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Reminder: Webinar this Thursday about using case management in CommCare
by Gillian Javetski 10 Feb '15

10 Feb '15

Hi everyone, Dimagi is hosting a remote, 90-minute technical webinar about case management in CommCare <http://www.commcarehq.org/> this Thursday. CommCare is a cloud product used by hundreds of frontline programs around the world to equip their frontline workers with mobile apps. CommCare supports case management <https://confluence.dimagi.com/display/commcarepublic/Case+Management>, which enables the users of the mobile app to register people or items of interest and track associated data over time. A core need of many frontline programs, case management is featured in CommCare and other solutions by organizations like D-Tree, Mobenzi, Grameen Foundation, and many others. The following topics will be covered during the webinar: - A general overview of case management, including its benefits and when to use it - How to set up and use case management in CommCare - Examples of mobile applications that use case management - A Q&A session about case management from webinar attendees *Webinar details: * - When: Thursday, February 12th from 10am-11:30am EST - Login instructions: Join from PC, Mac, iOS, or Android: https://zoom.us/j/887851100 - Who should attend: Program managers and technical staff currently using CommCare or interested in learning more about building mobile applications with CommCare. This is the first in a series of technical webinars Dimagi will be hosting. Topics will be selected based on survey responses sent in by users. If you have any questions about this technical webinar or future webinars, please email webinars(a)dimagi.com. <webinars(a)dimagi.com> Thank you! Gillian *Gillian Javetski* *Dimagi, Inc.*

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This Week At Change: Krysta Yousoufian - Fair Trade Phone
by Trevor Perrier 09 Feb '15

09 Feb '15

*What*: Krysta Yousoufian: Fair Trade Phone? Creating More Socially and Environmentally Responsible Electronic Devices *When:* Tuesday, Feb 10 at 12pm *Where:* The Allen Center, CSE 203 Please join us for this week’s Change Seminar. This week former UW student Krysta Yousoufian will be stopping by to talk about a side project she is passionate about: a fair trade smartphone. Come learn more about the supply chain behind our ubiquitous devices and what we can do to make it more sustainable. Please note, there will be a Change Seminar next week Feb 17. *Abstract:* Most of us love our smartphones and other gadgets, and we talk at length about their potential for global development. But there is a dark side to this proliferation of electronic devices: a host of social and environmental costs embedded throughout their lifecycle. How can we do better? At my workplace, a group of passionate employees has been looking at how we can create a more socially, environmentally responsible smartphone. Begun during a company-wide Hackathon and continued on our own time, our project aims to put these issues on the map, create a real alternative, and ultimately change the way the industry does business. We want you to be part of the conversation. Join a discussion on questions such as: How do we address the most pressing social and environmental costs of our devices? How do we create a device that consumers can trust is "better," and will they buy it? Are "do well" and "do good" even compatible? This is an entirely a personal project on our own time. Although our project has benefited from company channels for encouraging innovation, we speak only on behalf of ourselves. *About the speaker:* Krysta Yousoufian is a UW CSE and Change alumna, receiving her BS and MS from the department in 2011 and 2012, respectively. As an undergrad, she worked with Richard Anderson and PATH on global health research. After graduating, she joined Microsoft as a software engineer looking at health from another angle: first on the HealthVault team and then on Microsoft Health. Krysta's passion is for the development of fairer, more sustainable economies, expressed through side endeavors such as weekly volunteer customer service at Ten Thousand Villages, a nonprofit, fair-trade retail store. Krysta began her current electronics initiative as a natural integration of her personal and professional interests.

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Join Stanford's crowdsourced crowdsourcing research team
by Rajan Vaish 04 Feb '15

04 Feb '15

** Calling aspiring researchers ** Researchers from Stanford University are inviting aspiring researchers to join them in an effort to form the largest crowdsourcing research project ever. The accepted participants will get a chance to design and develop the next-generation crowdsourcing platform, a platform which might challenge the structure of Amazon's Mechanical Turk. Besides, the program will give academic research experience and a chance to co-author paper with researchers at a top-tier conference. Students from any department, pursuing any degree (bachelors, masters or PhD) are encouraged to apply; professionals and enthusiasts are welcome too. Deadline for the application is 16th February 2015. Please check: hci.st/joinstanfordresearchers for more details or contact Rajan Vaish for any questions at rvaish(a)cs.stanford.edu. **

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FW: ICTD 2015: Registration and Scholarships!
by Kentaro Toyama 03 Feb '15

03 Feb '15

Ongoing ICTD 2015 announcements: due dates for demo track and IPID symposium for graduate students coming up soon. From: ICTD2015 Secretariat [mailto:secretariat=ictd2015.org@mail174.us4.mcsv.net] On Behalf Of ICTD2015 Secretariat Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2015 9:16 PM To: =?utf-8?Q??= Subject: ICTD 2015: Registration and Scholarships! ICTD 2015 - Registration and Scholarships Hello ICTDers. <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d6…> You can now register for the conference! Early bird discounts apply till March 31, so register early. We're also accepting applications for travel grants and scholarships. <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d6…> All the details (and the application form) can be found here. And to those of you who've received acceptances for Full Papers, Notes or Open Sessions, congratulations! Be sure to <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d6…> visit our website, and follow us on <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d…> Facebook and <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d…> Twitter for the latest. 5 DAYS TO GO FOR DEMOS Send in your Demo submissions NOW! <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d…> Click here for submission details. February 9 is the deadline, and all submissions have to be in by 11:59 PM UTC CALL FOR PAPERS - IPID <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d6…> The 10th Annual Symposium forthe International Network for Postgraduate Students in the area of ICT4D (IPID) will be held May 15th, 2015 as part of ICTD 2015. IPID is the world’s largest network of postgraduate students doing research in ICT4D and operates through inter alia support to doctoral and master students and increased visibility at international conferences. Submissions for short papers that fall under ICT4D research areas below are invited: - Application of ICT for development (eServices: eHealth, eLearning,eAgriculture,eGovernance) - ICT4D research theories and methodology frameworks - Gender issues and ICT - Evaluation, sustainability and scalability of ICT4D projects and research <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d6…> Please read the complete CfP here for more information. Deadline is March 2. 'Anti-procrastination' music this month is Manila-based musician <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d6…> Modulogeek. NEW CONFERENCE SPONSORS - IBM Research Africa and ISOC We are delighted to welcome <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d…> IBM Research Africa and <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d…> Internet Society (ISOC) as conference sponsors. _____ You're receiving this email because of prior participation at an ICTD event, or an expressed interest in a future one. In line with the Singapore Personal Data Protection Act, we will not disclose your data to any third parties; Your privacy and consent is of utmost importance to us - to opt out of these emails, please follow the 'unsubscribe' link at the bottom of this newsletter. Copyright © 2015 Nanyang Technological University, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because of prior participation at an ICTD conference, or an expressed interest in a future one. Our mailing address is: Nanyang Technological University 31 Nanyang Link Singapore 637718 Singapore <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage.com/vcard?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d6&id=27…> Add us to your address book <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d6…> unsubscribe from this list <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage.com/profile?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d6&id=…> update subscription preferences This email was sent to kentaro_toyama(a)hotmail.com <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage.com/about?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d6&id=27…> why did I get this? unsubscribe from this list <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d6…> update subscription preferences <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage.com/profile?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d078d6&id=…> Nanyang Technological University · 31 Nanyang Link · Singapore 637718 · Singapore <http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…> Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp <http://ictd2015.us8.list-manage.com/track/open.php?u=ee5b9100b04fdcf7bd3d07…>

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Fwd: Remembering Gaetano Borriello
by Yaw Anokwa 01 Feb '15

01 Feb '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- With enormous sadness, we announce that our dear friend, colleague, and teacher Gaetano Borriello (http://homes.cs.washington.edu/~gaetano) the Jerre D. Noe Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, passed away this morning at his home, following a long fight with cancer. Gaetano was dedicated to UW CSE and our students, and we were dedicated to him. Graduating from Berkeley in 1988, Gaetano applied to only a single academic department as an indication of how much he wanted to be here. Over the last six years, he fought the disease with courage, grace, optimism, and humor, continuing to teach, advise, mentor, and lead throughout. Through his work on technology for global development, Gaetano showed how research can impact the lives of people around the world. Our hearts go out to Gaetano's wife Melissa, his sons Christopher and Nicholas, his mother Rosa, his brother Frank, and the rest of their family. There will be no public service at this time, as the family wishes to grieve in private. In his honor and memory, the department has established the Gaetano Borriello Fellowship for Change. The Borriello Fellowship will support students whose work is focused on exploring how technology can improve the lives of under-served populations. More information on the fellowship at https://news.cs.washington.edu/2015/01/31/the-gaetano-borriello-endowed-fel…. A community event honoring Gaetano was held on Friday, at which he was able to return one final time to the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering and be with family, friends, and colleagues. Bruce Hemingway photographs of the event, "il Festival di Gaetano," at http://photos.cs.washington.edu/#/il%20Festival%20di%20Gaetano

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FW: [Compbio-seminars] Genome Science Seminars presents Dr. Jim Gallarda, on February 4
by Richard Anderson 30 Jan '15

30 Jan '15

From: Walter L. Ruzzo [mailto:ruzzo@cs.washington.edu] Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 9:14 AM To: Richard Anderson; James Fogarty Subject: Fwd: [Compbio-seminars] Genome Science Seminars presents Dr. Jim Gallarda, on February 4 may be of interest to some of the grad students; please forward to appropriate lists. Begin forwarded message: From: "Carlene Cross" <crossc2(a)uw.edu<mailto:crossc2@uw.edu>> To: <gs-seminars(a)uw.edu<mailto:gs-seminars@uw.edu>>, <compbio-seminars(a)cs.washington.edu<mailto:compbio-seminars@cs.washington.edu>> Date: January 30, 2015 at 8:06:13 AM PST Subject: [Compbio-seminars] Genome Science Seminars presents Dr. Jim Gallarda, on February 4 GENOME SCIENCE SEMINARS Presents: Dr. Jim Gallarda Senior Program Officer Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation “Career Experiences in Diagnostics & Global Health” Wednesday, February 4, 2015 NEW TIME: 10:30am-11:30am Foege Auditorium, S060 Visit the Seminar website at http://www.gs.washington.edu<http://www.gs.washington.edu/> Questions? Contact Carlene Cross at crossc2(a)u.washington.edu<mailto:stephb8@u.washington.edu> The University of Washington is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations in its services, programs, activities, education and employment of individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodations contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: 206.543.6450/V, 206.543.6452/TTY, 206.685.7264 (FAX), or e-mail at dso(a)u.washington.edu<mailto:dso@u.washington.edu> Carlene Cross | External Relations, Genome Sciences, University of Washington | P 206.221.5374 | _______________________________________________ Compbio-seminars mailing list Compbio-seminars(a)cs.washington.edu<mailto:Compbio-seminars@cs.washington.edu> https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/compbio-seminars

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CommCare technical webinar on case management
by Gillian Javetski 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

Hi everyone, Dimagi is hosting a remote, 90-minute technical webinar about case management in CommCare <http://www.commcarehq.org/>. CommCare is the only mobile platform that supports case management <https://confluence.dimagi.com/display/commcarepublic/Case+Management>, which enables mobile users to register cases (anything you want to track) and track associated data over time. The following topics will be covered during the webinar: - A general overview of case management, including its benefits and when to use it - How to set up and use case management in CommCare - Examples of mobile applications that use case management - A Q&A session about case management from webinar attendees *Webinar details: * - When: Thursday February 12th at 10am EST - Login instructions: Join from PC, Mac, iOS, or Android: https://zoom.us/j/887851100 - Who should attend: Program managers and technical staff currently using CommCare or interested in learning more about building mobile applications with CommCare. This is the first in a series of technical webinars Dimagi will be hosting. Topics will be selected based on survey responses sent in by users. If you have any questions about this technical webinar or future webinars, please email webinars(a)dimagi.com. <webinars(a)dimagi.com> Thank you! Gillian *Gillian Javetski* *Dimagi, Inc.*

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FW: CSE/Zillow Hackathon
by Waylon Brunette 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

From: Kay Beck-Benton [mailto:kbeck@cs.washington.edu] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 11:13 AM To: Waylon Brunette Subject: FW: CSE/Zillow Hackathon Info here: https://news.cs.washington.edu/2015/01/26/hack-housing-with-zillow-and-uw-c… ******************************* Hack Housing: Empowering Smarter Decisions – A Weekend Hackathon (sponsored by Zillow and UW) Zillow and the department of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington, with participation from the White House, U.S. Department of Commerce and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), will host a weekend hackathon at Zillow’s HQ, February 6-8, 2015. Participating developers and designers will be tasked with creating transparency around thousands of local and federal data sets, to help people in their housing decisions. As part of the event, participants will have access to newly released government data sets on topics like federal housing programs; apartment buildings with accessible apartments; and transit information. In addition, Zillow will make available its data on home values and rents. Zillow co-founder Rich Barton will open the event by sharing his experience in the tech and housing sector and his success in bringing power to the people across a number of industries. After a day and a half of hard work, participants will present their solutions to a judging panel of local tech leaders, entrepreneurs and federal government officials specializing in big/open data. The winning team will receive a $10,000 prize. The event registration is here: https://hackhousinghackathon.eventbrite.com

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Fwd: [TIER] Fwd: Fwd: Inveneo is looking for a spring term intern (Digital Library Micro-Server Project)
by Yaw Anokwa 28 Jan '15

28 Jan '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bruce Baikie <bruce(a)green-wifi.org> Date: Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 2:09 PM Subject: [TIER] Fwd: Fwd: Inveneo is looking for a spring term intern (Digital Library Micro-Server Project) To: "tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu" <tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu> Begin forwarded message: Date: January 28, 2015 at 11:49:04 AM PST Subject: Inveneo is looking for a spring term intern From: Jana Melpolder <jmelpolder(a)inveneo.org> To: team <team(a)inveneo.org> Hi friends, We're now looking for one new Computer Science intern that will be with us for the next few months. The position would be unpaid, but we hope they can get school credit. Essentially we want the individual to be with us for four hours each week and provide support for improvement to the Rachel Pi content server to meet project needs in the Pacific Islands; Micronesia, the Philippines, and Vanuatu. Here is more info if you'd like to learn more. http://bit.ly/1zzS6Sq Many thanks! Jana JANA MELPOLDER Media Manager - Inveneo Inveneo | Twitter | Facebook _______________________________________________ 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: [TIER] Impact Director position at Namati
by Yaw Anokwa 26 Jan '15

26 Jan '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Tobias Eigen <tobiaseigen(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 11:57 AM Subject: [TIER] Impact Director position at Namati To: tier <tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu> Hi everyone, The organization I joined in November, Namati, is currently hiring for a Director of Impact position. I would be grateful if you could pass this along in your network to people who you think might be interested in applying or might know good candidates. There are more details about working at Namati and additional openings on our employment page. Namati is seeking to grow a movement around justice for the billions of people worldwide who live outside the protection of the law. At the core of our work is a method – a frontline grassroots legal advocates, or “community paralegals”—for bridging the gap between the law and real life. In recent years, we’ve helped communities worldwide protect their lands in the face of a massive land grab, hold industries accountable to environmental regulations, gain citizenship for stateless communities, and hold their health system accountable for quality health services. On a global level, we’ve been developing a network of thousands of practitioners worldwide to grow the movement for justice. We’ve worked hard to help ensure that justice for all is included in the next round of the global development goals. We do this all through an incredibly dynamic and committed global team. It’s a privilege to be a part of a group so devoted to a common mission. Our founder and CEO spent four years in Sierra Leone developing the core model we now implement, and his passion for this work is contagious. The Impact Director we’re looking for will help us measure, evaluate, and ultimately scale our work. It’s an exciting, essential role. Cheers, Tobias p.s. Here is a recent photo essay in the Guardian about Namati’s work in Bangladesh. Our CEO was recently selected as an Ashoka Fellow and has a great video highlighting our work. -- Tobias Eigen 9670 Olympus Beach Rd NE Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 landline: +1-206-842-1467 mobile: +1-206-375-7984 skype: tobiaseigen LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Google+ _______________________________________________ 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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