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ACM COMPASS 2018 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION AND POSTERS
by Kurtis Heimerl 07 May '18

07 May '18

The first annual ACM SIGCAS Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies (COMPASS 2018) invites you to join us at at Facebook (Menlo Park, CA) and The Tech Museum of Innovation (San Jose, CA) from June 20th to June 22nd, 2018. The first day of the conference will be at The Tech Museum, and the latter two days will be at Facebook. ACM COMPASS is a re-creation of the ACM DEV conference, which was held annually between 2010 and 2016. The new conference expands the focus of the original conference to explicitly welcome work on underrepresented communities worldwide and to include work on sustainability. The proceedings include 39 papers ( https://acmcompass.org/papers) and 10 notes (https://acmcompass.org/cfn/) in the areas of sustainability, development, and data science. We also have open slots available for poster presentations of works-in-progress. If you’re interested in attending and submitting a proposal, please reach out to Nithya (nithyasamba(a)google.com) with your poster title and a brief (1-2 page) write up detailing the project. Registration is now open <https://www.regonline.com/registration/Checkin.aspx?EventID=2313635>, with the early registration deadline May 15th, 2-18. There are also a few travel awards (max of $500) available. Preference will be given to presenting authors, international attendees, students, or first timers to COMPASS/ICTD/DEV. To apply for a travel award, fill out the following form by May 11: https://goo.gl/forms/xreO1wb1saD7Szev1

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Fwd: Survey for STS in/on Africa exhibit at 4S 2018 / Enquête pour l'exposition STS in / on Africa à 4S 2018
by Anat Caspi 04 May '18

04 May '18

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Angela Okune <aokune(a)uci.edu> Date: Fri, May 4, 2018 at 12:51 PM Subject: Survey for STS in/on Africa exhibit at 4S 2018 / Enquête pour l'exposition STS in / on Africa à 4S 2018 To: sts_workinggroup(a)lists.berkeley.edu, hmellquist(a)berkeley.edu *Dear CSTMS colleagues,Hope you are well. I am helping to put together an exhibit on critical studies of science and technology in Africa and would like to make sure we have significant representation from African organizations and institutions. I have compiled a survey (see below) and would sincerely appreciate it if you could fill it out/ forward it to your friends/colleagues on the continent and in the diaspora that work on critical issues related to science & tech.Thank you kindly in advance!!Angela Okune (UC Irvine)---* *[défiler vers le bas pour le français]* Dear all, *I am helping to curate an exhibit as part of the STS Across Borders <https://4s2018sydney.org/across-borders/>initiative at the upcoming 4S 2018 to showcase the wide diversity of STS work going on in/about Africa. I'd like to make sure you are included! Details below -- including details on a brief survey <https://goo.gl/forms/QSkunvMnLUGdZKZy1> that I hope you will complete. * *Please also forward this to others who work on critical issues related to science and technology in Africa. I'd really appreciate your help as I am keen to include a broad and diverse mix of work (even that which does not self-identify as "STS" per say).* *See this draft of a digital collection <http://stsinfrastructures.org/content/kris-peterson> about Kris Peterson's work, which will give you a sense of how the project will take shape online. * *Thanks in advance!* *Angela Okune* *STS in AfricaFor a special exhibit -- STS Across Borders <https://4s2018sydney.org/across-borders/> -- at the 2018 annual meetings of the Society for Social Studies of ScienceAngela Okune is leading curation of this project, working with Aadita Chaudhury.Let us know if you want to be involved in the curation. We hope you will help us build displays about your work and your perspectives regarding STS on the continent. See our survey questions below. We hope many of you will also be willing to do short interviews.Our challenge is to try to capture the wide diversity and breadth of critical science and technology work going on in and on Africa, even in a cursory way. This first start (which will hopefully continue to be built upon even well beyond 4S 2018) will be presented in a gallery-style installation in Sydney and as an online collection. Online, we’ll build a set of shadow-box-like presentations focused on individual careers, projects, work, as well as key moments/events in the regional formation of STS and work beyond the academy-as-usual. See this start of a shadow-box about Kris Peterson and her work <http://stsinfrastructures.org/content/kris-peterson> (note that it is mostly made up of found objects for now; interview is forthcoming). We hope this exhibit will go towards helping to make a history and community of STS in Africa by drawing in even those individuals, groups and institutions which may not yet have self-identified as “STS”.SURVEY QUESTIONS (complete the survey here <https://goo.gl/forms/QSkunvMnLUGdZKZy1>) - How do you see your work fitting into critical work on science and technology in Africa (e.g. which STS literatures have you drawn on for your research?)- Who (/what) has been key inspiration/mentors (intellectual and otherwise) for your growth as an STS scholar?- In your opinion, what is unique about STS work in / on Africa? - What concepts and debates has critical work on science and technology in Africa been focused on? Why do you think that is? - Please describe any particular events/moments which you feel are important in understanding the development of critical work on science and technology in the region where you work. - Which key organizations and/or individuals have made a significant contribution to critical work on science and technology in the region where you work? Please be specific. - Through what forms, discourses, channels is the critical work on science and tech being taken up/shared/spread? What is informing the uptake of this knowledge? - How have you (or anyone you know/work with!) experimented on the production and/or sharing of critical science and technology knowledge? What was the modality of the experiment? Why was it pursued? Who was the intended audience? - Looking to the future, what themes/concepts are garnering interest for future directions of science and tech in Africa? Why do you think that is? Where would you like to see research work in/on Africa expanded? * --- *Chers tous,J'aide à organiser une exposition dans le cadre de l'initiative STS Across Borders <https://4s2018sydney.org/across-borders/> au cours des 4S 2018 pour montrer la grande diversité des travaux STS en Afrique. Je voudrais m'assurer que vous êtes inclus! Détails ci-dessous - y compris les détails d'un sondage <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UNB0wqPw9AAl6_GCQO3j7t8LEjNftz1plm5pbtK4OJ…> que j'espère que vous compléterez.Veuillez également le transmettre à d'autres personnes qui travaillent sur des questions critiques liées à la science et à la technologie en Afrique. J'apprécierais vraiment votre aide car je suis désireux d'inclure un mélange large et divers de travail (même celui qui ne s'identifie pas comme "STS" par exemple).Voir ce brouillon d'une collection numérique <http://stsinfrastructures.org/content/kris-peterson> sur le travail de Kris Peterson, qui vous donnera une idée de la façon dont le projet prendra forme.Merci d’avance!Angela OkuneSTS en AfriquePour une exposition spéciale - STS Across Borders <https://4s2018sydney.org/across-borders/> -aux réunions annuelles 2018 de Society for Social Studies of ScienceAngela Okune dirige la curation de ce projet, en collaboration avec Aadita Chaudhury.Faites-nous savoir si vous voulez être impliqué dans la curation. Nous espérons que vous nous aiderez à construire des expositions sur votre travail et vos perspectives concernant STS sur le continent. Voir nos questions du sondage ci-dessous. Nous espérons que beaucoup d'entre vous accepteront de faire de courtes entrevues.Notre défi est d'essayer de saisir la grande diversité et l'ampleur des travaux scientifiques et technologiques critiques en cours et sur l'Afrique, même de façon superficielle. Cette première initiative (qui, nous l'espérons, continuera à se construire bien au-delà de 4S 2018) sera présentée dans une installation de style galerie à Sydney et en tant que collection en ligne. En ligne, nous construisons un ensemble de présentations axées sur les carrières individuelles, les projets, le travail, ainsi que des moments / événements clés dans la formation régionale de STS et de travailler au-delà de l'académie. Voir ce début d'une présentation sur Kris Peterson et son travail (notez qu'il est principalement composé d'objets trouvés pour l'instant, une interview est à venir).J'espère que cette exposition contribuera à faire une histoire et une communauté de STS en Afrique en attirant même les individus, les groupes et les institutions qui ne se sont peut-être pas encore identifiés comme "STS".QUESTIONS DU SONDAGE (remplir le sondage ici <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UNB0wqPw9AAl6_GCQO3j7t8LEjNftz1plm5pbtK4OJ…>) - Comment votre travail est-il impliqué dans des études critiques sur la science et la technologie en Afrique (par exemple, quelles sont les littératures STS que vous avez utilisées pour vos recherches?)- Qui (/quoi) a été l'inspiration/mentor clé (intellectuelle et autre) pour votre croissance en tant que chercheur de STS?- Selon vous, quel est le caractère unique du travail STS dans / sur l'Afrique?- Quels sont les concepts et les débats sur lesquels les travaux critiques sur la science et la technologie en Afrique ont été focalisés? Pourquoi?- Veuillez décrire les événements / moments particuliers qui, selon vous, sont importants pour comprendre le développement d'un travail critique sur la science et la technologie dans la région où vous travaillez.- Quelles organisations et / ou personnes clés ont apporté une contribution significative au travail critique sur la science et la technologie dans la région où vous travaillez? Soyez précis s'il vous plaît.- A travers quelles formes, discours, canaux le travail critique sur la science et la technologie est-il entrepris / partagé / diffusé? Qu'est-ce qui informe l'adoption de cette connaissance?- Comment avez-vous (ou quelqu'un avec qui vous connaissez / travaillez!) expérimenté sur la production et / ou le partage de connaissances scientifiques et technologiques critiques? Quelle était la modalité de l'expérience? Pourquoi a-t-il été poursuivi? Qui était le public visé?- En regardant vers l'avenir, quels thèmes / concepts suscitent un intérêt pour les orientations futures de la science et de la technologie en Afrique? Pourquoi? Où aimeriez-vous voir les travaux de recherche dans / sur l'Afrique élargis?* -- Angela Okune aokune(a)uci.edu +254 (0) 792 632 382 | +1 (808) 358-8563 *Doctoral Student, Anthropology | *University of California - Irvine Editorial Assistant, The CIHA Blog - Critical Investigations into Humanitarianism in Africa <http://www.cihablog.com/> Network Coordinator, Open and Collaborative Science in Development (OCSDNet) <http://www.ocsdnet.org> www.angelaokune.me [image: skype] <https://htmlsig.com/skype?username=angela_crandall> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups " sts_workinggroup(a)lists.berkeley.edu" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sts_workinggroup%2Bunsubscribe(a)lists.berkeley.edu. -- Anat Caspi, PhD Director, Taskar Center for Accessible Technology Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington caspian(a)cs.washington.edu

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Talk from Tom Bergan, Michael Buettner and Ben Greenstein
by Justin Chan 02 May '18

02 May '18

Tom Bergan, Michael Buettner and Ben Greenstein from Google will be giving a talk next Wednesday (9 May) at 1:30pm in CSE305. They are available from 10am onwards. We are using a single schedule for all of them. If you would like to meet with only one or two of them, please specify that in the schedule. Please also feel free to meet with them together as a group with other students. https://reserve.cs.washington.edu/visitor/week.php?year= 2018&month=05&day=09&area=5&room=3130 Delivering a performant mobile web to the next billion users In many parts of the world, people have limited access to basic needs such as clean water, consistent electricity and healthcare. Access to the web can be transformative in these environments, but unfortunately, there are significant barriers, painfully slow loading performance being one pervasive problem. This talk will present an overview of the challenges and opportunities we face in making the mobile web performant for the next billion users who are coming online in the developing regions of the world. We’ll present data on the current state of the mobile web, including usage patterns, as well as network and device constraints and web performance as seen in practice. Then we’ll discuss the approaches and experimental methodologies we take at Google to improve on the performance of the mobile web, deep dive into specific efforts we’ve taken, and then conclude with thoughts on where we should focus going forward. The talk will not be recorded.

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UW Change Seminar: Dr. Dror Ben-Zeev, mHealth and the Re-Imagining of Treatment for Serious Mental Illness
by Samantha Dolan 01 May '18

01 May '18

Please join us for the Change Seminar next week on Tuesday 5/1/2018 in EEB 037. Who: Dr. Dror Ben-Zeev, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UW What: Mobile Health (mHealth) and the re-imagining of treatment for Serious Mental Illness. When: Tuesday, May 1st, 12-1pm Where: EEB 037 Abstract: Dr. Dror Ben-Zeev will provide an overview of recent advancements in the field of mHealth and examine how mobile devices and telecommunication infrastructure can be harnessed to support illness detection, prevention, and care of people with severe psychopathology in outpatient and inpatient settings. He will present findings from several of his group's studies which involve the use of both cutting edge technologies (e.g., multi-modal smartphone sensing for relapse detection, multi-media intervention apps for illness management) as well as novel uses of existing but simpler technologies (e.g. texting between clinicians and patients) in an effort to improve patient outcomes. Dr. Ben-Zeev will describe the lessons his team learned from conducting multiple mHealth initiatives with complex patients in real-world settings. He will outline his vision for effective, realistic, and sustainable mHealth for mental health in the years ahead. Bio: Dror Ben-Zeev, PhD, is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington and licensed Clinical Psychologist who specializes in development and evaluation of technology-based approaches in the study, assessment, treatment, and prevention of mental illness. Dr. Ben-Zeev serves as the Co-Director of UW's Behavioral Research in Technology and Engineering (BRiTE) Center (https://www.brite.uw.edu/) and Director of the mHealth for Mental Health Program (www.mh4mh.org<http://www.mh4mh.org>), a multidisciplinary effort to harness mobile technology to improve the outcomes and support the recovery of people with psychiatric conditions. His research has been supported by grants and awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Science Foundation (NSF) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), SYNERGY Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Myrtlewood Foundation, VA Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D), and John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding. Dr. Ben-Zeev's editorials and commentaries on the use of technology-based interventions have been published in Psychiatric Services, Nature Human Behaviour, the BMJ, and the New York Times. His research has been covered by National Public Radio, Nature, Wired Magazine, Slate, and The Economist. He is a regular speaker at national and international scientific meetings including invited presentations at the National Institute of Mental Health Director's Innovation Speaker series and the White House.

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