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Fwd: HotMobile 2012 - Call for Papers
by Gaetano Borriello 18 Aug '11

18 Aug '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Tamer Nadeem <nadeem(a)cs.odu.edu> Date: Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 12:12 AM Subject: HotMobile 2012 - Call for Papers To: MOBISYS(a)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 Ramón Cáceres, AT&T 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, KAIST, South Korea Roy Want, Google Mountain View, US Lin Zhong, Rice University, US *************************************************************************** ----------------------------------------------------- Tamer Nadeem Assistant Professor Dept. of Computer Science Old Dominion University Phone: +1 (757) 683-7718 Mobile: +1 (240) 475-3289 http://www.cs.odu.edu/~nadeem/ ----------------------------------------------------- ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the MOBISYS list, click the following link: http://listserv.acm.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ACMLPX.EXE?SUBED1=MOBISYS&A=1

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$80 android phone sells well in kenya
by Yaw Anokwa 17 Aug '11

17 Aug '11

"Earlier this year, the Chinese firm Huawei unveiled IDEOS through Kenya’s telecom titan, Safaricom. So far, this $80 smartphone has found its way into the hands of 350,000+ Kenyans, an impressive sales number in a country where 40% of the population lives on less than two dollars a day. The IDEOS’s success in this market firmly establishes the open source Android as the smartphone of the people and demonstrates how unrelenting upswings in price-performance can jumpstart the spread of liberating technologies. Thanks to low-cost Androids, the geographically-untethered smartphone is here to stay, and it simply cannot be stopped." http://singularityhub.com/2011/08/16/80-android-phone-sells-like-hotcakes-i… good discussions can be found about this at: hacker news: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2892031 tier: https://www.millennium.berkeley.edu/pipermail/tier/2011-August/003045.html

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FW: New Position - Software Implementation Specialist
by Bill Lober 17 Aug '11

17 Aug '11

Perhaps of interest to someone at Change. I think we circulated an informal listing, but the job is now posted. Bill From: itechstaff-bounces(a)mailman2.u.washington.edu [mailto:itechstaff-bounces@mailman2.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of KAREN T. JOHNSON Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 1:27 PM To: itechstaff(a)uw.edu Subject: [ITECH] New Position - Software Implementation Specialist Please forward to any of your contacts/colleagues who may be able to identify qualified candidates or sources. I-TECH has an outstanding opportunity for a Software Implementation Specialist. The Software Implementation Specialist, under the direction of the Global Health Program Team Leader for Haiti and Côte d'Ivoire, will contribute to I-TECH's projects on development and deployment of clinical informatics applications. These applications include the OpenELIS laboratory information system (LIS) and the iSanté electronic medical record (EMR) system, best-practice examples of open-source software projects aimed to reduce global health disparities by improving clinical and public health services in resource-limited countries. I-TECH is partnering with respective local governments and funders to develop and support the LIS and EMR systems. The World Health Organization has named health information systems as a key building block for health systems strengthening in developing countries. Accordingly, health informatics is a key program area in which I-TECH applies technical expertise from within University of Washington and within its country offices, to strengthen health systems in the countries where I-TECH works. This is a full-time position based at the I-TECH offices in Seattle. The Software Implementation Specialist job requires up to 10% travel to countries with inadequate public health and safety infrastructure. Travelers must be prepared to follow the UW and US government recommended precautions and prophylaxis for disease. Requirements include a Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, information science, or a related field AND At least 2 years of experience as a software analyst or programmer (requirements analyst, technical analyst, functional analyst). Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration. APPLICATION PROCEDURES: For complete details and to apply, please visit the University of Washington Human Resources Website - https://uwhires.admin.washington.edu/eng/candidates/default.cfm?szLocationI… Search for Requisition #76585. This position closes on August 31, 2011.

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Fwd: [ICTD2012] Formal Call for Open Sessions, ICTD2012
by Yaw Anokwa 12 Aug '11

12 Aug '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICTD 2012 Scholarships <scholarships(a)ictd2012.org> Date: Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 08:10 Subject: [ICTD2012] Formal Call for Open Sessions, ICTD2012 To: ictd-announce(a)lists.ictd2012.org We invite you to propose an Open Session at ICTD2012, taking place at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA from 12th to 16th March, 2012! Accompanying the full papers program on the 13th and 14th March are two further days of events with a less formal flavor to take place before and after (on the 12th and 16th). These lively and diverse sessions made a major contribution to the spirit of the conference in London in 2010 and, with your input, they can be an exciting and integral part of the experience in Atlanta. Open Sessions vary widely in theme and style, including panels, discussions, SIGs and workshops. They may be a whole day, or run for just 90 minutes. They may be run in a language other than the official conference language of English (we are particularly interested in a French and/or Spanish program). And the application process is simple and quick. Openness is an important part of what makes these sessions special. Organisers choose the structure, theme and approach of their program, while anyone registered for the conference can attend as many open sessions as they wish, without the need to pre-register for them. We ask you to present your proposal on the Open Sessions form (at the URL below), giving us details of who is involved and what you want to do. We are happy to approve a wide range of sessions providing they meet the minimum criteria listed below (although we may have to adjust the time we offer each team, based on number of accepted submissions). If accepted, we ask you to be creative, entertaining and thought-provoking and to work with us to fit a tight agenda. Types of session might include: · Workshops · Panels/Debates · Special Interest Groups (SIGs) · Roundtable Discussions/Fishbowls · Open Spaces/Unconferences/Wildcard sessions · Performances/Storytelling · Anything you design that engages a range of people over a short, focussed session Previous themes have included creativity, ethics, accountability, practitioner roles, reflections on the conference, development theory, climate change, gender, area studies, burning topics, new directions, notions of knowledge, language specific mini-conferences, report consultations, technology practicums, and more (seehttp://www.ictd2010.org) ICTD2012 can include an even wider range of content, all related to ICT and Development. Open sessions proposal submission deadline: Oct 7th 2011 (11:59pm UTC) For more on the main conference, see our website at: http://www.ictd2012.org or follow us on Twitter: @ICTD2012 and Facebook: ICTD 2012 Atlanta Contact us with any questions at: opensessions(a)ictd2012.org Criteria for acceptance and review process Proposals for sessions will be reviewed by the open sessions committee and judged on the following criteria. Each session should be: · Open to any interested conference attendees, up to a specified maximum number · Accessible to a highly interdisciplinary ICT and development audience · Lively, participatory and inclusive in style and content as appropriate · Relevant to the themes of the conference · Demonstrating careful planning and a clear structure · Neatly summed up in a 50 word description, as well as a longer explanation of how your intentions will be achieved (as suggested on the form provided) · Designed so that you leave the session space tidy afterwards (Note: working outside in a range of spaces may be possible, but will need backing up in case the weather is unseasonal) · Presented on the Open Sessions form available at: http://www.ictd2012.org/opensessions Key dates: · Proposals submitted: October 7th 2011 · Results announced: December 9th 2011 · Revisions and detailed planning: January-February 2012 · Conference: March 12-16th 2012 Open Sessions Committee Chair Ann Light, Northumbria University opensessions(a)ictd2012.org Open Sessions Committee Benjamin Akinmoyeje, Management Sciences for Health Arul Chib, Nanyang Technological University Jill Dimond – local liaison, Georgia Institute of Technology Helani Galpaya, LIRNEasia Ricardo Gomez, University of Washington Dorothea Kleine, Royal Holloway University of London Robin Mansell, London School of Economics Gillian Marcelle, Wits Business School Judith Mariscal, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas Thomas Smyth – local liaison, Georgia Institute of Technology Eduardo Villanueva Mansilla, La Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (Scholarship Update: In the email sent yesterday announcing the Call for Scholarship Applications, it incorrectly stated that the scholarship sponsor was the ACM. The correct scholarship sponsors are Microsoft and the IDRC. Please see the conference website at www.ictd2012.org for full information on the Scholarship Application process.) _______________________________________________ This is the ICTD2012 announcements mailing list at ictd-announce(a)lists.ictd2012.org To unsubscribe go to https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/ictd-announce or send email to ictd-announce-leave(a)lists.ictd2012.org Visit us on the web at http://ictd2012.org

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2nd ACM DEV (2012)
by Rohit Chaudhri 11 Aug '11

11 Aug '11

Fyi, the cfp and deadlines for the 2nd ACM DEV conference, co-located with ICTD 2012 in Atlanta, GA is out: http://dev2012.org/cfp.html dates: Submissions due: October 21, 2011 Author notification: December 16, 2011 Camera-ready: January 30, 2012 Conference: March 10-11, 2012

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Fwd: International Conference on Wireless Technologies for Humanitarian Relief (ACWR2011)
by Gaetano Borriello 11 Aug '11

11 Aug '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: P. Venkat Rangan <venkat(a)amrita.edu> Date: Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 9:46 AM Subject: International Conference on Wireless Technologies for Humanitarian Relief (ACWR2011) To: gaetano(a)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. ******************************************************************************************

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Ruby on Rails engineer openings at San Francisco-based social enterprise
by Rosalyn Mahashin 08 Aug '11

08 Aug '11

Hello, Change agents, My organization, Samasource, is seeking Ruby engineers to help us achieve our mission to connect refugees, youth and women living across the globe through microwork via the Internet. Feel free to contact me at rosalyn(a)samasource.org if you have any questions. -Rosalyn Mahashin The Company: Samasource is a social enterprise that connects people living in poverty to work via the Internet. We are a small, dynamic team committed to changing the world with an innovative business model. To get a quick overview of what we do, watch this 50 second video on YouTube of two of our workers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96bSBNRCSoQ and this 9 minute TEDx talk our founder gave: http://vimeo.com/9305118. The Code We're building a distributed work system customized to our unique ecosystem. This is a big space with lots of unsolved problems, and there's plenty of room for a creative developer to innovate and help shape the future of distributed work. The Tools We keep up with the latest Rails 3.0.X releases, test with Test::Unit/Shoulda, use Redis for some fanciness, plan with Pivotal Tracker, and template with Haml and SASS. See something missing? Are we doing it wrong? Tell us; better yet, show us. Responsibilities: - Write elegant, high quality, unit-tested code. Be prepared to send in samples of work that you're proud of, bonus points for contributions to open source projects - Proactively communicate with workers and customers to understand and fix problems - Fearlessly learn new technologies and comprehend new problem spaces - Share your work with internal and external stakeholders in team meetings and at conferences Requirements: - 2+ years of experience working in Ruby - 3+ years of relational database experience - Strong working knowledge of unit testing frameworks - At home in a very fast-paced environment with a high level of ambiguity

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FW: ADVERT_Local Senior Technical Advisor Tanzania -- Application DEADLINE August 9, 2011
by Sherrilynne Fuller 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

Hello all -- Please share this opportunity. Thanks Sherri Sherrilynne Fuller, Ph.D. Professor Biomedical and Health Informatics School of Medicine and Information School and Department of Health Services (Adj) School of Public Health Roosevelt Commons Building, Suite 400 4311 11th Ave NE University of Washington Box 354985 Seattle, WA 98105 206-616-4575 206-616-5149 (FAX) <mailto:sfuller@u.washington.edu> sfuller(a)u.washington.edu

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Open BTS: Open-source cell phone network could cut costs to $2 per month
by ashish makani 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

Hi Folks An interesting article on OpenBTS https://www.engineeringforchange.org/news/2010/06/21/open_source_cell_phone… (via http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2838493) More info @ 1. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1647763 2. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/083010-open-source-voip-cell-phones-a… 3. Some technical details in an interview with David Burgess http://blog.ecomm.ec/2009/02/david-burgess-on-openbts.html On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 2:50 PM, ashish makani <ashish.makani(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Hi > > An interesting idea & some insightful discussion, on creating a utopian > layer of the internet which is independent of ISPs. > > http://wiki.omegasdg.com/index.php?title=Project_Kleinrock > > via http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2668887 > > Best, > ashish > > On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 3:10 AM, ashish makani <ashish.makani(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> Hi Folks >> >> GNU Free Call is a new project to develop and deploy secure self-organized >> communication services worldwide for private use and for public >> administration. >> It uses the open standard SIP protocol and GNU SIP Witch to create secured >> peer-to-peer mesh calling networks . >> >> It may have interesting applications for truly secure, open & >> decentralized communications, which can stay up, in the event of a natural >> disaster etc. >> >> http://planet.gnu.org/gnutelephony/?p=14 >> >> via http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2322881 >> >> Best, >> ashish >> > > > > >

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Student programmers needed for web-based global health software
by Jan Flowers 01 Aug '11

01 Aug '11

UW Clinical Informatics Research Group (CIRG) is looking for one or more student programmers (undergrad and RA) with strong programming skills (Java, Struts framework, Selenium, Jenkins/Hudson, SQL, or similar) to work on web-based software for global health clinical laboratories. Hours are flexible. Looking for motivated people with experience in most of the following areas: Web application development using Java or equivalent Javascript, XML, and/or AJAX Unix/Linux operating systems, Tomcat and Apache Automated testing strategies and development (Jenkins/Hudson) MySQL, PostgreSQL, or equivalent SVN or other version control repository Healthcare delivery or clinical information systems Excellent written and verbal communication skills More details about what the software is can be found here: https://sites.google.com/site/openelisglobal/ and http://code.google.com/p/openelisglobal/ Please reply to Jan Flowers, jflow2(a)uw.edu<mailto:jflow2@uw.edu> with interest, CV, and availability.

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