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The Center for Global Field Study: Training environmental stewards worldwide
by Gaetano Borriello 09 Oct '09

09 Oct '09

http://uwnews.org/uweek/article.aspx?visitsource=uwkmail&id=52556

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Lecture: Anticipating BioRisks: Considerations for Building Effective Detection and Prevention Systems -- Tuesday, October 13, 2009 --- 12-12:50 Room T-739 -- South Campus
by Sherrilynne Fuller 08 Oct '09

08 Oct '09

Attached is the announcement of a lecture Im doing next week based on a keynote I gave at BioSecure 2009 in Taipei last month. Feel free to share Sherri Sherrilynne Fuller, Ph.D. Professor Biomedical and Health Informatics School of Medicine and Department of Health Services (Adj) School of Public Health Co-Director, Center for Public Health Informatics University of Washington BOX 35-4943 Seattle, Washington 98105 206-221-7444 206-491-6380 (mobile) 206-616-5249 (FAX) <mailto:sfuller@u.washington.edu> sfuller(a)u.washington.edu

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CIS becomes TASHCA
by Yaw Anokwa 07 Oct '09

07 Oct '09

The Center for Information & Society (CIS) has changed its name to the Technology & Social Change (TASCHA) group. Christine Prefontaine explains that, “Over the last 10 years we have grown from a three-person team to more than a dozen researchers and program staff, with affiliated faculty from across the University of Washington and a global network of research partners. This year we came together to reflect, take stock of our strengths and emerging trends, and examine who we are, how we work, and how we can affect change. Our new name is the result of this process — and in the coming months you’ll witness a number of changes.” We wish our friends at TASCHA continued success. You can find out more about their transformation at http://cis.washington.edu/2009/10/07/cis-becomes-tasch/

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meeting this thursday
by Yaw Anokwa 07 Oct '09

07 Oct '09

hey all, we have a change meeting thursday at noon in the paul allen center, room 403. this week, gaetano will be discussing what he did during his sabbatical at google. hope to see you all there, yaw

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Fwd: [Cs-grads] SPAM: INVITATION: Drum & Dance Guinea Kids Benefit Concert...in the U District....please tell your friends...
by Yaw Anokwa 07 Oct '09

07 Oct '09

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Oren Etzioni <etzioni(a)cs.washington.edu> Date: Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 09:33 Subject: [Cs-grads] SPAM: INVITATION: Drum & Dance Guinea Kids Benefit Concert...in the U District....please tell your friends... To: all-faculty - Mailing List <all-faculty(a)cs.washington.edu>, cs-grads - Mailing List <cs-grads(a)cs.washington.edu>, cs-ugrads - Mailing List <cs-ugrads(a)cs.washington.edu> YOU'RE INVITED! Please join us for an afternoon of fun, sharing, and hot drumming and dancing at the annual Guinea Kids Benefit Concert, a concert and fundraiser to support children's education in Guinea West Africa. LEARN MORE and REGISTER HERE: http://gkef2009.eventbrite.com/ Hosted by Marissa Baratian and the Guinea Kids Education Fund (GKEF) this event includes live West African music and dance, traditional rhythms from Guinea with drumming by Karim Koumbassa, Abdoulaye Sylla, Manimou Camara and friends, New Discovery School's World Dance classes, an African marketplace, and numerous opportunities to learn more about Guinea and GKEF. Guinea is a country of beautiful land, people, music, dance, and rich traditions. It is also among the poorest countries in the world with a 59% adult illiteracy rate. GKEF is an education support project comprised of individuals in the United States and Guinea, West Africa who are committed to enriching the neighborhood of Enco-5 in Conakry, Guinea. Our mission is to assist and empower the community to increase the percentage of children attending and succeeding in school, and to provide the necessary funding for educational resources, school tuition, school supplies, uniforms, and shoes. By forming a cooperative partnership that integrates local traditions and cultures in education, our goal is to improve the quality of life for this community. Guinea Kids Benefit Concert Saturday, October 17, 2009 4:00-6:00pm University Heights Center, Rm. 209 5031 University Way NE Seattle, WA 98105 www.uhcca.org Directions: http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&rls=en&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid… LEARN MORE about the event and REGISTER HERE: http://gkef2009.eventbrite.com/ Can't attend? Please consider making a donation: http://firstgiving.com/gkef/ To learn more about our organization, click here: www.guineakids.org Thank you from Marissa Baratian and the GKEF Team! Sarah Lee “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ~Margaret Mead Sarah Lee & Karim Koumbassa 206-409-6430 WON TA NARA! (We are all together!) www.OneWorldDance.com

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FW: Multilearn Makes Seattle Business Magazine's 2009 Top 25
by Joyojeet Pal 05 Oct '09

05 Oct '09

I am pleased to announce that our MultiLearn project has been selected among the Top 25 Innovators by Seattle Business Magazine! http://change.washington.edu/projects/multilearn From: "Jenna Shin" <jenna.shin(a)tigeroak.com<mailto:jenna.shin@tigeroak.com>> Date: October 5, 2009 2:43:11 PM PDT To: <sunil(a)sunilgarg.com<mailto:sunil@sunilgarg.com>>, <skgarg(a)cs.washington.edu<mailto:skgarg@cs.washington.edu>> Subject: Who Made the List: Seattle Business Magazine's 2009 Top 25 Dear Sunil, Greetings from Seattle Business magazine! We'd like to first congratulate you on being a finalist for our Top 25 Innovators Awards! We will be honoring all of our finalists as well as announcing our winners at our Top 25 Innovators Event, coming up on October 21, at SkyLine at the Space Needle. Below is the event invitation for more information. We would love to see and acknowledge you at our event! Tickets are $25 and are available online at seattlebusinessmag.com<http://seattlebusinessmag.com>. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns, and we hope to see you at our event! [cid:image001.jpg@01CA45CA.299C2610] Thank you and best regards, Jenna Jenna Shin Promotions Assistant TigerOak Publications 1518 1st Avenue South, Suite 500; Seattle, WA 98134 206.452.2970 jenna.shin(a)tigeroak.com<mailto:jenna.shin@tigeroak.com>

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New Scientist article: Aid Agencies Turn to Open-Source Software
by Gaetano Borriello 05 Oct '09

05 Oct '09

Aid Agencies Turn to Open-Source Software New Scientist (10/03/09) Campbell, MacGregor Wesleyan University and Trinity College students have developed Collabbit, software that acts as a virtual emergency response center. Collabbit serves as a central repository for information, using RSS or text messages to send project updates to response workers. The students built a prototype system in three weeks as part of the Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software (HFOSS) project, which developed applications in response to the Asian tsunami. The American Red Cross, the Salvation Army, and Catholic Charities USA, which saw potential in the project, also contributed to the design. The relief agencies recently modeled their response after a hypothetical hurricane strike on a major city, and were pleased with the performance of Collabbit. "Not only did it work, but it demonstrated to those who participated the value of the tool," says John Berglund, a coordinator with the New York City Salvation Army. HFOSS project director Trishan de Lanerolle says developing the program provided the computer science students with a meaningful outlet for their work. "The work they are doing is something that has an impact," he says. "It's not just a classroom exercise where you write your program and then delete it the next day." View Full Article<http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427286.000-aid-agencies-turn-to-ope…> ----- "Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." - Mahatma Gandhi Gaetano Borriello Jerre D. Noe Professor Department of Computer Science & Engineering 572 Allen Center, Box 352350 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195-2350 +1.206.685.9432 gaetano(a)cse.washington.edu<mailto:gaetano@cse.washington.edu> http://www.cse.washington.edu/homes/gaetano

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REGISTER for Change seminar/lunch
by Gaetano Borriello 02 Oct '09

02 Oct '09

You can now register for 1 credit for the Change lunch seminar held on Thursday's at 12:00-12:50 in CSE403. The seminar is listed as CSE590C1 and its sln is 20649. Please register if you plan to attend regularly. Thanks, Gaetano ----- "Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." - Mahatma Gandhi Gaetano Borriello Jerre D. Noe Professor Department of Computer Science & Engineering 572 Allen Center, Box 352350 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195-2350 +1.206.685.9432 gaetano(a)cse.washington.edu<mailto:gaetano@cse.washington.edu> http://www.cse.washington.edu/homes/gaetano

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Fwd: Seeking a CKW Leader
by Yaw Anokwa 01 Oct '09

01 Oct '09

The Grameen CKW project (recently featured in the Economist) is looking for a new project lead. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Eric Cantor <ecantor(a)grameenfoundation.org> Date: Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 12:10 AM Subject: Seeking a CKW Leader Hi guys, I hope all is well, wondered if you know anyone who fits the bill for our next big initiative to get off the ground. I’m paying a bounty! I wanted to share with you an exciting new job opportunity under AppLab, and encourage you to nominate anyone in your networks who you believe has the requisite experience, maturity and talent to lead a high-potential, groundbreaking project in the coming years. With CKW, we seek to build on the initial foundation built in our pilot and build a sustainable organization capable of improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers, enabling CKWs to build local businesses, and engaging deeply with our partners in agriculture, telecom, government and beyond. The position demands a dynamic leader who is comfortable addressing a room full of farmers, a gallery full of agriculture ministry leaders or a briefing of telecom executives, and someone with deep experience and accomplishment in at least two and ideally three of these disciplines: African development and agriculture, organizational and project management, partner relationship management and business development, and technology strategy. The individual, who can be local or expatriate, will report to me and will hold complete control of and accountability for the CKW scaling initiative we are planning for and will launch in the coming months. Please be assured that our colleagues Whitney Gantt and Sarah Mugisha, who led our pilot of CKW, will continue to provide leadership as we bring the new leader of this initiative onboard and thereafter. The fact that we have the confidence and ability to go further with CKW reflects well on their efforts, and both have a promising future on this initiative in leadership roles. All of us have agreed that leadership of the project calls for the addition of another individual with deeper relevant experience and credentials in the areas above than any of the three of us, hence the decision to bring in an outside individual. Thanks for your continued support and your input as we identify a new leader to add to our team. Eric ----<---<---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Cantor AppLab Uganda Manager ** New Number: +256772121865 ** www.applab.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------->-->---

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Fwd: Academic Vacancy in ICTs and Development: Manchester Centre for Development Informatics
by Yaw Anokwa 01 Oct '09

01 Oct '09

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Richard Heeks <richard.heeks(a)manchester.ac.uk> Date: Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 09:04 Subject: Academic Vacancy in ICTs and Development: Manchester Centre for Development Informatics To: "richard.heeks(a)manchester.ac.uk" <richard.heeks(a)manchester.ac.uk> Lecturer in Information Systems and Development The University of Manchester is seeking a lecturer to teach Master's modules on information systems and development; undertake research on information systems, ICTs and development; and contribute to development of a distance learning Master's programme. The lecturer will be a staff member of the Institute for Development Policy and Management (http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/idpm) IDPM provides globally-recognised research, postgraduate-only training, and consultancy in international development and management. It was rated first in development studies in research power terms by the recent UK Research Assessment Exercise. The lecturer will be part of the University's new Centre for Development Informatics (http://www.manchester.ac.uk/cdi) the leading academic centre working on ICTs and international development. The appointed candidate will be educated to at least Master's level with a track record of information systems teaching, research and publications, and with direct experience of information systems in developing economies. For those candidates who lack a sufficient research track record, appointment as a Teaching Fellow may be considered. Full details of the essential and desirable person specification requirements can be found in the further particulars. The appointment is for two years initially from 1 Jan 2010 or as soon as possible thereafter, with the likelihood of extension. Salary in the range £32,458-£35,469 per annum. Closing date for applications: 26 October 2009 Links to further particulars, application forms and guidance notes: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/jobs/academic/vacancy/index.htm?ref=165… Richard Heeks Director Centre for Development Informatics IDPM, SED, University of Manchester, UK richard.heeks(a)manchester.ac.uk

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