Happy Fall Quarter, everyone! Below is the latest news from the Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA)! Read about what we’ve been up to over the summer. If you want to make sure you don’t miss future news from us, sign up for our newsletter directly: http://tascha.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=15ba4d68a5574069ed7bf2cc1&id=c.... As always, I’m happy to answer any questions or provide more information about TASCHA. Best, Melody -- Melody Clark Communications Specialist Technology & Social Change (TASCHA) melclark@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: Technology & Social Change Group [mailto:tascha=uw.edu@mail91.atl31.mcdlv.net] On Behalf Of Technology & Social Change Group Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2014 10:18 AM To: Melody Clark Subject: News from TASCHA - September 2014 [http://gallery.mailchimp.com/15ba4d68a5574069ed7bf2cc1/images/spacer_top.jpg][http://gallery.mailchimp.com/15ba4d68a5574069ed7bf2cc1/images/logo.gif][http://gallery.mailchimp.com/15ba4d68a5574069ed7bf2cc1/images/spacer_top.jpg] Having trouble reading this email? View online<http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=15ba4d68a5574069ed7bf2cc1&id=d42acd6baf&e=0ed943b8e9> september 2014 [http://gallery.mailchimp.com/15ba4d68a5574069ed7bf2cc1/images/w.gif] [http://gallery.mailchimp.com/15ba4d68a5574069ed7bf2cc1/images/spacer_top.jpg] TASCHA in brief What we've been up to Happy New Academic Year! While universities generally quiet down during the summer, TASCHA hasn't slowed down at all. Over the summer, we welcomed visiting researchers, hosted 25 leaders from Myanmar for a five-week workshop on information strategies for societies in transition, and released new tools and resources based on findings from the Global Impact Study. TASCHA researchers also travelled to Ghana, Tahiti, and Namibia (just to name a few), and we moved our offices to the University of Washington campus. In this newsletter, you'll find more information on what we've been up to. Information Strategies for Societies in Transition Myanmar leaders in Seattle to develop information strategies [http://gallery.mailchimp.com/653153ae841fd11de66ad181a/images/transparent.gi...] Over the summer, TASCHA and the UW Jackson School hosted 25 of Myanmar’s leaders from government, civil society, political parties, ethnic communities, libraries, and the media for a five-week workshop. During the five weeks, the fellows honed their leadership skills and developed information strategies that will broaden information literacy throughout the country, facilitate the peacebuilding process, and support fair elections in the next year. More »<http://tascha.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=15ba4d68a5574069ed7bf2cc1&id=c1ed4358c7&e=0ed943b8e9> Global Impact Study New tools & resources on why public access ICTs matter It’s been just over a year since we released the Global Impact Study‘s final report, Connecting people for development: Why public access ICTs matter<http://tascha.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=15ba4d68a5574069ed7bf2cc1&id=8ee61c5dda&e=0ed943b8e9>. In the past year, we have been very busy disseminating the findings, participating in discussions about public access and development, and creating various tools and resources based on the study’s findings and data. 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More »<http://tascha.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=15ba4d68a5574069ed7bf2cc1&id=4dc2df072f&e=0ed943b8e9> Quick Updates · Publishing TASCHA's Jessica Beyer published a new book on online communities & political mobilization. More <http://tascha.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=15ba4d68a5574069ed7bf2cc1&id=2820f15352&e=0ed943b8e9> »<http://tascha.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=15ba4d68a5574069ed7bf2cc1&id=3cc42d47d4&e=0ed943b8e9> · Discussing TASCHA co-sponsored an event with IREX, asking "If mobile phones killed the telecenter, what's next for public access?" More <http://tascha.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=15ba4d68a5574069ed7bf2cc1&id=87eb086e91&e=0ed943b8e9> »<http://tascha.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=15ba4d68a5574069ed7bf2cc1&id=6e2df0c51e&e=0ed943b8e9> · Visiting Matias Centeno, a researcher from Argentina, joined TASCHA as a visiting exchange intern over the summer. He presented his research on young farmers & ICTs. 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