances will also have a sustainable impact in the developing world. HCI Challenges When designing and implementing mobile solutions for developing countries, the interaction designers must consider a wide range of challenges beyond the technical issues, such as: ? Illiteracy or semi-illiteracy among users. ? Low computer literacy, i.e. no or highly limited knowledge prior knowledge of computer interfaces and established metaphors and paradigms like folders, drop down menus. ? Language barriers and dialects. ? Physical impairment of users. ? Social and cultural differences resulting in different mental models and patterns. ? Economic constraints. By creating more natural ways of interacting with mobile computers, we can lower the technical threshold and overcome semi-illiteracy for people in these places, and thus make new ICT solutions available to people for development in healthcare, education, conservation of indigenous knowledge, mobile banking, etc. These questions are timely. By focusing now on how the next wave of technology can address these challenges as it is becoming cheaper and increasingly available for developing regions, we will be better equipped to design, implement and deploy useful and usable applications and services when the technology reaches the intended users. Topics The workshop will bring together researchers and practitioners within HCI working on novel interaction and interfaces with those focusing on mobile innovations for developing countries. We aim to gather participants working in a broad range of developing countries. The topics and questions to be addressed in the workshop include: ? Emerging technologies for mobile handsets that will gain widespread usage in developing countries in the near future ? New interaction forms making use of interface gestures, gestures, speech recognition and synthesis, image recognition, augmented reality, location, orientation, proximity, geo-tagged information, and multimodal approaches. ? Interaction techniques that acknowledge proximity of devices allowing the creation of ad-hoc services to support isolated communities. ? New interaction metaphors and appropriation of previously proposed frameworks such as ?magic wands? and data lenses. ? Methodologies and techniques for designing and evaluating novel interfaces appropriated for developing world contexts. ? New or improved applications and services for development that can be enabled through new interaction forms and interfaces within e.g. healthcare, education, payment and microfinance, indigenous knowledge conservation and environmental awareness. Important Dates January 13th 2012: Workshop submission deadline February 10th 2012: Feedback to authors May 5th or 6th 2012: Workshop at CHI2012 Submission We are looking for position papers
[change] 521 Seminar: Traceability Systems for Coffee Farmers: A Key to Sustainability and Food Security (1/6)
-- Forwarded message -- From: Anne E. Hilton ahil...@u.washington.edu Date: Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 9:14 AM Subject: [dub] 521 Seminar: Traceability Systems for Coffee Farmers: A Key to Sustainability and Food Security (1/6) To: hcde-community at uw.edu hcde-community at uw.edu, dub at dub.washington.edu dub at dub.washington.edu Please join the Department of Human Centered Design Engineering (HCDE) in Winter Quarter for a 10-week seminar on current topics in the HCDE field by industry experts. Each 40-minute talk will be followed by a QA session. Members of the UW community and the public are welcome. More information about the series is available online at hcde.uw.edu/521. *Title*: Traceability Systems for Coffee Farmers: A Key to Sustainability and Food Security *Date*: January 6, 2012 *Speaker*: Stephen Vick** *When*: Fridays, 12:30-1:20 PM *Where*: Loew Hall, Room 206, UW Seattle campus *Instructor*: Professor Judy Ramey 1 Credit (Credit/Non-credit) Registration for UW students is available by entry code; contact the HCDE advisor by emailing hcde at uw.edu. Stephen Vick will be discussing data tracking systems at the coffee farm level and how they are critical to sustainability, traceability, transparency, and food security. Because coffee is grown exclusively in developing countries, a number of technological and cultural considerations must be made when designing and implementing these systems. He will discuss the progress and pitfalls of current systems and why HCDE professionals could play an important role in taking these systems to the next level, improving farmer livelihoods in the long run. *About the Speaker* Stephen Vick graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Human Centered Design Engineering from the University of Washington in 2001. Most recently, Stephen worked as the National Quality Control Manager for Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea in Chicago and Los Angeles. Stephen began his work in coffee as a barista for Zoka Coffee in Seattle and spent much of his career as a trainer and educator for Zoka, as well as Stumptown Coffee Roasters in Portland, Oregon. He placed third in the 2003 US Barista Championship and has since served a USBC and WBC judge, as well as a Cup of Excellence international jury member. A few years ago, Stephen shifted his work to origin, applying his well-rounded knowledge of the high-end specialty roaster market to help farmers improve the quality of their coffee and, in turn, their quality of life. During his time as Quality Control Project Manager for Sustainable Harvest Coffee Importers, he implemented rigorous quality control systems and protocols for the 5,000 farmer members of the Kanyovu Cooperative near Kigoma, Tanzania. The cooperative?s shift in focus with regards to quality resulted in Kanyovu winning first prize at the 2010 EAFCA Taste of Harvest competition in Mombasa, Kenya. ___ dub mailing list dub at dub.washington.edu http://dub.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/dub -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/private/change/attachments/20120104/da930bef/attachment.html
[change] Reunite project at U Manchester
http://mlo.cs.man.ac.uk/reunite/ *Smart Way of Saving Lives in Natural Disasters* *University of Manchester (01/04/12) Daniel Cochlin* University of Manchester researchers have developed REUNITE, a mobile and Web platform that features tools designed to quickly and accurately locate missing people, identify those suffering from malnutrition, and point people toward safe zones in the aftermath of a natural disaster. REUNITE enables users to record initial interviews with disaster victims using a smartphone and upload them to a central server. The interviews would be quickly transcribed into a Web searchable format, enabling relief workers on the ground to download them and gain more information from other areas. The researchers, led by Manchester's Gavin Brown, also developed the Where's Safe software that identifies safe areas for people to go to in the event of a natural disaster or terrorist attack. Where's Safe is designed to replace a standard emergency radio broadcast system. Brown also developed HeightCatcher, a tool that can calculate infants who are suffering from malnutrition and determine what quantity of fluids they need. Our results have demonstrated that mobile intelligent systems can be deployed in low-power, high-risk environments, to the benefit of all involved, Brown says. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/private/change/attachments/20120106/0791cb38/attachment.html
[change] Fwd: [DEV 2012] conference dates: March 11-12
-- Forwarded message -- From: Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012 Subject: [DEV 2012] conference dates: March 11-12 To: Gaetano Borriello gaetano at cs.washington.edu Dear Gaetano Borriello, We are writing to clarify the dates of the DEV conference. The conference will be held on March 11-12, which includes one day of overlap with the co-located ICTD conference. Please note that this is different (by one day) from the dates advertised in the call for papers, which unfortuantely contained an error. Attendees of DEV need to register for the conference, even if you are also attending ICTD. Details on the registration process, as well as the program, will be posted within the next week. We look forward to seeing you in Atlanta! Bill Thies Gaetano Borriello PC Co-chairs -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/private/change/attachments/20120112/fa32c8c0/attachment.html
[change] Fwd: Call For Papers: IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference 2012
-- Forwarded message -- From: conference-servi...@ieee.org Date: Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 7:00 PM Subject: Call For Papers: IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference 2012 To: gaetano at cs.washington.edu ** [image: IEEE logo] http://www.ieee.org/ [image: GHTC Logo]http://www.ieeeghtc.org/ *IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference* Seattle, WA USA October 30 - November 1, 2011 www.ieeeghtc.org Dear IEEE Members, On behalf of the organizing committee, I am pleased to announce the 2012 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC) on 21 to 24 October 2012, in Seattle, Washington. This 2nd annual premier conference provides the perfect venue for anyone involved in humanitarian projects to join their peers in Seattle. The audience for this conference will include technologists, representatives from NGOs, governments, academe, funders and industry. This will provide an opportunity to share your work, meet others involved in humanitarian technology, create new projects and meet with funders. Our sessions will address a wide range of topics and we hope you?ll submit a paper and plan to join us in Seattle. Home to a growing medical and biotech industry along with world leading software companies and a host of foundations you?ll find the conference can offer a wealth of opportunities to improve your knowledge, increase your network and expand your reach. We look forward to seeing you in Seattle. Call for Papers - Full Paper Submission: April 20, 2012 - Acceptance Papers Final Version Submission: August 6, 2012 Technical Sessions: - Health, Medical Technology and Telemedicine - Disaster Warning and Response - Water Planning, Availability and Quality - Power for Off-Grid Users - Power Infrastructure / Renewable / Sustainable Energy - Connectivity and Communications Technologies for Remote Locations - Educational Technologies - Agricultural Technologies - Humanitarian Challenges and Opportunities Conference Program include welcome reception, tutorial sessions, poster sessions, social networking. Best Regards, Paul Kostek Chair 2012 GHTC Photos from GHTC 2011 [image: GHTC 2011 Photo] http://www.ieeeghtc.org/ -- To: IEEE members in Region 3 http://ewh.ieee.org/reg/3/ http://sites.ieee.org/r9/ Region 6 http://ewh.ieee.org/reg/6/ http://sites.ieee.org/r9/ Region 10 http://ewh.ieee.org/reg/10 http://sites.ieee.org/r9/ To unsubscribe from E-Notices, visit http://ewh.ieee.org/enotice/options.php?LN=CONF. Please be certain to include your IEEE member number. If you need assistance with your E-Notice subscription, please visit https://supportcenter.ieee.org. [image: IEEE Footer with mailing address] http://www.ieee.org/ -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/private/change/attachments/20120113/2d2a6ede/attachment.html
[change] Registration for DEV 2012 is now active
At: http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1054967 or: dev2012.org
[change] CFP: DataDev - Workshop on Mobile Data Collection in the Developing World
-- Forwarded message -- From: Bill Thies th...@microsoft.com Date: Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 2:30 AM Subject: CFP: DataDev - Workshop on Mobile Data Collection in the Developing World To: Jaiswal, Sharad (Sharad) (sharad.jaiswal at alcatel-lucent.com) sharad.jaiswal at alcatel-lucent.com, Bill Thies thies at microsoft.com CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS 1st International Workshop on Mobile Data Collection in the Developing World (DataDev 2012) Co-located with IEEE MDM 2012 Bangalore, India July 23, 2012 http://dataworkshop.org/ ** ** DEADLINE (one-paragraph abstract): March 1, 2012 ** ** --- ** ** Ever wonder what REAL organizations need for data collection? Organizations in the developing world have long been burdened by managing large-scale data collection efforts. Today, the mobile revolution has made possible new tools for data collection and digitization, with the potential to radically transform the management of data in resource-constrained settings. ** ** The workshop will connect leading organizations, having field operations in India, with an international cadre of researchers who are developing the latest tools for collecting and managing data. Our goals are to identify new research directions, to disseminate the latest technologies from the lab to the field, and to forge new long-term collaborations that are beneficial to both researchers and practitioners. ** ** CALL FOR TALKS, DEMOS, AND PAPER FORMS: We invite participation in the following ways: ** ** * Give a talk: a short (10-15 minute) presentation regarding your tools, experiences, or requirements for mobile data collection. ** ** * Give a demo: a demonstration of your technology or tool for collecting digitized data, either via entry on a mobile platform or via digitization of a paper form. ** ** * Show your forms: for those with access to real paper forms that are used in the field, we invite you to showcase those forms (preferably with data filled in!) for the benefit of researchers. ** ** To reserve a presentation slot, please send us a one-paragraph description of your talk, demo, or paper forms. Details on the submission procedure are available on http://dataworkshop.org/ ** ** CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS: We have confirmed the participation of several NGOs that do large-scale data collection in their daily operations, as well as technologists who have the latest tools for data collection: - HISP (health NGO) - ICTPH (health NGO) - PFHI (health NGO) - Akshara Foundation (education NGO) - SVYM (education NGO) - Eko (mobile banking company) - Janaagraha (citizen engagement NGO) - Artoo (technology provider, microfinance) - Lateral Praxis (technology provider, governance) - Dimagi (technology provider, health) - Awaaz.De (technology provider) - HANSDREL (technology provider) ** ** ORGANIZERS: - Sharad Jaiswal, Bell Labs, India - Bill Thies, Microsoft Research India - Gautam John, Akshara Foundation - Mayank Kedia, ICTPH -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/private/change/attachments/20120206/9410abf7/attachment.html
[change] Joshua Blumenstock (UCB) talk 2/13 @ noon
Joshua Blumenstock from the Berkeley TIER group is giving at talk in the iSchool this Monday, Feb 13 @ 12:00 in MGH 420. http://www.jblumenstock.com/ -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/private/change/attachments/20120208/95493693/attachment.html
[change] Fwd: NSDR 2012 Call for Papers
-- Forwarded message -- From: Lakshminarayanan Subramanian laks...@cs.nyu.edu Date: Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 1:53 AM Subject: NSDR 2012 Call for Papers To: sig-dev at googlegroups.com, tier at tier.cs.berkeley.edu, change at cs.washington.edu, ict4dev at csail.mit.edu, cater-dev at cs.nyu.edu Apologies if you get multiple copies. Attached is the CFP of NSDR 2012. Please consider submitting. --Lakshmi *NSDR '12 Call for Papers* 6th USENIX/ACM Workshop on Networked Systems for Developing Regions (NSDR '12) June 15, 2012 Boston, MA *Sponsored by USENIX http://static.usenix.org/, the Advanced Computing Systems Association, and ACM* NSDR '12 will take place during USENIX Federated Conferences Weekhttp://www.usenix.org/events/#fcw12, June 12?15, 2012. Important Dates - Submissions due: *March 27, 2012, 11:59 p.m. PDT* (firm deadline) - Notification to authors: *April 26, 2012* - Electronic files of final papers due: *May 14, 2012* Workshop Organizers *Program Co-Chairs* Kameswari Chebrolu, *Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay* Brian Noble, *University of Michigan* *Program Committee* Muneeb Ali, *Princeton University* Elizabeth Belding, *University of California, Santa Barbara* Gaetano Borrielo, *University of Washington* Eric Brewer, *University of California, Berkeley* Jay Chen, *NYU Abu Dhabi* Saurabh Panjwani, *Bell Labs, India* Tapan Parikh, *University of California, Berkeley* Bhaskar Raman, *IIT Bombay* Saquib Razak, *Carnegie Mellon Qatar* Aaditeshwar Seth, *IIT Delhi* Sam Shah, *LinkedIN* Lakshmi Subramanian, *NYU* Bill Thies, *Microsoft* Background The 6th USENIX/ACM Workshop on Networked Systems for Developing Regions (NSDR '12) will provide a venue for researchers to propose and discuss ideas concerning the design, implementation, and evaluation of new computing and communications technologies to support the sustainable development of developing regions. NSDR specifically focuses on the technical networking and systems research challenges that arise in the design, implementation, and deployment of new computing solutions appropriate for developing regions. In these settings, conventional solutions are often inappropriate and new research approaches and innovative designs and techniques are often required. NSDR solicits papers that either highlight important networking and systems challenges in this space or describe the deployment and evaluation of novel technologies or applications that address a specific need. Papers, Topics of Interest We encourage the submission of position papers or the results of preliminary work describing interesting, original, previously unpublished ideas or results pertaining to the design, implementation, and/or evaluation of networks and systems for developing regions. Accepted papers will: - Propose new research directions; - Target a specific application; - Inform design and/or deployment; and/or - Generate lively debate at the workshop. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: - Low-cost wireless connectivity - Intermittent and delay-tolerant systems - Rural network planning - Spectrum management protocols and techniques - Mechanisms for emergency and urgent communications - Location-aware systems - Power-efficient systems - Low-cost computing devices - Mobile systems and applications - Middleware and mechanisms for minimizing energy, latency, and storage (caching, etc.) - Adapting content and applications for local languages - User interfaces for low-literacy populations - Shared access devices and infrastructure, including personalization and privacy concerns - Design and evaluation of applications and in-depth case studies in the areas of public health, microfinance, agriculture, e-governance, education, monitoring, disaster management, etc. Submission Instructions Submissions must be no greater than 6 pages in length (including figures and references) and must follow the USENIX formatting guidelines: 10 point type on 12 point (single-spaced) leading, with the text block being no more than 6.5 wide by 9 deep. Submissions must also follow the formatting guidelines and instructionshttp://static.usenix.org/events/nsdr12/cfp/requirements.html, must be in the form of a PDF file, and must be submitted via the Web formhttps://papers.usenix.org/hotcrp/nsdr12/. Submissions that deviate from these guidelines will be rejected without consideration. Reviews will be *single-blind*: authors' names and affiliations should be included in the submission. Authors of accepted papers are expected to present their papers at the workshop. Simultaneous submission of the same work to multiple venues, submission of previously published work, or plagiarism constitutes dishonesty or fraud. USENIX, like other scientific and technical conferences and journals, prohibits these practices and may take action against authors who have committed them. See the USENIX
[change] Code for America?
Coding peace core for US government needs. http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c2#/video/tech/2012/03/24/natpkg-orig-ideas-jennifer-pahlka.cnn
[change] Fwd: Call for papers: DEV 2013
-- Forwarded message -- From: Aaditeshwar Seth Date: Sunday, April 29, 2012 Subject: Call for papers: DEV 2013 To: gaet...@cs.washington.edu Hello, I am writing to let you know that the paper submission deadline for the the 2013 DEV conference is September 7, 2012. The two previous DEV conferences in 2010 and 2012 were collocated with ICTD, and covered technical aspects of research in the ICTs for development area. To maintain approximately annual continuity in the DEV meetings, it was decided to hold a separate DEV conference in Jan 2013 in Bangalore. In addition, a DEV conference in Dec 2013 which would be collocated with ICTD 2013. We want to make sure that the community is aware of the early deadline for DEV, and hope that you will be able to submit good research to carry on the momentum! Information about the conference and the call for papers is available on the conference website: http://dev2013.org. Sincerely, Aaditeshwar Seth, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Richard Anderson, University of Washington ACM DEV 2013 3rd Symposium on Computing for Development Co-located with COMSNETS January 11-12, 2013 Bangalore, India http://dev2013.org/ Important Dates: Submissions due: September 7, 2012 (11:59pm UTC) - firm deadline Author notification: October 26, 2012 Camera-ready: December 7, 2012 Conference: January 11-12, 2013 DEV 2013 provides an international forum for research in the design and implementation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for social and economic development. In particular, we focus on emerging contexts where conventional computing solutions are often inappropriate due to various contextual factors - including, but not limited to, cost, language, literacy, and the availability of power and bandwidth. Papers should describe original and previously unpublished research. Three metrics will be applied to judge papers: (a) Relevance of the problem for development; (b) Novelty of the technical solution; (c) Evaluation of the solution, making a case for development-focused impact. All DEV paper submissions should either provide or directly motivate a novel technical solution that has direct implications for development. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Networks/Systems/Security/Architecture Low-cost wireless connectivity Intermittent networks and systems Power-efficient systems Low-cost computing devices Mobile systems and applications Mixed networks, e.g., telephony and IP Special-purpose sensor systems Security challenges in developing regions HCI/Applications User interfaces for low-literacy populations Multi-lingual computing User-interfaces for low-cost devices Participatory methods and user-centered design Accessibility to disabled populations in developing regions Design and evaluation of applications for health, microfinance, education, agriculture, entertainment AI/NLP/Data Mining/Speech/Vision Machine learning techniques for large-scale data analysis in development contexts Adapting content and applications to local languages and education levels Understanding social relationships and information flows in disadvantaged societies Speech interfaces and speech recognition for low-resource languages Development of new AI-centric tools/solutions for development Computer vision challenges in development We also welcome papers outside of these topics that address the DEV focus on computing innovations supporting social and economic development. Conference co-chairs: Bill Thies, Microsoft Research India th...@microsoft.com Amit Nanavati, IBM India Research Labs na...@in.ibm.com PC co-chairs: Richard Anderson, University of Washington ander...@cs.washington.edu Aaditeshwar Seth, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi as...@cse.iitd.ernet.in Program committee (confirmed so far): Aaditeshwar Seth, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Amarjeet Singh, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi Amit Nanavati, IBM India Research Labs Andrew Dearden, Sheffield Hallam University Anirudh Joshi, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Bhaskaran Raman, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Bill Thies, Microsoft Research India Brian DeRenzi, University of Washington Elizabeth Belding, UC Santa Barbara Emma Brunskill, Carnegie Mellon University Etienne Barnard, University of Pretoria Gaetano Borriello, University of Washington James Davis, UC Santa Cruz Jana Iyengar, Franklin and Marshall College Jay Chen, New York University John Bennett, University of Colorado Boulder John Quinn, Makerere University Kentaro Toyama, UC Berkeley Lakshmi Subramanian, New York University Neal Lesh, Dimagi Neil Patel, Awaaz De Niloy Ganguli, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Richard Anderson, University of Washington Roni Rosenfeld, Carnegie Mellon University Saurabh Panjwani, Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs India Sharad Jaiswal, Alcatel-Lucent
[change] Fwd: [GlobalWACh_News] Tonight! Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta: Impact of Community Based Approaches on MCH (fwd)
Late notice, but I just learned about this. Just a reminder that we hope you will join Global WACh, GAPPS, the South Asia Center, and the Department of Global Health as we welcome Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta for a lecture titled: Social Determinants and the Impact of Community Based Approaches on Maternal and Newborn Health with an overview of the topic and introduction of the speaker by Dr. Craig Rubens, Executive Director of GAPPS. Dr. Bhutta is highly regarded in the field of Maternal Child Health and is reported to be a highly engaging speaker so we are very excited to have him speak. A reception will follow in the Vista Caf with poster presentations from members of the Kizazi mentorship group and residents from the Global Health Pathways Program. And, the reception will be the perfect prelude to the 7:00pm showing of the film We Were Here also in the Foege Building. Certainly a night not to be missed. We hope to see you there. Date: Thursday, May 10 Speaker: 4:30pm-5:30pm Foege Auditorium Reception: Immediately Following Vista Caf Film:We Were Here 7:00pm-9:00pm Foege Auditorium [IMAGE] ___ GlobalWACh_News mailing list globalwach_n...@u.washington.edu https://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/globalwach_news attachment: Picture (Device Independent Bitmap) 1.jpg___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Fwd: [Ihmeseminars] IHME Seminar 5/23: Dr. Ross Donaldson
-- Forwarded message -- From: Dane Boog dan...@uw.edu Date: Fri, May 18, 2012 at 8:52 AM Subject: [Ihmeseminars] IHME Seminar 5/23: Dr. Ross Donaldson To: ihmesemin...@uw.edu ihmesemin...@uw.edu [image: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: IHME Update] ** ** Good Morning, ** ** I am pleased to announce Ross I. Donaldson, Global Head, Emergency Disaster Care (EDC) Development, International Medical Corps* *as our seminar speaker on Wednesday, May 23rd * *from 4:15PM to 5:30PM at the IHME office in Belltown. Dr. Donaldson’s seminar is titled: “Developing sustainable emergency and disaster care in low- and middle-income countries.”** ** ** Emergency medical care is a key component of any health system; however, it is often neglected in low- and middle-income countries, where it is needed most. Injuries from road traffic collisions and violence are leading causes of death in children and young adults worldwide, in addition to numerous other illnesses amenable to emergency intervention spanning all ages. Emergency medical care becomes even more important in areas of conflict, where for every direct injury from conflict, there is an even greater increase in injuries from the secondary breakdown of society. ** ** International Medical Corps, a non-governmental humanitarian organization, has extensive experience building functioning emergency care systems in numerous countries, including most recently Iraq and Haiti. It has led the development of national emergency care plans and spearheaded the training of thousands of EMTs, nurses, and doctors worldwide, as well as the establishment of emergency prehospital and hospital-based systems of care.** ** ** ** Ross I. Donaldson, MD, MPH, CTropMed, FACEP is the critically acclaimed author of *The Lassa Ward*, a memoir about international aid work, as well as other medical texts and software. He is Global Head of Emergency Disaster Care Development at International Medical Corps, where he has received and managed over $15 million in grants for emergency health care system strengthening. He is also the Director of the Emergency Medicine Global Health Program at Harbor-UCLA and holds appointments in the UCLA schools of medicine and public health. ** ** Featured on CNN, BBC, NPR, and other media outlets, Dr. Donaldson is an internationally recognized expert on the global provision of emergency and disaster care. Among other honors, he received the Humanitarian Award from the California chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians in 2010. ** ** Please join us at our office in Belltown (2301 5th Avenue, Suite 600) at 4:00PM for coffee and tea. The seminar will begin at 4:15PM. ** ** Best regards, Dane ** ** Dane Boog Education Program Manager Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation | University of Washington 2301 5th Avenue, Suite 600 | Seattle, WA 98121 Tel: +1-206-897-2870 dan...@uw.edu http://healthmetricsandevaluation.org [image: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: IHME Logo] ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ___ Ihmeseminars mailing list ihmesemin...@u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/ihmeseminars image004.jpgimage003.jpg___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] CCC/CRA workshop on emergency management
http://www.cccblog.org/2012/05/20/emergency-management-incident-resource-and-supply-chain-management/ ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Presentations of 3 student senior projects
tomorrow, Friday, June 1, at 2:00-3:30pm in CSE503. Here are abstracts: Open Data Kit Tables Hilary Worden Tables are used to organize data in a wide variety of situations, but the spreadsheet applications that are commonly used to store tables lack features that many organizations might like to have in their data management software. For example, a clinic might want to edit data through custom forms to reduce errors, allow patients without computers to schedule appointments through SMS messages, or design their own display screens that connect tables for patients, appointments, and doctors together to create a unified application. ODK Tables is an Android application that allows users to control how their data is managed and displayed with just HTML and JavaScript, to provide a customized app with low overhead. ODK Tables Cloud Synchronization Dylan Price ODK Tables requires a data synchronization system to help users backup and share their data. It is built on top of the existence data storage layer provided by ODK Aggregate permitting cloud-based implementations as well as a server deployed by an organization for its own private purposes. The system is a flexible, open source solution which will enable organizations to give workers in the field the ability to share data between phones, as well as save the data to a server or the cloud in a robust, scalable manner. In this talk, I will cover the basic concepts and usage of the synchronization protocol, then delve into 2 or 3 design challenges I faced while building it. Finally I will discuss some evaluations and performance numbers of the protocol and finish with the expected future direction of this work. Vaccine Cold-Chain Visualization Melissa Winstanley As new vaccines are introduced in countries around the world, one important restriction on the success of immunization programs is the health of a country’s vaccine cold chain. To address the issue of cold chain management, the organization Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) developed the Cold Chain Equipment Manager (CCEM) to maintain, analyze, and predict the success of a country’s vaccine cold chain. CCEM does not, however, contain any tool to visualize data geographically. To rectify this deficiency, we developed a CCEM Visualizer application to display cold chain data. The Visualizer is a Ruby on Rails web application that relies on the Google Maps API, allowing for custom mapping features. Initial user feedback and analysis confirms that the CCEM Visualizer would be useful for national health workers to manage vaccine cold chain vitality and coordinate responses. ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Tablet PCs preserve indigenous knowledge
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21428696.400-tablet-pcs-preserve-indigenous-knowledge.html ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] New IBM Research Lab to Open In Kenya
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ibm-research-lab-open-kenya-11305.html ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Congratulations to Abie Flaxman
for being named to 2012's TR-35 list. http://www.technologyreview.com/tr35/profile.aspx?trid=1323 ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Code for America
*A Peace Corps for Civic-Minded Geeks* *Wall Street Journal (08/26/12) P. C12 Holly Finn* The new nonprofit Code for America (CfA), a kind of peace corps for geeks, has led the way in bringing online efficiency to offline government systems, handpicking a team of tech stars each year to take time off from their jobs and offer their services to local governments. CfA fellows have designed more than 35 apps, for everything from urban blight to school buses, and the group also runs an Accelerator program for civic startups. It took two CfA fellows just two and a half months to complete one government project that was expected to take two years and cost $2 million. CfA puts its fellows in a warehouse in San Francisco, where they bond with each other. Coding sprints, design sprints, they're with us, says CfA executive director Jennifer Pahlka. The CfA fellows act more like a stealth team of computer-savvy SEALs when they fan out to do five-week research residences within city governments across the country. There are 26 fellows in eight cities this year, while 550 people have applied for 25 to 30 spots next year. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1872396390444270404577605622944527722.html ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] ‘Mobile Moms’ to boost health of women in Timor-Leste
http://www.washington.edu/news/2012/08/31/mobile-moms-to-boost-health-of-women-in-timor-leste/ ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Fwd: HCI Interpretivism positions at UM
-- Forwarded message -- From: Joyojeet Pal joyoj...@gmail.com Date: Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 8:57 AM Subject: HCI Interpretivism positions at UM To: Gaetano Borriello gaet...@cs.washington.edu, Eric Brewer bre...@cs.berkeley.edu, Richard Anderson ander...@cs.washington.edu, Tapan Parikh par...@ischool.berkeley.edu, Batya Friedman ba...@uw.edu, AnnaLee Saxenian a...@ischool.berkeley.edu, Lakshminarayanan Subramanian laks...@cs.nyu.edu, Michael Best mi...@cc.gatech.edu, François Bar f...@usc.edu, Geoffrey C. Bowker gbow...@uci.edu, Christopher Hoadley to...@nyu.edu, Jenna Burrell je...@ischool.berkeley.edu Hi Folks, There are a four openings at the School of Information at Michigan this year, none of them is specifically for someone who works on technology and international development, but given the intersection of interests, this may be something your graduating students would consider. I would like to bring your attention to two of these: Here is the link to our HCI opening for the year (it's open rank). It's a standard HCI position and specifically interested in design and building of interactive systems - but given that this has a good intersection with what a lot of HCI4D folks are working on, please feel free to have them get in touch with me if they have questions particularly about Michigan's ICTD interests, or with Mark Newman, the general chair for the search in this position for broader questions on the HCI group at our school, or anything else related to the position more generally. http://si.umich.edu/aboutsi/2012-faculty-opening-human-computer-interaction We also have an Interpretivist position open this year that may be of some interest to some of the more ethnography-oriented ICTD folks: http://si.umich.edu/aboutsi/2012-faculty-opening-interpretivism For the ethnography position, the chair is Mark Ackerman, and if you have great candidates interested who have further questions, please let me know and I can get them in touch to get an idea of fit. Thanks! Joyojeet ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] WinSenga: A mobile ear for pregnancy problems
WinSenga: A mobile ear for pregnancy problems A new smartphone app aims to provide a cheaper alternative to ultrasound in Africa by bringing an old technique into the 21st century. http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120927-mobile-ear-for-pregnancy-problems ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Interesting motivation for geo-tagged photo collection: Costal Fishing
-- Forwarded message -- From: James Fogarty jfoga...@cs.washington.edu Subject: Costal Fishing Interesting motivation for geo-tagged photo collection http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/oct/11/west-africa-fishing-pirate-trawlers?intcmp=122 A group of 23 impoverished west African fishing communities has driven off a fleet of illegal, unreported unregulated pirate trawlers by filming reporting them when they are found in their waters. 9 of the 10 ships identified were found to have licences to export catches to Europe. there's also a discussion going on here: http://reddit.com/comments/11b14p ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Students win $100K for 3-D printer to turn waste plastic into composting toilets, rainwater harvesting systems
http://www.washington.edu/news/2012/10/25/students-win-100k-for-3-d-printer-to-turn-waste-plastic-into-composting-toilets-rainwater-harvesting-systems/?utm_source=rssutm_medium=rssutm_campaign=students-win-100k-for-3-d-printer-to-turn-waste-plastic-into-composting-toilets-rainwater-harvesting-systems A University of Washington team this week claimed top prize in the first 3D4D Challenge, an international contest to use 3-D printing for social benefit in the developing world. The three undergraduates won $100,000 to form a company that will work with partners in Oaxaca, Mexico, to build machines that can transform waste plastic into composting toilets and pieces for rainwater harvesting systems ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Fwd: [dub] HCDE 521, October 31 - Kate Starbird
-- Forwarded message -- From: Jan H. Spyridakis ja...@u.washington.edu Date: Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 10:36 AM Subject: [dub] HCDE 521, October 31 - Kate Starbird To: Hello, Please come and hear HCDE Assistant Professor Kate Starbird present at the HCDE Autumn Seminar Series (HCDE 521) Wednesday, October 31 from 5:00 to 5:50 p.m. in Mary Gates Hall 241 at the University of Washington. Details of her talk are listed below. More information about the HCDE 521 seminar series is available online: http://hcde.uw.edu/521. Seminar Title: Crowds, Crisis and Convergence: Unpacking Crowdsourcing in the Context of Disaster Abstract: The potential of connected crowds to solve complex problems (that neither individuals nor computers can solve alone) has been the focus of considerable research in recent years across disciplines and certainly within the HCDE field. Though there are several perspectives for approaching crowd work, “crowdsourcing” has become a popular, umbrella term for the phenomenon. In this talk, I will work unpack the crowdsourcing term within the context of disaster. In our hyper-connected world, large-scale disaster events are acting as catalysts for mass “convergence” online, which functions both to generate massive volumes of information and to organize that information. Pulling from multiple studies of crowd work during crisis events, I will describe how the crowd attempts to solve complex problems and address gaps in response efforts through digital volunteerism and other productive crowd work. I will then use these empirical findings to demonstrate the diversity of crowd work and to expose what a focus on “crowdsourcing” obscures. Hope to see you there! Jan Spyridakis Jan Spyridakis Professor and Chair Department of Human Centered Design Engineering University of Washington Box 352315 Seattle, WA 98195 206-685-1557 (fax 206-543-8858) http://www.hcde.uw.edu/jansp ___ dub mailing list d...@dub.washington.edu http://dub.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/dub ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Another step to the tricorder - at a reasonable price?
http://gizmodo.com/5965143/holy-spock-the-star-trek-medical-tricorder-is-real-and-its-only-150?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_facebookutm_source=gizmodo_facebookutm_medium=socialflow ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Fwd: Professor advert, UWC South Africa
Department of Computer Science University of the Western Cape Professor The Department of Computer Science invites applications for a full-time position tenable at the rank of Professor in the field of Artificial Intelligence, Mobile and Internet Computing, Software Engineering or Computer Networks. Candidates with strengths in other areas of Computer Science will also be considered. The ideal candidate for this position will be a highly motivated research-active PhD graduate in Computer Science with a demonstrable track record of teaching, successful supervision of postgraduate students and publication in accredited journals and conferences. The successful candidate will be expected to teach Computer Science courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and supervise postgraduate research at Master’s and PhD levels; to demonstrate the ability to initiate research programmes, secure external funding, develop industry and academic partnerships and engage in community outreach. In addition, you should have a proven record of academic leadership skills, evidenced by: strong management skills, communication fluency in English, organisational skills and the ability to drive innovation and institutional change. Information about the Department is available at http://www.cs.uwc.ac.za For information about this post, contact Prof. I.M. Venter on tel. +27 21 959 3010 or e-mail iven...@uwc.ac.za Closing date for applications: 25 January 2013 To view a comprehensive role description and the application procedure, please visit the Vacancy section on our website at www.uwc.ac.za or contact Mr Bradley Thorne via e-mail btho...@uwc.ac.za (tel. +27 21 959 3756) for assistance. In line with the University’s commitment to diversifying its workforce, applications from designated groups will be given priority consideration. The University reserves the right not to make an appointment or to make an appointment at a lower level. ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Fwd: Call for Papers and Notes – ICTD2013, Cape Town, Dec 7-10 2013
, not related to the conference themes, and/or not meeting a minimum bar of academic research writing will be rejected without full review. Full Papers must not include names or other information that would identify the authors. Full papers must uploaded via the submissions page by the deadline, May 1, 2013 (11:59pm UTC). Formatting instructions and links to the upload page can be found at the conference submissions page. Authors will be required to sign a copyright release to ACM for publication in the conference proceedings. CALL FOR NOTES: For ICTD2013, a new document category, Notes, is available. With a shorter 4-page format, Notes are intended to highlight work from a range of researchers and practitioners, and can be used to introduce work-in-progress that may be published later in a journal, as well as to document shorter project write-ups. Notes will be evaluated by at least two multidisciplinary reviewers, but not in a double-blind fashion. Notes will be assessed according to their research contribution, methodological soundness, quality of analysis, and quality of writing, and presentation. Manuscripts considering novel designs, new technologies, project assessments, policy analyses, impact studies, theoretical contributions, social issues around ICT and development, and so forth will be considered, however Notes need not necessarily be as comprehensive, novel, or generalizable as Full Papers. All Notes submissions are strictly limited to four pages. To allow for late-breaking findings, Notes are due on July 26, 2013, closer to the date of the conference. The 4-page manuscripts of the Notes will be made available in the ACM Digital Library under a separate heading of ICTD2013 Notes, but unlike Full Papers, copyright for Notes will be retained by the authors. Only original, unpublished manuscripts in English will be considered. Submissions must use the templates (LaTex and Word) available on the submissions page, and must be no longer than 4 pages. Submissions longer than 4 pages, not in the template format, not related to the conference themes, and/or not meeting a minimum bar of academic research writing will be rejected without full review. Authors of accepted Notes will be required to prepare a poster; template is available here. Authors of accepted Notes will be invited to present in one or more poster sessions during ICTD2013. Note that since the Full Paper and Notes submission review cycles will be sequential; it will be possible to revise, shorten, and resubmit elements of promising but unselected Full Papers in time for reconsideration in the separate Notes review round. KEY DATES: March 1, 2013: paper submission site opens May 1, 2013: deadline for submission of Full Papers June 21, 2013: notification of acceptances for Full Papers July 26, 2013: deadline for submission of Notes July 26, 2013: deadline for application for travel scholarships August 23, 2103: notification of acceptances for Notes September 6, 2013: camera-ready Full Papers and Notes due December 7-10, 2013: ICTD2013 in Cape Town GENERAL CONFERENCE CHAIRS Gary Marsden, University of Cape Town Julian May, University of the Western Cape PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIRS Jonathan Donner, Microsoft Research India Tapan Parikh, University of California, Berkeley NOTES CHAIRS Edwin Blake, University of Cape Town Marshini Chetty, University of Maryland, College Park SENIOR PROGRAM COMMITTEE (PRELIMINARY) Jenny Aker, Tufts University Richard Anderson, University of Washington Michael Best, Georgia Institute of Technology Joshua Blumenstock, University of Washington Gaetano Borriello, University of Washington Jenna Burrell, University of California, Berkeley Ed Cutrell, Microsoft Research India Vanessa Frias-Martinez, Telefonica I+D Alison Gillwald, Research ICT Africa Dorothea Kleine, Royal Holloway, University of London Shirin Madon, London School of Economics and Political Science Gillian Marcelle, University of the Witwatersrand Judith Mariscal, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas Joyojeet Pal, University of Michigan Balaji Parthasarathy, International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore Idris Rai, State University of Zanzibar Krithi Ramamritham, International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore Roni Rosenfeld, Carnegie Mellon University Umar Saif, Lahore University of Management Sciences Aaditeshwar Seth, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Matthew Smith, International Development Research Centre Revi Sterling, University of Colorado Boulder Lakshmi Subramanian, New York University Bill Thies, Microsoft Research India Kentaro Toyama, University of California, Berkeley Bjorn van Campenhout, Universiteit Antwerpen Tim Waema, University of Nairobi Terry Winograd, Stanford University Ellen Zegura, Georgia Institute of Technology ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] ICTD 2013 CFP - Spread the word
It is T-12 weeks to the ICTD deadline. The link the latest CFP can be found here: http://ictd2013.info/ Call for Papers and Notes – ICTD2013 Sixth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD2013) Cape Town, South Africa Conference dates: December 7-10, 2013 Paper submission deadline: May 1, 2013 (11:59pm UTC) Conference website: http://www.ictd2013.**info http://www.ictd2013.info/ Contact us at: prog...@ictd2013.info Follow or visit at: Twitter @ICTD2013 Facebook: www.facebook.com/**ICTD2013 http://www.facebook.com/ICTD2013 Conference and Program Overview Held in cooperation with ACM SIGCHI and ACM SIGCAS, ICTD2013 will provide an international forum for scholarly researchers exploring the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in social, political, and economic development. Hosted by the University of Cape Town and the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa, ICTD2013 is the sixth of an ongoing series of conferences occurring every one-and-a-half years; previous conferences have taken place in: Berkeley, CA (USA) ICTD 2006; Bangalore (India) ICTD 2007; Doha (Qatar) ICTD 2009; London (United Kingdom) ICTD 2010, and Atlanta, GA (USA) ICTD 2012. Over decades, as radio and television have been joined by computers, the internet, and mobile devices, information and communication technologies (ICTs) have become more pervasive, more accessible, and more relevant in the lives of people around the world. Virtually no sphere of human activity remains apart from ICTs, from markets to health care, education to governance, family life to artistic expression. Diverse groups across the world interact with, are affected by, and can shape the design of these technologies. The ICTD conference is a place to understand these interactions, and to examine, critique, and refine the persistent, pervasive hope that ICTs can be enlisted by individuals and communities in the service of human development. There are multidisciplinary challenges associated with the engineering, application and adoption of ICTs in developing regions and/or for development, with implications for design, policy, and practice. For the purposes of this conference, the term ICT comprises electronic technologies for information processing and communication, as well as systems, interventions, and platforms that are built on such technologies. Development includes, but is not restricted to, poverty alleviation, education, agriculture, healthcare, general communication, gender equality, governance, infrastructure, environment and sustainable livelihoods. The conference program will reflect the multidisciplinary nature of ICTD research, with anticipated contributions from fields including anthropology, computer science, communication, design, economics, electrical engineering, geography, human-computer interaction, information science, information systems, political science, public health, and sociology. In addition to inviting the Full Papers and Notes detailed here, the conference will offer a variety of opportunities for participation, including open sessions, pre-workshops, and demos. Check our website for further calls. Call for Full Papers Full Papers (ten pages in ACM two-column format) will be evaluated via double-blind peer review by a multidisciplinary panel of at least three readers, overseen by an experienced associate chair. Full Papers will be evaluated according to their novel research contribution, methodological soundness, theoretical framing and reference to related work, quality of analysis, and quality of writing and presentation. Manuscripts considering novel designs, new technologies, project assessments, policy analyses, impact studies, theoretical contributions, social issues around ICT and development, and so forth will be considered. Well-analyzed negative results from which generalizable conclusions can be drawn are also sought. Authors are encouraged (but not required) to address the diversity of approaches in ICTD research by providing context, implications, and actionable guidance to researchers and practitioners beyond the authors’ primary domains. Accepted Full Papers will appear in electronic conference proceedings and will be archived in the ACM digital library. A subset of the Full Papers will also appear in a special issue of Information Technologies International Development. New in 2013, authors of all accepted Full Papers will be invited to give a talk, either in plenary or in parallel sessions. Only original, unpublished, research papers in English will be considered. Papers must use the templates (LaTex and Word) available on the submissions page, and must be no longer than 10 pages. Submissions longer than 10 pages, not in the template format, not related to the conference themes, and/or not meeting a minimum bar of academic research writing will be rejected without full review. Full Papers must not include names or
[change] Scaring away lions - a 13-yo's invention
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/26/tech/richard-turere-lion-lights/index.html?hpt=hp_c2 ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] CFP Website for ICTD2013, Cape Town, Dec 7-10
-- Forwarded message -- Date: Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 9:58 PM Subject: CFP Website for ICTD2013, Cape Town, Dec 7-10 We are pleased to announce that the submission site is now open for ICTD2013. Held in cooperation with ACM SIGCHI and ACM SIGCAS, the Sixth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD2013) will be held in Cape Town, South Africa December 7-10, 2013. An updated website is now live at http://www.ictd2013.info. The calls for papers and notes (and links to the submission site) are at http://cfp.ictd2013.info. The deadline for submission of Full Papers is May 1. Note: New for 2013, there will be two kinds of manuscripts accepted into the ICTD program track: Full Papers and Notes. Details are in the call for papers. Important dates: March 1, 2013: paper submission site opens May 1, 2013: deadline for submission of Full Papers June 21, 2013: notification of acceptances for Full Papers July 26, 2013: deadline for submission of Notes July 26,2013: deadline for application for travel scholarships August 23, 2103: notification of acceptances for Notes September 6, 2013: camera-ready Full Papers and Notes due December 7-10, 2013: ICTD2013 in Cape Town Follow us on Twitter @ictd2013 or at www.facebook.com/ictd2013 Contact prog...@ictd2013.info with any questions, or to unsubscribe from further announcements. With warm regards, Jonathan Donner, Microsoft Research India Tapan Parikh, University of California, Berkeley Co-Program Chairs, ICTD2013 ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Global Health Events April 15-20
April 15-20, 2013 (Monday through Saturday) i.Monday, April 15: 1-2 p.m., HUB 332, “Not Just Docs: Building a Career in Global Health Outside the Health Sciences” 3:30-4:20 p.m., Foege Auditorium, Gina Zanolli, assistant to Paul Farmer at Partners in Health will talk and answer questions 6:30-8:30 p.m., Parnassus Café (Art Building), “Community Café;” Global Health and the Arts ii.Tuesday , April 16: 3:30-4:50 p.m., SCC 303, “Social Justice Social;” What social justice means in global health. iii.Wednesday, April 17: 10:00-2:00 p.m., MGH Commons, “Global Health Career Fair” with over 25 local organizations 2:30-4:30 p.m., Health Sciences K-069, WGHA Discovery Series with Rob Newman iv.Thursday, April 18: 12:00-1:20 p.m., HSB T-474, “Social Sciences Professors Panel;” discussion and Q A on careers in global health from the social sciences. 5:00-8:00 p.m., 415 Westlake, “Momentum: A GlobeMed Benefit Dinner” v.Friday, April 19: 2:00-3:20 p.m., HSB D209, “Returned Peace Corps Masters International Student Presentations 2:30-4:20 p.m., HSB T-625, “Girl Rising” film screening. 4:30-6:20 p.m., Foege Vista Café, “Global Health Trivia Night!” vi.Saturday, April 20: Global Health and the Arts Symposium! 12:00-6 p.m., Foege Auditorium ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Fwd: [Wahifp-members] Call for research papers in ehealth/mhealth
-- Forwarded message -- From: Ime Asangansi imeasanga...@gmail.com Date: Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 1:13 PM Subject: [Wahifp-members] Call for research papers in ehealth/mhealth To: wahifp-memb...@wahifp.org Dear colleagues, Please prepare to submit. Deadline is May 6. Apologies for any cross posting. Cheers, Ime Asangansi for the Scientific Committee of FHIES 2013 *CALL FOR PAPERS* Third International Symposium on Foundations of Health Information Engineering and Systemshttp://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/FHIES2013/ International Institute for Software Technology United Nations University, Macau 21st-23rd August, 2013 BACKGROUND ICT plays an increasingly enabling role in addressing the global challenges of healthcare, in both the developed and the developing world. The use of software in medical devices has caused growing concerns in relation to safety and efficacy. The increasing adoption of health information systems provides great potential benefits but also poses severe risks, both with respect to security and privacy and in regard to patient safety. Hospital and other information systems raise important issues of workflow support and interoperability. Regulators, manufacturers and clinical users have pointed out the need to research sound and science-based engineering methods that facilitate the development and certification of quality ICT systems in health care. Such methods may draw from or combine techniques from various disciplines, including but not limited to software engineering, electronic engineering, computing science, information science, mathematics, and industrial engineering. AIMS The purpose of the symposium series on Foundations of Health Information Engineering and Systems is to promote a nascent research area that aims to develop and apply theories and methods from a variety of disciplines for the purpose of modeling, building and certifying software-intensive ICT systems in healthcare. A particular objective of FHIES is to explicitly include a focus on healthcare ICT applications in the developing world (in addition to systems used in the developed countries), since unique engineering challenges arise in that special setting. Because humans often play a pivotal role in the process of using such systems, theories from the human factors engineering community may need to be integrated with methods from the technology-oriented domains in order to create effective engineering methodologies for socio-technical systems in the healthcare domain. Previous FHIES symposia were held in 2011, in Mabalingwe, South Africa (with post-conference proceedings in Springer LNCS 7151, and in 2012, in Paris, France (with post-conference proceedings to appear in Springer LNCS). SCOPE FHIES seeks contributions from both the solution domain (engineering methods) and the problem domain (healthcare and health informatics). Solution-domain papers should present their methods in the context of a concrete application in healthcare, while problem-domain papers should be devised to educate the methods community about unique challenges and characteristics of the healthcare domain. Submissions should seek to inform and further the development, adaptation, evaluation and adoption of formally based and rigorous engineering methods in health care systems. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: * modelling, analysis, simulation and verification in health informatics; * design and verification techniques for software-based ICT and software-intensive medical devices; * application and integration of foundational methods from different disciplines in engineering and science to health informatics; * specific engineering challenges of ICT-based health service delivery in different settings, especially in the developing world. For a more detailed list of topics, see the symposium website. CATEGORIES We solicit high quality full submissions in the following categories: * original research contributions (16 pages max) * application experience, case studies and software prototypes (16 pages max.) * surveys, comparisons, and state-of-the-art reports (16 pages max.) * position papers identifying challenges and milestones of a research project (8 pages max.) We also invite short submissions for special sessions: * student papers on work in progress on an MSc or PhD project (4 pages max.) * tool demonstrations (2 pages max.) * proposals to organize birds-of-a-feather sessions or panels (2 pages max.) SUBMISSIONS Submissions should be in English, prepared in the LNCS format (http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html), and all page limits are measured in this format. Full submissions (those in the first four categories above) will be judged on the basis of originality, contribution to the field, technical and presentation quality, and relevance to the symposium; student papers will be judged on clarity of description and the promise of interesting results; tool demonstrations and BOF
[change] Fwd: Grameen Fellowship in Africa
Subject : We’re Sending Programmers, like you, to Africa Are you a software engineer with strong Java or C# skills and experience with start-ups? Then Grameen Foundation wants you to join the innovation, on the ground in Africa for a one-year Fellowship! For more than a decade,Grameen Foundation has been at the forefront of the growing worldwide effort to fight “information poverty” in the poorest, most underserved communities. We are a leading player in the Information and Communications Technology for Development (ICTD) and Mobile for Development (M4D) communities. This year we have launched the Grameen Foundation Fellowship Program to support our top programs. We have re-opened the fellowship applications specially to recruit individuals who are strong in software development and current development methodologies and familiar with start-up environments* Successful applicants will either spend one-year in Uganda with our Community Knowledge Workers http://www.ckw.applab.org/section/index team OR one-year in Kenya supporting our TaroWorks http://taroworks.org/ team. *All Fellows receive a stipend to cover their living expenses and lodging for the duration of the placement. * * To apply first complete the attached application (also found herehttps://grameenfoundation.box.com/s/j1y5jeqdbyn0k1l8n22v), then submit it onlinehttps://www.smartsheet.com/b/publish?EQBCT=cf59afeb4ea14f7d9ffe77678b00be9calong with your current resume. *Applications are due May 10th.* If you have any questions, please contact the fellowship coordinator Samantha Haviser (shavi...@grameenfoundation.org[image: Look up in Salesforce]). ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Stanford Design for Extreme Affordability course
http://extreme.stanford.edu/ Today on CNN at 2:30 PDT. ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] [ACM DEV-4] Call for Papers: 4th Symposium on Computing for Development
ACM DEV-4 4th Symposium on Computing for Development Co-located with ICTD December 6-7, 2013 Cape Town, South Africa http://dev4.acmdev.org/ Important Dates: Thursday July 18: Full paper deadline (11:59pm UTC) firm deadline. Friday Sept 13: Notification of authors Friday Nov 1: Camera-ready papers due. Dec 6-7: Conference. DEV-4 provides an international forum for research in the design and implementation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for social and economic development. In particular, we focus on emerging contexts where conventional computing solutions are often inappropriate due to various contextual factors - including, but not limited to, cost, language, literacy, and the availability of power and bandwidth. Papers should describe original and previously unpublished research. Three metrics will be applied to judge papers: (a) Relevance of the problem for development; (b) Novelty of the technical solution; (c) Evaluation of the solution, making a case for development-focused impact. All DEV paper submissions should either provide or directly motivate a novel technical solution that has direct implications for development. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Networks/Systems/Security/Architecture Low-cost wireless connectivity Intermittent networks and systems Power-efficient systems Low-cost computing devices Mobile systems and applications Mixed networks, e.g., telephony and IP Special-purpose sensor systems Security challenges in developing regions HCI/Applications User interfaces for low-literacy populations Multi-lingual computing User-interfaces for low-cost devices Participatory methods and user-centered design Accessibility to disabled populations in developing regions Design and evaluation of applications for health, microfinance, education, agriculture, entertainment AI/NLP/Data Mining/Speech/Vision Machine learning techniques for large-scale data analysis in development contexts Adapting content and applications to local languages and education levels Understanding social relationships and information flows in disadvantaged societies Speech interfaces and speech recognition for low-resource languages Development of new AI-centric tools/solutions for development Computer vision challenges in development We also welcome papers outside of these topics that address the DEV focus on computing innovations supporting social and economic development. For more information, see the webpage (http://dev4.acmdev.org/) or contact the Program Co-Chairs (Margaret Martonosi, Princeton and Bhaskaran Raman, IIT Bombay). ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Fwd: APPLICATION CYCLE NOW OPEN: AAAS ST Policy Fellowships (Please Distribute Widely)
Call For Applications - AAAS Science Technology Fellowships The 2014-2015 AAAS Science Technology Policy Fellowships online application system is now open. http://fellowships.aaas.org/04_Become/04_Application.shtmlBeginning this application cycle, the application portal will open May 1 and the deadline to apply is November 1, 2013, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. As alumni fellows, we encourage you to share this information with friends and colleagues who are interested in seeking opportunities at the intersection of science and policy. On June 6th we will have a live chat event to highlight the fellowship; please feel free to share the message below with prospective candidates: The 2014-2015 AAAS Science Technology Policy Fellowships online application system is now open. For details and to learn more about the fellowships, join the AAAS Live Chat Event on June 6 bit.ly/XC01a4 or visit http://fellowships.aaas.org. Please contact the Fellowships staff at fellowsh...@aaas.org or 202-326-6700 with questions. Best Regards, Salaeha Salaeha Shariff, MPS Project Director Outreach/Recruitment, Professional Development Alumni Engagement AAAS Science Technology Policy Fellowships American Association for the Advancement of Science 1200 New York Avenue, NW | Washington, DC 20005 202-326-7083 | 202-289-4950 fax sshar...@aaas.org www.fellowships.aaas.org ___ DCFellows listserv dcfell...@listserv.aaas.org http://listserv.aaas.org/mailman/listinfo/dcfellows ___ The DC Fellows listserv is intended to provide a free forum for exchange of ideas and information among former AAAS Fellows living in/around Washington, DC only. AAAS does not monitor, sanction, or endorse the content of information exchanged through the listserv, except when posted by AAAS Fellowships staff acting in a professional capacity. Opinions or points of view expressed in a listserv message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of AAAS or the Science and Technology Policy Fellowships Department. ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] CSE481K Capstone: posters/demos, Monday, June 10th noon-1:30, CSE Atrium
You are invited to the: CSE481K Designing Technology for Low-Resource Settings (the ICTD Capstone) POSTER AND DEMO SESSION Monday, June 10, noon-1:30 in the CSE Atrium Each winter and spring, students from CSE and HCDE collaborate on a set of projects to design and prototype technology solutions to particular problems motivated by issues encountered in low-resource settings. Each of the teams has an external customer that connects them to real users for ideation and evaluation. Winter quarter is spent exploring and developing project plans while Spring quarter is focused on developing a working prototyping and conducting preliminary evaluations and/or getting user feedback. Come join us on Monday, June 10th, from noon - 1:30 in the CSE Atrium to get a hands-on demo and discuss the projects with the students around their posters. There will be six projects showcased: IRIS for HPV Vaccine: using biometrics (fingerprints) to manage multi-step vaccinations. Neonatal Nurse Job Aids: handy resources for nurses working neonatal wards where procedures are highly specialized. Tweak the Tweet: a smartphone app for reporting information during disasters in a form easy to process for visualization. weReport: a smartphone app to help Peace Corp Volunteers poll the communities in which they work about aid projects. Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses: making the popular WHO triage protocol easier to navigate and distribute to multiple care givers. myStatus: an integrated smartphone app with privacy features to help patients with chronic health conditions. ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Open Data Kit is hiring!
Please see our ad for an open software engineer position in our ICTD group: https://uwhires.admin.washington.edu/eng/candidates/default.cfm?szCategory=jobprofileszOrderID=96426 ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Announcing CSE590F - The Computing for Development (ICTD) Seminar
Please join us this fall in CSE590F, the ICTD Seminar, on Tuesdays, 1:30-2:20, in CSE 203, http://courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/cse590f/13au/ (to be filled in after first meeting). The first meeting is on TUESDAY, 10/1, 1:30-2:20, in CSE 203 where we will organize assignments for the quarter. This quarter we will be reading representative papers that track different ICTD researchers' careers so we can learn how they entered ICTD, the type of ICTD research they do, and how their research has changed over time. We will likely focus on a different individual each week. Thanks, Gaetano ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] FWD: RFA for CommTrack Proof of Concept Grants in India and Nepal
-- Forwarded message -- From: Gillian Javetski gjavet...@dimagi.com To: change@change.washington.edu Cc: poc-applicati...@dimagi.com poc-applicati...@dimagi.com Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 16:27:56 +0200 Subject: RFA for CommTrack Proof of Concept Grants in India and Nepal Hi everyone, Dimagi is pleased to announce that it will support five organizations from various sectors in India and Nepal to explore the use of mobile technology for logistics and supply chain management in low-resource settings. Each organization will be supported to launch a proof of concept of CommTrackhttp://www.commtrack.org/home/, an open source mobile logistics tool that leverages CommCare and is part of the MOTECH Suite. CommTrack was developed through related projects in three countries with John Snow International. With successful deployments of the first generation of CommTrack already reaching national scale in the health sector, we are pleased to announce this opportunity for organizations to use CommTrack to strengthen their supply chain in health or other global development sectors. Through this RFA, India-based Dimagi staff will support five organizations in India and Nepal to rapidly deploy a proof-of-concept CommTrack application within twelve months of the award date. The objectives of this RFA are to: Build capacity for organizations to implement mobile solutions for improved logistics and supply chain using CommTrack over either SMS or a mobile application. Develop open source mobile applications and content that will be useful for ensuring availability of goods for health or other global development sectors. Foster an environment for organizations to assess the costs and benefits of mobile phones for logistics and supply chain and help scale mobile programs where appropriate. Awardees will each receive 10 free phones to deploy a CommTrack application designed for their organization, free access to the CommTrack cloud-based server for one year, and one month of free support from Dimagi’s experienced, India-based Field Managers, including a 2 week on-site visit to help assess supply chain bottlenecks and launch CommTrack. For further information and to download the full RFA, please refer to our website (http://tinyurl.com/commtrackpoc). Applications are due by December 23, 2013. If you have any additional questions, please email poc-applicati...@dimagi.com. (cced). Sincerely, The Dimagi Team ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Fwd: Call for Papers - Humanitarian Technology 2014 | 13 - 15 May | Boston, MA
-- Forwarded message -- From: HumTech2014 NewsWire newsw...@humanitariantechnology.org Date: Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 4:36 AM Subject: Call for Papers - Humanitarian Technology 2014 | 13 - 15 May | Boston, MA To: i...@humanitariantechnology.org Humanitarian Technology: Science, Systems and Global Impact 2014 | http://www.humanitariantechnology.org Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browserhttp://www.humanitariantechnology.org/HumTech2014_CfP.html . *Humanitarian Technology: Science, Systems and Global Impact* www.humanitariantechnology.org *13 – 15 May 2014 | Boston, MA USA* *Call for Papers* Humanitarian Technology: Science, Systems and Global Impact is being held on 13 – 15 May 2014 at the Marriott Courtyard Boston Cambridge. Situated on the banks of the Charles River, the conference venue is conveniently located in Cambridge’s world-renowned vibrant innovation district, home to high-tech firms and leading academic institutions. HumTech2014 will provide a forum for scientists, engineers, technologists, field workers and policy makers to showcase recent research and exchange technical ideas. Technical sessions and technology and policy panels will focus on all aspects of technology, from science to systems, that have a global humanitarian impact. Conference tracks will be presented within an operationally-relevant context, drawing as much as possible from real-world experiences in humanitarian operations and logistics, disaster relief, emergency management, disease management, global health initiatives, international development, and other areas. This will be achieved through invited talks and panel sessions presented by current practitioners, including professional responders, service workers, and government officials. Humanitarian Technology 2014 Conference Trackshttp://www.humanitariantechnology.org/?page_id=110: - *Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief* - *Health and Disease Management* - *Public Safety and Emergency Management* - *Emerging Technologies* - *International Development, Poverty Alleviation and Food Security* - *Water, Energy, Agriculture, Policy, Security, Education, ...* You are invited to submit papers in all areas of humanitarian engineering and technology development. Papers describing academic research as well as field work are encouraged. *Proceedings to be published in a dedicated journal issue by Elsevier* *Papers Due By 31 January 2014 Registration and Paper Submission Now open* *13 - 15 MAY 2014 | BOSTON, MA USA www.humanitariantechnology.org http://www.humanitariantechnology.org* [image: HumTech2014] http://www.humanitariantechnology.org/ Key Dates Paper Submission: 31 January 2014 Author Notification: 14 February 2014 Publication-Ready Paper Submission: 1 March 2014 Invited Speakers MIT Stanford Northeastern Red Cross U.S. Dept. of State Qatar Computing Research Inst. Protect the People U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services *Copyright © 2013 Humanitarian Technology 2014, All rights reserved.* *Our mailing address is:* Humanitarian Technology 2014 82 Nassau Street #102 New York, NY 10038 You are receiving this e-mail due to your demonstrated interests in humanitarian engineering and technology development. unsubscribe from this listi...@humanitariantechnology.org?subject=UNSUBSCRIBE ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Fwd: Job Posting: Senior Project Manager, Community Forest Monitoring
-- Forwarded message -- From: Jon Parsons j.pars...@globalcanopy.org Date: Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 8:12 AM Subject: Job Posting: Senior Project Manager, Community Forest Monitoring JOB POSTING: SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER, COMMUNITY FOREST MONITORING Location: Central Oxford Type: Full time Salary: Competitive non-profit salary, commensurate with experience THE GLOBAL CANOPY PROGRAMME The Global Canopy Programme is a tropical forest think-tank working to demonstrate the scientific, political and business case for safeguarding forests as natural capital that underpins wellbeing and security for all. We work through our international networks – of forest communities, science experts, policymakers, and finance and corporate leaders – to gather evidence, spark insight, and catalyse action to halt forest loss and improve human livelihoods dependent on forests. Please visit www.globalcanopy.org for more info. THE ROLE As Project Manager you will lead one of the key strategies within GCP's new REDD COMPASS (Community-powered Assessment of Ecosystem Services and Safeguards) Project funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD). The project aims to scale the adoption and impact of community-based forest monitoring to help achieve equitable, efficient and effective REDD+. You will engage and grow GCP's global network of multi-disciplinary partners working in this space, convening the best of current community-based monitoring practices and methods, and together identifying gaps and opportunities to strengthen REDD+ MRV. You will understand the potential for emerging technologies to increase community engagement, and will stay on top of evolving trends. You will work closely with GCP's Policy Team to gather and share this information on a new digital platform integrated with the REDD Desk (www.theREDDdesk.org). You will work closely with GCP's field-based teams from communities in Guyana (see http://www.globalcanopy.org/projects/community-mrv) and Acre state in Brazil, testing new approaches, and considering how community-based monitoring can support REDD+ activities and standards at project, jurisdictional and national levels. And you will help organise workshops with policymakers at the UNFCCC and across all 3 major forest regions - with the support both of our local teams and project partners such as the Jane Goodall Institute. Finally you will coordinate the development of capacity-building tools and materials, to increase adoption of new technologies that can help scale the impact of community-based monitoring for REDD+ worldwide. We need you to have outstanding people skills, experience of community-based work in tropical forest countries, strong analytical skills and thorough knowledge of the evolving REDD+ policy space. You will need to be a positive, collaborative person that thrives on innovation and getting the job done. You will be committed to our goals as an organisation and to helping achieve our overall mission. For more information and to apply, visit http://globalcanopy.org/jobs ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Fwd: HumTech2014 - Call for Papers | Early Registration
-- Forwarded message -- From: Humanitarian Technology 2014 newsw...@humanitariantechnology.org Date: Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 5:26 PM Subject: HumTech2014 - Call for Papers | Early Registration To: i...@humanitariantechnology.org Humanitarian Technology: Science, Systems and Global Impact 2014 | http://www.humanitariantechnology.org Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browserhttp://www.humanitariantechnology.org/HumTech2014_CfP.html . *Humanitarian Technology: Science, Systems and Global Impact* www.humanitariantechnology.org *13 – 15 May 2014 | Boston, MA USA* *Call for Papers* Humanitarian Technology: Science, Systems and Global Impact is being held on 13 – 15 May 2014 at the Marriott Courtyard Boston Cambridge. Situated on the banks of the Charles River, the conference venue is conveniently located in Cambridge’s world-renowned vibrant innovation district, home to high-tech firms and leading academic institutions. Humtech2014 promises to be an exciting forum for scientists, engineers, technologists, field workers and policymakers to discuss current research and will provide a platform to learn about innovations in the field of humanitarian technology and its practical impact. Technical sessions and technology and policy panels will focus on all aspects of technology, from science to systems, that have a global humanitarian impact. Conference tracks will be presented within an operationally-relevant context, drawing as much as possible from real-world experiences in humanitarian operations and logistics, disaster relief, emergency management, disease management, global health initiatives, international development, and other areas. This will be achieved through talks and panel sessions presented by current practitioners, including professional responders, service workers, and government officials. Humanitarian Technology 2014 Conference Trackshttp://www.humanitariantechnology.org/?page_id=110: - *Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief* - *Health and Disease Management* - *Public Safety and Emergency Management* - *Emerging Technologies* - *International Development, Poverty Alleviation and Food Security* - *Water, Energy, Agriculture, Policy, Security, Education, ...* You are invited to submit papers in all areas of humanitarian engineering and technology development. Papers describing academic research as well as field work are encouraged. *Proceedings to be published in a dedicated journal issue by Elsevier* *Papers Due By 31 January 2014 Registration and Paper Submission Now open* *13 - 15 MAY 2014 | BOSTON, MA USA www.humanitariantechnology.org http://www.humanitariantechnology.org* [image: HumTech2014] http://www.humanitariantechnology.org/ Key Dates Paper Submission: 31 January 2014 Author Notification: 14 February 2014 Publication-Ready Paper Submission: 1 March 2014 Invited Speakers MIT Tufts Stanford Harvard Northeastern Red Cross FEMA U.S. Dept. of State Qatar Computing Research Inst. Protect the People U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services ...and more *Copyright © 2013 Humanitarian Technology 2014, All rights reserved.* *Our mailing address is:* Humanitarian Technology 2014 82 Nassau Street #102 New York, NY 10038 You are receiving this e-mail due to your demonstrated interests in humanitarian engineering and technology development. unsubscribe from this listi...@humanitariantechnology.org?subject=UNSUBSCRIBE ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Fwd: GHTC 2013: Proceedings Papers now in IEEE Xplore database; CFP for GHTC'14
This has developed into a decent conference for ICTD work. Technologists from many areas of engineering participate. Paper deadline is March 31 for this year's conference in San Jose, CA in October. Gaetano -- Forwarded message -- From: Wan, Gim g...@vicr.com Date: Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 7:34 PM Subject: GHTC 2013: Proceedings Papers now in IEEE Xplore database; CFP for GHTC'14 To: ghtc-conta...@ieee.org ghtc-conta...@ieee.org Dear GHTC Attendee -- Thank you for your continuing interest in the application of technology for the good of humanity. We are pleased to report that the papers from the 2013 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, held in Silicon Valley last October, are now mounted in the IEEE's Xplore online database for you to access. Here is the direct link: GHTC 2013: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/servlet/opac?punumber=6708222 You can use this listing to locate all of the published papers from the conference, and to access their abstracts. Those whose universities/companies are Xplore subscribers can download any of them at no cost; others may need to pay a small fee. Please alert technologists who may be interested. The GHTC papers from previous years are also available: GHTC 2012: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/servlet/opac?punumber=6384333 GHTC 2011: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/ servlet/opac?punumber=6100959 Finally, the next GHTC will again be in San Jose/Silicon Valley, October 10-13, 2014; save the dates. The Call for Papers can be accessed here: http://www.ieeeghtc.org/call-for-papers-2014/ Please begin developing an abstract for submission. The abstract is due by March 31st, and can be for a technical presentation (with your draft paper uploaded by May 27), a Lightning Talk (presentation-only), or a coordinated session or panel. The abstract-submission system should be operational by January 31st. The themes are: -- Energy—infrastructure and off-grid power, renewable, transportation, lighting, cooking heating -- Health—medical technology, telemedicine, mobile care, primary care -- Disaster, connectivity, and communication—disaster warning avoidance, disaster response, disaster management, networks, remote communication, communication technologies -- Water and agriculture—clean water, sanitation, irrigation, farming practices agricultural technologies -- Humanitarian challenges and opportunities—education, housing, supply chain distribution, business development We hope to see you at GHTC 2014! Best regards, Paul Wesling, Publications Chair IEEE: Advancing Technology for Humanity To unsubscribe, please contact Rob Vice at v...@ieee.org ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] IBM Watson for Africa
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26065991 IBM's Watson in Africa to Help Solve Problems BBC News (02/06/14) IBM has launched Project Lucy, a 10-year, $100 million initiative to leverage IBM's Watson supercomputer to give Africa a boost in agriculture, education, health, and other areas. Under Lucy, universities will have an opportunity to connect to the cloud-based system, and those with very limited computer resources will be able to link via smartphones or portable devices with Internet connectivity. The supercomputer uses artificial intelligence to analyze vast amounts of data and also can understand human language. Participants in the project will be able to ask Watson questions and receive answers, such as the best treatment for an individual patient. It is also able to reason, says Uyi Stewart, chief scientist of IBM Research in Africa. One if its key functions is natural language processing. Stewart says Lucy could transform education and health in Africa in much the same way that mobile banking has transformed finance. With the adoption of mobile phones, banking has become virtual and it could be the same premise in education and healthcare, Stewart says. IBM is tweaking Watson to deliver relevant bite-sized chunks of information. University of Lagos professor Rahamon Bello says access to a supercomputer could help Africa leapfrog other economies. ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Fwd: IEEE Region 10 Humanitarian Technology Conference 2014 (R10 HTC) Call-for-Papers
-- Forwarded message -- From: IEEE eNotice enot...@ieee.org Date: Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 12:29 PM Subject: IEEE Region 10 Humanitarian Technology Conference 2014 (R10 HTC) Call-for-Papers To: gaet...@cs.washington.edu IEEE Region 10 Humanitarian Technology Conference 2014 (R10 HTC) August 6 - 9, 2014 Chennai, Tamilnadu, India http://www.ieeer10htc.org Dear IEEE Members, On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are pleased to invite you to participate in the program for IEEE Region 10 Humanitarian Technology Conference 2014 (R10 HTC). The Conference will take place on 6th - 9th August 2014, at Hilton Chennai Hotel, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. http://www.ieeer10htc.org This 2nd annual cross disciplinary conference will bring together technologists, engineers, scientists, investors, representatives from NGOs, governments, academia, and industry. The conference will promote discussions and development of Electrical, Communication, Computing, Security and Disaster Relief areas to present results of recent advancements in technology in order to help improve the lives of people. We welcome papers of up to 6 pages in IEEE format. Papers must clearly state: the problem being solved, engineering/computational advances to the state of the art, new results that have been obtained and their significance. Theoretical papers, applied papers, and implemented system papers are all welcome. To be held in Chennai - a community famed for leading edge technological innovations, world class academia researchers, and technology investors - IEEE R10 HTC 2014 will offer a wealth of opportunities to improve your knowledge and expand your network and reach. Paper Submission Link https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeer10htc2014 PFA: IEEE R10 HTC-CFP 2014 Important Dates Paper submission: 2nd April 2014 Acceptance notification: 4th June 2014 Camera ready submission: 25th June 2014 Conference: 6th to 9th August 2014 Following the Conference theme of Engineering a sustainable future for humanity, topics include but are not limited to: * Health, Medical Technology, Telemedicine * Water Planning, Availability Quality * Disaster Warning, Avoidance and Response * Urban Planning and Sanitation * Reducing Ethnic Conflict and Terrorist Events * Power Infrastructure/Off-grid Power/Renewable and Sustainable Energy * Connectivity and Communications * Conservation of Natural Resources * Technologies (data/voice) for Remote Locations * Educational Technologies * Agricultural Technologies * Applying Science, Engineering and Technology for Environmental Sustainability * Humanitarian Challenges and Opportunities The Conference Program will include paper presentations, plenary and invited talks, tutorial sessions, poster sessions, exhibits, many opportunities for social and professional networking, and four contests: * Student Paper Contest * Student Poster Contest * Student Project Contest * Photo/Short-Video Contest Whether you are interested in humanitarian activities in the developed or developing countries, we look forward to seeing you at Singara Chennai for IEEE R10 HTC 2014 this coming August. Best Regards, Rangarajan T S (ra...@ieee.org) Conference Chair, R10 HTC 2014 IEEE Region 6: http://www.ieee-region6.org/ Manage your IEEE Communications Preferences: https://www.ieee.org/profile/commprefs/showcommPrefpage.html Unsubscribe from IEEE Region 6 eNotices: http://bmsmail2.ieee.org:80/ctd/listsub?RID=1-1ZM57A5CON=1-1AH-4427PRO=AID=OID=1-1ZM4VPDCID=1-1ZM4H57COID=1-1ZM4VR6RT=Unsubscribe+from+ListLC=ENULID=1-UJN8XLLN=1+Subscription+List IEEE 445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA http://www.ieee.org/ ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Beth Kolko (HCDE) in USAToday
Third-world ideas that are changing first-world lives http://www.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fe973b3b920588765945ea2a4id=4c0ff29299e=ccd9e44f37 http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/07/09/ozy-third-world-innovation/12401465/ ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Fwd: [DEV-5] ACM DEV Deadline Extension (August 8th)
-- Forwarded message -- From: *ACM DEV* dev5c...@gmail.com Date: Friday, July 18, 2014 Subject: [DEV-5] ACM DEV Deadline Extension (August 8th) To: Gaetano Borriello gaet...@cs.washington.edu Dear Gaetano Borriello, We have decided to extend the DEV deadline by one week to accommodate as many submissions as possible. As a result, the review schedule will be shifted by one week as follows: Full Paper Deadline: Friday, August 8, 11:59 UTC Program Committee Reviews: Tuesday, September 2, 11:59 UTC Program Committee Meeting (via teleconference): TBD between September 5th and September 12 Author Notification: Sept 15, 2014 Please let us know if you have any problems with the new schedule, we'll do our best to help everyone with the review process. Also, we would be grateful if you could spread the word about the new deadline among your colleagues. Thanks! vanessa marshini ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Researchers Develop a Wikipedia of Fact-Checking During Natural Disasters
http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2014/jul/14_135.shtml#.U82b6o1dUZF *Researchers Develop a Wikipedia of Fact-Checking During Natural Disasters* *University of Southampton (United Kingdom) (07/18/14)* Social media is often flooded with information in the wake of natural disasters such as earthquakes or tsunamis, but much of that information is contradictory and it can be difficult or impossible to sort the accurate from the inaccurate. Researchers at the University of Southampton, the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, and Qatar Computing Research Institute are hoping to address this shortcoming with Verily, an online platform for crowd-sourcing the veracity of information posted to social media. To test the platform's ability to rapidly verify information, researchers set up the Verily Challenge. Questions, such as whether a picture had been taken in a certain city, were posted to Verily's website and users were asked to answer the question and justify their answer with an explanation, picture, or video. Researchers found users were able to very rapidly verify or falsify the information on Verily through various means, including personal memory, Web searches, and online tools such as Google Earth. Researchers say their next step will be to deploy Verily to collect and verify evidence during an actual humanitarian disaster. ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Fwd: Humanitarian Technology 2015 | 12 - 14 May | Boston, MA USA
-- Forwarded message -- From: HumTech2015 NewsWire i...@humanitariantechnology.org Date: Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 7:29 AM Subject: Humanitarian Technology 2015 | 12 - 14 May | Boston, MA USA To: gaet...@uw.edu Humanitarian Technology: Science, Systems and Global Impact 2015 | http://www.humanitariantechnology.org Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=16bf88d07ce=84d00b5938 . *Humanitarian Technology: Science, Systems and Global Impact* www.humanitariantechnology.org http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=cf91951d20e=84d00b5938 *12 - 14 May 2015 | Boston, MA USA* *HumTech Announcements* HumTech2014 Proceedings We are pleased to announce that the HumTech2014 conference proceedings is now published as a dedicated special-issue in Elsevier's Procedia Engineering journal. * Procedia Engineering http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=54720aea08e=84d00b5938 Volume 78, Pages 1-358 (2014) * The entire issue is also now available open access http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=3a86ddb6e0e=84d00b5938 on ScienceDirect.com. ScienceDirect.com is accessed by over 17 Million unique scientists and professionals on a monthly basis, ensuring broad visibility for the proceedings. HumTech2015 Call for Papers Humanitarian Technology: Science, Systems and Global Impact 2015 will provide a forum to exchange technical ideas and recent innovations in the field. Paper Submission Now Open http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=36d306b19ce=84d00b5938 You are invited to submit papers in all subject areas of humanitarian engineering and technology development. Papers describing academic research as well as field work are encouraged. HumTech2015 Registration Open HumTech2015 is being held on 12 - 14 May 2015 at Le Meridien Cambridge-MIT, and will bring together academics, policymakers, government, nonprofits, and the private sector to explore technology's global humanitarian impact. Registration Now Open http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=9cae67e95de=84d00b5938 Participants will learn about important issues, advancements, and opportunities in humanitarian engineering and technology development. *Early-bird registration rates now available. Reduced room rates are being held for a limited time, with limited availability, so please register early. * -- *12 - 14 MAY 2015 | BOSTON, MA USA www.humanitariantechnology.org http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=3f7f79f25ce=84d00b5938* Quick Links Early-Bird Registration http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=5a3f6ecdeae=84d00b5938 Hotel Reservations http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=50237f7c13e=84d00b5938 Call for Papers http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=d5c1b9d4c0e=84d00b5938 Author Instructions http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=f4ee6904bbe=84d00b5938 HumTech2014 Highlights http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=656e194a55e=84d00b5938 HumTech2014 Proceedings http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=795a4f382de=84d00b5938 [image: HumTech2015] http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=8e3ca19195e=84d00b5938 Follow @HumTech2015 http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=b71c2d87e3e=84d00b5938 This email was sent to gaet...@uw.edu *why did I get this?* http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage1.com/about?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=49d5526207e=84d00b5938c=8c4c03904d unsubscribe from this list http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=49d5526207e=84d00b5938c=8c4c03904d update subscription preferences http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage2.com/profile?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=49d5526207e=84d00b5938 Humanitarian Technology 2014 · 82 Nassau Street #102 · New York, NY 10038 · USA [image: Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp] http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletterutm_medium=emailutm_campaign=monkey_rewardsaid=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4afl=1 ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] RA position at UT-Austin School of Information in ICT4D
*The University of Texas at Austin School of Information* *Research Assistant Position for ICT4D Research* A graduate research assistant position in ICT4D research is available at The University of Texas at Austin School of Information for a new doctoral student entering the PhD program in Fall 2015. Interested applicants must apply to the doctoral program and be admitted through the school’s normal selection process as explained online: iSchool PhD admissions https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/admissions/phd. Please note the application deadline is *November 15, 2014*. Interested students should contact Professor Diane Bailey via email: debai...@ischool.utexas.edu. Applicants must be fluent in Spanish, willing to conduct extended qualitative fieldwork in South America (likely as the sole researcher on our team at a site) as well as quantitative work, and interested in the topic of information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D). This abstract http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1412924HistoricalAwards=false describes the research project. The position includes three years guaranteed (and four expected) of full tuition plus a stipend of $24,000 dependent upon satisfactory performance in the doctoral program and on the project. As a Ph.D. student in the School of Information, you would be eligible for continued funding through in-coming grants, teaching assistantships, and instructor positions. We welcome inquiries from students interested in pursuing academic careers, coming from diverse academic and social backgrounds. Applicants with professional work experience are particularly encouraged to apply, as are students currently completing their masters or undergraduate degrees. Diane E. Bailey School of Information · University of Texas at Austin diane.bai...@ischool.utexas.edu http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~debailey/ ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Fwd: Fulbright - Humphrey Networking event (Oct 24th - 6-9pm - Sieg 233)
-- Forwarded message -- From: Koen De Couck kdeco...@uw.edu Date: Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 9:05 AM Subject: Fulbright - Humphrey Networking event (Oct 24th - 6-9pm - Sieg 233) To: Dear UW faculty and students, This friday (October 24th), we will have our first Fulbright - Humphrey networking event. Both groups are international grantees supported by the U.S. Department of State. The Humphrey fellows are mid-career professionals that are local ngo leaders in their home country. Fulbrighters are grad-level international students working on pressing global challenges. We would like to invite any interested staff or student member to join us friday night and share ideas. We will get you introduced and help you network. There will be a short speeddating to break the ice, whiteboards for idea sharing and a 45 minute documentary on the Venus Project Designing a future without poverty or hunger. Cross-discipline and very inspirational. This event might be particularly of interest to any member interested in ICT for development or working on international community projects. When? Friday Oct 24th, 6 - 9 pm Where? Sieg hall 233 (HCDE Design lab) Interested? Please RSVP using the link below: *http://www.meetup.com/UWHCDE/events/213963622/ http://www.meetup.com/UWHCDE/events/213963622/* Best wishes, Koen De Couck (Fulbrighter Belgium, on behalf of UW Fulbright students) ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Fwd: OMPT Joins CDC in Ebola Effort
Projecting Health (one of Richard Anderson's research projects) is inspiring others. -- Forwarded message -- From: One Media Player per Teacher (OMPT) ad...@tracking.whatcounts.com Date: Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 1:28 PM Subject: OMPT Joins CDC in Ebola Effort To: gaet...@cs.washington.edu Empowering People, Saving Lives and Making an Impact. http://news.ompt.org/t?r=3514c=3469437l=305874ctl=463A245:BEEBA7FE4AD6E2829264974A9B36EB47DC059B65D6044527; Who We Are http://news.ompt.org/t?r=3514c=3469437l=305874ctl=463A246:BEEBA7FE4AD6E2829264974A9B36EB47DC059B65D6044527; What We Do http://news.ompt.org/t?r=3514c=3469437l=305874ctl=463A247:BEEBA7FE4AD6E2829264974A9B36EB47DC059B65D6044527; Our Projects http://news.ompt.org/t?r=3514c=3469437l=305874ctl=463A248:BEEBA7FE4AD6E2829264974A9B36EB47DC059B65D6044527; Take Action http://news.ompt.org/t?r=3514c=3469437l=305874ctl=463A249:BEEBA7FE4AD6E2829264974A9B36EB47DC059B65D6044527; Opportunities http://news.ompt.org/t?r=3514c=3469437l=305874ctl=463A24A:BEEBA7FE4AD6E2829264974A9B36EB47DC059B65D6044527; Video http://news.ompt.org/t?r=3514c=3469437l=305874ctl=463A24B:BEEBA7FE4AD6E2829264974A9B36EB47DC059B65D6044527; Donate http://news.ompt.org/t?r=3514c=3469437l=305874ctl=463A243:BEEBA7FE4AD6E2829264974A9B36EB47DC059B65D6044527; OMPT Heading to West Africa | *www.ompt.org http://news.ompt.org/t?r=3514c=3469437l=305874ctl=463A245:BEEBA7FE4AD6E2829264974A9B36EB47DC059B65D6044527;* One Mobile Projector per Trainer Tapped by CDC to Deploy Cordless Video in Ebola Response [image: OMPT on location] *BIG News from OMPT Headquarters today!* The Centers for Disease Control is engaging OMPT to aid in its response to the Ebola crisis. One Mobile Projector per Trainer is headed for West Africa to help fight Ebola. OMPT will conduct a 4-day Video Education Workshop for aid organizations working in Guinea. The operation includes supplying 100 video production kits; including cameras, cordless projectors and recharging equipment. Details have still to be worked out, but it is likely the workshop will be held in Conakry, Guinea, at the US Embassy, in cooperation with the US State Department. The project will subsequently be expanded to include workshops in Sierra Leone and Liberia. Matt York, OMPT's Executive Director, will conduct the workshop. Dates and travel plans are pending. Safety concerns, travel restrictions and equipment transport are are key among the issues to be addressed. We will send a more complete report on the operation as logistics are firmed up, along with information about how you can help. OMPT is gratified to be able to lend our expertise to this unprecedented humanitarian crisis. As always, you can donate to OMPT http://news.ompt.org/t?r=3514c=3469437l=305874ctl=463A243:BEEBA7FE4AD6E2829264974A9B36EB47DC059B65D6044527; 24/7 via our website www.ompt.org http://news.ompt.org/t?r=3514c=3469437l=305874ctl=463A245:BEEBA7FE4AD6E2829264974A9B36EB47DC059B65D6044527;. And please share our story with your friends and social network http://news.ompt.org/t?r=3514c=3469437l=305874ctl=463A244:BEEBA7FE4AD6E2829264974A9B36EB47DC059B65D6044527; . *OMPT envisions a world where electricity, illiteracy, location, language, and materials are no longer barriers to positive social change.* - Matt York, Founder [image: Facebook Button 2] http://news.ompt.org/t?r=3514c=3469437l=305874ctl=463A24C:BEEBA7FE4AD6E2829264974A9B36EB47DC059B65D6044527; [image: Twitter Button] http://news.ompt.org/t?r=3514c=3469437l=305874ctl=463A24D:BEEBA7FE4AD6E2829264974A9B36EB47DC059B65D6044527; [image: Pinterest Button] http://news.ompt.org/t?r=3514c=3469437l=305874ctl=463A24E:BEEBA7FE4AD6E2829264974A9B36EB47DC059B65D6044527; [image: LinkedIn Button] http://news.ompt.org/t?r=3514c=3469437l=305874ctl=463A24F:BEEBA7FE4AD6E2829264974A9B36EB47DC059B65D6044527; OMPT is an initiative of Polder, Inc. the home of the worldwide education technology innovation One Mobile Projector per Trainer, 2014 You received this email because your address was added to our mailing list. If this was an error, or you no longer wish to receive messages from OMPT, please click here to unsubscribe http://news.ompt.org/u?id=BEEBA7FE4AD6E2829264974A9B36EB47DC059B65D6044527 from our mailing list. OMPT P.O. Box 3320 Chico CA 95927 ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Fwd: Deadline Approaching - Call for Papers - HumTech2015
-- Forwarded message -- From: HumTech2015 NewsWire i...@humanitariantechnology.org Date: Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 7:44 AM Subject: Deadline Approaching - Call for Papers - HumTech2015 To: gaet...@uw.edu Humanitarian Technology: Science, Systems and Global Impact 2015 | http://www.humanitariantechnology.org Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=b7931ace06e=84d00b5938 . *Humanitarian Technology: Science, Systems and Global Impact* www.humanitariantechnology.org http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=8c563aaecde=84d00b5938 *12 - 14 May 2015 | Boston, MA USA* *HumTech Announcements* HumTech2015 Call for Papers *Paper Submission Deadline: 15 December 2014* Humanitarian Technology: Science, Systems and Global Impact 2015 will provide a forum to exchange technical ideas and recent innovations in all subject areas of humanitarian engineering and technology development. Papers describing research as well as field work are encouraged in all the conference tracks: *Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief*, *Health and Disease Management*, *Public Safety and Emergency Management*, *Emerging Technologies*, *International Development*, *Poverty Alleviation* and *Food Security*. Don't miss out on the opportunity to present your latest research, ideas and projects. The 2015 Call for Papers is now open, and the submission deadline is 15 December 2014. Visit the link below to get started: Paper Submission Now Open http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=07506c1b92e=84d00b5938 Invited Talks and Special Sessions *Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USAID, American Red Cross, GE Global Research, ...* The HumTech2015 Organizing Committee is working hard to create a dynamic program for this coming May. Stay tuned for announcements of key speakers from organizations across the government, NGO, private sector and academic communities. HumTech2015 will also feature special sessions relevant to those interested in social entrepreneurship and impact investing, and will provide a forum for entrepreneurs to present their ideas to a panel of impact investors. More information will be posted in the coming weeks at the following link: HumTech2015 Talks Sessions http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=b66885d1a1e=84d00b5938 HumTech2015 Registration Open HumTech2015 is being held on 12 - 14 May 2015 at Le Meridien Cambridge-MIT, and will bring together academics, policymakers, government, nonprofits, and the private sector to explore technology's global humanitarian impact. Registration Now Open http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=0e8813c8f8e=84d00b5938 Participants will learn about important issues, advancements, and opportunities in humanitarian engineering and technology development. *Early-bird registration rates now available. Reduced room rates are being held for a limited time, with limited availability, so please register early. * -- *12 - 14 MAY 2015 | BOSTON, MA USA www.humanitariantechnology.org http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=e20a8a080be=84d00b5938* Quick Links Early-Bird Registration http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=7906e84445e=84d00b5938 Hotel Reservations http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=f4f7d05973e=84d00b5938 Call for Papers http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=abb6787874e=84d00b5938 Author Instructions http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=7cba8e11a2e=84d00b5938 HumTech2014 Highlights http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=0116880aede=84d00b5938 HumTech2014 Proceedings http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=1926c3d8fce=84d00b5938 [image: HumTech2015] http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=5c0c0c40d7e=84d00b5938 Follow @HumTech2015 http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=3e9c1c9894e=84d00b5938 This email was sent to gaet...@uw.edu *why did I get this?* http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage.com/about?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=49d5526207e=84d00b5938c=c53e6a157a unsubscribe from this list http://humanitariantechnology.us3.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=6f8604aa43aa76b33dcb574e4id=49d5526207e=84d00b5938c=c53e6a157a update subscription preferences
[change] Fwd: Call for bids MobileHCI 2017
-- Forwarded message -- From: aquig...@st-andrews.ac.uk Date: Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 3:59 AM Subject: Call for bids MobileHCI 2017 To: gaet...@cs.washington.edu Dear Gaetano Borriello, Thank you again for your MobileHCI 2014 paper. We are writing to you to ask if you are interested in hosting MobileHCI 2017 (the 19th in the conference series). As you hopefully know MobileHCI 2015 will be in Copenhagen and MobileHCI 2016 will be in Florence. Full detail of the conference series can be found here: www.all.mobilehci.org I am sending you this message in advance of releasing a call to the broader MobileHCI community. MobileHCI is the forum that provides academics and practitioners a valuable place to discuss the challenges, potential solutions and innovations towards effective interaction with mobile systems and services. It covers the analysis, design, evaluation and application of human-computer interaction techniques and approaches for all mobile computing devices, software and services. The exact nature of a bid can of course include and seek to extend or focus this as the proposers envisage. Any bids should be sent to me (aquig...@st-andrews.ac.uk) from today to 31 March. After receiving bids, the steering committee will consider and vote on the bids and everyone who submits will be advised shortly afterwards. If you have any questions please feel free to contact any steering committee members. More information about the MobileHCI conference and bidding process can be found at International Steering Committee Web pages here: www.all.mobilehci.org The form of the bid is fairly open but we do need the following information in order to make an informed decision: * what are the initial planned dates * Intended location for the conference * how will the conference be organised? ie. will there be program chairs who manage the entire program or only papers chairs who manage the papers while the conference chairs manage the conference and program. * Ideally, programme chairs should manage the main papers track and the entire program while the conference chairs manage the logistics of the conference * who will be programme chair - inc brief bio (1/2 page) and what will they be expected to handle * who will be conference chair - inc brief bio (1/2 page) and what will they be expected to handle * brief statement of chairs' experience of running conferences * who will edit the proceedings (default = both programme and conference chairs) * commitment to publish the proceedings with ACM * a draft program for the conference * which research groups will support the conference * which sponsors are likely and how will you attract sponsorship * any letters of support from local entities offering help * any direction/theme change you would envisage for MobileHCI (default = none) * any new features/tracks you would like to include or other changes you would like to make to the conference (default = none) * brief description (1/2 - 1 page) of conference venue * brief description (1/2 - 1 page) of conference city and region/country * rough idea of likely costs of (estimates only): - registration rates (normal is to include everything inc workshops and dinner for all delegates, bar one-day attendees) - venue hire - travel costs and rough times from main world cities, say, London, Helsinki, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, New York, Tokyo and Sydney - a basic decent hotel for 5 nights * bidders can include a full budget (using their own or the ACM TMRF budget templates) which can include costs such as food, AV, room rental, registration, USB sticks, badges, PC meeting, speakers, conference * management and ACM overhead and revenue details including registration, tutorials, workshops, sponsorship etc. Bids are welcome from any organisation or group of organisations provided that: * they agree to accept the committee guidelines on publication, refereeing and finance; * dates are agreed with the committee through negotiation after bidding; * the proposing team consists of at least one permanent faculty member. Please submit a single PDF document. Bidders must send their bids no later than 31 March 2015. Finally we wanted to remind you two things. 1. MobileHCI is now a venue where you can choose to present an accepted ToChi paper. 2. The deadline for papers for MobileHCI 2015 is Feb 6th this year - http://mobilehci.acm.org/2015/ Best, Aaron Quigley, Chair of the Mobile HCI Steering Committee -- To manage your submission, go to https://precisionconference.com/~sigchi?goto=activeSubmissions ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
