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I2D-list Lecture Feb 4, 4:30pm: Human rights protections related to manufacturing
by Anne Dare 01 Feb '19

01 Feb '19

Our colleagues in the Human Rights Program in the College of Liberal Arts are hosting a guest speaker next week whose work may be of interest to some in this community. *Global Trends, Local Challenges: Economic Rights and "Stakeholder" Engagement in Light Manufacturing* Dr. Shareen Hertel MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4 4:30 – 6:00 P.M. BEERING 2290 Shareen Hertel is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Connecticut, jointly appointed with the university’s Human Rights Institute. On her visit to Purdue, she will speak on her forthcoming book, Tethered Fates: Companies, Communities, and Rights at Stake (Oxford, 2019). Drawing on 20 years of policy work as a consultant to United Nations agencies, foundations, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the United States, Latin America and South Asia, her scholarship has helped define the modern field of economic rights. -- *Anne Dare, PhD*Interim Program Manager, Global Engineering Programs & Partnerships, Purdue University 2016-2018 AAAS Executive Branch Fellow, US Agency for International Development anne.e.dare(a)gmail.com | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-dare-53976a70/>

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I2D-list Lunch meetings with Assistant Director for International Development candidates…
by Chiu, George T 14 Jan '19

14 Jan '19

Dear I2D colleagues, Happy New Year! With a generous endowment from Manu and Rika Shah, the I2D Lab is now called the Shah Family Global Innovation Lab. With Andrea heading up the LASER-PULSE project, we are currently searching for an Assistant Director for International Development (ADID) and the Program Manager for the Shah Family Global Innovation Lab. In the next few weeks, several on-campus interviews will be scheduled and we would like you to have a chance to meet and interact with the candidates. On 1/24 and 1/25, two candidates for the ADID position will be on-campus. We have scheduled lunch meetings (11:30-1:00) on both days for you to meet with the candidates (1/24 meeting will be in Wang 2501 and 1/25 in Wang 1004). Please let Tami know if you plan to attend and list any dietary restrictions. If these times do not work for you and you wish to meet with the candidates, please also let Tami know so that we can try to find a time for you to meet with the candidates. Thank you very much and we look forward to hearing from you. Best, George ----------------- ----------------------------- George Chiu Purdue University +1-765-494-2688 gchiu(a)purdue.edu<mailto:gchiu@purdue.edu>

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I2D-list Special meeting
by Sells, Tamara Lynn 26 Nov '18

26 Nov '18

[part1] Dear Faculty, Students, and Other Friends of the I2D Lab, We will hold a special I2D Lab Faculty Meeting of the year will be held Friday, November 30th, at the Graduate School Room 105 (building under Northwestern Ave parking garage), lunch served so RSVP, same time (11:30 - 1:30). --> Please invite students and field researchers/implementers as appropriate, and RSVP by Thursday November 29th at noon to Tamara Sells (tsells(a)purdue.edu<mailto:tsells@purdue.edu>) Andrea Burniske and Anne Dare (virtually) will present new opportunities through the GEPP I2D Lab, including: * The Shah Family Global Innovation Lab; and * LASER PULSE * The 2019 I2D Lab Expo * 2019 I2D Lab Seed Grant opportunities Thanks, Tami Sells Administrative Assistant Global Engineering Programs and Partnerships Wang Hall 516 Northwestern Ave West Lafayette, IN 47906 765-496-8304 Expand your world!

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I2D-list Special seminar international collaborations and diagnostics
by Burniske, Andrea E 16 Nov '18

16 Nov '18

Dear I2D Colleagues, Please find attached information on a seminar that might be of interest you. In engineering, a solution may be considered elegant if it uses a non-obvious method to produce a solution which is highly effective and simple. An elegant solution may solve multiple problems at once, especially problems not thought to be inter-related. On 11/15/18, 21:08, "Linnes, Jacqueline C" <jlinnes(a)purdue.edu> wrote: Hi George Andrea and Tami, Tamara Kinzer-Ursem and I are hosting a collaborator from Kenya for a special guest seminar on Monday. See attached. I thought this would be of particular interest to the PI4D community. Could you forward have this send out to the faculty, staff, and student list? Thanks! Jackie --- Jacqueline C. Linnes, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Purdue University Martin C. Jischke Hall (MJIS), Room 3086 206 S. Martin Jischke Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2032 Phone: 765-496-1012 Website: https://engineering.purdue.edu/linneslab Email: jlinnes(a)purdue.edu Skype: jac_linnes

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I2D-list Catholic Relief Service's 11th ICT4D Conference - Kampala 2019 - Now Accepting Applications to Speak
by Burniske, Andrea E 05 Nov '18

05 Nov '18

I’m forwarding to you the message below from Shaun Ferris at CRS regarding the May 2019 ICT4D meeting in Uganda, in case you know of persons associated with your units that might be interested. Suzanne S. Suzanne Nielsen 150th Anniversary Professor & Professor of Food Science Faculty Fellow, Office of Corporate & Global Partnerships Purdue University 745 Agriculture Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2009 Phone: 765-496-1727 nielsens(a)purdue.edu<mailto:nielsens@purdue.edu> From: Ferris, Shaun <Shaun.Ferris(a)crs.org<mailto:Shaun.Ferris@crs.org>> Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2018 9:54 AM To: Ferris, Shaun <Shaun.Ferris(a)crs.org<mailto:Shaun.Ferris@crs.org>> Subject: FW: 11th ICT4D Conference - Kampala 2019 - Now Accepting Applications to Speak Importance: High Hi There, Its Shaun writing to you in particular! The ICT4D conference is now seeking applications for speakers! We are seeking another stellar line of Agricultural presentations and interactive sessions that shows how your work is changing the way that we approach and invest in agricultural systems. If you are working with new partnerships, have new process approaches and technology to drive new business solutions, that improves farmer organization and field agent decision support, increases yields, introduces new financing approaches, upgrades seed systems and supports first / last mile agripreneur solutions. THEN come to Kampala, from April 30th to May 3, 2019 and inspire others to learn, join and invest in our journey to transform smallholder agriculture through innovation and delivering options at scale! See you there.. Shaun [www.ict4dconference.org]<https://crs.cmail19.com/t/j-l-pjtxdl-jiklgjje-r/> Application Deadline: November 30 2019<https://crs.cmail19.com/t/j-l-pjtxdl-jiklgjje-y/> Inspire and Make an Impact. Apply to be a speaker at the 11th ICT4D Conference April 30 – May 3 2019 Kampala, Uganda We are looking for practical case studies and presentations on exceptional innovation in ICT4D particularly those demonstrating evidence of impact and value, and lessons from successes and challenges in reaching scale. The ICT4D organizing committee encourages you to submit your speaker application here via the website: https://www.ict4dconference.org/participate/call-for-speakers/<https://crs.cmail19.com/t/j-l-pjtxdl-jiklgjje-j/> To help you focus your abstract submission the key themes and topics<https://crs.cmail19.com/t/j-l-pjtxdl-jiklgjje-t/> to be addressed at the 11th ICT4D Conference 2019 include: · Agriculture: value chains, weather, soils, financing, seed systems, aggregation, feedback systems, last mile agripreneurs and much more! · Digital Development in Uganda · Digital Diversity: Gender and Disability Inclusion · Digital Financial Inclusion · Health and Nutrition · Humanitarian Response and Resilience · Education and Digital Literacy · Supply Chain · Water Security ( WASH, Water Resource Management) · Youth Engagement Closing date for submissions: November 30, 2018. Successful applicants will be notified from mid-December. We particularly welcome applications from women, and people with disabilities Join your ICT4D community of non-governmental agencies, private sector companies, multi-lateral and government agencies, academic and research institutions, and aid and development funding organizations in Kampala next May. For more information on the Conference, please visit ict4dconference.org<https://crs.cmail19.com/t/j-l-pjtxdl-jiklgjje-i/>. We look forward to receiving your application! The ICT4D Conference Organizing Team You are receiving this email because you've signed up for updates from the ICT4D Conference, previously attended an ICT4D Conference or webinar, or accessed information via our website by submitting your email address. Thank you for your interest. If you wish to unsubscribe from our updates, please click the link below. [Twitter]<https://crs.cmail19.com/t/j-l-pjtxdl-jiklgjje-d/> [YouTube]<https://crs.cmail19.com/t/j-l-pjtxdl-jiklgjje-h/> [LinkedIn]<https://crs.cmail19.com/t/j-l-pjtxdl-jiklgjje-k/> [Website]<https://crs.cmail19.com/t/j-l-pjtxdl-jiklgjje-u/> Our mailing address is: ICT4D Conference, led by Catholic Relief Services 228 West Lexington Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-3443, USA Want to change how you receive these emails? Unsubscribe<https://crs.cmail19.com/t/j-u-pjtxdl-jiklgjje-b/>

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I2D-list Fwd: [dcfellows] Funding available for international researchers
by Anne Dare 31 Oct '18

31 Oct '18

Happy to answer questions about this program, and/or direct you to those who can. - Anne ------ USAID is currently accepting proposals from developing country researchers interested in collaborating with counterparts who are funded by selected U.S. Government-supported agencies. The program is currently inviting pre-proposals for projects up to one year in duration (with a possible 6-month no-cost extension) and up to $80K that will lead to development-related policy or programmatic change from applicants in the following specific countries or regions or working on the following topical areas : · Multiple Countries / Last Mile Awards (downstream & impactful) · Multiple Countries / Family Planning and Reproductive Health · Multiple Countries / Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Health in North Africa · Iraq / Water Research and Conservation to Keep People Healthy and Increase Employment · Peru / Strengthening Natural Resource Management in Peru · Tunisia / Economic Growth, ICT, and Small and Medium Enterprises Application process: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/PEER/PGA_147200 Focus area descriptions: *http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/PEER/PGA_147214 <http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/PEER/PGA_147214>* *Concept notes are due by January 14th.* -- *Anne Dare, PhD*Interim Program Manager, Global Engineering Programs & Partnerships, Purdue University 2016-2018 AAAS Executive Branch Fellow, US Agency for International Development anne.e.dare(a)gmail.com | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-dare-53976a70/>

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I2D-list Seminar: Dr. Amos Winter, MIT GEAR Lab -- Nov 15, 4:30pm
by Anne Dare 30 Oct '18

30 Oct '18

Purdue Mechanical Engineering Graduate Seminar hosts: *Coupling Insights into Emerging Markets with Engineering Science to Create High-Performance, Low-Cost, Global Technologies* *Dr. Amos Winter* Ratan N. Tata Career Development Associate Professor Director, Global Engineering and Research (GEAR) Laboratory Department of Mechanical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology *Thursday November 15, 2018* *4:30pm, WALC 1055 (Hiler Theatre)* Abstract: The MIT Global Engineering and Research (GEAR) Lab characterizes the unique technical and socioeconomic constraints of emerging markets, then combines these insights with engineering science and product design to create high-performance, low-cost, globally-relevant technologies. This approach has catalyzed three primary technological and research contributions, which will be the focus of this talk: a method for tuning the constitutive behavior of low-cost, passive prosthetic legs to induce near able-bodied biomechanics; characterizing the coupled solid and fluid me-chanics of drip irrigation systems to design devices that require one-half the pumping power as conventional technology and lower the capital cost of off-grid systems by up to 40%; and co-optimization of electro dialysis (ED) desalination and photovoltaic (PV) power systems that are 40% less expensive than current technology, and ED stack designs which cut capital cost by 5X through parametric optimization and active voltage control. In addition to advancing the science and design knowledge in these areas, all three projects have manifested in new engineering hardware and field tests around the world with target stakeholders. Furthermore, by providing high-value, low-cost solutions, each project has become a “reverse innovation”, with variants of the technology now transferring to wealthier, global markets. This talk will demonstrate how rigorous engineering theory combined with insights on emerging market constraints can yield high-value solutions relevant to poor and rich countries alike. Bio: Amos Winter is the Ratan N. Tata Career Development Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. His research focuses on machine and product design for developing and emerging markets. Prof. Winter earned a BS from Tufts University (2003) and an MS (2005) and PhD (2011) from MIT, all in mechanical engineering. He received the 2010 Tufts University Young Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award, the 2012 ASME/Pi Tau Sigma Gold Medal, was named one of the MIT Technology Review’s 35 Innovators Under 35 (TR35) for 2013, and received the MIT Edgerton Faculty Achievement Award and an NSF CAREER award in 2017. In 2018 he joined the first cohort of the National Academies New Voices in Sciences, Engineering and Medicine program. Prof. Winter is also the principal inventor of the Leveraged Freedom Chair (LFC) developing world wheelchair, which was a winner of a 2010 R&D 100 award, was named one of the Wall Street Journal’s top innovations in 2011, received a Patents for Humanity award from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2015, and was the subject of “Engineering Reverse Innovations”, winner of the 2015 McKinsey Award for the best article of the year in Harvard Business Review

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I2D-list PUP voting link
by Sells, Tamara Lynn 17 Oct '18

17 Oct '18

Calling all friends and colleagues of GEP2! This summer, the Purdue Utility Project (PUP) team traveled to Eldoret, Kenya to build three vehicles and teach engineering skills to at-risk street youth. Ford has generously extended a bonus grant of $10K and we are hoping to win to continue our work with the Tumaini Innovation Center<https://www.facebook.com/TumainiInnovationCenter/?__tn__=K-R&eid=ARCdoORWvu…> and local farmers! Please support our team by voting today<https://www.fordblueovalnetwork.org/ag-mechanization-skills-former-street-y…>! (and tomorrow! and the next! You can vote<https://www.fordblueovalnetwork.org/ag-mechanization-skills-former-street-y…> once per day until October 23rd ).A video detailing our project is also available online for you to learn more about our project. If you have any questions about the project, you can also feel free to email mhegwood(a)purdue.edu<mailto:mhegwood@purdue.edu>. Thank you!!! If you’re unable to access the link, please paste the following URL into your browser: https://www.fordblueovalnetwork.org/ag-mechanization-skills-former-street-y… Thanks, Tami Sells Administrative Assistant Global Engineering Programs and Partnerships Wang Hall 516 Northwestern Ave West Lafayette, IN 47906 765-496-8304 Expand your world!

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I2D-list [Funding opportunity] USAID Grant Funding for Development Innovation Ventures
by Anne Dare 18 Sep '18

18 Sep '18

See below regarding USAID's DIV grants. Also, ICTworks is a fantastic mailing list. If you're interested to subscribe go here <https://www.ictworks.org/tag/newsletter/#.W6DgllPRVsM> and look for the blue box on the right side of the page. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: ICTworks <ict-works(a)inveneo.org> Date: Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 5:05 AM Subject: Apply Now: USAID Grant Funding for Development Innovation Ventures To: Anne Dare <anne.e.dare(a)gmail.com> Apply Now: USAID Grant Funding for Development Innovation Ventures <https://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c…> *By Wayan Vota on September 17, 2018* [image: usaid div grant funding] USAID has relaunched its open innovation program, Development Innovation Ventures (DIV <https://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c…>), and is now accepting grant applications <https://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c…> for products, technologies, services, or applications that can scale breakthrough solutions to critical global development challenges to improve millions of lives. Since 2010, DIV has provided $106 million in flexible, tiered grant funding <https://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c…> to over 190 innovations, across 46 countries, that demonstrate rigorous evidence, maximum impact per dollar, and a pathway to scale and sustainability. USAID DIV Funding Amounts Proposals for funding <https://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c…> are accepted year-round across three stages, from any type of organization, in any country in which USAID <https://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c…> operates. Development Innovation Ventures offers three tiers of startup financing <https://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c…> : - *Stage 1*: Proof of Concept ideas can receive up to $200,000 in seed funding over 3 years - *Stage 2*: Testing and Positioning for Scale applicants can get $200,000 to $1,500,000 in supporting grants for 3 years - *Stage 3*: Scaling solutions can ask for $1,500,000 to $5,000,000 in investments over 5 years In addition to the donor funding <https://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c…> listed above, DIV provides $1,500,000 for research reports and evaluations that generate rigorous evidence of an innovation’s impact and potential for expansion. 7 Benefits to DIV Donor Funding DIV grantees have the opportunity to tap into an array of acceleration services, tools, and financing opportunities, including: - *Flexible, patient grant funding* – DIV offers grants, the most patient form of capital, and build flexibility into their grant funding structures. - *Dedicated grant manager* – DIV assigns a dedicated team member to help you navigate USAID and U.S. Government regulations. - *Acceleration services* – DIV helps identify barriers to scale and provides, or connect grantees to, targeted services for specific growth and sustainability needs. - *Strategic marketing* – DIV can help with marketing, communications, and branding consultations to develop clear messaging and effectively communicate impact through storytelling - *Sales Strategy* – DIV supplies practice diagnostics to improve sales pitches, better understand customers, and increase revenue - *USAID network* – DIV offers connections to technical bureaus in science, technology, innovation, partnership, USAID Missions, and the Development Credit Authority for loan guarantees for commercial innovations. - *Connections to partners* – DIV can supply access to a network of partners, researchers, service providers, and other donor funds, in order to amplify impact and growth 5 Tips to Win USAID Grants DIV assesses proposals according to its core principles: rigorous evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and viable pathways to scale, as well as the capacity of the team testing or implementing the proposed intervention. Here are 5 tips to improve your chances of winning this USAID grant: - *Be specific and detailed* – What is the problem? What is your solution? - *Present a clear theory of change* – What outcomes will your solution achieve? How will it achieve those outcomes? - *Explain your long-term plan* – What is your viable pathway to scale and sustainability? Will you leverage the private and/or public sectors? - *Thoughtfully review your competitive landscape* – How is your solution more impactful and cost-effective than others? What is your competitive advantage? - *Be realistic about your costs* – What capital costs are need to start your services? What are the operational costs to deliver your solution? Apply Now for DIV Grant Funding Startups, social enterprises, and innovative solutions to global development problem that are looking for grant funding to reach scale should apply to Development Innovation Ventures today <https://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c…> . Over its first three years, 43 innovations that received DIV seed funding <https://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c…> reached 24 million people at a cost per person of only $0.75, with five innovations reaching more than one million people and six other reaching over 100,000 people. The post Apply Now: USAID Grant Funding for Development Innovation Ventures <https://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c…> appeared first on ICTworks <https://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c…> . What Do Others Think? Check out the Comments <https://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c…> New Funding Opportunites for You <https://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c…> Recent ICTworks Posts - Apply Now: USAID Grant Funding for Development Innovation Ventures <https://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c…> - Pop Quiz: What Does It Really Cost to Run an ICT for Education Program? <https://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c…> - Three Ways to Improve the Impact of ICT4D Research on International Development <https://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c…> - 5 Guidelines for Using Mobile Messaging Applications in International Development <https://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c…> - New GSMA Toolkit: How to Research Women’s Internet Access and Use <https://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c…> - 6 Ways to Be Data Efficient When Developing Mobile Apps for African ICT4D Projects <https://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c…> Thanks for your interest in ICTworks - an ICT4D practitioner community. ICTworks is an initiative of Inveneo, FHI 360, TechChange, and Intrahealth International. *Our mailing address is:* ICTworks 1825 Connecticut Ave NW 8th Floor Washington, DC 20009 Add us to your address book <//ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/vcard?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c7&id=0814c7961e> Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences <https://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/profile?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c7&id…> or get crazy and unsubscribe from this list <https://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c…>, but if you really want to do that, we'd love to know why <wayan(a)wayan.com?subject=Leaving_ICTworks>. -- *Anne Dare, PhD*Interim Program Manager, Global Engineering Programs & Partnerships, Purdue University 2016-2018 AAAS Executive Branch Fellow, US Agency for International Development anne.e.dare(a)gmail.com | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-dare-53976a70/>

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I2D-list [Funding opportunity] Office of Engagement grants
by Anne Dare 11 Sep '18

11 Sep '18

The Community Service/Service-Learning Student Grant Program, facilitated by Purdue's Office of Engagement, provides grants to Purdue students or student organizations for community service projects. Grant amounts range from $100 to $500 for an individual or a maximum of $1500 for a team or organization. *Applications for the Fall 2018 cycle are due Friday, October 5. * Guidelines and application are available here: https://slg.engagement.purdue.edu/ -- *Anne Dare, PhD*Interim Program Manager, Global Engineering Programs & Partnerships, Purdue University 2016-2018 AAAS Executive Branch Fellow, US Agency for International Development anne.e.dare(a)gmail.com | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-dare-53976a70/>

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