Might be of interest to the school health group especially - deadline for submissions was extended until April 15th. I promised the guy organizing it that I’d send it out, so if you have any questions I can get you in touch.
http://www.cure4kids.org/ums/home/public_area/conf/index.php
POSTED BY: Andrea
I don’t know how effective this actually is but it’s pretty cool. I might order some placemats.
http://www.tattfoo.com/projects.html
POSTED BY: Daniela
Hey, Drinking Water Folks,
One of the challenges over at Innocentive is about educating illiterate populations of the importance of purifying drinking water. This might be one of the problems that your designs are addressing anyway, so why not click on the link embedded in the title and possibly get some money for the idea?
POSTED BY: Adriana
Around the world, mobile phones are revolutionizing how people access information. Decreasing cost and improved coverage have brought this technology to literally billions of poor, rural people. Mobile phones have the potential to provide farmers vital information about health, agriculture, and government services.
http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/newsandevents/news/20110322mobilephoneresearch
POSTED BY: Pujeeta
http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/03/29/border-wall/
The amount of $$ to maintain the Mexico-US border is astounding: “…the money spent building and maintaining the border fence could be spent to build the equivalent of 300 Seattle main public libraries, 10 Denver International Airports, 204 Disney Concert Halls, 18 miles of the San Francisco Bay Bridge or 500 miles of the High Line Park in New York City.”
POSTED BY: Mina
Pretty visualization of what people use their phones for in different countries
http://discovermobilelife.com/
POSTED BY: Andrea
Date: Thursday-Friday, April 7-8
Time: Finals are Thursday 3:00-6:00PM, Friday 9:00AM-4:30PM, Dinner is Friday 6:00-9:00PM
Location: Seaborg Room, Faculty Club for Thursday, Andersen Auditorium for Friday, and International House for the Dinner
Top teams from around the world will gather at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley on April 7 & 8 to compete for $45,000 in prizes. On Thursday, April 7, the Social Impact Assessment (SIA) Finalists will compete for the SIA Award, and on Friday, April 8, the Global Finalist teams will pitch their social ventures and engage in Q&A with a panel of expert judges. Both pitch sessions are free and open to the public, creating an invaluable opportunity for investors, entrepreneurs, students, and the broader social venture community to hear the latest innovations in the social venture space and meet the teams in person. Read more about 2011 global finalist teams here and competition here: http://www.gsvc.org/finalists_winners/global_finalists/
Later that evening, the Global Finals Awards Dinner to celebrate the culmination of the 2011 competition and crown this year’s winning teams. The keynote speaker, Maura O’Neill, Chief Innovation Officer at the U.S. Agency for International Development and four-time entrepreneur in the energy, education, and high-tech fields, will share her thoughts on the critical role that social ventures play.
Register here: http://gsvcglobalfinaldinner.eventbrite.com/
POSTED BY: Neha
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12841993
Can health care learn something from the success of bringing brands to small villages?
POSTED BY: Andrea
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12841993
Can health care learn something from the success of bringing brands to small villages?
POSTED BY: Andrea
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