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ICANN Seeks Panel Members to Weigh In on Developing World Discounts
by dharma dailey 09 Feb '12

09 Feb '12

*ICANN is looking for volunteers to weigh in on who will get discounts when applying for Top Level Domains "to assure that the less-developed parts of the world are able to participate in the new Domain name program,²"* February 7, 2012 > > Volunteers Sought to Help Evaluate Generic Top-Level Domain Applicants > Seeking Financial Support > New Panel Will Help Expand Internet¹s Reach > > http://www.icann.org/en/**announcements/announcement-3-**03feb12-en.htm<http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-03feb12-en.htm> > > > Marina del Rey, CaliforniaŠ The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and > Numbers (ICANN) is seeking volunteers who will assist in the evaluation of > those organizations seeking financial support to apply for a new generic > Top-Level Domain (gTLD). > > ³These volunteers will be key to ICANN¹s effort to assure that the > less-developed parts of the world are able to participate in the new Domain > name program,² said Kurt Pritz, Senior Vice President. ³The panel members > will make a real impact in ensuring that the opportunities for innovation > and economic development created by the Internet are open to everyone.² > > The volunteers will be chosen for their background and experience in areas > such as running a small business, operating in developing economies, > analyzing business plans, serving in the public interest, managing a domain > name registry service, or awarding grants. > > The financial assistance component of the Applicant Support Program offers > a > limited number of qualifying applicants the opportunity to pay a reduced > evaluation fee of $47,000 instead of the full evaluation fee of $185,000. > > The selected volunteers will assist in the evaluation of financial support > applicants in the context of established public interest, financial > capabilities and financial need criteria as outlined in the ³Financial > Assistance Handbook > <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/**applicants/candidate-support/** > financial-assist<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support/financial-assist> > a > nce-handbook-11jan12-en.pdf> .² > > Those who are interested in applying, should review the criteria, time > commitment and other expectations, which are detailed here: > http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/**applicants/candidate-support/** > sarp-eoi-request-<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support/sarp-eoi-request-> > 0 > 3feb12-en.pdf > > ### > * To learn more about the Applicant Support Program, go here: > http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/**applicants/candidate-support<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support> > . > * To read the New gTLD Financial Assistance Handbook, go here: > http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/**applicants/candidate-support/** > financial-assista<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support/financial-assista> > n > ce-handbook-11jan12-en.pdf > * To learn more about the New gTLD program, go here: > http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/**about/program/materials<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/program/materials> > > *********************** > Regards, > > > > Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber and Nathalie > Peregrine > ICANN At-Large Staff > E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > > > > > > ------ > NA-Discuss mailing list > NA-Discuss@atlarge-lists.**icann.org <NA-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > https://atlarge-lists.icann.**org/mailman/listinfo/na-**discuss<https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss> > > Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org > ------

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Job: BusyLab in Ghana Looking for Designers, Devs and Managers
by Yaw Anokwa 08 Feb '12

08 Feb '12

BusyLabs is a software shop run out of Ghana. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <mobileactive-discuss(a)googlegroups.com> Senior Agric Expert (MTN Farmer Helpline Project Lead) We’ve been awarded a grant to setup West Africa’s first Farmer Helpline (farmers anywhere can call a dedicated callcentre with 15 ag experts). We’re looking for someone to organize and define the content and lead the project. They need to have been working with and advising farmers for years, and should have strong organizational and team leading skills. It’s a high profile/high risk job, and someone with an appetite to make a real change/impact in agric should jump at the opportunity. More details at www.busylab.com/jobs <http://www.busylab.com/jobs> Communications/PR Manager (Talking about Esoko globally) We need an experienced PR professional (or just erudite/confident/gregarious person) who writes exceptionally well (from press relesases to blogs), can manage media relations, and enjoys presenting to and meeting with a variety of audiences (conferences, media, ministers, farmers)… and can talk about how disruptive technologies are changing how Africa works. More details at www.busylab.com/jobs <http://www.busylab.com/jobs> Intl Partners Manager (Managing partnerships in 16 countries) A dynamic individual that loves managing relationships. We’ve got partners throughout 16 countries and expanding, and a great team of 8 partner advisors helping them work out how to deploy, train and strategize about their own Esoko franchises. We are looking for someone to help manage that team of advisors and guide our expansion strategy. Creative, smart, organized... people person. Strong on process, communication and trainings. More details at www.busylab.com/jobs <http://www.busylab.com/jobs> Senior Systems Manager To manage our 5 sys admins and servers across Africa. To design and implement security, scalability, load, systems, backups. Should know linux well and have managed distributed applications and at least a small team of sysadmins before. More details at www.busylab.com/jobs <http://www.busylab.com/jobs> Software Engineers, Web Designer, Engineering Managers Any ambitious, smart, curious engineer or designer that’s looking for a really dynamic environment that is merging mobile with web and creating unique interfaces and services to address significant local challenges that businesses face. Willing to think hard, originally, creatively about problems and work with a strong team to showcase what Ghana is capable of. More details at www.busylab.com/jobs <http://www.busylab.com/jobs>

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Joshua Blumenstock (UCB) talk 2/13 @ noon
by Gaetano Borriello 08 Feb '12

08 Feb '12

Joshua Blumenstock from the Berkeley TIER group is giving at talk in the iSchool this Monday, Feb 13 @ 12:00 in MGH 420. http://www.jblumenstock.com/

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Fwd: [Hcde-faculty] [Hcde] CORRECTED LOCATION: Lecture this FRI, 2/10, in Allen Auditorium
by Beth Kolko 08 Feb '12

08 Feb '12

fyi Beth Kolko Professor Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering University of Washington Box 352315 Sieg 423 Seattle, WA 98195 206.685.3809 Faculty Associate, Berkman Center for Internet & Society Harvard University Begin forwarded message: > From: "Anne E. Hilton" <ahilton(a)u.washington.edu> > Date: February 8, 2012 10:52:35 AM PST > To: "'dub(a)dub.washington.edu'" <dub(a)dub.washington.edu>, "'hcde-community(a)uw.edu'" <hcde-community(a)uw.edu> > Subject: [Hcde-faculty] [Hcde] CORRECTED LOCATION: Lecture this FRI, 2/10, in Allen Auditorium > > Please be advised that the correct location for Judd Antin’s lecture on Friday is the Allen Auditorium in the Allen Library. The original announcement listed the incorrect room. > > Anne Hilton > Communications Manager > Human Centered Design & Engineering > Mail: Box 352315, Seattle, WA 98195-2315 > Location: Sieg Hall, Room 426C > Office Hours: M-Th 8-5, F 8-12 > 206.543.7108 fax 206.543.8858 > ahilton(a)uw.edu www.hcde.uw.edu > > > From: hcde-staff-bounces(a)mailman2.u.washington.edu [mailto:hcde-staff-bounces@mailman2.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Anne E. Hilton > Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 2:49 PM > To: 'dub(a)dub.washington.edu'; 'hcde-community(a)uw.edu' > Subject: [Hcde-staff] [Hcde] Lecture this FRI, 2/10: Towards Adaptive Incentive Systems for Online Collaboration > > Please join the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE) this Friday, February 10, for a guest lecture by Yahoo! Research Scientist Judd Antin. > > Title: Towards Adaptive Incentive Systems for Online Collaboration > Date: February 10, 2012 > Speaker: Judd Antin, Post-Doctoral Research Scientist, Yahoo! Research > > When: Friday, February 10, 10:30-11:30 AM > Where: Allen Auditorium, UW Seattle campus > > Abstract > In this talk I will focus attention on the many forms of online collaboration, the motivations of those who collaborate, and the incentive systems that support such collaboration. I will argue that some current models of online motivation are overly simplistic, and I will lay out a model of adaptive incentive systems that accounts for three factors: (1) individual differences in attitudes and beliefs, (2) diverging paths of participation over time, and (3) the unique social-technical contexts of online collaboration. I will dive deeply into two recent studies. First, I will present a lab-based experiment which examines the motivational power of social comparisons, as well as the connections between social comparisons, competence beliefs, and individual differences in social value orientation. Second, I will describe a multi-method data analysis of Wikipedians’ activities as they move from their first experiences through fuller participation. Through these two empirical examples I will illustrate the benefits of adaptive incentive systems and a research path to enable their design and implementation. > > About the Speaker > Judd Antin is a Post-Doctoral Research Scientist in the Internet Experiences group at Yahoo! Research. Judd’s areas of expertise include incentives and motivation for online collaboration, online communities, collective action and social dilemmas, as well as trust, reliability, and credibility. His research interests center on user-generated content, social media, the wisdom of crowds, distributed work, and all other forms of online collaboration. Judd completed his PhD in Information Management & Systems at the School of Information at UC Berkeley in 2010. In 2011 Judd was named one of MIT Technology Review's top 35 innovators under 35 (TR35). > _______________________________________________ > Hcde-community mailing list > Hcde-community(a)u.washington.edu > http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/hcde-community > _______________________________________________ > Hcde-faculty mailing list > Hcde-faculty(a)u.washington.edu > http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/hcde-faculty

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Job: UNICEF MALAWI Vacancy Announcement : ICT Rapid SMS
by Yaw Anokwa 07 Feb '12

07 Feb '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Melnisa Pearce <mpearce(a)unicef.org> Date: 2 February 2012 20:52 Subject: UNICEF MALAWI Vacancy Announcement : ICT Rapid SMS Dear All, Please find attached an advert for an ICT Rapid SMS consultancy position for your action. Regards *Melnisa Pearce HR Assistant UNICEF Malawi P.O. Box 30375 Lilongwe 3, Malawi e-mail: mpearce(a)unicef.org Phone: + 265 1 770770 Fax: + 265 1 773162 Mobile (cell):+ 265 99 9 953958 VOIP: + 2650301 2273** * *(See attached file: RAPID SMS.docx)*

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Anne Schanz on cross-cultural design.
by Nicola Dell 07 Feb '12

07 Feb '12

This Thursday at Change Anne Schanz will talk about the complexities and difficulties of designing across different cultures. Most ICT4D initiatives involve stakeholders from a number of different backgrounds; including different cultures. Technology developed in the course of these initiatives travels and crosses cultures. During this week's session, we are going to explore and discuss in what way cultural differences might affect the design of technology across cultures by means of a mini-workshop. And guess what - you get to play a game! Anne Schanz holds a master's degree in International Information Management, Psychology and Business Administration from the University of Hildesheim, Germany, and a Design Thinking degree from the University of Potsdam, Germany. She has been working in collaboration with the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) based in The Hague, The Netherlands, for four years. She has worked with two projects in Bolivia (EducaTic and CEPAC) that focus on digital educational content production and are funded by the same institute. *What:* Anne Schanz on cross-cultural design. *When:* Thursday, February 9th at Noon *Where:* Paul Allen Center, Room 203

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Fwd: [Hcde-faculty] [Hcde] Lecture this FRI, 2/10: Towards Adaptive Incentive Systems for Online Collaboration
by Beth Kolko 07 Feb '12

07 Feb '12

FYI -- talk this Friday on incentive systems. Beth Kolko Professor Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering University of Washington Box 352315 Sieg 423 Seattle, WA 98195 206.685.3809 Faculty Associate, Berkman Center for Internet & Society Harvard University Begin forwarded message: > From: "Anne E. Hilton" <ahilton(a)u.washington.edu> > Date: February 6, 2012 2:49:23 PM PST > To: "'dub(a)dub.washington.edu'" <dub(a)dub.washington.edu>, "'hcde-community(a)uw.edu'" <hcde-community(a)uw.edu> > Subject: [Hcde-faculty] [Hcde] Lecture this FRI, 2/10: Towards Adaptive Incentive Systems for Online Collaboration > > Please join the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE) this Friday, February 10, for a guest lecture by Yahoo! Research Scientist Judd Antin. > > Title: Towards Adaptive Incentive Systems for Online Collaboration > Date: February 10, 2012 > Speaker: Judd Antin, Post-Doctoral Research Scientist, Yahoo! Research > > When: Friday, February 10, 10:30-11:30 AM > Where: Loew Hall, Room 206, UW Seattle campus > > Abstract > In this talk I will focus attention on the many forms of online collaboration, the motivations of those who collaborate, and the incentive systems that support such collaboration. I will argue that some current models of online motivation are overly simplistic, and I will lay out a model of adaptive incentive systems that accounts for three factors: (1) individual differences in attitudes and beliefs, (2) diverging paths of participation over time, and (3) the unique social-technical contexts of online collaboration. I will dive deeply into two recent studies. First, I will present a lab-based experiment which examines the motivational power of social comparisons, as well as the connections between social comparisons, competence beliefs, and individual differences in social value orientation. Second, I will describe a multi-method data analysis of Wikipedians’ activities as they move from their first experiences through fuller participation. Through these two empirical examples I will illustrate the benefits of adaptive incentive systems and a research path to enable their design and implementation. > > About the Speaker > Judd Antin is a Post-Doctoral Research Scientist in the Internet Experiences group at Yahoo! Research. Judd’s areas of expertise include incentives and motivation for online collaboration, online communities, collective action and social dilemmas, as well as trust, reliability, and credibility. His research interests center on user-generated content, social media, the wisdom of crowds, distributed work, and all other forms of online collaboration. Judd completed his PhD in Information Management & Systems at the School of Information at UC Berkeley in 2010. In 2011 Judd was named one of MIT Technology Review's top 35 innovators under 35 (TR35). > _______________________________________________ > Hcde-community mailing list > Hcde-community(a)u.washington.edu > http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/hcde-community > _______________________________________________ > Hcde-faculty mailing list > Hcde-faculty(a)u.washington.edu > http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/hcde-faculty

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FW: Advertising Snr Tech Advisor - eHealth and ICT Coordination for Tanzania
by Sherrilynne Fuller 06 Feb '12

06 Feb '12

FYI/share - note short turn-around deadline (Feb. 10) Sherri Sherrilynne Fuller, Ph.D. Professor Biomedical and Health Informatics School of Medicine and Information School and Department of Health Services (Adj) School of Public Health Roosevelt Commons Building, Suite 400 4311 11th Ave NE University of Washington Box 354985 Seattle, WA 98105 206-616-4575 206-616-5149 (FAX) <mailto:sfuller@u.washington.edu> sfuller(a)u.washington.edu Skype: sherrilynne_fuller

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CFP: DataDev - Workshop on Mobile Data Collection in the Developing World
by Gaetano Borriello 06 Feb '12

06 Feb '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bill Thies <thies(a)microsoft.com> Date: Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 2:30 AM Subject: CFP: DataDev - Workshop on Mobile Data Collection in the Developing World To: "Jaiswal, Sharad (Sharad) (sharad.jaiswal(a)alcatel-lucent.com)" < sharad.jaiswal(a)alcatel-lucent.com>, Bill Thies <thies(a)microsoft.com> CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS**** 1st International Workshop on Mobile Data **** Collection in the Developing World (DataDev 2012)**** Co-located with IEEE MDM 2012**** Bangalore, India**** July 23, 2012**** http://dataworkshop.org/**** ** ** DEADLINE (one-paragraph abstract): March 1, 2012**** ** ** ---**** ** ** Ever wonder what REAL organizations need for data collection?**** **** Organizations in the developing world have long been burdened by**** managing large-scale data collection efforts. Today, the mobile**** revolution has made possible new tools for data collection and**** digitization, with the potential to radically transform the management**** of data in resource-constrained settings.**** ** ** The workshop will connect leading organizations, having field**** operations in India, with an international cadre of researchers who**** are developing the latest tools for collecting and managing data. Our**** goals are to identify new research directions, to disseminate the**** latest technologies from the lab to the field, and to forge new**** long-term collaborations that are beneficial to both researchers and**** practitioners.**** ** ** CALL FOR TALKS, DEMOS, AND PAPER FORMS:**** We invite participation in the following ways:**** ** ** * Give a talk: a short (10-15 minute) presentation regarding your**** tools, experiences, or requirements for mobile data collection.**** ** ** * Give a demo: a demonstration of your technology or tool for**** collecting digitized data, either via entry on a mobile platform or**** via digitization of a paper form.**** ** ** * Show your forms: for those with access to real paper forms that are**** used in the field, we invite you to showcase those forms (preferably**** with data filled in!) for the benefit of researchers.**** ** ** To reserve a presentation slot, please send us a one-paragraph**** description of your talk, demo, or paper forms. Details on the**** submission procedure are available on http://dataworkshop.org/**** ** ** CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS:**** We have confirmed the participation of several NGOs that do**** large-scale data collection in their daily operations, as well as**** technologists who have the latest tools for data collection:**** - HISP (health NGO)**** - ICTPH (health NGO)**** - PFHI (health NGO)**** - Akshara Foundation (education NGO)**** - SVYM (education NGO)**** - Eko (mobile banking company)**** - Janaagraha (citizen engagement NGO)**** - Artoo (technology provider, microfinance)**** - Lateral Praxis (technology provider, governance)**** - Dimagi (technology provider, health)**** - Awaaz.De (technology provider)**** - HANSDREL (technology provider)**** ** ** ORGANIZERS:**** - Sharad Jaiswal, Bell Labs, India**** - Bill Thies, Microsoft Research India**** - Gautam John, Akshara Foundation**** - Mayank Kedia, ICTPH****

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FW: CFP: DataDev - Workshop on Mobile Data Collection in the Developing World
by Ed Cutrell 06 Feb '12

06 Feb '12

From: Bill Thies Subject: CFP: DataDev - Workshop on Mobile Data Collection in the Developing World CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS 1st International Workshop on Mobile Data Collection in the Developing World (DataDev 2012) Co-located with IEEE MDM 2012 Bangalore, India July 23, 2012 http://dataworkshop.org/ DEADLINE (one-paragraph abstract): March 1, 2012 --- Ever wonder what REAL organizations need for data collection? Organizations in the developing world have long been burdened by managing large-scale data collection efforts. Today, the mobile revolution has made possible new tools for data collection and digitization, with the potential to radically transform the management of data in resource-constrained settings. The workshop will connect leading organizations, having field operations in India, with an international cadre of researchers who are developing the latest tools for collecting and managing data. Our goals are to identify new research directions, to disseminate the latest technologies from the lab to the field, and to forge new long-term collaborations that are beneficial to both researchers and practitioners. CALL FOR TALKS, DEMOS, AND PAPER FORMS: We invite participation in the following ways: * Give a talk: a short (10-15 minute) presentation regarding your tools, experiences, or requirements for mobile data collection. * Give a demo: a demonstration of your technology or tool for collecting digitized data, either via entry on a mobile platform or via digitization of a paper form. * Show your forms: for those with access to real paper forms that are used in the field, we invite you to showcase those forms (preferably with data filled in!) for the benefit of researchers. To reserve a presentation slot, please send us a one-paragraph description of your talk, demo, or paper forms. Details on the submission procedure are available on http://dataworkshop.org/ CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS: We have confirmed the participation of several NGOs that do large-scale data collection in their daily operations, as well as technologists who have the latest tools for data collection: - HISP (health NGO) - ICTPH (health NGO) - PFHI (health NGO) - Akshara Foundation (education NGO) - SVYM (education NGO) - Eko (mobile banking company) - Janaagraha (citizen engagement NGO) - Artoo (technology provider, microfinance) - Lateral Praxis (technology provider, governance) - Dimagi (technology provider, health) - Awaaz.De (technology provider) - HANSDREL (technology provider) ORGANIZERS: - Sharad Jaiswal, Bell Labs, India - Bill Thies, Microsoft Research India - Gautam John, Akshara Foundation - Mayank Kedia, ICTPH

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