[change] Welcome Back!
Welcome back everyone! I wanted to remind you all that we will be having our first Change Seminar meeting this week from 12pm to 1pm in room 203 of the Paul G. Allen Center. This quarter we will be alternating between talks by outside speakers and discussions led by Change members. See our calendar (http://is.gd/3PkTF) for currently scheduled talks. Please be thinking about possible discussion topics before our first meeting on Thursday. If there is a particular topic relating to Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICTD) that you would like to explore, consider leading a discussion on that topic this quarter. Topics can include anything from Education, Agriculture, Public Health, and Microfinance, to General Communication and Information Sharing. If you are working on an ICTD project that would like to get feedback and advice from the Change community, you could present your current work as a discussion topic as well. Finally, if anyone is interested in giving a more formal talk on their research at Change this year, or if you know any students, faculty members, or staff who might be interested in speaking, please email me to schedule talks. There are plenty of spots available for next quarter! Looking forward to seeing you all Thursday! -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/private/change/attachments/20100928/f3cda0b9/attachment.html>
[change] Change Seminar: Ed Cutrell, Director of the Technology for Emerging Markets group MSR India
This Thursday at Change, we will hear from our first speaker Ed Cutrell, director of the Technology for Emerging Markets (TEM) group at Microsoft Research India (http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/groups/tem/). Ed will be providing an overview of current TEM projects, and answering questions about the research group. We will also give an overview of the goals of the Change Seminar and discuss our schedule for this quarter. This will be a great opportunity to learn more about Information and Communication Technologies for Development, enjoy delicious free sandwiches, and get involved in the Change community. To learn more about the Change Seminar, see our webpage (http://change.washington.edu), calendar (http://is.gd/3PkTF), Twitter (http://is.gd/3PkVk), or mailing list (http://is.gd/3PlkS). Register for the 1 credit seminar with SLN: 12384. Looking forward to seeing you! What: Introduction to Change Seminar and talk by Ed Cutrell, director TEM group at MSR India When: Thursday, September 30th from 12pm to 1pm Where: Paul G. Allen Center, Room 203 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/private/change/attachments/20100928/9f121e4d/attachment.html>
[change] Fwd: Invitation for ICT Conference in New Delhi
Begin forwarded message: > From: Sunil Garg > Date: September 28, 2010 3:22:38 PM EDT > To: sunilgarg at gatech.edu > Subject: Fwd: Invitation for ICT Conference in New Delhi > > > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Abul Hasim > Date: Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 2:57 AM > Subject: Invitation for ICT Conference in New Delhi > To: Sunil Garg > > > . > Dear Sunil Garg, > > International Conference on Enabling Access to Education through ICT > > Background: > > Children with disabilities in India are often left out of mainstream schools > due to a variety of reasons, primarily the lack of awareness amongst > educational organizations and teachers, near absence of infrastructural > resources and lack of training in this regard. It is believed that barely two > per cent of the 70 million disabled persons have access to education in > India. Unless we take special efforts to remedy this situation by equipping > teachers, educational institutions and the entire social infrastructure to > adopt innovative, cost effective and technology based resources such as > assistive technologies, ubiquitous Web, multiple platforms, social networks, > online libraries and digital resources, etc. to enable access to education > for disabled children, they will continue to remain excluded from social > participation. > > Join the Discussion! > > The conference will focus on highlighting existing policy and practical > barriers for students and educational institutions in developing countries, > showcase ICT based solutions which are presently being adopted in different > countries, point to existing knowledge resources and emerging trends in > education. The conference will look at the various technologies, tools and > practices that are necessary to bring education within the reach of all > persons with disabilities as a step towards achieving inclusive education in > India. This includes education at all levels - primary, secondary and higher > education as well as distance and online education. > > The format of the conference is highly engaging and is designed to enable the > attendees to explore the challenges and opportunities while equipping them > with the tools needed to implement ICT solutions within their organizations. > > The expected outcomes from this conference are: > > Create awareness amongst educators, policy makers and disability organizations > Understand challenges and explore solutions > Evolve a set of recommendations for educators on best practices > Publish a White Paper which will provide a set of recommendations for policy > makers on inclusive education. > Create a case study database of best practices on the use of ICTs in > education for persons with disabilities. > > Dates: 27 to 29 October 2010 > Venue: Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi > > The Organisers: > > Centre for Internet and Society > > The Global Initiative for Inclusive ICT (G3Ict) > > UNESCO > > ITU > > WIPO > > Daisy Consortium > > Digital Empowerment Foundation > > Society for Promotion of Alternative Computing and Employment > > The Deaf Way Foundation > > Event sponsor: > > The Hans Foundation > > Target audience: > > Educators, mainstream and special schools, colleges, universities, disability > organisations, policy makers, libraries, technology developers and other > persons and organisations working in this area. > > For further details, visit www.edict2010.in > > Please register immediately on line athttp://edict2010.in/register-online/, > or download and complete the registration form and mail it tonirmita at > cis-india.org. > > > With best wishes > Prasad > Publications Manager > Centre for Internet and Society > Ph: 080-40926283 > > > Unsubscribe > > -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/private/change/attachments/20100928/a96b4684/attachment.html>
[change] Oct 5th: "Where Do Electronics Go to Die?" Panel
Passing along this opportunity for those interested in e-waste On October 5, the World Affairs Council's Young Professionals International Network (YPIN) is hosting an event at the UW Foster School titled, "Where Do electronics Go to Die," focused on e-waste, processing of e-waste, and the global ramifications of electronics consumption. We thought this event may be of interest to you and your colleagues at UW. We plan a complimentary networking reception in advance of the panel as well. The event details can be found at: http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=1330&action=eventDetails The event is also on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/autumn.lerner?ref=profile#!/event.php?eid=125711000810263&ref=ts Please share this with your colleagues and spread the word to anyone else who may be interested. I have also attached a flyer. Feel free to let me know if you have questions. We hope you can join us on October 5! Regards, Philippe-Joseph Arida (for the YPIN board) -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/private/change/attachments/20100928/d65ce3df/attachment.html> -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Waste Trade flyer.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 321688 bytes Desc: Waste Trade flyer.pdf URL: <http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/private/change/attachments/20100928/d65ce3df/attachment.pdf>
