Entrepreneurship – Winning through Feedback

Its Monday now, we had our awards ceremony for the 2009 Intel Berkeley Technology Entrepreneurship Challenge last Thursday – the rush of media has hit and continues to do so – but now the real work is beginning. It may … Continue reading

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CONVERGENCE is 100% in Portland

All the buzz about energy and climate makes for an interesting backdrop to the SuperComputing ’09 conference that has converged on soggy Portland this week. Globally, according to Gartner, information and communications technologies are responsible for ~2% of global CO2 … Continue reading

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Changing Ideas to Reality

The 5th Annual Intel + UC Berkeley Technology Entreprenuership Challenge concluded tonight with “Ihealth” from Tsinghau University, China winning both the First Prize award of $25k and the People’s Choice Award. Second and third prize were respectively CaptchaAd and Zimplistic. … Continue reading

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Leonid Meteor Shower, The 2009 Tech Awards – Part 1

When I heard that the Leonid meteor shower this year was predicted to be one of the most active in years past, I was determined to head out and catch the sight of the “shooting stars” myself. And boy was … Continue reading

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VOTE in the Education Challenge

Intel and the Wall Street Journal have sponsored a contest called the Education Challenge, where people have provided their perspectives on what can be done to improve students’ engagement with science and math curriculum in the U.S. Five finalists have … Continue reading

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Profile: Hosam Haggag

Hosam joined Intel straight out of the University of Maryland with a degree in computer engineering. After a stint in validation, Hosam was selected to join Intel’s premier rotation program. Great gig because of the many ways he got to … Continue reading

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IESC Kenya: Week 2: Computer 101 (Pre-School edition)

We got to Thika late Monday night after traveling all day from Rusinga Island and encountering the dreaded Nairobi rush hour traffic on Thika Road. We spent four days at the Karibu Centre run by Orphan’s Overseas. Karibu Centre has … Continue reading

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Intel Education Service Corps: Our First Two Months

What an exciting two months it has been for the Intel Education Service Corps! We launched the first pilot project in September when six employees from Intel’s Technology & Manufacturing Group (three from the US and three from Vietnam) went … Continue reading

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How Four Intel Volunteers Brought the Excitement of PCs to Remote Bangladesh

Intel Education Service Corps, Bangladesh – Week 2 Four Intel employees recently took on the task of introducing computers in two primary schools in a remote corner of Bangladesh. Working with our Save the Children USA partners over 9 hectic … Continue reading

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