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ACM DEV 2015 CFP
by Elizabeth M. Belding 02 Jul '15

02 Jul '15

Papers due July 15!!! ------------------------------ ACM DEV-6, November 30 – December 2, 2015 London, England Call for Papers 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 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 DEV conference introduces submissions “tracks”. The focus of the conference is research at the interface of computer science and development related to (but not limited to) the following three non-exclusive focus areas: · Systems · HCI and Applications · Data Science We are committed to accepting papers of the very highest quality on the interface between computer science and development. Authors can designate a paper for one or two of these focus areas. Each area has dedicated Program Committee (PC) members to allow appropriate review of papers. Papers will be automatically referred to another track or reviewed by PC members from different tracks where appropriate. The conference itself will have sessions grouped by topic rather than by area. Example topics within focus areas include: Systems Track 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 Track 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 Track 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 General Track We welcome papers outside of the above topics that address the DEV focus on computing innovations supporting social and economic development. Papers should describe original and previously unpublished research. Three metrics will be applied to judge the submissions: (a) Relevance of the problem for development; (b) Novelty of the ideas; (c) Evaluation of the solution, making a case for development-focused impact. All DEV paper submissions should either provide or directly motivate a novel technical solution that has direct implications for development. Full papers must not exceed 9 pages and all submissions must be in ACM format <http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates>, submitted as a PDF. Submissions should be fully anonymized. In particular, the names or affiliations of authors should not be included so as to allow for blind review. Papers should be submitted via the submission site <http://papers.acmdev.org/>. As part of the submission process, please indicate one or more tracks for which your submission is best suited. New: Short Papers on Practical Experiences This year ACM DEV introduces a “short paper” submissions track to target practical field and/or deployment experience, as well as updates or follow-ups to previously published work, and interesting negative results. Short papers should be 2 pages in length, and should convey work or conclusions that are a direct result of field experience. Papers accepted into the short paper track will be presented in the conference, but will not appear in the conference proceedings. It is hoped that these papers will foster sharing of best practices and/or lessons learned as well as serve as interesting points for discussion during the conference. We particularly encourage submissions from practitioners, NGOs, and others with field experience. Note that these short papers are not posters, but are presentations. Important Dates: Submission Deadline: July 15, 2015 - 11:59pm (PST) Acceptance Notification: September 15, 2015 Conference: November 30 – December 2, 2015 (London, UK) http://acmdev.org/ <http://acmdev.org/> ______________________ Elizabeth M. Belding Professor Dept. of Computer Science UC Santa Barbara

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Fw: call for papers @ IndiaHCI'15 - 17-19 December 2015 IIT Guwahati
by Araba Sey 30 Jun '15

30 Jun '15

Hello all, this HCI conference might be of interest to some of you. Please share widely with your networks. Thanks! araba ________________________________ --- call for papers @ IndiaHCI'15 --- We are pleased to inform you that that HCI Professionals of India have partnered with Department of Design, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati to organize "7th International Conference on HCI - IndiaHCI 2015" during 17-19, December, 2015 at IIT Guwahati, Guwahati, India. This premier research event proposes to bring together the best minds in academia, research and industry to discuss the recent developments and innovations in HCI. Technical sessions will cover topics like gestural, tangible, persuasive interfaces, user research and usability studies, novel interaction methods, approaches and systems, cognitive psychology, evaluation methods and frameworks and HCI in education, health, agriculture, e-governance and accessibility. There will be full and short papers, workshops, industrial case studies, PhD consortium, panel discussion and student presentations of latest works from the HCI community. Links for each track is given below. The last conference proceedings have been published by ACM proceedings, and we hope to continue the tradition this year as well. The conference presents a forum for direct contact with eminent academicians, researchers and students in the area of HCI, from India and abroad. We invite researchers, industry professionals, students, scholars and faculty members from your organization to actively contribute research activities to this prestigious event. Conference website: http://indiahci2015.com/ Full papers: http://indiahci2015.com/fullpapers.html Short papers: http://indiahci2015.com/shortpapers.html Industrial case studies: http://indiahci2015.com/ics.html PhD consortium: http://indiahci2015.com/phd.html Student Research Consortium: http://indiahci2015.com/src.html Student Design Consortium: http://indiahci2015.com/sdc.html

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Fwd: [TIER] Fwd: Jobs in Computer Science
by Yaw Anokwa 23 Jun '15

23 Jun '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Melissa Densmore <melissa.r.densmore(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 3:24 AM Subject: [TIER] Fwd: Jobs in Computer Science To: TIER <tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu>, yrictd <yrictd(a)googlegroups.com>, " hci4d(a)googlegroups.com" <hci4d(a)googlegroups.com> Apologies for duplicates. *From:* ICT4D Centre [mailto:info=ict4dc.org@mail185.wdc02.mcdlv.net <info%3Dict4dc.org(a)mail185.wdc02.mcdlv.net>] *On Behalf Of *ICT4D Centre *Sent:* 22 June 2015 14:04 *To:* Kleine, Dorothea *Subject:* Jobs in Computer Science & post-conference reports Join the ICT4D Centre! 2 Computer Science Jobs at Royal Holloway, University of London Deadline 29th June There are currently two key vacancies at RHUL’s Computer Science department for Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader in Distributed Computing and Systems (see advert below) and applications from researchers with an ICT4D research focus are particularly welcome. If you would like to informally discuss these posts from an ICT4D angle, please contact dorothea.kleine(a)rhul.ac.uk. Please help us spread the word and forward in your networks! *Lecturer in Computer Science – Distributed Computing and Systems* Salary is in the range £40,645 to £48,088 per annum inclusive of London Allowance *Senior Lecturer / Reader in Computer Science – Distributed Computing and Systems* Salary is in the range £49,462 to £56,975 per annum inclusive of London Allowance The Department of Computer Science at Royal Holloway carries out outstanding research and delivers excellent teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level: in 2014, we ranked 6th in the National Student Survey with 96% overall student satisfaction, and we ranked 11th in the Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) for the quality of our research output with 32.2% of our publications classified as 4* (world leading) and 54.5% as 3* (internationally excellent). Over the past three years, we have been implementing an ambitious plan of expansion: nine new academic members of staff were appointed, new undergraduate and integrated masters programmes were created, and three new postgraduate-taught programmes were launched under the heading ‘Big Data’. We are involved in multiple inter/multidisciplinary activities, from information security to social sciences and digital media. We are taking this plan one step further by recruiting new academic members of staff who can strengthen our Distributed and Global Computing research group, play a leading role in the new MSc in ‘The Internet of Things’ that we will launch in 2016/17, and help us seize the opportunities that are arising in terms of research funding and engagement with companies and organisations in this area. The group’s research profile includes joint projects with Microsoft Research Cambridge, IBM Research, NEC Labs Europe, Google, and NASA, among others. We are seeking to appoint at Lecturer (equivalent to Assistant Professor in the USA) and Senior Lecturer level (equivalent to Associate Professor in the USA), although an appointment at Reader level will be considered for an exceptional candidate. The successful candidate will hold a PhD degree or equivalent, have a proven research record in distributed computing and systems with a solid background in the underlying theory, and have a strong interest in practice-driven research in a broad spectrum of applied domains. Such domains include, but are not limited to, clouds, big data, multicore, and modern networking systems. The appointed candidate will be expected to make a contribution across the full range of departmental activities, including undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and the supervision of mainstream CS projects over a wide range of topics. In particular, duties and responsibilities of this post include: conducting individual or collaborative research projects; producing high-quality outputs for publication in high-profile journals or conference proceedings; delivering high-quality teaching to all levels of students; supervising research postgraduate students. Ability to attract funding, engage with industry, or contribute to our outreach activities would also be very valuable skills. These are full-time and permanent (tenured) posts, available from September 2015 or as soon as possible thereafter. We are based in Egham, Surrey, in the ‘M4 corridor’, also called ‘England’s Silicon Valley’. In particular, we are within easy commuting distance from London, Europe’s most dynamic technology hub. For further details of the Department of Computer Science see our web site http://www.rhul.ac.uk/computerscience <http://ict4dc.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=007de766dd76518e683a6ecfb&i…> or contact the Head of Department at jose.fiadeiro(a)rhul.ac.uk. The positions are permanent and available from September 2015. For further details of this post and to apply please visit https://jobs.rhul.ac.uk <http://ict4dc.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=007de766dd76518e683a6ecfb&…>. The RHUL Recruitment Team can be contacted with queries by email at: recruitment(a)rhul.ac.uk or via telephone on: +44 (0)1784 41 4241. The Department holds an Athena Bronze Award in recognition for our commitment to increasing the participation of women in Computer Science at all levels. We particularly welcome female applicants as they are under-represented amongst academic staff in the Department. *Closing Date*: Midnight, 29th June 2015 *Interview Dates*: 9th and 10th July 2015 The College is committed to equality and diversity, and encourages applications from all sections of the community. *Copyright © 2015 ICT4D Centre, All rights reserved.* You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website, you are friends with a member of the Centre, or you have attended one of our events or conferences. *Our mailing address is:* ICT4D Centre Royal Holloway, University of London Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX United Kingdom Add us to your address book <http://ict4dc.us3.list-manage2.com/vcard?u=007de766dd76518e683a6ecfb&id=1ac…> unsubscribe from this list <http://ict4dc.us3.list-manage1.com/unsubscribe?u=007de766dd76518e683a6ecfb&…> update subscription preferences <http://ict4dc.us3.list-manage1.com/profile?u=007de766dd76518e683a6ecfb&id=1…> [image: Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp] <http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…> _______________________________________________ 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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Fwd: Participant Applications Now Open for IDDS Lahore!
by Matt Podolsky 22 Jun '15

22 Jun '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mustafa Naseem <mustafanaseem(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 3:43 PM Subject: Fwd: Participant Applications Now Open for IDDS Lahore! To: Matt Podolsky <podolsky(a)berkeley.edu> Cc: idds.ict(a)mit.edu Dear Matt, I hope this email finds you well. I'm writing to forward you an event we're hosting at ITU with IDIN at MIT <https://d-lab.mit.edu/idin>. It's a two week design summit focussed on ICTs and we're going to be working with different sectors including health and education. Participants come from all backgrounds (from Pol Sci to Medicine), and don't necessarily need to be engineers. We're going to have a scholarship application for selected participants that would cover part (or in some cases all) of the cost of attendance based on need. With our experience hosting the Pakistan ICTD workshop <http://itu.edu.pk/ictdworkshop2014/>, and other international events, we're very particular about logistics of the event, including participant security. We're working with USAID Pakistan <http://tribune.com.pk/story/906491/development-partnership-support-for-intl…> to make sure this is an amazing experience for all. I'd be grateful if you could forward this opportunity to your networks in Berkeley, including putting this up on TIER and CEGA mailing lists?. More details can be found at: http://www.idds-lahore.com/faq/ or prospective participants can contact us at: idds.ict(a)mit.edu. Applications close in a week! Best Regards, Mustafa ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: International Development Innovation Network (IDIN) < idincommunications(a)mit.edu> Date: Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 9:10 PM Subject: Participant Applications Now Open for IDDS Lahore! To: idds-team-tanzania(a)mit.edu June 3, 2015 View this email in your browser <http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=f36c77b09fd5a04a2b9b17a13&id=1678382147…> *Opportunities * Apply Now to Attend IDDS Lahore in Pakistan! <http://mit.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f36c77b09fd5a04a2b9b17a13&id=…> *Applications to attend IDDS Lahore are now open!* <http://mit.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f36c77b09fd5a04a2b9b17a13&id=…> IDDS Lahore <http://mit.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f36c77b09fd5a04a2b9b17a13&id=9…> is a two-week information communications technology-themed summit taking place in Lahore, Pakistan from January 8 - January 22, 2016. The summit will bring together 30 participants from all over the world, train them in the collaborative design process, and enable six teams to co-create prototypes and ventures that improve lives of people living in poverty. While experience in information communications technology is a plus, it is not a requirement for participation in IDDS Lahore. Because this is a themed summit, all IDIN Network members are welcome to apply. The deadline for submitting applications and references is July 1 and participants will be notified of final selections by July 20. *Learn more and apply now!* <http://mit.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f36c77b09fd5a04a2b9b17a13&id=2…> *Questions? Contact the IDDS Lahore organizing team at idds.ict(a)mit.edu. <%2Bidds.ict(a)mit.edu> You can also learn more about IDDS Lahore and its organizers on the summit microsite <http://mit.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f36c77b09fd5a04a2b9b17a13&id=7…>.* [image: Facebook] <http://mit.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f36c77b09fd5a04a2b9b17a13&id=2…> Facebook <http://mit.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f36c77b09fd5a04a2b9b17a13&id=f…> [image: Twitter] <http://mit.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f36c77b09fd5a04a2b9b17a13&id=f…> Twitter <http://mit.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f36c77b09fd5a04a2b9b17a13&id=9…> [image: Website] <http://www.idin.org> Website <http://www.idin.org> *Copyright © 2015 International Development Innovation Network, All rights reserved.* *This newsletter is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Global Development Lab. The contents are the responsibility of the International Development Innovation Network and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. * <http://mit.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f36c77b09fd5a04a2b9b17a13&id=e…> *More information at w <http://mit.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f36c77b09fd5a04a2b9b17a13&id=2…>ww.idin.org <http://mit.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f36c77b09fd5a04a2b9b17a13&id=…>.* *Our mailing address is:* D-Lab/International Development Innovation Network Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Bldg N51-332 Cambridge, MA 02139 unsubscribe from this list <http://mit.us2.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=f36c77b09fd5a04a2b9b17a13&id=6…> update subscription preferences <http://mit.us2.list-manage.com/profile?u=f36c77b09fd5a04a2b9b17a13&id=6ab92…>

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Re: [change] ICT4Drinks Seattle is back + other cool ICT4Drinks events in June
by Melody Clark 18 Jun '15

18 Jun '15

Just a quick reminder about the events next week with Kentaro Toyama, including ICT4Drinks on the 24th. RSVP now! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ict4drinks-seattle-june-2015-tickets-172291307… -- 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/> From: Melody Clark Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 10:08 AM To: 'change(a)change.washington.edu'; 'EvansWorld(a)u.washington.edu'; 'iworld(a)uw.edu'; 'tascha-share(a)uw.edu' Subject: FW: ICT4Drinks Seattle is back + other cool ICT4Drinks events in June Hey, folks - ICT4Drinks Seattle is back this month on 6/24! Plus, other cool ICT4D-related events this month – check ‘em out below and RSVP for one or all now. Hope to see you there! 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/> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Melody Clark (ICT4Drinks Seattle) <melclark(a)uw.edu<mailto:melclark@uw.edu>> Date: Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 9:56 AM Subject: ICT4Drinks Seattle is back + other cool ICT4Drinks events in June To: Melody <melody.r.clark(a)gmail.com<mailto:melody.r.clark@gmail.com>> View this email in your browser<http://us8.campaign-archive2.com/?u=67aa47e069318bcfe59336e0b&id=9c32c9a93d…> [http://gallery.mailchimp.com/67aa47e069318bcfe59336e0b/images/15c81520-ba91…] Greetings ICT4Ders! It's been awhile since we've been in touch - don't worry, we're making up for it in June! There are many events, including a special ICT4Drinks on June 24th, to keep you busy. In addition to ICT4Drinks, check out some other events listed below for those interested in innovation, technology, ICTs, and development. Wednesday, June 24th, 5pm-7pm ICT4Drinks with special guest Kentaro Toyama Big Time Brewery ICT4Drinks Seattle is back! Join us for this special ICT4Drinks, co-hosted by the Technology & Social Change Group <http://eepurl.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=67aa47e069318bcfe59336e0b&…> (TASCHA), GlobalWA<http://eepurl.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=67aa47e069318bcfe59336e0b&…>, Humanosphere<http://eepurl.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=67aa47e069318bcfe59336e0b&…>, and World Affairs Council<http://eepurl.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=67aa47e069318bcfe59336e0b&i…>. We'll be joined by special guest Kentaro Toyama<http://eepurl.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=67aa47e069318bcfe59336e0b&i…>, who is in town to discuss his new book, Geek Heresy<http://eepurl.us8.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=67aa47e069318bcfe59336e0b&…>. After happy hour, head over to the University Bookstore to join Kentaro for further discussion of his book and book signing! RSVP now!<http://eepurl.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=67aa47e069318bcfe59336e0b&i…> Other cool ICT4D events this month... Tuesday, June 9th, 3pm-5:30pm GlobalWA panel: Impactful Innovation Seattle Chamber of Commerce GlobalWA<http://eepurl.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=67aa47e069318bcfe59336e0b&…> will host a panel of social entrepreneurs in a discussion about new products, tools, and ideas for global development. The conversation will challenge participants to think about the role of technology in creating a more equitable, healthy, and prosperous world. Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA<http://eepurl.us8.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=67aa47e069318bcfe59336e0b&…>) Director Chris Coward will moderate the panel, which includes Ali Arjomand (Director of Global Good<http://eepurl.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=67aa47e069318bcfe59336e0b&i…>), Beth Kolko (CEO of Shift Labs<http://eepurl.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=67aa47e069318bcfe59336e0b&i…>), and Laura McLaughlin (Director of Global Health at Mountain Safety Research<http://eepurl.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=67aa47e069318bcfe59336e0b&i…>). A reception will follow the panel discussion. More about the event and to register on GlobalWA’s website<http://eepurl.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=67aa47e069318bcfe59336e0b&…> Monday, June 22nd, 7:30pm Kentaro Toyama on his new book, Geek Heresy Town Hall Seattle Digital initiatives for social causes are everywhere these days – from laptops in education to social media for political activism. In Geek Heresy (buy the book<http://eepurl.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=67aa47e069318bcfe59336e0b&i…>), Kentaro Toyama<http://eepurl.us8.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=67aa47e069318bcfe59336e0b&…>, former Microsoft computer scientist, draws on his years of experience in India and elsewhere to show that, despite its incredible power, technology fails to provide answers to the world’s social problems. According to Bill Gates, the book’s depth of research “reminds us that there are few one-size-fits-all solutions.” In conversation with Wier Harman, Town Hall’s Executive Director, Toyama will give examples in education, healthcare, and democracy to demonstrate that there is no social change without deep change in people. More about the event and to register on Town Hall's website<http://eepurl.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=67aa47e069318bcfe59336e0b&i…> Wednesday, June 24th, 7pm Geek Heresy book discussion & signing with Kentaro Toyama University Bookstore In 2004, award-winning computer scientist Kentaro Toyama moved to India to explore technological solutions for the world's persistent social problems. However, after ten years of innovation, what he discovered was that technology—while theoretically helpful—could not drive social progress on its own. In his recently-released book, Toyama offers up his newfound perspective, contrasting the failed introduction of technology into social systems unaware of how to use it or disinclined to incorporate it into their lives as intended with individuals whose human efforts have made remarkable strides for social change. Joining us for a discussion and signing of his new book, Toyamo will further explore his argument for why, no matter how advanced our technology, human problems must first be met with human solutions. More about the event on University Bookstore's website<http://eepurl.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=67aa47e069318bcfe59336e0b&i…> Look forward to seeing you at one or all of these events soon! Questions? Email melclark(a)uw.edu<mailto:melclark@uw.edu?subject=ICT4Drinks%20> Copyright © 2015 ICT4Drinks Seattle, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email as you opted in or agreed to be on the list for ICT4Drinks Seattle. Our mailing address is: ICT4Drinks Seattle 4311 11th Ave NE Suite 400 Seattle, WA 98105 Add us to your address book<http://eepurl.us8.list-manage1.com/vcard?u=67aa47e069318bcfe59336e0b&id=ce2…> unsubscribe from this list<http://eepurl.us8.list-manage1.com/unsubscribe?u=67aa47e069318bcfe59336e0b&…> update subscription preferences<http://eepurl.us8.list-manage.com/profile?u=67aa47e069318bcfe59336e0b&id=ce…> [Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp]<http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…>

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Fwd: [TIER] JOB: Gaza Sky Geeks looking for international director
by Yaw Anokwa 16 Jun '15

16 Jun '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jeff Wishnie <jeff(a)wishnie.org> Date: Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 11:35 PM Subject: [TIER] JOB: Gaza Sky Geeks looking for international director To: tier <tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu> Gaza Sky Geeks, Gaza’s main (only?) technology start-up accelerator is hiring an international director to join the Gazan management team. Intro and job description follows. You can read a bit about the tech start-up world in Palestine, including Gaza Sky Geeks in this Forbes article: http://onforb.es/1MPa1qU If interested, or know someone who would be a good fit, please respond to Iliana (current director) directly. I am just the messenger. best, Jeff We're aiming to grow the Gaza Sky Geeks team by bringing on a new international leader... and we'd love your help! *Could you share this message with ThoughtWorks and any other appropriate networks? * We are seeking a new startup accelerator director. This is a fascinating role for a natural entrepreneur-leader. The perfect candidate should be eager to work with a wide range of startups, manage a great team in a collaborative style, and help us turn GSG into one of the top startup accelerators in the developing world over the next 2-3 years. JOB DESCRIPTION:http://bit.ly/gazageeks Anyone who applies through a referral should mention that in their cover letter and/or contact imontauk(a)gazaskygeeks.com with questions. This is the most fascinating and fulfilling work I've ever done. I guarantee it will be for the person who joins us, too! Our achievements have already been widely covered by the media, including Wired, NPR, CNN Money, and Forbes. Thanks so much for your help! Iliana -------- *Startup Accelerator Director – Gaza* *PROGRAM/DEPARTMENT SUMMARY:* Gaza Sky Geeks is Gaza’s first and only startup accelerator, run by Mercy Corps and founded with an initial grant from Google.org in 2011. Gaza Sky Geeks aims to transform Gaza’s most talented youth into the Middle East’s business leaders and realize Gaza’s potential as a startup hub. The accelerator recently ran #GazaStarts, the biggest crowdfunding campaign in the Arab world. As the Accelerator Director, your mission will be to harness the nascent startup movement we have created in Gaza to launch Gaza’s first successful startups. *GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY* As the Director of Gaza Sky Geeks, you will be the equivalent of the CEO of a startup accelerator. You will run a fun, lean, entrepreneurial, and rigorous operation to launch Gaza’s first startups. You will be charting new territory and shining the light on what is possible in emerging markets. You will lead all areas of the startup accelerator, which includes setting the strategy, overseeing the startups themselves, managing the accelerator team, nurturing relationships with the accelerator’s mentors and investors, developing the business model, overseeing traditional and online communications, conducting fundraising and business development, and liaising with many other teams within Mercy Corps. *ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS* * Strategy and Vision* · Constantly update and articulate a clear vision of present and future goals and strategy, in consultation with key stakeholders and building on the existing annual and three-year plans, pivoting or adapting as new lessons are learned · Set direction by prioritizing and organizing actions and resources amidst many competing priorities *Startup Development – Outreach, Pipeline, Startups in Acceleration, and Alumni* · Manage the acceleration program itself, working closely with startup teams to track their progress and guide their strategy in many areas including: talent recruitment and management, investment and budget, marketing/sales/user acquisition, product development, etc. · Grow the startup community in Gaza by designing and implementing effective outreach events or creating spaces and events where community is built and nurtured. Oversee large events whose meaningful content, smooth logistics, and careful attention to sponsors wows our participants, sponsors, volunteers, mentors, and the broader community. *Partner and Community Engagement* · Manage the Gaza Sky Geeks board of advisers to harness their expertise and network to ensure all of the startup accelerator’s goals and to be held accountable for those goals. · Recruit partnerships that help our startups and our accelerator succeed. This includes building deep, mutually-beneficial relationships with investors, potential enterprise clients, incubators, accelerators, financial sponsors and in-kind sponsors *Business Development and Fundraising* · This startup accelerator should be viewed as an ongoing organization, not a project that comes and goes when a grant finishes. Thus, the director will be like a CEO who is constantly in charge of business development or seeking investment. In this case, the accelerator currently operates predominantly on philanthropic ‘investment.’ · Identify potential funders and build relationships with them *Representation & Influence* · Represent Mercy Corps / Gaza Sky Geeks with traditional and online media · Coordinate with the Mercy Corps media relations team to develop a media and social media strategy to ensure coverage that feeds into the accelerator’s communications goals (harness communications to grow partnerships, mentors, and funding, and the Gaza Sky Geeks and Mercy Corps brands for the benefit of our startups). *Program Impact, Monitoring and Evaluation* · Define metrics and oversee the collection of data to measure the accelerator’s impact and whether or not it is on target with reaching its goals · Support other teams at Mercy Corps in West Bank/Gaza and other countries to share your expertise on startups and the tech sector to inform their strategy *Team Management* · Recruit, motivate, nurture, manage, work closely in collaboration and harness the skills of a fun, smart, and efficient team · Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence. · Promote accountability, communicate expectations and provide constructive feedback via regular performance reviews. · Provide team members with information, tools and other resources to improve performance and reach objectives. · Contribute to country team-building efforts, help team members identify problem solving options and ensure the integration of all team members into relevant decision-making processes. *Organizational Learning* As part of Mercy Corps’ agency-wide Organizational Learning Initiative, all team members are responsible for spending 5% of their work time in formal and/or non-formal professional learning activities. *Accountability* Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts towards accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects. *SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:* Gaza Sky Geeks team members *ACCOUNTABILITY* REPORTS DIRECTLY TO:* West Bank / Gaza *Mission Director WORKS DIRECTLY WITH: West Bank / Gaza Finance, Procurements, HR, and Logistics teams, HQ-based Resource Development team *KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE* · BA/S or equivalent required. MBA strongly preferred. · 5+ years of experience in the private sector with experience working at or launching a tech company, online startup, startup incubator or accelerator or ecosystem organization, venture capital firm or equivalent experience in social enterprise · History of successful fundraising or business development (philanthropic fundraising, investment fundraising, or sales positions are all relevant experience) · Entrepreneurial mindset; resourceful · Experience managing teams effectively; collaborative and decisive style preferred. · Excellent business sense; problem-solving and analytical skills; prior experience setting metrics for success and measuring results. · Excellent people skills; very capable at building new relationships; natural leader; ability to motivate others. · Excellent written communication skills. English proficiency required; Arabic language skills preferred. · Strong attention to detail, or the ability to delegate detailed work while maintaining high quality. · Previous work experience in the Middle East preferred; may be substituted with experience in other emerging markets. *SUCCESS FACTORS * This is an exceptional role: energizing, full of potential, creative, and challenging. The ideal candidate is familiar with startups and eager to have positive social impact. S/he is a natural leader and fosters leadership in others. You love working on small teams and wearing many different hats. You are both professional and fun. You have a hunger for autonomy. You are analytical and rigorous, and you have emotional intelligence and love building relationships. Your passion for startups is a part of your life. You are eager to harness your experience to share thought leadership with the wider sector. You are familiar with startups in the Middle East or another part of the world, and a strong believer of the tech sector’s ability to change the future of emerging markets. You are fantastic at prioritizing, mentoring your team, and delegating. While you will delegate many of your responsibilities, you know the importance of conducting business development / fundraising and managing important strategic partners, and you will own that area of your work yourself. You are also eager to harness the resources within Mercy Corps that can strengthen Gaza Sky Geeks’ work and build strong internal relationships at Mercy Corps (with HQ and the country team) as well as external (non-Mercy Corps) ones. *LIVING CONDITIONS/ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS* The position will be based in Gaza. It requires frequent visits to the West Bank and occasional travel to regional locations (Jordan, Dubai, etc.) and the possibility of others (United States, Europe). In Jerusalem there is individual accommodation with full freedom of movement and excellent amenities. In Gaza there is shared accommodation with freedom of movement depending on the security situation. Mercy Corps Team members represent the agency both during and outside of work hours when deployed in a field posting or on a visit/TDY to a field posting. Staff are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC's policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues. *Job Location* Gaza City, Gaza (Ghazzah), Palestinian Territories *Position Type* Full-Time/Regular PS: The best way to reach me quickly is always via Whatsapp - use that if you are having trouble getting a hold of me, especially when I'm traveling. Iliana Montauk *Director* *Gaza Sky Geeks Accelerator <http://www.gazaskygeeks.com>Mercy Corps Digital Economy Program* Phone - Israel (Orange): +972 54-496-2706 Phone - Palestine (Jawwal): +970 59-750-1017 Phone - USA: +1 510-847-1369 Whatsapp: +1 510-847-1369 Skype: imontauk <http://www.gazaskygeeks.com/> <http://www.gazaskygeeks.com/> *[image: www.gazaskygeeks.com] <http://www.gazaskygeeks.com> <http://www.mercycorps.org/>*[image: www.mercycorps.org] <http://www.mercycorps.org> _______________________________________________ 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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UW mHealth works in progress meeting
by Justin McReynolds 11 Jun '15

11 Jun '15

Fellow mHealth researchers, Sean Mooney (Chief Research Information Officer, UW Medicine) is putting together a regular mHealth works in progress meeting<http://tiny.cc/uw-mhealth-research>. We view this as an informal seminar, bringing together various communities from medicine, nursing, public health, engineering, and social sciences. We'll start this summer by meeting monthly, and plan to meet more often during the academic year. Our launch meeting will be a brainstorm session around mHealth aspects, forum mode, and potential speakers; we are aiming for July 20 - how does that sound to you? http://doodle.com/r8g9mqxhrwx3tgfn. Since we are spread out over multiple campuses, we'll use a tool like Google Hangouts to enable live remote participation. Questions or ideas? Feel free to drop Sean or me a line (mcjustin(a)uw.edu<mailto:mcjustin@uw.edu>). Please forward this on to others who you think may have interest! Justin McReynolds Biomedical and Health Informatics 2013 cohort School of Medicine University of Washington

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Fwd: [TIER] ICTD 2016 Ann Arbor, MI, USA | Call for Papers and Notes
by Yaw Anokwa 11 Jun '15

11 Jun '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Susan Wyche <spwyche(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 10:19 PM Subject: [TIER] ICTD 2016 Ann Arbor, MI, USA | Call for Papers and Notes To: tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu ICTD 2016 Ann Arbor, MI, USA | 3-6 June 2016 Call for Papers and Notes The Eighth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD2016), to be hosted at the University of Michigan from June 3-6, 2016, cordially invites you to submit Full Papers and Notes. Held in cooperation with ACM SIGCHI and ACM SIGCAS, ICTD2016 will provide an international forum for scholarly researchers to explore the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in social, political, and economic development. The ICTD conferences have been taking place approximately every 18 months since 2006; 2016 marks the first time that the conference will go to an annual cycle. Important dates November 20, 2015: Deadline for submission of Full Papers January 15, 2016: Notification of acceptances for Full Papers January 29, 2016: Deadline for submission of Notes February 26, 2016: Notification of acceptances for Notes March 25, 2016: Camera-ready Full Papers and Notes due All submission are due 11:59 pm UTC. Over the past several decades, as radio and television have been joined by computers, the Internet, and mobile devices, information and communication technologies (ICTs) have become more pervasive, more accessible, and more relevant in the lives of people around the world. Virtually no sphere of human activity remains apart from ICTs, from markets to health care, education to governance, family life to artistic expression. Diverse groups across the world interact with, are affected by, and can shape the design of these technologies. The ICTD conference is a place to understand these interactions, and to examine, critique, and refine the persistent, pervasive hope that ICTs can be enlisted by individuals and communities in the service of human development. There are multidisciplinary challenges associated with the engineering, application and adoption of ICTs in developing regions and/or for development, with implications for design, policy, and practice. For the purposes of this conference, the term “ICT” comprises electronic technologies for information processing and communication, as well as systems, interventions, and platforms that are built on such technologies. “Development” includes, but is not restricted to, poverty alleviation, education, agriculture, healthcare, general communication, gender equality, governance, infrastructure, environment and sustainable livelihoods. The conference program will reflect the multidisciplinary nature of ICTD research, with anticipated contributions from fields including (but not limited to) anthropology, computer science, communication, design, economics, electrical engineering, geography, human-computer interaction, information science, information systems, political science, public health, and sociology. Full Papers An ICTD Full Paper, which is up to 10 pages in the ACM two-column format (including references, figures and tables), must make a new research contribution and provide complete and substantial support for its results and conclusions. Accepted papers typically represent a major advance for the field of ICTD. Full Papers will be evaluated via double-blind peer review by a multidisciplinary panel of at least three readers, one of whom will come from outside the paper’s disciplinary domain in order to ensure broad readability. Accepted Full Papers will be presented as oral presentations at the conference. · Full Papers will be evaluated according to their novel research contribution, methodological soundness, theoretical framing and reference to related work, quality of analysis, and quality of writing and presentation. Manuscripts considering novel designs, new technologies, project assessments, policy analyses, impact studies, theoretical contributions, social issues around ICT and development, and so forth will be considered. Well-analyzed negative results from which generalizable conclusions can be drawn are also sought. Authors are encouraged (but not required) to address the diversity of approaches in ICTD research by providing context, implications, and actionable guidance to researchers and practitioners beyond the authors’ primary domains. Full Papers typically present mature work whereas Notes (see below) are used for presenting preliminary research that is still work-in-progress. · All accepted Full Papers will be archived in the ACM Digital Library. A subset of the Full Papers will also appear in a special issue of the Information Technologies & International Development journal. · See additional specifications under “All Submissions” below. Notes · With a shorter 4-page limit, Notes are intended to introduce work-in-progress that may be published later in a journal, as well as to document shorter project write-ups. An ICTD Note is likely to have a more focused and succinct research contribution to the ICTD field than Full Papers. For example, Notes on novel ICTD systems may not cover the entire design of the system but may instead go into depth in specific areas (e.g., how the system was evaluated with real users or how the formative work to create the system was conducted). Notes are also not expected to include a discussion of related work that is as broad and complete as that of a submission to the Full Papers venue. Accepted Notes will be presented as poster presentations at the conference. · Notes will be evaluated by at least two multidisciplinary reviewers in a double-blind fashion and will be assessed according to their research contribution, methodological soundness, quality of analysis, and quality of writing, and presentation. Manuscripts considering novel designs, new technologies, project assessments, policy analyses, impact studies, theoretical contributions, social issues around ICT and development, and so forth will be considered. However Notes need not necessarily be as comprehensive, novel, or generalizable as Full Papers. All accepted Notes will be made available in the ACM Digital Library. Notes authors will be invited to present a poster. · See additional specifications under “All Submissions” below. All Submissions · Only original, unpublished, research papers in English will be considered. Full Papers and Notes must use the ACM templates (LaTex and Word), and must be no longer than 10 pages and 4 pages respectively. (The main text, figures, tables, footnotes, references, etc. must fit within these page limits.) Additional material may be included in an Appendix, but the text within the page limits must read as a standalone work. Submissions longer than the page limits, not in the template format, not related to the conference themes, and/or not meeting a minimum bar of academic research writing will be rejected without full review. · For each accepted Full Paper and Note, at least one of the authors will be required to register and present it at ICTD2016. If not, the submission will not be published in the final proceedings. For Full Papers, see the ACMs copyright policies and options. Copyright for Notes will be retained by the authors. · Submitted Full Papers and Notes must not include names or other information that would identify the authors. · Note that since the Full Paper and Notes submission review cycles will be sequential; it will be possible to revise, shorten, and resubmit elements of promising but non-selected Full Papers in time for reconsideration in the separate Notes review round. For more information, see http://ictd2016.info or email Susan Wyche at spwyche(a)msu.edu. General Conference Chair Kentaro Toyama, University of Michigan Program Committee Chairs Lakshmi Subramanian, New York University Susan Wyche, Michigan State University Notes Chairs Carleen Maitland, Pennsylvania State University Janaki Srinivasan, International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore ICTD Steering Committee Francois Bar, University of Southern California Michael Best, United Nations University / Georgia Institute of Technology Ken Keniston, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Balaji Parthasarathy, International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore Krithi Ramamritham, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay AnnaLee Saxenian, University of California, Berkeley Kentaro Toyama, University of Michigan Ernest Wilson, University of Southern California Susan P. Wyche, PhD Assistant Professor Dept. of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media Michigan State University spwyche(a)msu.edu http://www.susanwyche.com/ _______________________________________________ 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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Scott Hauck named to newly-created Gaetano Borriello Professorship for Educational Excellence
by Ed Lazowska 11 Jun '15

11 Jun '15

This is an exciting event, honoring both Gaetano Borriello and his Ph.D. student Scott Hauck. EE chair Radha Poovendran had the inspiration. https://news.cs.washington.edu/2015/06/11/scott-hauck-named-to-gaetano-borr…

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Launching Poorman's Reader
by Syed Ibrahim Ghaznavi 11 Jun '15

11 Jun '15

Hello Everyone - We are excited to launch first version of the Poorman's Reader, an android app which enables reading-illiterates understand written text. It automatically registers users without requiring any signup/login and provides a 2-click interface to let its users upload images of documents such as brochures, handbills, newspapers etc. There is also an interface for the volunteer translators to view the uploaded image(s) and simultaneously record its audio translation(s). Each application user is notified as soon as the audio recording (for the submitted image) is available for listening. The app requires an internet connection; however, it has been tested to work responsively on a 2.5G(GPRS) connection. To learn more, please download the app from google playstore: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pk.gov.pitb.poormansreader We look forward to hearing your valuable feedback. Best, Ibrahim

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