November 2011 - change - Mailing Lists

Video Links from today's discussion
by Sidhant Gupta 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

As requested , here are the links to the videos that Rachel and I presented: Litre of Light: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-Fpsw_yYPg&feature=related Discovery Channel India Innovators: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_ho7xhgWV8 QDrum: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ_n5y3-Xnk Water Cooler: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zya0OQRqY1E Anil Gupta TED talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/anil_gupta_india_s_hidden_hotbeds_of_inven… Video I skipped on wind power: http://www.ted.com/talks/william_kamkwamba_how_i_harnessed_the_wind.html More interesting links to such projects: Honey Bee: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s137JlAakaQ&feature=related http://www.changemakers.com/waterandsanitation/entries http://www.nif.org.in/ Sidhant & Rachel

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Fwd: [Cs-grads] FW: Bonderman Fellowship information sessions
by Yaw Anokwa 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lindsay Michimoto <lindsaym(a)cs.washington.edu> Date: Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 16:39 Subject: [Cs-grads] FW: Bonderman Fellowship information sessions To: cs-grads(a)cs.washington.edu FYI-- Dear Students, We write to share an extraordinary opportunity for travel, discovery, and challenge. The 2012 Bonderman Travel Fellowship application is now available and we encourage you to consider applying. Graduate and professional students, undergraduate students (of junior and senior credit standing) in the University Honors Program, and undergraduate students (of junior and senior credit standing) in UW Tacoma’s Global Honors Program in good standing are eligible for this opportunity. David Bonderman - the donor - wishes to give students an opportunity to experience learning and growth in new and unexpected ways. Bonderman Fellows will undertake international travel on their own for eight months, to six or more countries in two or more major regions of the world. Through solo travel the Fellows will focus on exploration and discovery, learning about the world and themselves in it. Up to seven graduate and seven undergraduate Bonderman Fellowships will be awarded in Spring 2012. Each Fellowship carries a $20,000 award to be used only for extended solo international travel. Fellows may not conduct research, pursue an academic project, or participate in a formal program or organization. To learn more about this extraordinary opportunity, please attend one of the following information sessions. Tuesday, November 29, 2011; 12 noon-2:00 p.m.; Gowen Hall room 201 Thursday, December 1, 2011; 3:30-5:20 p.m.; Bagley Hall room 261 Tuesday, January 10, 2012; 12:30-2:20 p.m.; room to be announced The application deadline is Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 12 noon. Information about the fellowship and the application (which is not yet active) can be found at: http://depts.washington.edu/bondermn/ If you do not have the chance to attend one of the information sessions and you have questions about this award, graduate/professional students may contact either Helene Obradovich (helene(a)uw.edu) or Marilyn Gray (megray(a)uw.edu) in The Graduate School Office of Fellowships and Awards, and undergraduate students can contact Brook Kelly (bbkelly(a)uw.edu) in The University Honors Program. Please review the FAQ prior to contacting us. Sincerely, The Graduate School and the University Honors Program

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Fwd: NIH Undergraduate Design Challenge for Technology Solutions in Health Care
by Yaw Anokwa 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nilsen, Wendy (NIH/OD) [E] <nilsenwj(a)od.nih.gov> Date: Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 12:25 AM Subject: NIH UNDERGRADUATE DESIGN CHALLENGE FOCUSES ON TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS IN HEALTH CARE To: MHEALTH-TRAINING(a)list.nih.gov FYI, for those of you who work with undergraduates, this challenge may be of interest. Thanks, Wendy NIH UNDERGRADUATE DESIGN CHALLENGE FOCUSES ON TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS IN HEALTH CARE NIBIB solicits innovative diagnostic and therapeutic devices and technology for the underserved and disabled A competition for undergraduate students to foster the design and development of innovative diagnostic and therapeutic devices, and technologies to aid underserved populations and the disabled is being sponsored by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), part of the National Institutes of Health. The Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge is part of NIBIB's efforts to build, strengthen, and prepare the future workforce of biomedical engineers. One winning student team will be selected for each of three challenge categories: diagnostic devices/methods; therapeutic devices/methods; and technology to aid underserved populations and individuals with disabilities. Eligible team candidates must be full time undergraduate students and U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Each winning team will receive a $10,000 prize, to be distributed among the team members. Winners will be honored at an award ceremony during the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) in Atlanta, Ga. Each winning team will also receive up to $2,000 towards travel and registration costs to attend the awards ceremony. Dr. Zeynep Erim, the architect of the NIBIB challenge, said "At NIBIB, we aim to prepare the next generation of engineers working at the intersection of the biological and physical sciences to improve human health. This program challenges up-and-coming biomedical engineers to force the boundaries of their design skills and knowledge to develop innovative biomedical technology for health care." "As a nation, we have reached a crossroads where there is a tremendous opportunity to harness the science, engineering, and mathematics talent within our universities to address challenges in health care," stated Dr. Roderic Pettigrew, NIBIB director. "NIBIB's DEBUT Challenge, authorized under the America Competes Act, seeks to promote competitiveness in these disciplines and to put American ingenuity to work to address some of the unmet medical needs that are most prevalent in our country. I look forward to seeing what technological innovations our best and brightest students can offer to improve health care in our nation." Details on how to enter, requirements and general information about the challenge can be found at <http://debut.challenge.gov/>. For updates and additional information, visit <http://www.nibib.nih.gov/Training/UndergradGrad/DEBUT> or contact Dr. Zeynep Erim <e:mail:Zeynep.Erim@nih.gov>. SUBMISSION PERIOD: START: Jan 03, 2012 12 a.m. EST END: May 26, 2012 11:59 p.m. EDT JUDGING PERIOD: START: May 27, 2012 12 a.m. EDT END: Jul 22, 2012 11:59 p.m. EDT WINNERS ANNOUNCED: Jul 31, 2012 12 a.m. EDT The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering is a component of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIBIB supports training programs, as well as on site and external research at more than 200 research institutions, universities, medical centers, and private organizations throughout the United States. The Institute implements a wide variety of biomedical imaging and bioengineering programs to foster the development of innovative medical technologies to improve healthcare. Fact sheets on the research areas of the NIBIB and other topics are available in English and Spanish and can be found on the NIBIB web site at <http://www.nibib.nih.gov>. About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit <www.nih.gov>. ## This NIH News Release is available online at: <http://www.nih.gov/news/health/nov2011/nibib-16.htm>. To subscribe (or unsubscribe) from NIH News Release mailings, go to <http://service.govdelivery.com/service/subscribe.html?code=USNIH_1>. If you subscribed via the NIH Listserv, go to <https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A0=nihpress>. ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the MHEALTH-TRAINING list, click the following link: http://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?SUBED1=MHEALTH-TRAINING&A=1

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Re: [change] TASCHA Talk -- TOMORROW -- Evaluating the impact of public access technology in U.S. Libraries: The IMPACT Web Survey, a U.S. IMPACT Study project
by Karen Hirst 16 Nov '11

16 Nov '11

TASCHA TALK: Cortney Leach Thursday -- November 17, 2011, from 3:45 to 4:45 pm Roosevelt Commons Building Fourth floor multi-purpose room Conducted in 2009, the U.S. IMPACT Study provided evidence that use of public access technology services offered at U.S. public libraries has a profound and measurable impact on individuals and communities. The IMPACT Survey project aims to extend the benefits of the study by making its patron web survey component available for all public libraries to use in their local data collection, evaluation, and advocacy efforts. This TASHA Talk will report on the frameworks underpinning the web survey project, provide a progress update, and discuss design challenges and lessons learned. About the presenter Cortney is a research analyst with the U.S. IMPACT Study Research Group and holds a Masters of Public Administration and Masters of Library and Information Science from the University of Washington. Her research interests include design thinking, program evaluation, public TASCHA Talks are bi-weekly sessions to share, discuss, and advance new ideas around topics related to technology and social change. Learn more at tascha.uw.edu/tascha-talks<http://tascha.uw.edu/what-we-do/tascha-talks/> .

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Fwd: [dub] dub seminar 11/16 Neil Patel : Voice-based Social Media for Rural Communities
by Brian DeRenzi 16 Nov '11

16 Nov '11

One last reminder about Neil's talk. His work is definitely interesting and very relevant to the change community. Brian ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Morgan Dixon <mdixon(a)cs.washington.edu> Date: Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 9:08 AM Subject: Re: [dub] dub seminar 11/16 Neil Patel : Voice-based Social Media for Rural Communities To: dub(a)dub.washington.edu, Neil Patel <neilp(a)cs.stanford.edu> Reminder! dub seminar at noon. On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Morgan Dixon <mdixon(a)cs.washington.edu> wrote: > > Hello dubbers! > Please join us on Wednesday for our weekly DUB seminar. > > Speaker: Neil Patel (Stanford / Awaaz.De) > > Wednesday, November 16 > 12:00-1:20pm > EEB 403 (map) > > Title: > > Voice-based Social Media for Rural Communities > > Abstract: > > Online communities enable people to access and share information, but they are out of reach for poor and isolated communities around the world. Mobile phones have the potential to overcome the PC’s accessibility, affordability, and familiarity barriers. However, most mobile information services limit rural populations to being passive knowledge consumers, not active producers. My dissertation explored the design and usage of voice-based social media for rural communities. My collaborators and I designed Avaaj Otalo (“voice stoop”) a voice message board application that allows small-scale farmers in India to share agricultural advice by posting, listening to, and replying to others' messages using any phone. AO has been live and accessed by thousands since 2009. In all, we have deployed voice message boards with 8 partners in 6 states across India working in agriculture, labor rights, women's empowerment, and education, logging over 100,000 calls from over 10,000 callers. > > Bio: > > Neil Patel is co-founder and CEO of Awaaz.De, a company that develops social information platforms for the majority of world's people who do not have access to the Internet. He completed a Ph.D in Computer Science from Stanford University, and B.S. degrees in Computer Science and Business Administration from UC Berkeley. He currently commutes between his homes in California and Ahmedabad, Gujarat. > > > -- > Morgan Dixon > Ph.D. Candidate > Computer Science & Engineering > University of Washington > cs.uw.edu/homes/mdixon -- Morgan Dixon Ph.D. Candidate Computer Science & Engineering University of Washington cs.uw.edu/homes/mdixon _______________________________________________ dub mailing list dub(a)dub.washington.edu http://dub.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/dub

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Discussion: Small Ideas for Big Impacts
by Nicola Dell 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

This Thursday at Change Sidhant Gupta and Rachel Sobel will be leading a discussion on small ideas for big impacts. *Small Ideas for Big Impacts* We will discuss how small ideas can often have big impacts on a society. In particular, we will focus on ideas that make use of fundamental and basic sciences to solve much larger problems. This is science that we are taught in junior and high school, and generally our practical use of this science is much different from those in resource contained environments. We will present a series of videos, products, projects and pictures that show how people in developing nations and under-privileged societies have used principles from this same basic science to come up with fascinating solutions to their everyday problems, and more interestingly, majority of these inventors are illiterate and have no formal education. *What:* Discussion led by Sidhant Gupta and Rachel Sobel *When:* Thursday, Nov 17th at noon *Where:* Paul Allen Center, Room 203

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FW: [dub] dub seminar 11/16 Neil Patel : Voice-based Social Media for Rural Communities
by Richard Anderson 14 Nov '11

14 Nov '11

From: dub-bounces(a)dub.washington.edu [mailto:dub-bounces@dub.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Morgan Dixon Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 11:13 AM To: dub(a)dub.washington.edu; Neil Patel Subject: [dub] dub seminar 11/16 Neil Patel : Voice-based Social Media for Rural Communities Hello dubbers! Please join us on Wednesday for our weekly DUB seminar. Speaker: Neil Patel (Stanford / Awaaz.De) Wednesday, November 16 12:00-1:20pm EEB 403 (map<http://washington.edu/maps/?EEB>) Title: Voice-based Social Media for Rural Communities Abstract: Online communities enable people to access and share information, but they are out of reach for poor and isolated communities around the world. Mobile phones have the potential to overcome the PC's accessibility, affordability, and familiarity barriers. However, most mobile information services limit rural populations to being passive knowledge consumers, not active producers. My dissertation explored the design and usage of voice-based social media for rural communities. My collaborators and I designed Avaaj Otalo ("voice stoop") a voice message board application that allows small-scale farmers in India to share agricultural advice by posting, listening to, and replying to others' messages using any phone. AO has been live and accessed by thousands since 2009. In all, we have deployed voice message boards with 8 partners in 6 states across India working in agriculture, labor rights, women's empowerment, and education, logging over 100,000 calls from over 10,000 callers. Bio: Neil Patel is co-founder and CEO of Awaaz.De, a company that develops social information platforms for the majority of world's people who do not have access to the Internet. He completed a Ph.D in Computer Science from Stanford University, and B.S. degrees in Computer Science and Business Administration from UC Berkeley. He currently commutes between his homes in California and Ahmedabad, Gujarat. -- Morgan Dixon Ph.D. Candidate Computer Science & Engineering University of Washington cs.uw.edu/homes/mdixon<http://cs.uw.edu/homes/mdixon>

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Fwd: Software Engineering Postitions
by Yaw Anokwa 14 Nov '11

14 Nov '11

the modi group at columbia does some really great work. if you are a dev interested in ictd, it's definitely worth a close look. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Matt Berg <mlberg(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 12:06 Subject: Software Engineering Postitions To: Gaetano Borriello <gaetano(a)cs.washington.edu> Cc: Yaw Anokwa <yanokwa(a)gmail.com> Dear Gaetano and Yaw, We have some open software engineering positions we're hoping to fill incase you know of some candidates. https://github.com/modilabs/jobs Thanks, Matt We are looking for various positions to join us at the Modi Research Group at the Earth Institute in Columbia University. Current positions include: Senior Software Engineer - https://github.com/modilabs/jobs/blob/master/Senior_Software_Eng.rst Front-end Software Developer - https://github.com/modilabs/jobs/blob/master/Frontend_Software_Dev.rst We make software to make development process smarter and to bring new services (health and energy) to people that need them most (primary focus on Africa and India). The tools we build incorporate geospatial planning, open-data webservices, mobile phone-based data collection and service delivery, and management dashboards used by governments. We are primarily a Python and Javascript shop but looking primarily for people with deep software engineering experience and desire to tackle challenging global problems with code. You will get to work with a dynamic team in New York, and travel to field sites in Africa and India to develop and implement solutions with clients on the ground. This is critical to our process as we do agile development heavily based on iterative user feedback. Some projects we’re currently engaged on include: SharedSolar.org - A pre-paid solar energy solution being deployed in rural Africa (http://sharedsolar.org) Assisting the government of Nigeria to map all their clinics, schools and waterpoints (30,000+ and counting!) ChildCount.org - An SMS based approach for improving child and maternal health formhub.org - a mobile data collection community Network Planner - spatial planning software used for infrastructure (electrification) planning. Currently, being used by countries across Africa.

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FW: HCDE 521, November 16th - Beth Kolko
by Richard Anderson 14 Nov '11

14 Nov '11

From: dub-bounces(a)dub.washington.edu [mailto:dub-bounces@dub.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Jan H. Spyridakis Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 11:00 AM Subject: [dub] HCDE 521, November 16th - Beth Kolko Hello, Please come and hear Beth Kolko present at the HCDE Autumn Seminar Series (HCDE 521) this Wednesday, November 16, from 5:00 to 5:50 p.m. in Mary Gates Hall 241. 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: Design, Diversity, and Innovation Abstract: How do expertise and innovation contribute to one another? Or do they conflict? In this talk, I will discuss some of the projects from the Design for Digital Inclusion group, including our collaboration on a low-cost ultrasound system for midwives, that demonstrate potential pathways to innovation. Hope to see you there! Jan 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

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TASCHA Talk -- THURSDAY -- Evaluating the impact of public access technology in U.S. Libraries: The IMPACT Web Survey, a U.S. IMPACT Study project
by Karen Hirst 14 Nov '11

14 Nov '11

TASCHA TALK: Cortney Leach Thursday -- November 17, 2011, from 3:45 to 4:45 pm Roosevelt Commons Building Fourth floor multi-purpose room Conducted in 2009, the U.S. IMPACT Study provided evidence that use of public access technology services offered at U.S. public libraries has a profound and measurable impact on individuals and communities. The IMPACT Survey project aims to extend the benefits of the study by making its patron web survey component available for all public libraries to use in their local data collection, evaluation, and advocacy efforts. This TASHA Talk will report on the frameworks underpinning the web survey project, provide a progress update, and discuss design challenges and lessons learned. About the presenter Cortney is a research analyst with the U.S. IMPACT Study Research Group and holds a Masters of Public Administration and Masters of Library and Information Science from the University of Washington. Her research interests include design thinking, program evaluation, public TASCHA Talks are bi-weekly sessions to share, discuss, and advance new ideas around topics related to technology and social change. Learn more at tascha.uw.edu/tascha-talks<http://tascha.uw.edu/what-we-do/tascha-talks/> .

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