November 2010 - change - Mailing Lists

Inside the Gates Foundation
by Yaw Anokwa 16 Nov '10

16 Nov '10

The Financial Times' brief overview of the Gates Foundation: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/bf69a220-ed27-11df-8cc9-00144feab49a.html

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Shawn McGuire on Solar Powered Vaccine Refrigerators
by Eleanor O'Rourke 16 Nov '10

16 Nov '10

This Thursday at Change, Shawn McGuire from the Seattle-based global health nonprofit PATH will be speaking about his work developing solar powered refrigerators for storing vaccines. Immunization programs are one of the most successful global health initiatives, preventing 2.5 million child deaths from fatal diseases annually [WHO]. However, maintaining the infrastructure of refrigeration equipment used keep vaccines within the appropriate temperature range is challenging, particularly in low-resource environments. Shawn will discuss the technical design of solar powered refrigerators and cover the considerations that must be taken into account when creating a product for use in developing countries. Join us for lunch this Thursday to learn more about the technical and logistical challenges of designing solar powered vaccine refrigerators! What: Shawn McGuire on Solar Powered Vaccine Refrigerators When: Thursday, November 18 at noon Where: Paul Allen Center, Room 203

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Fwd: Technology at the Margins Launch and Reception
by Yaw Anokwa 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Akhtar Badshah, Sailesh Chutani and Jessica Rothenberg Aalami, co-authors, present: Technology at the Margins: How IT Meets the Needs of Emerging Markets Thursday December 2, 2010 3:30 PM Burke Museum, UW Campus, Seattle Reception to follow. Akhtar Badshah is senior director of Global Community Affairs at Microsoft Corporation Sailesh Chutani is the cofounder and CEO of Mobisante, Inc. Jessica Rothenberg Aalami is the Managing Director of the Gobee Group. The co-authors of this volume discuss information and communication technologies (ICTs) which have revolutionized our lives by changing the way we live, play, work, communicate, learn, manage our finances, and stay healthy—just think of life without Facebook, cell phones, or email! But the majority of the world's people—the four billion at the bottom of the global economic pyramid living on less than $2 a day—remain largely unable to benefit from the ICT revolution, mainly due to its irrelevance to their needs and the high cost of technology in relation to their purchasing power. What if we could change all this? What impact would it have on reducing poverty and improving lives? What barriers need to be overcome before this can happen? Sponsored by the South Asia Center, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and the Global Business Center, Foster School of Business, University of Washington Inquiries: Keith Snodgrass, Associate Director, South Asia Center 206-543-4800 snodgras(a)uw.edu, RSVP to snodgras(a)uw.edu

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mLab manager opening in Kenya, deadline Nov 19
by Yaw Anokwa 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Nokia has been a technology partner for the World Bank - Infodev in setting up its mLab project in Africa... They are currently looking for someone who can manage the labs... the initial contract lasts one year with a possibility of a 3 year extension. Offer closes on the 19th of November... http://www.infodev.org/en/Article.606.html

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New iPhone app to monitor heart attacks
by Ed Lazowska 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/11/monitoring-emergency-heart-conditi…

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online panel Nov 15-19th on GHDonline
by neal lesh 11 Nov '10

11 Nov '10

Hi everybody, GHDonline will be hosting an online panel discussion next week on using wireless technology to improve HIV therapy monitoring and adherence. See attached for more details. The discussion will be held across both the Adherence & Retention community as well as the Health IT community, and so should have a wide range of medical and technical perspectives. To participate or follow the conversation by email, you can sign up for one of those two communities on GHDonline. The attached flier provides details. Take care, neal

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CCC blog post
by Ed Lazowska 11 Nov '10

11 Nov '10

http://www.cra.org/ccc/rh-ultrasound.php

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reminder: no change seminar tomorrow
by Yaw Anokwa 10 Nov '10

10 Nov '10

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Veterans_Day

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Dec 2: Akhtar Badshah introduces "Technology at the Margins: How IT Meets the Needs of Emerging Markets"
by Sunil Garg 10 Nov '10

10 Nov '10

Begin forwarded message: > From: Keith Snodgrass <snodgras(a)u.washington.edu> > Date: November 10, 2010 3:02:27 PM EST > To: snodgras(a)uw.edu > Subject: [Soasiastudents] Bulletin 11.10.10 > Akhtar Badshah introduces "Technology at the Margins: How IT Meets the Needs of Emerging Markets" > > Thursday December 2, 2010 > 3:30 PM > Burke Museum, UW Campus > > Akhtar Badshah, senior director of Global Community Affairs at Microsoft Corporation > > South Asia Center of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and the Global Business Center of the Foster School of Business, UW > > snodgras(a)uw.edu, 206-543-4800 > > Akhtar Badshah co-edited this volume which discusses information and communication technologies (ICTs) which have revolutionized our lives by changing the way we live, play, work, communicate, learn, manage our finances, and stay healthy—just think of life without Facebook, cell phones, or email! But the majority of the world's people—the four billion at the bottom of the global economic pyramid living on less than $2 a day—remain largely unable to benefit from the ICT revolution, mainly due to its irrelevance to their needs and the high cost of technology in relation to their purchasing power. What if we could change all this? What impact would it have on reducing poverty and improving lives? What barriers need to be overcome before this can happen? > > > > _______________________________________________ > Soasiastudents mailing list > Soasiastudents(a)u.washington.edu > http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/soasiastudents

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Health Informatics leadership position -- Malawi
by Sherrilynne Fuller 10 Nov '10

10 Nov '10

FYI Sherri ______________________________________________ Sherrilynne Fuller, Ph.D. Professor Biomedical and Health Informatics School of Medicine and Department of Health Services (Adj) School of Public Health Co-Director, Center for Public Health Informatics University of Washington BOX 35-4812 Seattle, Washington 98105 206-221-7444 206-491-6380 (mobile) 206-616-5249 (FAX) <mailto:sfuller@u.washington.edu> sfuller(a)u.washington.edu From: Ann Downer <downer(a)uw.edu> Date: November 9, 2010 5:38:29 AM PST To: Richard Wilkinson <rcwilki(a)u.washington.edu> Cc: Scott Barnhart <sbht(a)u.washington.edu> Subject: FW: Emailing: USAJOBS - Search Jobs.htm It's been awhile since a CDC GAP director asked us to circulate a JD. What is the best way to handle that, Richard? Can we just forward to our network/listserve for job announcements? Scott, do you want to send to Sherrilynne and Bill? From: "Demby, Austin" <ademby(a)mw.cdc.gov> Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 04:17:53 -0800 To: CDC-MWTechnicalStaff <CDC-MWTechnicalStaff(a)mw.cdc.gov> Cc: "Richards, Janise (CDC/OID/NCHHSTP)" <rkj1(a)cdc.gov>, "Lewis, Seranita (CDC/CGH/DGHA) (CTR)" <ssl5(a)cdc.gov>, "Santas, Xen (CDC/CGH/DGHA)" <xms1(a)cdc.gov>, "gdouglas(a)pitt.edu" <gdouglas(a)pitt.edu>, Ann Downer <downer(a)uw.edu>, "E. Michael Reyes" <michael.Reyes(a)ucsf.edu>, "Yoon, Steven S. (CDC/CGH/DPDM)" <say7(a)cdc.gov>, Solmaz Shotorbani <solmazs(a)uw.edu>, "Oyugi, Jessica H." <joyugi(a)mw.cdc.gov>, "MalawiHCT(a)yahoogroups.com" <MalawiHCT(a)yahoogroups.com> Subject: Emailing: USAJOBS - Search Jobs.htm <<USAJOBS - Search Jobs.htm>> We finally got this exciting GS-14/14 Informatics job at CDC-Malawi posted. You can see the full job announcement on : <https://my.usajobs.gov/Login.aspx> https://my.usajobs.gov/Login.aspx Position Announcements: HHS-CDC-T3-2011-0084 (Internal candidates) HHS-CDC-D3-2011-0074 (External Candidates) Applications can only be made through the USAJobs site. Please register if you haven’t already. I would greatly appreciate your circulating the announcement as widely as possible through your network of eligible colleagues. We are on the verge of doing great things in Malawi and this is a wonderful opportunity to lead this effort. Please note that the closing date is November 19. Do not hesitate to call or send me a note if you require additional information or further clarification Kind Regards, Austin

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