[bestbits] RFP / Fellowships announced from the UC Berkeley Center for Technology, Society & Policy

[Becky Lentz]

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> CTSP Request for Proposals, Fellowships Announced
>  As a new ³multidisciplinary research and design/build center,² the Center for
> Technology, Society & Policy at UC Berkeley is excited to seek proposals
> <http://berkeley.us11.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=ae58ddf12409ee6c1408a4a8b
> &id=503c77fc24&e=946d733a51>  for short-term collaborative projects from a
> wide range of disciplines and with a wide range of outcomes. Projects may
> include publishable research, a design or engineering prototype, a whitepaper
> or regulatory proposal, a public event, a documentary film or other outcomes.
> Projects should address one or more of our four focus areas, broadly defined:
> engineering ethics; technology and well-being; infrastructure, standards and
> governance; and digital citizenship. This will be an annual RFP.  Each member
> of an accepted project proposal team becomes a CTSP Fellow for one year and
> receives $1,500 in funding toward the project. Applications open on Monday,
> September 28th and close with a deadline of Monday, October 12th, 2015.  View
> more details on the CTSP website
> <http://berkeley.us11.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=ae58ddf12409ee6c1408a4a8b
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> Attend the Proposal Hackathon!
>  The CTSP Proposal Hackathon
> <http://berkeley.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ae58ddf12409ee6c1408a4a8b&
> id=3125ace9a6&e=946d733a51>  is a fun half-day event where potential
> applicants can find collaborators, form teams and work on project ideas
> together. Attendees will have an opportunity to pitch ideas and join projects
> that interest them, and will have dedicated time to start working together to
> develop the project idea and try out the team dynamic.  Saturday, September
> 26th, 2015
>  South Hall, UC Berkeley, School of Information
>  11 a.m. ­ 4 p.m.  RSVP for the Proposal Hackathon
> <http://berkeley.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ae58ddf12409ee6c1408a4a8b&
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> Introducing Citizen Technologist, the Blog
> We¹ve been hearing increasing interest in the concept of a ³citizen
> technologist² ‹ someone who works at the intersection of technical
> architecture, social norms and public policy. Citizen Technologist
> <http://berkeley.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ae58ddf12409ee6c1408a4a8b&
> id=53aa777429&e=946d733a51>  is a blog for writings from, for and about these
> citizen technologists.  We¹ve written some thoughts this week on ³what is a
> citizen technologist² for the blog and we hope to make it an outlet for
> writing related to the broader topic. Let us know
> <http://berkeley.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ae58ddf12409ee6c1408a4a8b&
> id=690284616b&e=946d733a51>  if you¹d like to write for this audience.
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> Be a Mentor
>  And we¹re looking for your help! We want project teams to be successful and
> to that end we¹d like to give them expert advice from people in the field. If
> you¹re working in this general area and might be interested in providing
> formal or informal advice to fellows of the Center, please get in touch
> <mailto:ctsp at berkeley.edu>  or apply directly
> <http://berkeley.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ae58ddf12409ee6c1408a4a8b&
> id=ee9fa7a6c3&e=946d733a51> . We¹ll match project teams with relevant mentors
> in academia, civil society and industry.
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> Some Interesting Writing from the Web
> ³Making our information society safe and fair
> <http://berkeley.us11.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=ae58ddf12409ee6c1408a4a8b
> &id=bde3b700c3&e=946d733a51> ² by Francis Irving
>  "Look at other engineers. Look at other professions, like doctors and
> lawyers. Join and improve ethical professional bodies. Consciously try to not
> harm the freedom which general access to programming gives in the process.
> Create standards."
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> A review of John Markoff¹s Machines of Loving Grace
> <http://berkeley.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ae58ddf12409ee6c1408a4a8b&
> id=ed51bcee10&e=946d733a51>  by Evan Selinger
>  We¹re looking forward to reading Markoff¹s book and the argument about making
> ethical decisions during the design of new technologies, like self-driving
> cars.  
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> Social and Ethical Issues in Computing syllabus
> <http://berkeley.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ae58ddf12409ee6c1408a4a8b&
> id=52869186b4&e=946d733a51>  from Patrick Gage Kelley
>  What would you put on a syllabus for ethical and social issues in computing?
> We expect to see a lot more of these, and hope to organize some discussion
> about coordinating curriculum development.
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