{"47397":{"#nid":"47397","#data":{"type":"event","title":"C4G Review Day","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow can computing help make the world a better place? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECan we avoid wars, alleviate homelessness and improve global health using computers? What are the technical challenges that arise, and what humanistic issues have to be taken into account and understood in the process? In this second, expanded edition of the Computing 4 Good (C4G) class, we continued to explore problems faced by developing countries and underserved populations from a computing perspective. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETeams from the Fall 2009 class will present posters and demos of their research projects, which are being developed in cooperation with external partners. Application areas range from safeguarding national blood supplies to supporting after-school educational programs, to supporting Internet connectivity in remote regions, to enhancing awareness of and changing recycling behaviors, and more. 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Hardin; former chair of the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJohn Nkengasong\u003Cbr \/\u003Eo\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Chief of the CDC\u0027s International Laboratory Branch\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEllen Zegura and Santosh Vempala \u003Cbr \/\u003Eo\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; C4G class co-professors, will moderate\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Projects and Teams\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELaboratory Information System\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERuban Monu, Kabir Barday, Jordan Garner, Manas Apte, Santosh Vempala (GT);\u003Cbr \/\u003EMark DeZalia, John Nkengasong (CDC)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETrends and Analysis for the Shelter-to-Home Program\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003EJoseph Woo, Daniel Lee, Jon Garner (GT);\u003Cbr \/\u003EAmber Scott, Protip Biswas (United Way)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EZero Training Care Management System User Interface\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESupraja Narasimhan, Christian Szatkowski, Benjamin Heiskell, Daniel Stensland (GT);\u003Cbr \/\u003EBill Matson (Pathways)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESocial Services Consumer Portal\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESayan Basu, Dhruv Chopra, Sundip Patil, Praful Rana, Santosh Vempala (GT);\u003Cbr \/\u003EProtip Biswas (United Way); 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\u003Cbr \/\u003EBright Mulenga (Zambia NBTS); \u003Cbr \/\u003EChristie Reed (CDC)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDistricting and Redistricting in Democracies\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAaron Ciaghi, Stephen Long, \u003Cbr \/\u003EMike Hunter (GT)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFor More Information\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/computingforgood.wordpress.com\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/computingforgood.wordpress.com\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/computingforgood.wordpress.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/~vempala\/c4g.html\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/~vempala\/c4g.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/~vempala\/c4g.html\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Can we avoid wars, alleviate homelessness and improve global health using computers? 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