September 2015 - change - Mailing Lists

ACM DEV - CALL FOR PAPERS
by Veljko Pejovic 06 Sep '15

06 Sep '15

ACM DEV 2015 6th Symposium on Computing for Development November 30 - December 2, 2015 London, United Kingdom http://acmdev.org/ Important Dates: Poster abstracts due: September 30, 2015 (11:59pm UTC) - firm deadline Author notification: October 10, 2015 Camera-ready: October 17, 2015 Conference: November 30 - December 2, 2015 DEV 2015 provides an international forum for research in the design, implementation, and evaluation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for social and economic development. In particular, we focus on contexts where conventional computing solutions are often inappropriate due to various contextual factors - including, but not limited to: cost, language, literacy, and the availability of power and bandwidth. The poster deadline for DEV 2015 is September 30th. Posters must not exceed 2 pages and all submissions must be in ACM format, submitted as a PDF. Submissions should be fully anonymised; In particular, the names or affiliations of authors should not be included so as to allow for blind review. Posters should be submitted via the submission site. Posters should describe original and previously unpublished research, innovative experiments, and work in progress. All DEV poster submissions should either provide or directly motivate a novel technical solution that has direct implications for development. The topic of ICT for development is inherently multidisciplinary, and encompasses a broad array of fields within the computer science discipline. The ACM DEV conference is an opportunity for researchers across these diverse fields of computer science to come together to work on the common problem of improving access to and availability of information and communication technology solutions. In an effort to encourage participation of researchers across the relevant domains, this year the conference focuses on research at the interface of computer science and development related to (but not limited to) the following non-exclusive focus areas: Systems, including: - Low-cost connectivity and computing devices - Network solutions for poorly connected regions, including white space spectrum - Power-efficient systems - Mobile systems and applications - Special-purpose systems, e.g., sensors, wireless, IVR - Systems challenges and opportunities in development, e.g., security, sustainability, resilience - Cellular phone systems and applications - Novel tools and applications for development - Measurements of existing technology in developing regions (e.g. network deployments) HCI, including: - User interfaces for low-literacy populations - Multi-lingual computing - User interfaces for low-cost devices - Participatory methods and user-centered design - Accessibility to disabled populations in developing regions - Design and evaluation of applications in health, microfinance, education, agriculture, entertainment, social media - Adapting content and applications to local languages and education levels - Understanding social relationships and information flows in disadvantaged societies Data Science, including: - Computational sustainability - Computational social science - Econometric models and developmental economics - Data science for social good - Machine learning techniques for large-scale data analysis in development contexts - Speech interfaces and translation for low-resource languages - Computer vision challenges and opportunities in development - Understanding social networks and digital media in developing regions In addition, we welcome posters outside of the above topics that address the DEV focus on computing innovations supporting social and economic development. Poster chair: Veljko Pejovic, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, email: Veljko.Pejovic(a)fri.uni-lj.si

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UW Event on 11/5: Innovation, inclusion, and impact: Promoting creativity and design strategies in international development
by Melody Clark 01 Sep '15

01 Sep '15

I thought some of you might be interested in the following event on November 5 about innovation & international development. More details here: http://engage.washington.edu/site/Calendar?id=126702&view=Detail Just passing this along - I am not affiliated with or helping with the event. Cheers! Melody -- 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: [DevEng] UNESCO Tech4Dev Conference: May 2-4 2016
by Toyama, Kentaro 01 Sep '15

01 Sep '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Temina Madon <tmadon(a)berkeley.edu <mailto:tmadon@berkeley.edu> > Date: Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 9:56 AM Subject: [DevEng] UNESCO Tech4Dev Conference: May 2-4 2016 To: "deveng(a)lists.berkeley.edu <mailto:deveng@lists.berkeley.edu> " <deveng(a)lists.berkeley.edu <mailto:deveng@lists.berkeley.edu> > Cc: Jeanette Aguilar <jaguilar(a)berkeley.edu <mailto:jaguilar@berkeley.edu> >, Elizabeth Ramirez Ritchie <elizabeth.ramirez(a)berkeley.edu <mailto:elizabeth.ramirez@berkeley.edu> > Colleagues: Please save the date-- the 2016 UNESCO Conference in Technologies for Development (Tech4Dev 2016) which will take place at EPFL (Switzerland) from 2-4 May 2016. The Call for Sessions and Events is attached here; the deadline to submit is September 11th. Calls for paper submissions will be published later this year... More information online at: http://cooperation.epfl.ch/2016Tech4Dev

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Tech Fellows & Full Stack Developer for EngageSpark
by Aditya Vashistha 01 Sep '15

01 Sep '15

EngageSpark is designing an amazingly usable and robust IVR-SMS platform and this seems like a great opportunity to work on something very cool, impactful, and earn well in a great location. Please contact Ravi (CEO of EngageSpark) directly if you are interested. Would be great if you can spread the word in your networks as well. Best, Aditya ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ravi Agarwal <RaviA(a)engagespark.com> Date: Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 12:15 PM Subject: Tech Fellows & Full Stack Developer To: Aditya Vashistha <adityavashistha.jiit(a)gmail.com> Hi Aditya, Do you know anyone who’d be interested in our 9-24 month Technology Fellowship program (stipend included) and/or our Full Stack Adventure Developer positions? Would you mind forwarding to your friends and alum networks? We’re searching for unique people that are passionate and ready to step up to make change in our world – to help us tackle global poverty at scale by building not-for-profit social businesses that impact the lives of millions around the world. engageSPARK is a groundbreaking platform that empowers organizations to dramatically extend the reach and effectiveness of their pro-poor programs. Customers tells us that it’s the easiest to use self-service solution for NGOs, governments, and businesses to easily and quickly launch comprehensive messaging, surveying, curriculum, and decision tree programs focused on developing countries via SMS, and Voice IVR Calls (roughly 40% of the world’s poor are illiterate) in 200+ countries. Think of it as “Twilio for Everyone” (no tech skills required). We’re a not-for-profit social business. Please see attached job descriptions or: https://goo.gl/YA8ENR & https://goo.gl/j4h5WX . The positions are based in beautiful Cebu City, Philippines – which just got ranked #4 in 6 Global Alternative Cities to Silicon Valley to Start Your Company <http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/248534>! Thank you for forwarding to your networks! Cheers, -Ravi www.engageSPARK.com <http://www.engagespark.com/> – Voice IVR and SMS Text campaigns made EASY *(A Not-for-Profit Social Enterprise)* *Read about the results of our work with Mercy Corps to help 20,000 survivors of Typhoon Haiyan – Hitting it home: Soap opera campaigns encourage financial literacy in the Philippines <http://solutionscenter.nethope.org/blog/view/hitting-it-home-soap-opera-cam…> * This email and its contents are confidential and may not be shared. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, please discard it. Please do not copy, forward, disclose, or use any part of it. Please delete it and all copies from your system and please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail. Thank you very much for your cooperation.

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Fwd: [TIER] Software for Off-grid Solar - Job Opportunities @ Angaza
by Matt Podolsky 31 Aug '15

31 Aug '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Krispin Leydon <krispin(a)krispinleydon.net> Date: Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 6:08 PM Subject: [TIER] Software for Off-grid Solar - Job Opportunities @ Angaza To: tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu Interested in clean-energy access for the billion beyond the grid? Angaza has recently received Series-A funding, and we're looking for back-end <http://www.angazadesign.com/jobs/backend-developer/>, front-end <http://www.angazadesign.com/jobs/frontend-developer/> and mobile <http://www.angazadesign.com/jobs/android-developer/> talent to augment our team in SF, working in collaboration with counterparts in Nairobi. Software we write during the day enables affordable light at night for customers in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, India, and Pakistan. For more information, see below. -Krispin Introduction (2min): http://www.angazadesign.com/watch-video/ Web Site: http://www.angazadesign.com/ About: Angaza removes the upfront price barrier for clean energy products in emerging markets, by enabling off-grid customers to pre-pay for energy in affordable amounts, spread over time. Our technology stack encompasses embedded data transfer technologies and cloud-based analytics software to product manufacturers and distributors working to finance energy products with a Pay-As-You-Go pricing model. Additionally, Angaza leverages usage and diagnostic data collected from every PAYG unit sold to lower after-sales support costs and present customer credit risk ratings. We partner with manufacturers who actively license Angaza's PAYG technology for products that range in size from 1/2-watt solar study lights to 150+ watt solar home systems, as well as electronic clean cookstoves and solar water pumps. Distributors use our software platform, the Energy Hub, to sell Angaza-powered products in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, India, and Pakistan. _______________________________________________ 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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