See below for an upcoming GlobalWA event on innovation and technology in solutions for development. -- 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/> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Global Washington <info@globalwa.org<mailto:info@globalwa.org>> Date: Wed, May 27, 2015 at 9:30 AM Subject: Impactful Innovation: Region’s tech culture drives new solutions To: melody.r.clark@gmail.com<mailto:melody.r.clark@gmail.com> [http://content.delivra.com/etapcontent/GlobalWashington/globalwa-banner-invi...] Impactful Innovation: Region’s tech culture drives new solutions Join us for this event to hear from 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. A reception will follow the panel discussion. REGISTER NOW!<http://tracking.etapestry.com/t/29992270/625255135/66068940/0/51089/> Panelists: [AliArjomand_400_400_70_c1]<http://tracking.etapestry.com/t/29992270/625255135/66211970/0/51089/> Ali Arjomand, PhD Director, Analysis and Evaluation Global Good Ali Arjomand is Director of analysis and evaluation at Global Good. His team is responsible for analyzing business and market opportunities, developing opportunities to generate intellectual property for impact in developing world settings and quantifying the impact of our investments by measuring specific metrics and indicators in global health and development. Prior to joining Global Good, Ali was president and COO at Accium BioSciences, a research company he founded in 2004 focusing on accelerator mass spectrometry and clinical pharmacology. He was also co-founder of Carepeutics, Inc., a personalized medicine company developing novel diagnostic tests in oncology. [beth862980]<http://tracking.etapestry.com/t/29992270/625255135/66211971/0/51089/> Beth Kolko CEO Shift Labs Beth is the co-founder and CEO of Shift Labs, a for-profit company building low-cost medical devices for emerging markets leveraging global innovation networks. She also holds position as Professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering at the University of Washington where she co-directs the Tactical and Tactile Technology Lab. At UW she also created the Hackademia Project which builds innovation potential among broad audiences by imparting functional engineering skills combined with design thinking. Hackademia grows out of her experience since 2006 in makerspaces and hackerspaces and is an effort to amplify the non-expert innovation that happens outside of formal institutional settings. Her technology development projects have included work on a low-cost ultrasound system for midwives in Uganda and a grassroots public transportation information system in Kyrgyzstan. [lauara-160x160px]<http://tracking.etapestry.com/t/29992270/625255135/66211972/0/51089/> Laura McLaughlin Director of Global Health Mountain Safety Research Laura McLaughlin is the Director of MSR Global Health at Mountain Safety Research©. She manages product development efforts often integrating partnerships with the U.S. Department of Defense, non-profit organizations, and philanthropic funders into her programs. As one of the founding members of MSR Global Health, Laura has worked at MSR for over seven years, leading her team through commercialization, research and development activities, and global health community events. Laura holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Health and Environmental Engineering from the University of Washington. Moderator: [ccoward]<http://tracking.etapestry.com/t/29992270/625255135/66211973/0/51089/> Chris Coward Co-Founder Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA), UW Chris Coward is the co-founder, Principal Research Scientist, and Director of the Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA) at the University of Washington Information School. Under Chris’ leadership, TASCHA has grown in size and scope, encompassing research in 50 countries. Chris specializes in designing research programs that improve policy and practice in the area of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and international development. Chris’s current interests include ICTs for employment and entrepreneurship, innovation spaces, digital inclusion, and impact evaluation and measurement. Much of his work focuses on the role of public libraries and civil society organizations in these areas. Chris holds a Master of Public Administration and a Master of Arts in International Studies, both from the University of Washington. Who: Everyone When: Tuesday, June 9 2:30pm – 3:00pm: Registration 3:00 – 4:30pm: Panel Discussion 4:30pm – 5:30pm: Reception Where: Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce 1301 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1500 Seattle, WA 98101 Registration: $25 (members) Email pratima@globalwa.org<mailto:pratima@globalwa.org> for member code. $45 (non-members) Light snacks and drinks will be provided. 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