[change] Fwd: Summer Internship 2017 IBM Africa Research Lab- Kenya

2017-02-14 Thread Brian DeRenzi
-- Forwarded message -- From: Rita Muigai Date: Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 4:39 PM Subject: Summer Internship 2017 IBM Africa Research Lab- Kenya To: Brian DeRenzi *A brief of the role (more details please tell them to check for the role online, see below)-* Are you looking for an

[change] Fwd: ACM DEV 2016 Call for Posters

2016-08-23 Thread Brian DeRenzi
-- Forwarded message - From: Jay Taneja Date: Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 9:50 PM Subject: ACM DEV 2016 Call for Posters To: Please circulate among your networks. --- *ACM DEV 2016 * *November 18-21, Nairobi, Kenya* *Important Dates* *Poster Submission Deadline: *September 7, 20

[change] Fwd: ACM DEV full paper deadline extended to July 1st

2016-06-23 Thread Brian DeRenzi
-- Forwarded message - From: ACM DEV Date: Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 6:06 PM Subject: ACM DEV full paper deadline extended to July 1st To: bdere...@cs.uct.ac.za Please forward to your networks and mailing lists! The ACM DEV 2016 submission deadline has been extended to July 1st. Det

[change] Fwd: Gary Marsden Special Issue of ITID call for papers

2014-12-06 Thread Brian DeRenzi
-- Forwarded message -- From: William Tucker Date: Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 9:42 AM Subject: Gary Marsden Special Issue of ITID call for papers To: Find below/attached the call for papers for a Gary Marsden Special Issue of ITID. Please forward this information to relevant peers, coll

[change] Fwd: [ACM DEV-4] CFPoster: 4th Symposium on Computing for Development

2013-08-27 Thread Brian DeRenzi
-- Forwarded message -- From: Date: Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 3:51 AM Subject: [ACM DEV-4] CFPoster: 4th Symposium on Computing for Development To: bdere...@cs.washington.edu (Please circulate; sorry if you receive multiple copies) ACM DEV-4 4th Symposium on Computing for Development

[change] CSE 590F for Winter 2013 starts January 15th

2013-01-08 Thread Brian DeRenzi
Hi all, The CSE 590F seminar will meet on Tuesdays from 130p-230p in CSE 203, starting on the 15th. We will *not* be meeting today. In 590F, we read and discuss work published in the ICTD space. This quarter we are going to focus on looking at different styles of evaluation within ICTD work. If yo

[change] Job: Technology Lead at Jacaranda Health in Nairobi

2012-03-18 Thread Brian DeRenzi
Jacaranda Health is seeking a Technology Lead to be based in Nairobi. See the attached doc for details. --- Jacaranda Health is seeking a Technology Lead to help us become a global pioneer in technology- supported health delivery. We rely on IT to communicate with the women we serve, support our

[change] The State of the World's Children 2012: Children in an Urban World

2012-02-29 Thread Brian DeRenzi
Forwarding from the child2015 mailing list. The State of the World's Children 2012: Children in an Urban World Many best wishes. This note introduces you, as a valued member of The Communication Initiative network, to a just-released report by one of our Partners, the United Nations Children's F

[change] Boosting infant nutrition with FoneAstra

2011-11-18 Thread Brian DeRenzi
Small correction: the link for FoneAstra is: http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/rohitc/foneastra.html On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 11:21 PM, Yaw Anokwa wrote: > We just received some exciting news about a UW Change and PATH > collaboration which has received Gates Foundation funding. > > According t

[change] Fwd: [dub] dub seminar 11/16 Neil Patel : Voice-based Social Media for Rural Communities

2011-11-16 Thread Brian DeRenzi
One last reminder about Neil's talk. His work is definitely interesting and very relevant to the change community. Brian -- Forwarded message -- From: Morgan Dixon Date: Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 9:08 AM Subject: Re: [dub] dub seminar 11/16 Neil Patel : Voice-based Social Media for

[change] Gates Foundation Grant Opportunities - New Grand Challenges Explorations Topics

2011-03-15 Thread Brian DeRenzi
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now accepting grant proposals for Round 7 of Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative to encourage innovative and unconventional global health solutions. Applicants can be at any experience level; in any discipline; and from any organization, including col

[change] Fwd: [Ict4dev] Earn $10k using CS to fight health disparities in India -- deadline tomorrow (Friday)

2011-02-04 Thread Brian DeRenzi
Another opportunity for a student who is looking to go abroad and get some field experience. Brian -- Forwarded message -- From: emma brunskill Date: Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 5:44 PM Subject: [Ict4dev] Earn $10k using CS to fight health disparities in India -- deadline tomorrow (Fri

[change] Fwd: [GlobalHealth] GO Health Fellowship (Global Opportunities Health Fellowship) Seeking Applicants (fwd)

2011-02-03 Thread Brian DeRenzi
Potential travel money for students doing global health work. -- Forwarded message -- From: "Margaret Barrett" Date: Feb 3, 2011 11:02 AM Subject: [Kenya_research_program] Fwd: [GlobalHealth] GO Health Fellowship (Global Opportunities Health Fellowship) Seeking Applicants (fwd) To

[change] Fwd: [TIER] IBM Social Computing Group Seeks Intern for Developing World Research

2011-02-01 Thread Brian DeRenzi
-- Forwarded message -- From: Jason Ellis Date: Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 2:53 PM Subject: [TIER] IBM Social Computing Group Seeks Intern for Developing World Research To: tier at tier.cs.berkeley.edu IBM SOCIAL COMPUTING GROUP SEEKS INTERN FOR DEVELOPING WORLD RESEARCH The Social Com

[change] Fwd: CFP on Heritage, Development, & Digital Technologies in sub-Saharan Africa

2011-01-17 Thread Brian DeRenzi
Deadline is Feb 1. See the attached PDF for more information. Brian -- Forwarded message -- *** DEADLINE EXTENDED to FEBRUARY 1st *** Subject: RE: CFP on Heritage, Development, & Digital Technologies in sub-Saharan Africa Dear Friends & Colleagues, As you know, recent schola

[change] Tuesday 10-26-2010: Gayo Mhila on CommCare and mobile health work in Tanzania

2010-10-23 Thread Brian DeRenzi
Hi all, This Tuesday the 26th Gayo Mhila will be giving a talk at 3:30pm. He will be giving an overview of the work that he is doing with D-Tree International, including CommCare and e-IMCI. He will also be discussing some of the techniques that D-Tree uses to get end users involved in the design

[change] Fwd: [Ict4dev] Consultancy in India - vacancy

2010-09-22 Thread Brian DeRenzi
Our friends at d-tree are hiring... -- Forwarded message -- From: D-tree Jobs Date: Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 7:26 AM Subject: [Ict4dev] Consultancy in India - vacancy To: ict4dev at csail.mit.edu Please find attached a listing for a consultancy (up to 6 months) for immediate hire

[change] Advertising new position for D-tree

2010-06-30 Thread Brian DeRenzi

[change] m-kesho

2010-05-20 Thread Brian DeRenzi
http://whiteafrican.com/2010/05/20/mkesho-linking-banks-and-mobile-payments/ erik hersman has a post about a new service being rolled out by safaricom called m-kesho (kesho is the swahili word for tomorrow). they are teaming up with a bank in kenya to tie m-pesa accounts to bank accounts to offer

[change] Fwd: KRG meeting Wed 2/3 from *12:30-1:30pm*

2010-01-29 Thread Brian DeRenzi
This may be of interest to some folks. -- Forwarded message -- From: Diana L. Arper Date: 2010/1/29 Subject: KRG meeting Wed 2/3 from *12:30-1:30pm* To: "Diana L. Arper" KRG MEETING The next Kenya Research Group meeting is next Wednesday, 2/3 from *12:30-1:30pm* (NEW TIME) in

[change] Digital scale / transaction recording device

2009-12-11 Thread Brian DeRenzi
Hi Cory, Obviously you'll want to do your own testing first, but in my experience netbooks aren't really that rugged. It's nice that they are often solid state, but I think they're just made so cheaply that they are intended to be disposable. A couple friends of mine had them in TZ and both broken

[change] Virtual Volunteer positions (Mozilla Service Week)

2009-08-19 Thread Brian DeRenzi
For the Mozilla Service Week on Idealist.org, D-Tree and other oganizations have some virtual volunteer positions [help out without having to travel] available. The two I know about from D-Tree are: Web Developer: http://www.idealist.org/if/mozservice09/en/av/VolunteerOpportunity/176680-26/c Java

[change] Fwd: [TIER] Pentaho developer required in East Africa

2009-03-26 Thread Brian DeRenzi
Begin forwarded message: > From: "Alan Leavy" > Date: March 25, 2009 12:53:09 PM GMT+03:00 > To: > Subject: [TIER] Pentaho developer required in East Africa > > Hi All, > > I work for a non-profit organization in East Africa > [http://www.technoserve.org/ > ] > > Our largest program is funde

[change] Fwd: [TIER] Pentaho developer required in East Africa

2009-03-26 Thread Brian DeRenzi
Begin forwarded message: > From: "Alan Leavy" > Date: March 25, 2009 12:53:09 PM GMT+03:00 > To: > Subject: [TIER] Pentaho developer required in East Africa > > Hi All, > > I work for a non-profit organization in East Africa > [http://www.technoserve.org/ > ] > > Our largest program is funde

[change] Internship project at MSR Search Labs

2009-03-18 Thread Brian DeRenzi
Opportunity with MSR and their emerging markets group: Search Labs (http://research.microsoft.com/searchlabs) is a group within Microsoft Research, whose primary focus is on improving the quality of web search and developing search-driven applications. We plan to have a summer internship

[change] Nokia introducing affordable mobile devices for internet in developing regions

2008-11-06 Thread Brian DeRenzi
Many of you might have heard about this by now, but if not, here's the official Nokia press release: http://www.nokia.com/A41403253 We'll see what it brings... Brian

[change] Fwd: [TIER] CALL FOR PANELS – International ICT and Development Conference 2009

2008-09-20 Thread Brian DeRenzi
Begin forwarded message: > From: joyojeet at berkeley.edu > Date: September 17, 2008 1:54:10 PM PDT > To: "TIER" > Subject: [TIER] CALL FOR PANELS ? International ICT and Development > Conference 2009 > > Subject: CALL FOR PANELS ? International ICT and Development > Conference 2009 > > 3rd

[change] Fwd: [TIER] CALL FOR WORKSHOPS – International ICT and Development Conference 2009

2008-09-20 Thread Brian DeRenzi
Begin forwarded message: > From: joyojeet at berkeley.edu > Date: September 17, 2008 1:53:01 PM PDT > To: "TIER" > Subject: [TIER] CALL FOR WORKSHOPS ? International ICT and > Development Conference 2009 > > Subject: CALL FOR WORKSHOPS ? International ICT and Development > Conference 2009 >

[change] Fwd: PHI2008: Update: Program Announcement

2008-08-22 Thread Brian DeRenzi
Begin forwarded message: > From: "PHI2008" > Date: August 22, 2008 2:21:09 AM GMT+03:00 > To: bderenzi at cs.washington.edu > Subject: PHI2008: Update: Program Announcement > > > August 21, 2008 > > The Center for Public Health Informatics, University of Washington > and the Global Partners f

[change] Fwd: [hci4d] Call for Papers: Personal and Ubiquitous Computing Special Issue

2008-08-05 Thread Brian DeRenzi
Begin forwarded message: > From: gaz > Date: August 5, 2008 9:59:24 AM GMT+03:00 > To: hci4d > Subject: [hci4d] Call for Papers: Personal and Ubiquitous Computing > Special Issue > > > Call for Papers: Personal and Ubiquitous Computing Special Issue: > > Bridging the Digital Divide: Experien

[change] SMS Job application in Kenya

2008-06-12 Thread Brian DeRenzi
Ethan Zuckerman pointed out a cool mobile application for job hunting on a mobile phone. Users sms the job they want and are alerted of job postings. The group, Mobile4Good, says that they connect over 250 jobseekers to employers every week. Very cool. Project: http://www.kazi560.co.ke/

[change] Fwd: [EWB-UW] Laptop(s) needed for Bolivia Trip

2008-06-10 Thread Brian DeRenzi
In case anyone has spare laptops sitting around... Begin forwarded message: > From: Jennifer Reiners > Date: June 10, 2008 4:33:57 PM PDT > To: ewb-uw at u.washington.edu > Subject: [EWB-UW] Laptop(s) needed for Bolivia Trip > > Hi all. I hope many of you are enjoying a much needed break or at

[change] PHI 2008 deadline extended

2008-05-31 Thread Brian DeRenzi
PHI 2008 The deadline for poster abstracts has been extended to June 30,2008 11:59pm PST. http://www.gpphi.org/conferences/PHI2008/call-for-posters

[change] ICTD 2009 Conference

2008-05-13 Thread Brian DeRenzi
Tap pointed out that the dates have been settled for ICTD 2009. The 2009 ICTD conference is scheduled for April 17-19 at CMU's Qatar campus in Doha. It will feature a keynote address on April 18 by Bill Gates. For more details, see the web page at: http://ictd2009.org/ and the call for papers: h

[change] Fwd: [TIER] Fwd: Opportunity for a top student at the Grameen Technology Center -- Application Laboratory

2008-04-30 Thread Brian DeRenzi
David is a really nice guy and just down the road here in Seattle... Brian -- Forwarded message -- From: Tapan Parikh Date: 2008/4/30 Subject: [TIER] Fwd: Opportunity for a top student at the Grameen Technology Center -- Application Laboratory To: tier at tier.cs.berkeley.edu