June 2014 - change - Mailing Lists

CSE481K Capstone Posters and Demos: Mon. Jun 9 12-1:30pm (CSE Atrium)
by Trevor Perrier 06 Jun '14

06 Jun '14

You are invited to the: CSE481K Designing Technology for Low-Resource Settings (the ICTD Capstone) POSTER AND DEMO SESSION Monday, June 9, noon-1:30 in the CSE Atrium Each winter and spring, students design and prototype technology solutions to problems motivated by issues encountered in low-resource settings. This year four groups worked on projects related to vaccine cold chain management: *DashTricks: Tablet for District Manager - Tanzania * DashTricks is an Android tablet application that provides district immunization managers in Tanzania with a dashboard for monitoring the performance of key immunization indicators in health facilities in their districts. Our project aims to give district managers a sense of ownership over their data to help them realize problems and make better vaccine management decisions intuitively and correctly. *IcePAK: Tablet for National Manager - Pakistan * IcePAK is a mobile application focused on vaccine cold chain management in Pakistan. It's goal is to integrate large amounts of data into easily consumable forms, enabling decision makers and managers to allocate resources effectively. High visibility of problem areas, and automated allocation recommendations, allows these at risk locations to recognized early and dealt with efficiently. *More Practice: Training App for Laos * We are developing a tablet-based training application that will be used to train health workers in Laos. The initial purpose of the application is to train workers on how to use an SMS-based vaccine stock reporting system, but it will be used for other training in the future. Some of the challenges this group has faced: designing for potentially non-technical users, creating an extensible application for future training needs, and simplifying the application update and synchronization process. * **SMS Immunization Manager ** *** The SMS Immunization Manager (SIM) is an easy-to-install and easy-to-customize system that allows community health workers to report information about the vaccine cold chain (such as fridge temperature and condition) by SMS rather than paper forms. SIM's main features include robust SMS-based operations that correctly handle even poorly-formatted messages and a moderation web application for administrators to review the system's operation. The system will be deployed in Laos in the coming months and possibly to other countries after. Join us on Monday, June 9th, from noon - 1:30 in the CSE Atrium to get a hands-on demo and discuss the projects with the students around their posters. Hope to see you all there on Monday. Richard, Ruth, and Fahad

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Poverty Economist Consultant Position at World Bank Group
by Marium Afzal 06 Jun '14

06 Jun '14

The Poverty Global Practice of the World Bank invites applications for a short-term poverty economist position. The position is for 150 days, starting around September 1and paying roughly $300 per day net of tax. The job entails co-authoring a paper that will produce and cross-validate small-area estimates of poverty in Pakistan, with primary responsibility for the empirical analysis. The ideal candidate is an excellent programmer with experience in econometric modelling in Stata in addition to strong writing skills. Familiarity with Pakistan and C or Mata programming are pluses. He or she is either a recent PhD, or a graduating PhD student with advisor approval, from a economics, statistics, or computer science department ranked in the top 100 worldwide. Interested candidates should email their CV, at least one research paper, and their earliest available start date and, with Poverty Economist Consultant in the subject line, to David Newhouse at dnewhouse(a)worldbank.org no later than June 30, 2014. http://www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing.php?JOE_ID=201406_400478

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It's happening! RSVP now for the next ICT4Drinks Seattle
by Melody Clark 05 Jun '14

05 Jun '14

The first ICT4Drinks in Seattle was a smashing success last month, thanks to Wayan Vota and Merrick Schaefer. ICT4Drinks is a rockin', regular event in cities around the world - now it's time we make it rock regularly (monthly) here in Seattle too! If you're a technology or development professional (or student, academic, or inspiring to be any of the above), be sure to join us for the next ICT4Drinks Seattle on Monday, June 23rd<http://eepurl.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=67aa47e069318bcfe59336e0b&i…>. You'll mingle, chat, & drink with some of the biggest names in the technology & development game! So celebrate summer ICT4D style - bring your colleagues, friends, peers. We're buying the first round (seriously!), so RSVP now<http://eepurl.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=67aa47e069318bcfe59336e0b&i…> - you have nothing to lose and at least one drink to gain! See you there! Melody PS - Feel free to pass along to your organizations & networks! If you'd like to join us, but can't make it this time, be sure to sign up for ICT4Drinks Seattle invitations<http://eepurl.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=67aa47e069318bcfe59336e0b&…>. -- Melody Clark Communications Specialist Technology & Social Change (TASCHA) melclark(a)uw.edu<mailto:melclark@uw.edu> | 206.303.7910 Twitter: @taschagroup<https://twitter.com/taschagroup> | @melodyrclark<https://twitter.com/#!/melodyrclark> tascha.uw.edu<http://tascha.uw.edu/>

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Fwd: USAID $10K Prize for Sensors for Development (June 7 deadline)
by Matt Podolsky 03 Jun '14

03 Jun '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Eric King <eking(a)usaid.gov> Date: Jun 3, 2014 12:16 PM Subject: $10K Prize for Sensors for Development To: Temina Madon <tmadon(a)berkeley.edu> Cc: Hi Temina! The Global Development Lab has launched a $10K prize for innovative sensor technologies with a potential for impact in the developing world, and I was hoping you wouldn't mind blasting it out to your network. It's a super-accelerated timeline, closing at the end of this week, but it would be nice to have some participation from DIL and company (and finalists get a free trip to Barcelona!). Here's info on the prize: bit.ly/FabAward Cheers, Eric -- Eric King Innovation Specialist US Global Development Lab

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FW: Survey for Data Carpentry Bootcamp Topics
by Melody Clark 02 Jun '14

02 Jun '14

-- Melody Clark Communications Specialist Technology & Social Change (TASCHA) melclark(a)uw.edu<mailto:melclark@uw.edu> | 206.303.7910 Twitter: @taschagroup<https://twitter.com/taschagroup> | @melodyrclark<https://twitter.com/#!/melodyrclark> tascha.uw.edu<http://tascha.uw.edu/> From: iStaff [mailto:istaff-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Cortney Leach Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 11:28 AM To: ifac(a)uw.edu; iphds(a)uw.edu; istaff(a)uw.edu Subject: [iStaff] FYI: Survey for Data Carpentry Bootcamp Topics Researchers: Great opportunity to inform the shape of a data "carpentry" bootcamp for researchers in the social sciences and humanities at UW. Please consider contributing to this effort by takign the survey below. Thanks! Cortney ### Please take a moment to briefly respond to 13 questions about data skills needs of researchers in the social sciences at UW: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/bmarwick/238867 We're planning to run a Software Carpentry data bootcamp at UW in the coming fall quarter. The data carpentry bootcamp is specifically focused on tools and practices for more productively managing and manipulating data. 'We' are Ben Marwick (UW Anthropology), Greg Wilson (Software Carpentry/Mozilla Science Lab) and Bill Howe (UW eScience Institute). The purpose of this survey is to identify the computing and data skills and tools that researchers in the social sciences and humanities at UW are interested in learning. With this information we can tailor the content of the bootcamp to maximize its effectiveness, and consider the possibility of regular offerings of bootcamps like this. More details about background and motivation are at the survey page here: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/bmarwick/238867 Don't hesitate to contact me with any questions or comments. thanks, Ben -- Ben Marwick, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology Denny Hall 117, Box 353100, University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195-3100 USA t. (+1) 206.552.9450 e. bmarwick(a)uw.edu<mailto:bmarwick@uw.edu> f. (+1) 206.543.3285 w. http://faculty.washington.edu/bmarwick/ ###

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Tomorrow at Change: Capstone Presentations (CSE 403)
by Trevor Perrier 02 Jun '14

02 Jun '14

*What*: Capstone Presentations *When:* Tuesday, June 3rd at 12pm *Where:* The Allen Center, CSE 403 (NOT CSE 203) This week at Change four groups from the undergrad capstone class on designing technology for resource-constrained environments will be presenting their group projects. The capstone is a two quarter class with the first quarter focused on design and the second focused on implementation. The four group projects are listed below and each will present for 10 min. **DashTricks:* Tablet for District Manager - Tanzania* /Hadiza Ismaila, Michael Kutz, Bryan Martin, Jian Zhao / DashTricks is an Android tablet application that provides district immunization managers in Tanzania with a dashboard for monitoring the performance of key immunization indicators in health facilities in their districts. Our project aims to give district managers a sense of ownership over their data to help them realize problems and make better vaccine management decisions intuitively and correctly. *IcePAK: Tablet for National Manager - Pakistan* /Jennifer Apacible, Brian Donohue, Austin Hedeen, Daniel Luna, Dov Shlachter/ Here is a brief description of our project: IcePAK is a mobile application focussed on vaccine cold chain management in Pakistan. It's goal is to integrate large amounts of data into easily consumable forms, enabling decision makers and managers to allocate resources effectively. High visibility of problem areas, and automated allocation recommendations, allows these at risk locations to recognised early and dealt with efficiently. *Training App for Laos* /Sam Brender, Tore Hanssen, James Lee, Sang-Wha Sien / We are developing a tablet-based training application that will be used to train health workers in Laos. The initial purpose of the application is to train workers on how to use an SMS-based vaccine stock reporting system, but it will be used for other training in the future. Some of the challenges this group has faced: designing for potentially non-technical users, creating an extensible application for future training needs, and simplifying the application update and synchronization process. *SMS Immunization Manager* /Jennifer Kang, Isaac Reynolds, Jackson Roberts, Nicholas Shahan / The SMS Immunization Manager (SIM) is an easy-to-install and easy-to-customize system that allows community health workers to report information about the vaccine cold chain (such as fridge temperature and condition) by SMS rather than paper forms. SIM's main features include robust SMS-based operations that correctly handle even poorly-formatted messages and a moderation web application for administrators to review the system's operation. The system will be deployed in Laos in the coming months and possibly to other countries after.

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Fwd: ICTD 2015: Call for Demos
by Yaw Anokwa 01 Jun '14

01 Jun '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICTD 2015 Secretariat <secretariat(a)ictd2015.org> Date: Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 8:30 AM Subject: ICTD 2015: Call for Demos To: demos(a)ictd2015.org The Seventh International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD2015), to be hosted at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore from May 15-18, 2015, cordially invites you to submit proposals for demonstrations. Held in cooperation with ACM SIGCHI and ACM SIGCAS, ICTD2015 will provide an international forum for scholarly researchers to explore the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in social, political, and economic development. The ICTD conferences have been taking place approximately every 18 months since 2006. Demos Demonstrations should offer insights to real-world problems and/or solutions, and can include hardware or software solutions, or physical artefacts. These may stem from academic research, commercial projects, or government-led initiatives. The topic for demonstrations may have been published previously, but the demonstration itself should offer new insights and perspectives to the ICT4D community. Once accepted, at least one author of the demonstration must register for the conference and present the demonstration during the conference. Authors of accepted contributions in other sections of the conference may also submit proposals for demonstrations. Submission instructions An abstract of at least 100 words describing the context, novelty, and significance of the demonstration must be submitted. Be as descriptive and precise as possible, detailing what exactly will be demonstrated (e.g. software to address a certain problem). Include also your technical requirements (power, Internet access, space and other setup requirements). Each proposal should also bear a title of the demonstration, names, affiliations and contact information for all authors. Demonstration proposals will be reviewed according to the originality, impact and relevance to the conference. Accepted demonstration proposals will not be published in the conference proceedings, but will be listed as part of the conference programme. The submission deadline is 9 February 2015. Authors will be notified on 2 March 2015. To submit a demo, use this link http://ictd2015.org/demo-submissions/ You can contact us with questions at demos(a)ictd2015.org General Conference Chair Arul Chib, Nanyang Technological University Demo Sessions Committee Chairs Natalie Pang, Nanyang Technological University Jay Chen, New York University

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Fwd: ICTD 2015: Call for Submissions for Open Sessions
by Yaw Anokwa 01 Jun '14

01 Jun '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICTD 2015 Secretariat <secretariat(a)ictd2015.org> Date: Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 7:24 AM Subject: ICTD 2015: Call for Submissions for Open Sessions To: open(a)ictd2015.org Would you like to lead a lively, interactive program at the ICTD 2015 conference, outside of the full papers and notes? We invite you to propose an Open Session! Open sessions are two additional days at the conference with events of a less formal flavor to take place on the 15th and 18th of May 2015. Sessions can vary widely in style and theme, and include, but not be limited to: panels, workshops, discussions, SIGs, live performances and fishbowls. Successful proposals will work towards inclusiveness, participation and excellence. The language of the submitted proposals and their reviews will be in English, the official conference language. In some cases, a session may merit being conducted in a language other than English. If so, please note the proposed language and indicate why it is important to the session topic. Instructions An open session may run for a whole day, half day or for just 90 minutes. Types of sessions might include: - Workshops, that include hands-on training and exercises for participants - Panels/Debates, on particular areas of theory, practitioner roles, definitions (e.g., What is development? What is sustainability? Ethics in ICTD), reflections on the state of the field and its future--both for research and practice - Special Interest Groups (SIGs); project presentations from different institutions on a common theme (e.g., sustainability, gender, climate change, participatory design, RCTs, failed projects) - Roundtable discussions/Fishbowls/Speed Geeking/Open spaces/Unconferences - Performances/Video Screenings/Storytelling/PechaKucha - Anything else that engages a range of interdisciplinary participants over a short, focused session For more ideas see accepted open sessions for ICTD 2013, ICTD 2012 and ICTD 2010. While organizers may extend invitations to particular participants to attend or present, participation would be open to any conference attendee who wishes to join in on the day of the session (up to room capacity). To propose an open session, please fill out the proposal form providing a 75-word summary and an additional 2-page explanation with more detail about your goals for the session and how they will be achieved (as suggested on the form provided). Please send the completed proposal to open(a)ictd2015.org by the deadline, December 14, 2014 (11:59pm UTC). Review Proposals for sessions will be reviewed by the open sessions’ committee and judged on the following criteria: - Accessible to a highly interdisciplinary ICT and development audience (if a session should be conducted in a language other than English, please indicate its importance to the topic) - Lively, inclusive, and participatory in style and content - Relevant to the themes of the conference - Demonstrating careful planning and a clear agenda Important dates Dec 14, 2014 Deadline for submission of Open Sessions Jan 19, 2015 Notification of Open Sessions General Conference Chair Arul Chib, Nanyang Technological University Open Sessions Committee Chairs Indrani Medhi Thies, Microsoft Research India Brian DeRenzi, IBM Research Africa

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