Hi all, We invite you to participate in our new "X4D" virtual speaker series, with a focus on unpacking the intersections of technology and global development from different disciplines and/or epistemic locations. Our inaugural session will take place on August 4, 3-4.30pm UTC (that's 11am-12.30pm EDT, 4-5.30pm BST, and 8.30pm-10pm IST). The Zoom link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/78811443025?pwd=VHI1SitTVmovSVBuWmp5SHExM0lNUT09 We are delighted to have these speakers at our inaugural session, who will be presenting their perspectives on the value and importance of interdisciplinarity, and opportunities to productively engage in interdisciplinary work, in attempting to address the problems that impact us globally: Dr. Kentaro Toyama University of Michigan, USA Title: 15 years of ICTD research Dr. Dorothea Kleine University of Sheffield, UK Title: Gender and Intersectionality in ICT4D Dr. Aaditeshwar Seth Indian Institute of Technology Delhi & Gram Vaani, India Title: Making ICTD More Impactful Dr. Rediet Abebe Harvard Society of Fellows & UC Berkeley, USA Title: Roles for Computing in Social Justice Event details including abstracts of talks and bios are available on our website https://sites.google.com/view/x4d. We also aim to keep you informed about future events over email and invite you to join this Google group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/x4d-friends>. We plan to organize an event every 3-4 weeks; the exact time will be determined based on what works best for all our presenters, but keeping in mind that we must be inclusive of many time zones. The next topic will be feminist perspectives on technology design, followed by mental health as a global concern. See you next week! Neha Kumar, Georgia Tech, USA Akhil Mathur, Nokia Bell Labs, UK