[change] No Change Seminar This Week

2017-05-15 Thread Trevor Perrier
Hi All, There will be no Change Seminar tomorrow (May 16). Our next seminar will be the following week May 23. Thanks, - Trevor ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change

[change] FW: Tech Inclusion Seattle, June 14-15, Pioneer Square/ Volunteer opps -- do it!

2017-05-12 Thread Melody Clark
From: iMLISChat [mailto:imlischat-boun...@mailman11.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Cynthia del Rosario Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 9:48 AM To: idivers...@uw.edu; imaj...@uw.edu; im...@uw.edu; imlisc...@uw.edu; 'ip...@uw.edu' ; i...@uw.edu Subject: [iMLIS Chat] Tech Inclusion

[change] Today! Event: Libraries & ICTs in Africa - A discussion with Dr. Buhle Mbambo-Thata - 5/8/17

2017-05-08 Thread Melody Clark
Hello, Please join us today at noon for a great discussion about libraries and ICTs in Africa. Hope to see you there! Melody On May 4, 2017, at 11:50 AM, Melody Clark > wrote: Just a quick, friendly reminder about this exciting opportunity to learn

Re: [change] Event: Libraries & ICTs in Africa - A discussion with Dr. Buhle Mbambo-Thata - 5/8/17

2017-05-04 Thread Melody Clark
Just a quick, friendly reminder about this exciting opportunity to learn more about libraries in Africa - brown bag event this Monday, May 8th from 12pm-1pm. Details below. Hope to see you there! Melody From: Melody Clark Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 1:51 PM To: 'iwo...@uw.edu'

[change] Tomorrow at Change: Aditya Vashistha and Pooja Sethi - Respeak

2017-05-01 Thread Trevor Perrier
Hi All, Please join us tomorrow at the Change Seminar. Aditya Vashistha and Pooja Sethi will be talking about their project Respeak - which will be presented at CHI 2017 next week. *What:* Respeak: A Voice-based, Crowed-powered Speech Transcription System *When: *Tuesday May 2 *Where: *12pm in

[change] Co-Design Across Borders: Join our discussion group at CHI in Denver!

2017-04-27 Thread Isaac Holeman
Hi Change list, I'll be co-hosting a discussion of co-designing across borders at CHI this year, on Monday May 8th at 11:30 am. We'd be thrilled to have you join us, more info about the conversation below: In recent years the evolving practice of co-design has continued to shift the roles of

[change] Fwd: Research Symposium: Dr. Nkurunziza (4/27, 3:30-5pm, Allen Auditorium)

2017-04-27 Thread Trevor Perrier
This talk should be of interest to the Change community. -- Forwarded message -- From: Nick Logler Date: Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 10:04 AM Subject: Research Symposium: Dr. Nkurunziza (4/27, 3:30-5pm, Allen Auditorium)

[change] FW: [iSchool #16022] iSchool Help AutoReply: RE: TASCHA is hiring a Graduate Research Assistant

2017-04-26 Thread Melody Clark
Sorry! Didn't mean to send this to you :-(. Please ignore. -Original Message- From: icare...@uw.edu [mailto:icare...@uw.edu] Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 1:58 PM To: Melody Clark Subject: [iSchool #16022] iSchool Help AutoReply: RE: TASCHA is hiring a Graduate

Re: [change] TASCHA is hiring a Graduate Research Assistant

2017-04-26 Thread Melody Clark
Hello, Just a friendly reminder that TASCHA is hiring a graduate research assistant and applications for this position are due by this Friday, April 28th. Please do apply if you are interested! Thank you, Melody From: Melody Clark Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 11:37 AM To:

[change] [iSchool #16022] RE: TASCHA is hiring a Graduate Research Assistant

2017-04-26 Thread Melody Clark
Hello, Just a friendly reminder that TASCHA is hiring a graduate research assistant and applications for this position are due by this Friday, April 28th. Please do apply if you are interested! Thank you, Melody () From: Melody Clark Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 11:37 AM To:

[change] A Report on Mobile Financial Services and Smartphone Revolution in Myanmar

2017-04-25 Thread Pwint Phyu Htun
Hi All, My colleague, Paula Bock, and I just published this report on Myanmar called "Mobilizing Myanmar: A Smartphone Revolution Connects the Poor with Economic Opportunities" . It is to highlight the

Re: [change] Tomorrow at Change: Place Matters screening - Lilian de Greef

2017-04-25 Thread Lilian de Greef
Hi all, As a follow-up to today's change seminar, here are some links to further resources. You can watch the entirety of Unnatural Causes using your UW NetID here

[change] Tomorrow at Change: Place Matters screening - Lilian de Greef

2017-04-24 Thread Trevor Perrier
Hi All, Please join us tomorrow at Change. Lilian de Greef will be leading a the session. Will watch and then discuss a episode of *Unnatural Causes *, which is a seven-part documentary series exploring racial and socioeconomic inequalities in health. This

[change] PhD Writing Group

2017-04-24 Thread Amirah Majid
Greetings all! The collaborative PhD's writing group is still meeting! In case you did not know we are a group of iSchool & HCDE PhD students who meet weekly to co-work. This can include structured feedback, presentation practice, reading or writing time. We welcome students from any discipline.

[change] [iSchool #15859] TASCHA is hiring a Graduate Research Assistant

2017-04-21 Thread Melody Clark
Position Description The Technology & Social Change Group ( TASCHA (http://tascha.uw.edu/)) is hiring a graduate research assistant to help develop and publish a data literacy curriculum for the Data and Democracy (http://tascha.uw.edu/projects/data-for-democracy/) project. This position will

[change] Fwd: help us find a CEO for Jacaranda Maternity

2017-04-21 Thread Yaw Anokwa
-- Forwarded message -- From: Nick Pearson Date: Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 9:31 AM Subject: help us find a CEO for Jacaranda Maternity To: Yaw Anokwa Dear Yaw, I hope you've been doing well. I am reaching out with a quick favor --

[change] Fwd: [TIER] citizen reporting startup in Kenya

2017-04-20 Thread Matt Johnson
Forwarded Message Subject:[TIER] citizen reporting startup in Kenya Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 08:04:05 -0700 From: Temina Madon To: t...@tier.cs.berkeley.edu If you are, or know, a great developer who wants to contribute to media freedom in

[change] No Change Tomorrow

2017-04-17 Thread Trevor Perrier
Hi All, There will be no Change Seminar tomorrow. We will pick back up the following week on April 25. Thanks, - Trevor ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change

[change] Nafundi hiring Documentation Writer for Open Data Kit

2017-04-11 Thread Yaw Anokwa
Open Data Kit (ODK, https://opendatakit.org) provides free and open source tools for social good organizations to collect data quickly, accurately, offline, and at scale. ODK has been used to collect billions of data points around the world. Example projects include gathering real-time election

[change] Fwd: [TIER] WordPress Developer sought for Global Legal Empowerment Network (24 April deadline)

2017-04-10 Thread Matt Johnson
Forwarded Message Subject:[TIER] WordPress Developer sought for Global Legal Empowerment Network (24 April deadline) Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2017 12:29:43 -0700 From: Tobias Eigen To: tier Hello everyone! My

[change] Fwd: [TIER] ICTD2017: Call for Open Sessions

2017-04-07 Thread Yaw Anokwa
-- Forwarded message - From: Melissa Densmore Date: Fri, Apr 7, 2017 at 15:44 Subject: [TIER] ICTD2017: Call for Open Sessions To: TIER , ictdevers , hc...@googlegroups.com

[change] Help the people of Syria get the antidote to chemical attacks

2017-04-06 Thread Yosem Companys
This is probably not the best list for this, but does anyone know of any organizations working to raise money to stockpile Pralidoxime and Atropine for use as an antidote in Syria? -- YC * “Pralidoxime is the antidote for Sarin,” says Tennari — referring to the deadly nerve gas considered a

[change] Tomorrow at Change: International Development Trivia - Kushal Shah

2017-04-03 Thread Trevor Perrier
Hi All, Please join us for Change Seminar tomorrow. We will be doing an interactive International Development focused trivia game created by Kushal Shah. This will be a great way to get to know everyone coming to Change this quarter. *What: *International Development Trivia *When: *12pm

[change] [iSchool #15063] TASCHA is hiring a Senior Research Scientist

2017-04-03 Thread Cameron Seib
Thanks, just posted this on iCareers. -- Cameron Seib Program Assistant University of Washington | Information School On Fri Mar 31 16:14:09 2017, melcl...@uw.edu wrote: Hello! Good news - TASCHA is hiring! We are currently seeking a Senior Research Scientist. Please see the job

[change] Recruiting new board members

2017-04-03 Thread Aparna Shrivastava
Hi there! I'm writing to request your help in getting the word out about a volunteer opportunity that will be quite compelling for anyone in your networks passionate about improving the social impact & development space. A few details: *LensShift, a new nonprofit organization, is actively

[change] [iSchool #15063] TASCHA is hiring a Senior Research Scientist

2017-03-31 Thread Melody Clark
Hello! Good news - TASCHA is hiring! We are currently seeking a Senior Research Scientist. Please see the job description below. If this sounds like you, please apply. And please feel free to distribute to your networks widely. Thank you, Melody Are you interested in creating transformation in

[change] TASCHA is hiring a Senior Research Scientist

2017-03-31 Thread Melody Clark
Hello! Good news - TASCHA is hiring! We are currently seeking a Senior Research Scientist. Please see the job description below. If this sounds like you, please apply. And please feel free to distribute to your networks widely. Thank you, Melody Are you interested in creating transformation

[change] Job opening for Research Coordinator for Digital Financial Services Research Group at University of Washington

2017-03-28 Thread Richard Anderson
CSE has a job opening for a Research Coordinator in the Digital Financial Services group, full-time, reporting to Professor Richard Anderson. The job is posted on the Employment at UW web page: http://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/jobs/index.html Select "FIND A JOB", and then enter Requisition

[change] Tomorrow at Change: Richard Anderson - Update from the Digital Financial Services Research Group

2017-03-27 Thread Trevor Perrier
Hi All, I'd like to welcome everyone back for the spring quarter and to our first Change Seminar tomorrow. As usual, Change will be held at 12pm in CSE 203. This week Richard Anderson will be giving an update on the work Digital Financial Services group has been

[change] Spring Break Change Talk - Ammar Jaffri, Tuesday, March 21, noon, CSE 203

2017-03-20 Thread Richard Anderson
We will be having a special change talk on Tuesday. Ammar Jaffri, Head of Pakistan Information Security Association Fast shifting to Mobile based Financial Systems in developing world The talk will consist of three parts: Part 1 - History of Financial Systems

[change] Fwd: Ashesi's Annual Trip to Ghana

2017-03-18 Thread Alan Borning
Hi all - this is an interesting opportunity for folks interested in Ashesi! cheers, Alan -- Forwarded message -- From: Natalie Davis Date: Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 12:57 PM Subject: Ashesi's Annual Trip to Ghana To: "born...@cs.washington.edu"

[change] UW Social Computing Reading Group: Spring Quarter 2017 Tuesdays 2-3 Loc. TBD

2017-03-10 Thread Amirah Majid
Thank you for participating the SCRG poll. Further emails related to the reading group will be posted to the group list. If you will be joining us this Spring, Tuesdays 2 - 3 please contact one of the list administrators for an invite to join the Google Group list,

[change] Last Call: UW Social Computing Reading Group

2017-03-09 Thread Amirah Majid
Hi there! We are going to close the poll really soon for finding the SCRG next quarter meeting day and time. Please cast your vote ASAP! SCRG Meetings: Spring 2017', WhenIsGood Poll If you already have thank you! We will be posting the results this weekend.

[change] Fwd: [TIER] [REGISTRATION OPENED] EAI International Conference on Innovations and Interdisciplinary Solutions

2017-03-09 Thread Matt Johnson
This conference may be of interest to the change community! Cheers, -mj Forwarded Message Subject:[TIER] [REGISTRATION OPENED] EAI International Conference on Innovations and Interdisciplinary Solutions Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2017 11:00:39 -0500 From: Assane Gueye

[change] Change Wednesday 3:30 - Jacki O'Neill: Financial Capability

2017-03-06 Thread Trevor Perrier
As this is the last week of the quarter there will be no Change Seminar on Tuesday. However, we are excited to be hosting Jacki O'Neill from Microsoft Research India on Wednesday. Jacki works with the Technology for Emerging Markets

[change] Invitation to Join: UW Social Computing Reading Group

2017-03-02 Thread Amirah Majid
The UW Social Computing Reading Group (SCRG) is an interdisciplinary reading group welcoming faculty and students from a variety of departments including the Information School, HCDE, Communications, and Computer Science. We think about social computing from many, sometimes less popular, angles.

[change] Fwd: Third Workshop on Computing within LIMITS - CFP - March 1 (abstracts)

2017-02-28 Thread Matt Johnson
Forwarded Message Subject:[TIER] Third Workshop on Computing within LIMITS - CFP - March 1 (abstracts) Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 18:39:56 +0400 From: Jay Chen To: t...@tier.cs.berkeley.edu Final reminder to submit to the ACM LIMITS workshop!

Re: [change] [BHI-Student] Fwd: Contribute to ODK through Google Summer of Code

2017-02-28 Thread Pascal Brandt
OpenMRS, an open source EHR for developing countries is also participating in this: https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/RES/Summer+Of+Code+2017. On 28 February 2017 at 08:05, Sherrilynne S. Fuller < sful...@u.washington.edu> wrote: > May be of interest. ODK (Open Data Kit) is used for a variety of

[change] Tomorrow at Change: Maria Garrido - MOOC Usage Through The Lens Of Social Innovation

2017-02-27 Thread Trevor Perrier
Hi All, Please join us tomorrow at Change. Maria Garrido from the Technology & Social Change Group (TASHA) at the UW iSchool will be joining us to talk a recently released study on how MOOCS are being used in Colombia, Philippines, and South Africa. *What: *An

[change] Contribute to ODK through Google Summer of Code

2017-02-27 Thread Yaw Anokwa
Hi all, Open Data Kit (ODK) has been accepted into Google Summer of Code (GSoC)! If you are not familiar, GSoC lets students spend their summer's writing code and learning about open source development while earning a stipend. Accepted students work with a mentor and become a part of the open

[change] Fwd: [TIER] 1 World Connected - Updated Case Studies Catalog (v2)

2017-02-27 Thread Matt Johnson
Forwarded Message Subject:[TIER] 1 World Connected - Updated Case Studies Catalog (v2) Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2017 15:12:46 -0500 From: Sharada Srinivasan To: gaia CC: t...@tier.cs.berkeley.edu,

[change] Food and social justice: The role of HCI and Design

2017-02-27 Thread Katya Yefimova
Hi folks, Please take note of this talk happening at the iSchool on Thursday. The speaker has time to meet with faculty and students 1:30-3 p.m. on Thursday and 11-12:30 on Friday. Please let me know if you'd like to arrange a meeting. Thanks! Katya Yefimova PhD student The Information

[change] Fwd: [liberationtech] Interdisciplinary Workshop on DIY and Community Networking

2017-02-24 Thread Matt Johnson
May be of interest to people on this list, although it's quite a long way away from Seattle! Cheers, -Matt J. Forwarded Message Subject:[liberationtech] Interdisciplinary Workshop on DIY and Community Networking Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 09:31:02 -0800 From: Doug

[change] Tomorrow at Change: Isaac Holeman - Human-Centered Design for Global Health Equity

2017-02-20 Thread Trevor Perrier
Hi All, Please us tomorrow at Change. Isaac Holeman will talking about is research at the intersection of global health and human-centered design. Isaac will be talking about research insights emerging from the work done by the non-profit tech company Medic Mobile

[change] Fwd: Summer Internship 2017 IBM Africa Research Lab- Kenya

2017-02-14 Thread Brian DeRenzi
-- Forwarded message -- From: Rita Muigai Date: Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 4:39 PM Subject: Summer Internship 2017 IBM Africa Research Lab- Kenya To: Brian DeRenzi *A brief of the role (more details please tell them to check for the role

[change] Fwd: CfP: HCI Across Borders Symposium at CHI 2017

2017-02-10 Thread Kurtis Heimerl
-- Forwarded message -- From: Neha Kumar Date: Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 4:30 PM Subject: CfP: HCI Across Borders Symposium at CHI 2017 To: "Kumar, Neha" Please share widely. Apologies for cross-posting! --- *Call for Proposals* HCI

[change] Fwd: [TIER] Citi Tech4Integrity Challenge

2017-02-08 Thread Yaw Anokwa
-- Forwarded message -- From: Temina Madon Date: Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 5:01 AM Subject: [TIER] Citi Tech4Integrity Challenge To: t...@tier.cs.berkeley.edu Citi and its allies are proud to present the Citi Tech for Integrity Challenge (T4I), an open innovation

[change] Tomorrow at Change: Jessica Crawford - VillageReach: Health System by Phone

2017-02-06 Thread Trevor Perrier
Hi All, There's no snow in the forecast so please join us tomorrow at Change. Jessaca Crawford from the Seattle based NGO VillageReach will be joining us talk about a an IVR system being run in Malawi called Chipatala Cha Pa Foni (CCPF)

[change] Global health tech company Medic Mobile is hiring an interaction designer

2017-02-01 Thread Isaac Holeman
Hi Everyone, I work with a non-profit tech company called Medic Mobile and wanted to let you know that we're looking to hire an interaction designer to be based at one of our offices (San Francisco, Nairobi, Katmandu) or work remotely. See the full posting below and feel free to contact me if you

Re: [change] [liberationtech] Liberationtech List Reminder

2017-02-01 Thread Yosem Companys
Thanks, Bram. Noted. In the spirit of democracy, we are going to compile all the feedback we get, tabulate it, and send it to the list once it's done. Then, we will start working on some of the projects and hopefully subscribers will volunteer whatever they can to make them happen. On Wed, Feb

[change] Liberationtech List Reminder

2017-01-31 Thread Yosem Companys
We are Stanford Liberatiiontech. Our home page is here: http://cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/libtech. To sign up to our 4K-strong mailing list, click here: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. We have also curated a list of Liberationtech content at

[change] Tomorrow at Change: Anil Dash - Holding to account

2017-01-31 Thread Trevor Perrier
Hi All, Please join us tomorrow at Change for another video and discussion. We will watch a short video by Anil Dash from Pop Tech on holding technology to account. Anil is a blogger, entrepreneur, and activist who

[change] Off Topic: Academics Against Immigration Executive Order

2017-01-29 Thread Yosem Companys
From: Mariya Ivancheva Dear colleagues, This petition might be of interest to those of you who are currently watching with horror the recent developments in the USA. Please DO NOT REPLY to my email, but follow the instructions below: -- Academics Against

[change] Internet Connection officially Severed in Anglophone Cameroon Pleaase help

2017-01-28 Thread Yosem Companys
From: Nyangkwe Agien Aaron Dear All It has been roughly a month that the people of the anglophone regions (formerly Southern Cameroons) of Cameroon have had internet cut off. The minister of Post and Telecommunication states that it was for security reasons. MTN the

[change] If Muslims are blocked by the U.S., should we respond?

2017-01-27 Thread Yosem Companys
From: Dave Burstein I raise the question of whether we should respond to the proposed U.S. ban on nationals of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen. Scott Aaronson reports one of his MIT students will probably have to leave if he can't get his visa removed. We all

[change] Mercy Corps Innovation & Digital Coordinator in Nairobi

2017-01-25 Thread Yosem Companys
From: Christopher Maclay We're looking for an Innovation and Digital Coordinator in Nairobi. Please see posting here: http://reliefweb.int/job/1870559/innovation-and- digital-coordinator Mercy Corps is a leading global relief and development agency saving and

Re: [change] [iSchool #10327] FW: [liberationtech-jobs] Paid summer internship (up to $15k) with new social good tech company

2017-01-24 Thread Yosem Companys
I don't know, Akshay. I would ask Patrick directly at p...@stanford.edu (mailto:p...@stanford.edu). Best,Yosem On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 5:14 PM, Akshay Chalana < icare...@uw.edu (mailto:icare...@uw.edu)> wrote: Hello Mr. Companys, Do you happen to know if this position ended up being

Re: [change] [iSchool #10327] FW: [liberationtech-jobs] Paid summer internship (up to $15k) with new social good tech company

2017-01-24 Thread Akshay Chalana
Hello Mr. Companys, Do you happen to know if this position ended up being filled? I’m well past the deadline, but if hasn’t been yet, I’m very interested. Thanks! Akshay From: on behalf of Yosem Companys Reply-To: Date:

[change] [iSchool #11676] Upcoming negotiation event: Negotiate Like a Pro on 1/24/17

2017-01-19 Thread Melody Clark
Negotiate Like a Pro: Get the Raise, Land the Deal, & Create Your Own Luck When: January 24, 2017, 6-8pm Where: General Assembly Seattle (1218 3rd Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101) Tickets ($25):

[change] Upcoming negotiation event: Negotiate Like a Pro on 1/24/17

2017-01-19 Thread Melody Clark
Negotiate Like a Pro: Get the Raise, Land the Deal, & Create Your Own Luck When: January 24, 2017, 6-8pm Where: General Assembly Seattle (1218 3rd Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101) Tickets ($25):

[change] Tomorrow at Change - Icebreakers and TED Talk

2017-01-16 Thread Trevor Perrier
Hello Last week during Change I realized that there were lots of new people taking the seminar this quarter and we never did introductions. Please join us tomorrow for a quick round of introductions and ice breakers. We will then watch and discuses a TED talk by Siyanda Mohustsiwa about how

[change] Fwd: [TIER] DTL Summer 2017 Internships

2016-12-23 Thread Trevor Perrier
Summer internship opportunity in Abu Dhabi with the Design Technology Lab at NYUAD. -- Forwarded message -- From: Jay Chen Date: Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 2:01 PM Subject: [TIER] DTL Summer 2017 Internships To: t...@tier.cs.berkeley.edu Hi All, For the past few

Re: [change] [iSchool #10327] FW: [liberationtech-jobs] Paid summer internship (up to $15k) with new social good tech company

2016-12-19 Thread Yosem Companys
I'd ask Patrick directly... On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 12:29 PM, Cameron Seib < icare...@uw.edu (mailto:icare...@uw.edu)> wrote: Hi Melody, Thanks for passing this along. Do you know if Patrick and Jenny are operating under a specific company name? And do you know where this internship

[change] [iSchool #10327] FW: [liberationtech-jobs] Paid summer internship (up to $15k) with new social good tech company

2016-12-19 Thread Cameron Seib
Hi Melody, Thanks for passing this along. Do you know if Patrick and Jenny are operating under a specific company name? And do you know where this internship would take place? I'll need those bits of info to get this posted on iCareers. Let me know if you have any questions. Best, Cameron On

[change] [iSchool #10327] FW: [liberationtech-jobs] Paid summer internship (up to $15k) with new social good tech company

2016-12-16 Thread Melody Clark
() From: liberationtech-jobs [mailto:liberationtech-jobs-boun...@lists.stanford.edu] On Behalf Of Yosem Companys Sent: Friday, December 16, 2016 1:45 PM To: Liberationtech Jobs Subject: Re: [liberationtech-jobs] Paid summer internship (up to $15k) with

[change] FW: [liberationtech-jobs] Paid summer internship (up to $15k) with new social good tech company

2016-12-16 Thread Melody Clark
From: liberationtech-jobs [mailto:liberationtech-jobs-boun...@lists.stanford.edu] On Behalf Of Yosem Companys Sent: Friday, December 16, 2016 1:45 PM To: Liberationtech Jobs Subject: Re: [liberationtech-jobs] Paid summer internship (up to $15k) with new

Re: [change] Ethnographic perspectives on human centered design for social change?

2016-12-16 Thread Jake Kendall
Hi Yosem Here is some stuff done by CGAP at the world bank applying HCD to financial inclusion problems. http://www.cgap.org/blog/so%E2%80%A6what-does-hcd-mean-financial-inclusion https://www.cgap.org/blog/series/human-centered-design-smallholder-families

[change] Ethnographic perspectives on human centered design for social change?

2016-12-15 Thread Yosem Companys
From: Misha Quill I'm wondering if any of you could point me towards ethnographic analyses or cases studies (articles. books, grey lit) of development or humanitarian projects that use(d) design principles? I'm planning to teach an undergraduate-level course in

Re: [change] ICTD Class Poster Session Wednesday 1-2:30 Atrium

2016-12-14 Thread Kurtis Heimerl
Hey all, Just a reminder this is happening in *1 Hour* ! As another incentive, here are the list of projects from the class for this quarter: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OLxTah5hOODe7d1chxClhlgmPXuOmEHG4Pbgx_ZMDe0/edit?usp=sharing On Sun, Dec 11, 2016 at 10:51 PM, Kurtis Heimerl

[change] Hiring a Researcher at University of Oxford: Digital Entrepreneurship | Economic Geography | Sub-Saharan Africa

2016-12-09 Thread Richard Anderson
-- Forwarded message -- From: Nicolas Friederici > To: change > Cc: Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2016 16:50:19 + Subject: Hiring a Researcher at University of

[change] Fwd: [TIER] Connectivity research openings at Facebook

2016-12-07 Thread Matt Podolsky
-- Forwarded message -- From: Shaddi Hasan Date: Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 10:59 PM Subject: [TIER] Connectivity research openings at Facebook To: "t...@tier.cs.berkeley.edu" The Express WiFi team at Facebook is hiring researchers to help

[change] No Change Tomorrow

2016-11-21 Thread Trevor Perrier
Hi Everyone, Just a quick reminder that due to ACM DEV and the short week there will be no Change Seminar tomorrow. Thanks, Trevor ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change

[change] CommunityCellularManager Open Source Release

2016-11-18 Thread Kurtis Heimerl
Apologizes for cross posting. CommunityCellularManager, Facebook's open source suite for distributed management of community-led cellular networks (using their OpenCellular platform) was released recently. The general idea is to provide a cloud suite of tools and technologies to simplify the

[change] Umar Saif - Distinguished Lecture, Today 3:30 pm (Tuesday, November 15)

2016-11-15 Thread Richard Anderson
One last reminder - Umar Saif is giving a Distinguished Lecture in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at 3:30 pm. Designing Technology for the "Other" 5 Billion Umar Saif (Information Technology University, Lahore, Pakistan) Host: Anderson CSE Distinguished Lecture Tuesday, November

[change] Tomorrow at Change: Anat Caspi - Equitable pedestrian wayfinding

2016-11-14 Thread Trevor Perrier
Please join us tomorrow at the Change Seminar. Anat Caspi from the Taskar Center for Accessible Technology (TCAT) will be joining us to talk about equitable pedestrian wayfinding. *What: *Equitable pedestrian wayfinding *When: *Tuesday, Nov 15 *Where: *The Allen Center, CSE 203 *Abstract:*

[change] E-Voting

2016-11-14 Thread Yosem Companys
From: Zacharia Gichiriri Are there any countries that have implemented a form of mobile voting? Is there any research on the potential, challenges and applicability of mobile voting? Considering the explosive growth of mobile phones across Africa, would the use

[change] New Ph.D. Program in Technology Management and Organization Studies at UC Santa Barbara

2016-11-11 Thread Yosem Companys
From: Paul Leonardi The University of California, Santa Barbara is pleased to announce the launch of a new Ph.D. DEGREE in Technology Management. Applications are due January 15, 2017 for matriculation in Fall 2017. This new program is administered by UCSB’s Technology

[change] Fwd: Workshop on Mining Online Health Reports at WSDM 2017

2016-11-03 Thread Grégoire Lurton
Workshop on Mining Online Health Reports at WSDM 2017 https://sites.google.com/site/mohrs2017/home 10th February 2017 Cambridge, UK Update: All accepted papers will be published in the online workshop proceedings and authors will be asked to submit copies to the arXiv e-print archive. We are

[change] Tomorrow at Change: Fahad Pervaiz - Let's Talk Money

2016-11-01 Thread Trevor Perrier
Please join us tomorrow at the Change Seminar for the first of two talks being given by CSE grad students at the upcoming ACM DEV conference. Fahad Pervaiz will be presenting on work that explores security issues around mobile money applications. *What: *Let’s Talk Money:

[change] Location Change! Steve Song Roundtable Discussion Friday @ 1:30 in Gates Commons.

2016-10-28 Thread Kurtis Heimerl
This has been moved to the Gates Commons at 1:30. See you all there! On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 3:13 PM, Kurtis Heimerl wrote: > Hi All, > > Brief update: Some members of the Botswana Government (including > regulators and the University of Botswana) and Vulcan's

[change] News from TASCHA - October 2016

2016-10-27 Thread Melody Clark
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Re: [change] Steve Song Roundtable Discussion Friday @ 1:30

2016-10-27 Thread Kurtis Heimerl
Hi All, Brief update: Some members of the Botswana Government (including regulators and the University of Botswana) and Vulcan's philanthropic team will be attending as well. Please come and ask about working on connectivity in the Sub-Saharan context. On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 11:58 AM, Kurtis

[change] [iSchool #8204] Technical Program Manager Opportunity at PATH

2016-10-27 Thread Melody Clark
-- Forwarded message -- From: Taliesin, Brian < btalie...@path.org (mailto:btalie...@path.org)> Date: Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 10:43 AM Subject: [TIER] Technical Program Manager Opportunity at PATH To: " t...@tier.cs.berkeley.edu (mailto:t...@tier.cs.berkeley.edu)" <

[change] Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA) Research Seminar for Winter Quarter 2017

2016-10-26 Thread Melody Clark
We are often asked how students can get involved with the work that we do at TASCHA. During Winter Quarter 2017, TASCHA is leading a Research Seminar in the Information School (INFX 571), offering students a chance to get real world ICTD and research experience. INFX 571: TASCHA Research

[change] Steve Song Roundtable Discussion Friday @ 1:30

2016-10-26 Thread Kurtis Heimerl
Hi All, Steve Song, founder of Village Telco, a social enterprise that builds low-cost WiFi mesh VoIP technologies to deliver affordable voice and Internet in underserviced areas, and passionate advocate for cheaper, more pervasive access to communication infrastructure in Africa, will be at UW

[change] You're invited: Come meet the Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA)

2016-10-25 Thread Melody Clark
Are you interested in the effects of technology on economic and social development? Do you wonder if smartphones will replace PCs? Interested in the role libraries play in community development? Curious about questions that can be addressed through big data? Passionate about digital inclusion &

[change] Tomorrow at Change: Mustafa Naseem - Make-i-stan: Makerspaces for collaboration

2016-10-24 Thread Trevor Perrier
Please join us tomorrow at Change for a talk by Mustafa Naseem from CU Boulder's ATLAS Institute . Mustafa will be talking about makerspaces in Pakistan. *What: *Make-i-stan: Makerspaces as a tool to spur cross-disciplinary collaboration. *When: *Tuesday, October

[change] No Change Today - Affiliates

2016-10-18 Thread Trevor Perrier
Just a reminder that the Change Seminar will not meet today due to the career fair. ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change

[change] Scholarships in the ICTD Master's Program at the University of Colorado Boulder

2016-10-12 Thread Richard Anderson
Scholarships in ICTD Master's Program at the University of Colorado Boulder [Header-Image] Information and Communication Technology for Development A track of the Master's in Technology, Media and Society If you are interested in the field of Information and Communication Technology for

[change] Tomorrow at Change: Summer Research in Ghana - Sarah Yu

2016-10-11 Thread Trevor Perrier
Please join us tomorrow at the Change Seminar where Sarah Yu will be talking about her summer study abroad experience in Ghana. Sarah has been working with the ICTD lab for the last year and helping with our Digital Financial Services project. In Ghana she was interested in how mobile money is

[change] FW: [TIER] 1 World Connected - Case Studies of Internet Connectivity Projects

2016-10-10 Thread Melody Clark
From: Sharada Srinivasan > Date: October 10, 2016 at 4:53:59 PM PDT To: t...@tier.cs.berkeley.edu Subject: [TIER] 1 World Connected - Case Studies of Internet Connectivity Projects (Apologies for cross posting.)

Re: [change] Tomorrow at Change

2016-10-03 Thread Trevor Perrier
I forgot to include when and where Change is. Like previous quarters the Change Seminar is from 12:00 - 12:50 and meets in CSE 203. On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 6:01 PM, Trevor Perrier wrote: > Hello and welcome back to UW, > > There will be Change seminar tomorrow with

[change] Tomorrow at Change

2016-10-03 Thread Trevor Perrier
Hello and welcome back to UW, There will be Change seminar tomorrow with introductions and a small icebreaker to get to know everyone attending this quarter. Please attend to learn more about the plan this quarter and the Change community at UW. See you tomorrow, - Trevor

[change] Tor Public Hack Days

2016-09-22 Thread Meg Young
The Tor Project is holding public hacking events at the end of this month! Here is a flyer for Hack Days on September 30 (Axis Pioneer Square, 308 1st Ave), and October 1 +2 (Tor Project office 80 S. Washington). If you can only make one day, the organizers recommend attending Friday. To RSVP

[change] Fwd: [TIER] Bill Thies wins Macarthur Fellowship`

2016-09-22 Thread Aditya Vashistha
-- Forwarded message -- From: Joyojeet Pal Date: Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 1:46 PM Subject: [TIER] Bill Thies wins Macarthur Fellowship` To: t...@tier.cs.berkeley.edu Great news for ICTD - Bill Thies of Microsoft Research Bangalore is one of this year's MacArthur

[change] Fwd: [TIER] Fwd: Looking for a Data Scientist to join Big data program (Staff position)

2016-09-21 Thread Yaw Anokwa
-- Forwarded message -- From: Temina Madon Date: Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 5:31 PM Subject: [TIER] Fwd: Looking for a Data Scientist to join Big data program (Staff position) To: t...@tier.cs.berkeley.edu Deadline to apply is Sept 28th - please circulate Begin

[change] FW: [TIER] Fwd: Looking for a Data Scientist to join Big data program (Staff position)

2016-09-21 Thread Melody Clark
-- Forwarded message -- From: Temina Madon > Date: Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 10:31 AM Subject: [TIER] Fwd: Looking for a Data Scientist to join Big data program (Staff position) To:

[change] FW: New Job Opportunity: Director of Technology

2016-09-15 Thread Melody Clark
From: Digital Public Library of America [mailto:info=dp...@mail185.suw14.mcdlv.net] On Behalf Of Digital Public Library of America Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2016 9:45 AM To: Melody Clark Subject: New Job Opportunity: Director of Technology View this email in your

[change] Women & Negotiation: Learn how to ask for what need and want

2016-09-15 Thread Melody Clark
I'm attending this event, and I hope many of you will too! Research shows that many women don't ask - don't ask for more money, a better title, more responsibilities, a promotion, more time, more support, etc. Let's change this! You are invited to a special conversation on the topic of Women &

Re: [change] [New-grads] Course Announcement: CSE599 Information and Communication Technology and Developement (ICTD)

2016-09-13 Thread Elise deGoede Dorough
I'd just like to add that this course is listed on the UW time schedule as CSE 599: Special Topics. SLN 23633 . *Elise DeGoede Dorough*Graduate Program Advisor

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