October 2016 - change - Mailing Lists

Fwd: [DEV 2016] Registration for ACM DEV 2016
by Trevor Perrier 14 Oct '16

14 Oct '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ACM DEV <no-reply(a)acmdev.org> Date: Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 7:22 AM Subject: [DEV 2016] Registration for ACM DEV 2016 Please forward in your networks and mailing lists! Early bird registration for ACM DEV 2016 is ending soon! Only a few days left to receive a discounted registration rate. http://acmdev.org/registration/ _____________________________ Early bird registration is open for the ACM Symposium on Computing for Development (ACM DEV 2016). We hope you will join us November 18-20 in Nairobi, Kenya for an exciting conference! Register before October 15th and receive a discounted rate. Registration information is here: http://acmdev.org/registration/ The program will include 15 full papers, 27 posters, keynote talks, a practitioner jam session, and more.

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FW: CSDE BD2K Fellowships Call for Applications - due Oct 24th, 2016
by Melody Clark 13 Oct '16

13 Oct '16

From: Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology [mailto:csde@uw.edu] Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2016 12:03 PM To: Melody Clark <melclark(a)uw.edu> Subject: CSDE BD2K Fellowships Call for Applications - due Oct 24th, 2016 [https://csde.washington.edu/wp-content/extensions/newsletter/emails/themes/…]<https://csde.washington.edu/?nltr=MzQ7NDA0MjtodHRwczovL2NzZGUud2FzaGluZ3Rvb…> CSDE BIG DATA TO KNOWLEDGE (BD2K) PREDOCTORAL GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS Call for Applications October 2016 CSDE announces two 12-month fellowships funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as part of the Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) initiative. The fellowships are the result of a partnership between CSDE, CSSS and the eScience institute. The BD2K fellowship program is designed to provide integrated training in three core areas essential for future advances in demographic research: demography, statistics (and machine learning), and computing (programming, data management, etc). The goal of this initiative is to prepare a new generation of population scientists who are well versed in data science, computational methods and social statistics and who will harness the power of new, diverse, complex, and unstructured data sources to address important research questions in the biomedical, behavioral and social sciences. The fellowships will begin in the Winter 2017 quarter, and provide fellows with a monthly stipend at the NIH predoctoral level and $500 to attend conferences. CSDE will pay full tuition, the graduate operating fee, and health insurance premiums. Current Graduate Students who are in PhD programs of CSDE Affiliated Departments or Schools (Anthropology, Epidemiology, Geography, Health Services, Public Affairs, Social Work, Sociology, and Statistics) are eligible to apply. Fellowship recipients are required to maintain continuous residence, remain in good standing in their home department, complete the core sequence of courses in demography (e.g., CSDE/SOC 533 “Demographic Methods” and SOC 590 “Data Science and Population Processes”), pursue advanced training in statistics or machine learning (e.g., by completing a CSSS track or other coursework, as appropriate), and take appropriate courses in the area of Software Development and Data Management (e.g., CSE 599 “Software Development for Data Scientists, CSE 414 “Introduction to Data Management”). Successful applicants have likely completed some coursework in at least two of the three core areas. Fellowship recipients are required to attend at least one quarter of the CSDE seminars, at least one quarter of the CSSS seminars and at least one quarter of the eScience Community seminars. Fellows are also required to work with a mentoring team on a mutually agreed upon research project for 15-19 hours per week. The mentoring team should be composed of at least 2 affiliates of CSDE, CSSS or eScience, with the appropriate expertise in methods and the substantive area of research. The application package includes: 1. Curriculum Vitae 2. Current transcripts 3. Statement of proposed research project (max 600 words, not including references and figures) 4. Three brief essays (200 words max) describing your interest, experience, and competency in each of the BD2K core areas (demography, statistics, and computing). For any areas in which your background is deep, explain how your previous activities (e.g. research projects, CSDE training program, specific courses, CSSS track) provide competency in the area. For areas in which you have less experience, explain how the BD2K fellowship will catalyze new research and learning opportunities that will advance your career. Successful candidates will likely demonstrate competency in at least two of the three areas. 5. Responses to an online questionnaire. As part of the questionnaire, you will be asked to list the names and affiliations of two mentors that would be part of your mentoring team. Priority will be given to mentoring teams that span the competency areas (demography, statistics, and computing). Mentors should be affiliates of CSDE, CSSS, or the eScience institute. Please contact your mentors before listing them on your application. If you are selected as a finalist, the selection committee will request letters of support from both mentors. All the documents (except for the online questionnaire) must be submitted in .pdf format. Please combine all the documents into a single pdf document. Please use the following file name: CandidateLastName_CandidateFirstName_BD2K.pdf where you replace CandidateLastName with your last name and CandidateFirstName with your first name. Submission link for single PDF file: https://www.dropbox.com/request/7sHujYHICwHy1RhkKG6P<https://csde.washington.edu/?nltr=MzQ7NDA0MjtodHRwczovL3d3dy5kcm9wYm94LmNvb…> Link to the online questionnaire: https://goo.gl/forms/LUvXL0w9uiBdHWh22<https://csde.washington.edu/?nltr=MzQ7NDA0MjtodHRwczovL2dvby5nbC9mb3Jtcy9MV…> The deadline for submissions is Monday, October 24th, 2016 at 5pm. Additional Information * For additional information, or for questions, contact CSDE Training Director Emilio Zagheni (emilioz(a)uw.edu<mailto:emilioz@uw.edu>), CSSS Director Kate Stovel (stovel(a)u.washington.edu<mailto:stovel@u.washington.edu>) or eScience Senior Data Science Fellow Tyler McCormick (tylermc(a)uw.edu<mailto:tylermc@uw.edu>) ________________________________ [CSDE]<https://csde.washington.edu/?nltr=MzQ7NDA0MjtodHRwczovL2NzZGUud2FzaGluZ3Rvb…> Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology csde(a)uw.edu<mailto:csde@uw.edu> 206 Raitt Hall (206) 616-7743 UW Box 353412 Seattle, WA 98195-3412 [facebook]<https://csde.washington.edu/?nltr=MzQ7NDA0MjtodHRwczovL3d3dy5mYWNlYm9vay5jb…>[twitter]<https://csde.washington.edu/?nltr=MzQ7NDA0MjtodHRwOi8vdHdpdHRlci5jb20vQ1NER…> Is this email not displaying correctly? View it online<https://csde.washington.edu/?na=v&id=34&nk=4042-f83b7ea563>. You are receiving this email because of an interest in Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology. 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FW: Mozilla Innovation Challenge
by Chris Coward 12 Oct '16

12 Oct '16

Hi Change, Here’s a great innovation challenge from Mozilla. And if anyone wants to explore a public library component to a solution, let me know as we’d be interested in partnering. Chris ----------------------------------------------- Chris Coward Principal Research Scientist & Director Technology & Social Change Group<http://tascha.uw.edu/> University of Washington Information School T 206.616.9102 | M 206.437.4592 skype: ctcoward From: Janet Sawaya [mailto:janet.sawaya@outlook.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 10:03 AM To: Melody Clark (melody.r.clark(a)gmail.com) <melody.r.clark(a)gmail.com>; Chris Coward <ccoward(a)uw.edu>; Mike Crandall <mikecran(a)uw.edu> Subject: Mozilla Innovation Challenge Hi there, I was at a conference last week and met some folks from Mozilla. Thought you might be interested in this – or know others who might be. Hope you are all well! Janet From: Jochai Ben-Avie [mailto:jochai@mozilla.com] Sent: Monday, October 10, 2016 2:49 PM To: janet.sawaya(a)eifl.net<mailto:janet.sawaya@eifl.net> Subject: Re: Great to meet last week Now with the 1 pager actually attached! -Jochai On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 2:46 PM, Jochai Ben-Avie <jochai(a)mozilla.com<mailto:jochai@mozilla.com>> wrote: Hi Janet, Jochai from Mozilla here. It was so great to meet you last week at Global Connect! I wanted to follow up to make sure you had the details of the Equal Rating Innovation Challenge which we announced at the event. More info in the attached one pager and at equalrating.com<https://equalrating.com>. I think libraries have a really important role to play in helping to connect the unconnected, and would appreciate your help in spreading the word! Thanks, Jochai -- Jochai Ben-Avie Senior Global Policy Manager Mozilla Corporation

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Scholarships in the ICTD Master's Program at the University of Colorado Boulder
by Richard Anderson 12 Oct '16

12 Oct '16

Scholarships in ICTD Master's Program at the University of Colorado Boulder [Header-Image] Information and Communication Technology for Development A track of the Master's in Technology, Media and Society If you are interested in the field of Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICTD), then this scholarship opportunity will be of interest. The ICTD master's program at the University of Colorado Boulder invites applications from qualified and highly-motivated candidates interested in leveraging information and communication technology for underserved communities. Student scholarships include 100 percent and 50 percent tuition waivers for the first year of the two-year program. The only ICTD degree offered through a U.S. university, the program equips students to identify problems that can be effectively addressed through technology, then it supports them as they cultivate the skills to develop and implement solutions that are appropriate to the sociological, economic and cultural environment. The master of science, earned through the College of Engineering and Applied Science, offers several benefits: * A diverse cohort of peers and renowned faculty in ICTD and emerging technologies * A semester-long practicum working with a non-governmental organization, non-profit, or government agency implementing ICTD projects * Technology electives in emerging and promising technologies (GIS, Mobile App Development & Software Engineering, HCI, Data Science, ICT Spectrum Policy) * Competitive fee structure, compared to most peer programs Consideration will be given to applicants best prepared to deliver solutions for ICTD challenges. Minimum qualifications include the following: * Two years' experience working in government, design, engineering, NGO or a related field * Bachelor's degree in a social science, science, design, engineering, or related field * Demonstrated technical literacy and multidisciplinary interests. * Applicants must be prepared to submit a portfolio/set of project descriptions. Alumni of the program have gone on to work for a wide range of global technology companies, NGOs and governmental organizations, including Google Earth Outreach, USAID's Global Development Lab and Ashoka Changemakers (more employers listed here<http://atlas.colorado.edu/programs/ictd-track/ictd-alumni-job-placement/>). Organizations where students have completed practicums include Zidisha in Kenya, Elephant Energy in Namibia, and Inveneo in Haiti. If this opportunity sounds exciting, click here<http://atlas.colorado.edu/programs/grad-apply/> to learn more about the program and apply. Once you have applied for the program, apply for the scholarship online here<https://goo.gl/forms/gI99ypHTMnFCm6J62>. Application Deadline: January 15, 2017 · [http://atlas.colorado.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/atlas.jpg] <http://atlas.colorado.edu> · atlas.colorado.edu/ctd<http://atlas.colorado.edu/ctd> 303-7354577 cuatlas(a)colorado.edu<mailto:cuatlas@colorado.edu> · [http://atlas.colorado.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/engr.jpg] <http://www.colorado.edu/engineering/home-page> * ATLAS Institute |<http://atlas.colorado.edu/> * College of Engineering and Applied Science | * University of Colorado - Boulder |<http://www.colorado.edu/engineering/home-page> * 1125 18th St.Boulder, Colorado 80309 USA | * University of Colorado - Boulder

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Tomorrow at Change: Summer Research in Ghana - Sarah Yu
by Trevor Perrier 11 Oct '16

11 Oct '16

Please join us tomorrow at the Change Seminar where Sarah Yu will be talking about her summer study abroad experience in Ghana. Sarah has been working with the ICTD lab for the last year and helping with our Digital Financial Services project. In Ghana she was interested in how mobile money is being used at various levels of the economy. *What: *Summer Research in Ghana - Sarah Yu *When:* Tuesday, Oct 11, 2016 at 12pm *Where: *The Allen Center, CSE 203

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FW: [TIER] 1 World Connected - Case Studies of Internet Connectivity Projects
by Melody Clark 10 Oct '16

10 Oct '16

From: Sharada Srinivasan <sharusownch(a)gmail.com<mailto:sharusownch@gmail.com>> Date: October 10, 2016 at 4:53:59 PM PDT To: TIER(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu<mailto:TIER@tier.cs.berkeley.edu> Subject: [TIER] 1 World Connected - Case Studies of Internet Connectivity Projects (Apologies for cross posting.) Hello, I am a research fellow at the Center for Technology, Innovation and Competition at the University of Pennsylvania. I work on a project named 1 World Connected, which seeks to catalog all innovative efforts to expand the Internet’s reach and improve adoption. We hope to do so by compiling and disseminating case studies about these initiatives, as well as empirically assessing their impact using available data. The hope is to give key decision makers a firmer, data-based foundation for determining the best approaches for achieving the goal of universal connectivity. We launched our website a couple of days ago with a few initial case studies; they can be accessed at 1worldconnected.org<http://1worldconnected.org/>. Over the last few months, we have undertaken a broad literature survey to compile a list of initiatives and projects around the world that are currently aiming to improve connectivity across the world. I am sharing the preliminary results of my survey here. The list spans different supply- and demand-side initiatives across a range of technologies and stakeholder groups (community networks, TVWS trials, digital literacy programs, accessibility initiatives etc.) I have identified key information about each initiative and categorized them on an excel sheet, available here: https://goo.gl/rZLsWN One of our main goals is to expand the list of potential case study candidates in order to be as broad and inclusive as we can. Given the number of people here that are involved in research or deployment of innovative connectivity initiatives, it would be immensely valuable to us if you could point us in the direction of initiatives that you may be familiar with that could become potential case study candidates for our work. I look forward to your input. Thanks and regards, Sharada Srinivasan, Research Fellow, Center for Technology, Innovation and Competition, University of Pennsylvania 1worldconnected.org<http://1worldconnected.org/> | @1_WorldConnect (Twitter) | 1Worldconnected (Facebook) _______________________________________________ TIER mailing list Website: http://tier.cs.berkeley.edu TIER(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu<mailto:TIER@tier.cs.berkeley.edu> https://www.millennium.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tier

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ACM DEV 2016 registration
by Richard Anderson 06 Oct '16

06 Oct '16

From: ACM DEV [mailto:acmdev2016@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2016 1:51 PM To: bderenzi(a)cs.uct.ac.za Subject: ACM DEV 2016 registration Please circulate widely! Early bird registration is now open for the ACM Symposium on Computing for Development (ACM DEV 2016). We hope you will join us November 18-20 in Nairobi, Kenya for an exciting conference! Register before October 15th and receive a discounted rate. Registration information is here: http://acmdev.org/registration/ The program will include 15 full papers, 27 posters, keynote talks, a panel, opportunities for researchers and practitioners to interact, and more. Full program coming soon!

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Tomorrow at Change
by Trevor Perrier 03 Oct '16

03 Oct '16

Hello and welcome back to UW, There will be Change seminar tomorrow with introductions and a small icebreaker to get to know everyone attending this quarter. Please attend to learn more about the plan this quarter and the Change community at UW. See you tomorrow, - Trevor

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