Please join us for Change next Tuesday (Feb 5) at noon in CSE 203. *Who:* Cliff Schmidt, of Amplio <https://www.amplio-network.org/> *When:* Tuesday, Feb 5, 12-1pm *Where:* CSE 203 Cliff will speak about his time running Amplio Network (formerly Literacy Bridge), a Seattle-based nonprofit organization that uses its Talking Book audio device to help global partners amplify and widen their impact. Topics may include: the Talking Book technology, the business model, evaluation approaches, and/or partnerships. *Bio* Cliff founded Amplio Network (formerly named Literacy Bridge) in 2007 to address global poverty and disease by making practical agriculture and health knowledge accessible to those who need it most. He led the development of an audio-based mobile device called the “Talking Book” for people with minimal literacy skills living in rural areas without electricity or Internet access. Cliff received the Microsoft alumni Integral Fellow Award presented by Bill and Melinda Gates twice (in 2010 and 2014) and was selected as a member of the Clinton Global Initiative by President Bill Clinton. He received the top prize at the Tech Awards in 2012 and Computerworld Honors in 2013 and was featured by the PBS Newshour as one of five Agents for Social Change in 2013. Prior to starting Amplio Network, Cliff was a software developer for Microsoft and a nuclear engineering officer for the U.S. Navy Submarine Force. Cliff holds a B.S. in cognitive science from MIT and an M.S. in computer science and engineering from the University of Washington. Cliff loves music and playing tenor saxophone.