September 2014 - change - Mailing Lists

ICT4Drinks Seattle September 2014 - RSVP now!
by Melody Clark 16 Sep '14

16 Sep '14

After a brief summer hiatus, ICT4Drinks is back this month! We even have a couple of special guests, including Microsoft Research India's Jonathan Donner<http://jonathandonner.com/>. He'll be in town all the way from South Africa to chat about his research on mobile phones, development, and public access. Don't miss your chance to hear more about Jonathan's exciting work! Join your fellow tech & development friends to kick off fall at the next ICT4Drinks Seattle on Thursday, September 25th - the Technology & Social Change Group<http://tascha.uw.edu/> (TASCHA) is buying the first round for everyone. Sweet! Thanks, TASCHA! ICT4Drinks Seattle Thursday, September 25th, 2014, 6-8pm The Rock at Maxwell Hotel<http://www.themaxwellhotel.com/dine/the-rock-wood-fired-pizza.htm> 300 Roy Street Seattle WA, 98109 RSVP here<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ict4drinks-seattle-september-2014-tickets-1315…> You'll mingle, chat, & drink with coolest & smartest folks in the technology & development game! So celebrate fall ICT4D style - bring your colleagues, friends, peers. Jonathan joins us all the way from the Southern Hemisphere and TASCHA is generously buying the first round, so RSVP now<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ict4drinks-seattle-september-2014-tickets-1315…> - 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.com/VfMjn>. About TASCHA<http://tascha.uw.edu/> The Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA) at the University of Washington Information School explores the design, use, and effects of information and communication technologies in communities facing social and economic challenges. With experience in 50 countries, TASCHA brings together a multidisciplinary network of social scientists, engineers, and development practitioners to conduct research, advance knowledge, create public resources, and improve policy and program design. Our purpose? To spark innovation and opportunities for those who need it most. Learn more about TASCHA's work - sign up for the quarterly newsletter here<http://tascha.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=15ba4d68a5574069ed7bf2cc1&id=…>. -- 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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Looking For Fall Quarter Speakers
by Trevor Perrier 11 Sep '14

11 Sep '14

Hi, After the summer hiatus the Change Seminar is looking for speakers for the fall quarter. As usual we are scheduled to meet in CSE 203 at 12pm on Tuesdays. Please contact me if you are interested in speaking at Change and I can get you on the schedule. Right now we have several openings for the beginning of October. Additionally, if you know of anyone in your department -- or who might be passing though Seattle -- who would be interested in sharing their ideas with the Change community please let me know and pass along the below information about the seminar. *Some Background On Change* Change meets at noon each Tuesdays during the quarter. We try to be as interdisciplinary as possible and include students, faculty and staff from around UW. We cover topics such as global health, education, micro finance, agriculture, and communication, and look at how technology can be used to support development in each of these areas. The idea is for us to learn from each other and collaborate where appropriate. Generally talks are between 30 and 40 min long with time for questions and answers at the end. It is a very informal setting share and exchange ideas about technology for developing regions. Over the last year the Change Seminar has grown to a weekly average of 30 people and that is in large part due to the excellent speakers we have had. Thanks, - Trevor Perrier

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Job: Senior Program Officer @ Gates Foundation, Human-Centered Design Job
by Yaw Anokwa 11 Sep '14

11 Sep '14

The Gates Foundation is looking for a senior creative leader with the skills and experience to serve as the Senior Program Officer (SPO) for human-centered design (HCD) within the Integrated Delivery team. This position will improve the foundation's ability to design technologies and programs that meet human needs by partnering with our program teams to apply HCD principles and methods more consistently in their work. This position will also be responsible for defining and articulating a vision and approach to HCD that can be scaled across the organization in an appropriate and sustainable manner. Candidates should have familiarity applying design methods in low-income settings as well as proven expertise in driving institutional and cultural change, building partnership networks, and executing design strategies. http://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Officer,-Inte…

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Fwd: Suggestion for the [Change] list
by Nicola Dell 09 Sep '14

09 Sep '14

- Acumen has partnered with IDEO.org an offering a free seven-week course (Oct 14 - Dec 16, 2014) that will introduce concepts of human-centered design and apply the design process to create innovative, effective, and sustainable solutions for social change. No prior design experience necessary. The time commitment is estimated to be about five hours per week. How the course works: There are no in-person teachers or facilitators for this course. You will work through the course with a group of 2-6 people who will be your “design team”. There are two tracks your design team can follow depending on your experience with the human-centered design process: Track 1: Is for beginners just starting to experiment with the human-centered design process. In this track your design team will pick one of three pre-crafted design challenges to pursue through the course. Track 2: Is for those who took this course before or have a good grasp of the human-centered design process. By following this track you will be guided through how to scope your own design challenge to then pursue through the course. You may be asking, why have a meetup? If interested, build teams, plus mingle. More information on their website: - http://plusacumen.org/courses/hcd-for-social-innovation/ http://www.meetup.com/UWHCDE/events/205382632/

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Fwd: [TIER] Endaga is Hiring
by Nicola Dell 09 Sep '14

09 Sep '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kurtis Heimerl <kheimerl(a)cs.berkeley.edu> Date: Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 1:52 PM Subject: [TIER] Endaga is Hiring To: eecs-grads-jobs(a)eecs.berkeley.edu, tier <tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu> We're hiring a software engineer to help us bring cellular coverage to rural areas. Please forward widely! About Endaga: Endaga <http://www.endaga.com/> is an early stage and growing startup making community cellular networks simple. We enable anyone, anywhere to run their own local cellular network. Our core mission is to empower the more than one billion people currently unserved by cellular networks to build and operate their own infrastructure. Our products make real impact in the lives of our customers and their communities. For instance, one network <http://static.endaga.com/f/airwave-profile.pdf> in Indonesia is owned and operated by a local primary school with the revenue paying for Internet access for all of the faculty and students. We’re a strongly technical team that came out of UC Berkeley’s Technology and Infrastructure for Emerging Regions (TIER) group. Our work has been covered in Ars Technica <http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/02/cellulars-open-source…> and MIT Technology Review <http://www.technologyreview.com/lists/innovators-under-35/2014/humanitarian…>, which recently selected one of our founders as one of their “35 under 35”. We’re funded by awesome investors, including Sanjit Biswas of Meraki, Tony Jamous of Nexmo, Jeff Hammerbacher of Cloudera, and the Knight Foundation. About the job: We're looking for a software engineer to help build the core of our product, from our devices to our cloud-based management infrastructure. We are a "full stack" shop: we do everything from designing rugged radio hardware to delivering cloud services. In this role, you'll primarily be working with OpenBTS, FreeSwitch, Python, C++, and the various front-end technologies. Each of our customers is running their own small-scale phone company and you'll help us build all the infrastructure they need to do that. You'll be building tools to give our customers insight into how their networks are being used, as well as designing and implementing services for end users of Endaga networks. You'll also be making sure our core VOIP and SMS infrastructure is stable and scalable as we grow. You should be comfortable working with cloud infrastructure; be able to reason about system architecture, security, and distributed systems; and be willing to learn and help out in all areas of our products. A focus on user experience, shipping quality software, and helping our rural operators succeed is a hard requirement. An understanding of the challenges involved in building rural infrastructure is a major plus. You will be employee #1 and will have significant influence on the direction of the company. The position is based in Oakland, CA. To apply, please send your resume, a brief introduction, and a description of something interesting you've built to jobs(a)endaga.com <https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=jobs@endaga.com>. Thanks! _______________________________________________ TIER mailing list Website: http://tier.cs.berkeley.edu TIER(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu https://www.millennium.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tier

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FW: Personnel needed to tackle Ebola with Last Mile Health (Liberia), Wellbody Alliance, and PIH
by Jan Flowers 09 Sep '14

09 Sep '14

From: implementers(a)openmrs.org [mailto:implementers@openmrs.org] On Behalf Of Ellen Ball Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2014 8:15 PM To: implementers(a)openmrs.org Subject: Personnel needed to tackle Ebola with Last Mile Health (Liberia), Wellbody Alliance, and PIH Dear colleagues and friends, As you know, the Ebola outbreak that began in West Africa this spring is the worst in history. It has already affected more than 2000 people and has spread from Guinea to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria. Ebola is spread by direct contact with bodily fluids (saliva, urine, feces, vomit, and semen) through broken skin or mucus membranes. The case fatality rate in the current West African outbreak is reported as 58%. While no specific treatment exists, early detection, good fluid and electrolyte management can be lifesaving. Partners In Health has committed to supporting two outstanding grassroots organizations—Last Mile Health in Liberia and Wellbody Alliance in Sierra Leone. These groups are already working valiantly to train health workers, support community based case finding and referral and provide some basic treatment. But as the epidemic advances, these two groups need support to truly provide comprehensive prevention, care and treatment. IMMEDIATE NEEDS Both Wellbody and Last Mile are looking for a few long term volunteers to help with the current activities of community outreach and primary health care stewardship in this environment including: 1) Physicians that can do health facility preparedness, training at hospital level on ebola case isolation and setting up isolation/referral pathways 2) RNs that can do community-based training, support management for CHWs & Primary Health Care Centers 3) Experienced health systems professional to support staffing to MoHs National incident management committee (ideally health systems background) PIH is also committed to establishing Ebola Treatment Units (or ETUs) in Grand Gedeh, Liberia and Kono, Sierra Leone to work in a comprehensive faction with LMH and WBA community and health center work. The majority of the staff of these units will be local nationals (Liberians and Sierra Leoneans) however, given the chronic health workforce crisis in these countries, a sizable number of expats will be needed to augment the response and to train the local teams in high quality medical care across the spectrum of care. OVER THE NEXT 2-6 WEEKS: We will be recruiting a large number of expat clinicians and other public health specialists to help staff the ETUs as well as the help support the community based work that is needed. We are looking for the following personnel to staff the ETUs (6 week minimum commitment) 20 Nurses (Ratio is 1 Nurse per 10 beds) (total 160 volunteers) 10 Physicians ( Ratio is 1 MD per 20 beds) (total 80) 2 Lab Consultants (total 16) 2 Chief Medical Officer (total 16) 2 Chief Nursing Officer (total 16) 2 Logistics Manager (total 16) 2 2 Communication, IT, data systems (total 16) WASH/Environmental/infection control Manager (total 16) 2 Program Managers (total 16) Responsibilities: The team will work together to implement ebola testing and care. • Physicians and Nurses: Care for critically ill patients will be predominating focused on fluid management to treat shock therefore a broad cadre of physicians or nurses with this experience would be welcome from critical care to cardiology nursing, from general internal medicine to pediatrics or ID. • Specialists in WASH and environmental health/sanitation are also needed. • Both ETUs will have laboratory capability and laboratory technologist needs Training: International staff will be trained at the CDC facility in Atlanta beginning Sept 21 for 3 days and continue training at one of currently functioning facilities in country for an additional 10 days before being deployed to the ETUs in Grand Gedeh and Kono districts. For those who are interested in attending the first training and deploying ASAP, we need names by Thursday Sept 12th. Safety: All personnel will have access to personal protective equipment PPE We are working with the US government on evacuation protocols Compensation: We are working on a compensation package to backfill any salary gaps which would be caused by your service to this important cause of Ebola control Please contact me if you are interested or if you know of other people or networks that we should contact to meet this challenge! I know you will have questions and we are available to answer and talk further. Solidarity, Joia Joia S. Mukherjee, MD, MPH Chief Medical Officer, Partners In Health Associate Professor of Medicine Division of Global Health Equity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School -- OpenMRS Implementers: http://om.rs/implist Post: implementers(a)openmrs.org<mailto:implementers@openmrs.org> | Unsubscribe: implementers%2Bunsubscribe(a)openmrs.org<mailto:implementers+unsubscribe@openmrs.org> Manage your OpenMRS subscriptions at http://om.rs/id Join S3, our September Support Sweep contest! Details: http://om.rs/s3 To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to implementers%2Bunsubscribe(a)openmrs.org<mailto:implementers+unsubscribe@openmrs.org>.

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FW: Grant opportunities from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
by Kentaro Toyama 08 Sep '14

08 Sep '14

Potential ICTD funding opportunity… From: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation [mailto:gcmedia@gatesfoundation.org] Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 7:56 PM To: kentaro_toyama(a)hotmail.com Subject: Grant opportunities from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Dear Colleagues, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now inviting applications to Grand Challenges Explorations, which has awarded over 1070 grants in over 58 countries to date. Grand Challenges Explorations seeks innovative global health and development solutions. Applicants can be at any experience level; in any discipline; and from any organization, including universities, government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organizations as well as for-profit companies. Two-page proposals are being accepted online from September 4, 2014 until November 12, 2014 on the following topics: - Surveillance Tools, Diagnostics and an Artificial Diet to Support New Approaches to Vector Control. - New Approaches for Addressing Outdoor/Residual Malaria Transmission - New Ways to Reduce Pneumonia Fatalities through Timely, Effective Treatment of Children - Enable Universal Acceptance of Mobile Money Payments to Create an Economic Ecosystem that Will Help Lift the Poorest Out of Poverty - Explore New Ways to Measure Brain Development and Gestational Age - New Ways of Working Together: Integrating Community-Based Interventions Initial grants will be US $100,000 each, and projects showing promise will have the opportunity to receive additional funding of up to US $1 million. Full descriptions of the new topics and application instructions are available at: <http://response.notifications.gatesfoundation.org/t?r=198&c=3857563&l=17771…> www.grandchallenges.org/explorations. We look forward to receiving innovative ideas from around the world and from all disciplines. If you have a great idea, please apply. If you know someone who may have a great idea, please forward this message. Please also note our <http://response.notifications.gatesfoundation.org/t?r=198&c=3857563&l=17771…> Global Health Innovation Group on LinkedIn. Developed in collaboration with Grand Challenges Canada, this group offers a platform to connect and communicate with innovators from around the world. Anyone with a LinkedIn account can join and make use of this forum. Thank you for your commitment to solving the world's greatest health and development challenges. The Grand Challenges Team ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. Visit our site <http://response.notifications.gatesfoundation.org/t?r=198&c=3857563&l=17771…> http://www.gatesfoundation.org Privacy Policy <http://response.notifications.gatesfoundation.org/t?r=198&c=3857563&l=17771…> http://www.gatesfoundation.org/privacy-policy Unsubscribe <http://response.notifications.gatesfoundation.org/t?r=198&c=3857563&l=17771…> http://www.grandchallenges.org/about/pages/Unsubscribe.aspx PO Box 23350 Seattle, WA. 98102 (C) 1999-2014 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. All Rights Reserved. <http://response.notifications.gatesfoundation.org/t?c=3857563&r=198&l=17771…>

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Fwd: [TIER] Research Assistantship / PhD Student Positions at the NYU Abu Dhabi Design Technology Lab (DTL)
by Matt Podolsky 08 Sep '14

08 Sep '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jay Chen <jay.chen(a)nyu.edu> Date: Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 2:03 AM Subject: [TIER] Research Assistantship / PhD Student Positions at the NYU Abu Dhabi Design Technology Lab (DTL) To: tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu *Research Assistantship / PhD Student Positions at the NYU Abu Dhabi Design Technology Lab (DTL)* If you are creative, have good eye for design, want to build systems, tools and apps and are willing to quickly self-learn whatever system, programming language, or environment needed to get the job done, apply to work at the Design Technology Lab (DTL). DTL is a research lab that fosters a deeply interdisciplinary approach to technology design. We value a "let's get the job done" mentality, creativity and we rapidly prototype all our design ideas. We release most of our code as open source and we publish our work at top Computer Science research venues. To qualify, you must have strong technical skills, especially in data analysis, web programming, distributed systems, mobile app development and/or development for gadgets such as Smartphones, Kinect, Arduino and the like. For example, a successful applicant can author a multi-stage pipeline that cleans a dataset, loads it into a database, writes a script to analyze it in python or Mapreduce, visualizes it and publishes it on the web. Another applicant can write an app to track user locations, collect data and store it on a central server for further analysis and distribution. Yet another applicant can work on context appropriate solutions for developing regions. Applicants should have a combination of skills or demonstrated adaptability in quickly learning new skills. This position is based in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Salary and Benefits are competitive. *Desired Skills & Experience* Education · Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science · Worked on large-scale computer science projects as a software developer/programmer · Dealt with customer specifications and system architects in putting together the entire system · Worked in a rapid prototyping environment or a research lab · Worked on open source projects Skills & Expertise · Systems/Server programming (Java, C/C++, Perl, Python, etc.) · Javascript and web programming · SQL, Postgres or MySQL · Mobile App Development - iOS/Android · Hadoop, MapReduce, SQL · D3, Processing or other visualization software · Git or version control software Communication Skills · Fluent in English · Willing to engage in design meetings and present ideas and solutions to sponsors, researchers and fellow developers. *Company Description* This posting is for a research assistant in the DTL a lab led by Professors Jay Chen and Azza Abouzied at New York University Abu Dhabi. New York University has established itself as a Global Network University, a multi-site, organically connected network encompassing key global cities and idea capitals. The network has three foundational, degree-granting campuses: New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai, complemented by a network of more than fifteen research and study-away sites across five continents. *To Apply, Please email nyuad.dtl(a)gmail.com <nyuad.dtl(a)gmail.com> with your resume, research statement or cover letter.* _______________________________________________ TIER mailing list Website: http://tier.cs.berkeley.edu TIER(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu https://www.millennium.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tier

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FW: ICTD 2015 Conference Updates - August 2014
by Kentaro Toyama 03 Sep '14

03 Sep '14

ICTD full-paper deadline is Oct. 13! From: Secretariat ICTD2015 [mailto:secretariat=ictd2015.org@mail222.atl121.mcsv.net] On Behalf Of Secretariat ICTD2015 Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2014 12:20 AM To: =?utf-8?Q??= Subject: ICTD 2015 Conference Updates - August 2014 ICTD 2015 - Singapore, 15-18 May 2015 Welcome to the ICTD 2015 newsletter! We'll send these out once a month or so, with all the latest information on deadlines, submissions and logistics updates. Be sure to <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d6…> visit our website, and follow us on <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d6…> Facebook and <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d…> Twitter for the latest. Submissions and Deadlines The conference is now accepting submissions for Full Papers, Notes, Demos and Open Sessions! <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d…> Click here for submission details. October 13 is the deadline for Full Papers, and December 21 is the deadline for Notes. BRAC and FICCI In August 2014, ICTD 2015 was delighted to welcome <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d6…> BRAC, the global development organisation, as a conference sponsor. BRAC is a global leader in creating large-scale opportunities for the poor. Founded in Bangladesh in 1972, it is now the world’s largest development organisation. Over 100,000 BRAC workers touch the lives of an estimated 135 million people in 11 countries, using a wide array of tools such as microfinance, education, healthcare, legal rights training and more. ICTD 2015 also welcomed <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d6…> FICCI, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, as a conference partner. Established in 1927, FICCI is the largest and oldest apex business organisation in India, with an indirect membership of over 250,000 companies from various regional chambers of commerce. The partnership with FICCI will enhance ICTD 2015's programming, and we'll have some announcements to make in due course. ICTD 2015 Mobile App Over on the ICTD 2015 Facebook page, we're debating which mobile app would work best to complement (perhaps even replace) the bulky printed conference booklet and catalogue. <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d6…> Join in on the discussion. You're receiving this email because of prior participation at an ICTD event, or an expressed interest in a future one. In line with the Singapore Personal Data Protection Act, we will not disclose your data to any third parties; Your privacy and consent is of utmost importance to us - to opt out of these emails, please follow the 'unsubscribe' link at the bottom of this newsletter. Copyright © 2014 Nanyang Technological University, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because of prior participation at an ICTD conference, or an expressed interest in a future one. Our mailing address is: Nanyang Technological University 31 Nanyang Link Singapore 637718 Singapore <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage1.com/vcard?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d6&id=2…> Add us to your address book <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage2.com/unsubscribe?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d…> unsubscribe from this list <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage1.com/profile?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d6&id…> update subscription preferences This email was sent to kentaro_toyama(a)hotmail.com <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage2.com/about?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d6&id=2…> why did I get this? unsubscribe from this list <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage2.com/unsubscribe?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d…> update subscription preferences <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage1.com/profile?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d6&id…> Nanyang Technological University · 31 Nanyang Link · Singapore 637718 · Singapore <http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…> Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage.com/track/open.php?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d07…>

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