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Technology Meets Benevolence: Cloud Computing in the Humanitarian World

As we kicked off Day 4 of the NetHope Global Summit at Santa Clara University, Industry, Non-Profit and Government leaders announced a new step forward for humanitarian efforts by embracing cloud services.  I reflected on the mentoring many of us … 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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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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Intel Education Service Corps – Teaching in Ho Chi Minh City

After our week in Quang Tri, it was time to return to Ho Chi Minh City, which most people still call Saigon. The Mercedes passenger van that took us from Hue to the little village was ready to take us … Continue reading

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Intel Education Service Corp: Days 3-6 Quang Tri Summary

Quang Tri Province, Thursday September 10 I awoke to a warm sunrise at 5:45 AM on Thursday, and soon after, the sound of truck horns blasting on the main highway through town permeated the air. A quick breakfast of Pho, … Continue reading

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Intel Education Service Corps: Day 2

Things have been busy since my last blog, where you will recall, I had just arrived in Ho Chi Minh City. It was late, and I was ready for sleeping off some jet lag. The plan was to meet for … Continue reading

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IESC: Day 1 in Vietnam

After a long day spent traveling, I am writing this from my hotel room in Saigon, before trying to get some sleep. I took the Super Shuttle from my home in San Jose to SFO around 9AM Monday, with one … Continue reading

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IESC: Off We Go!

San Jose, California This is the first of several blogs on an adventure I am about to take with several of my Intel colleagues, as part of the Intel Educational Services Corps. (See the Introduction blog of the IESC from … Continue reading

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Announcing the Intel Education Service Corps

Last week was a high point for me in my seven years with Intel. We launched the new Intel Education Service Corps, a program that will enable talented Intel employees from all over the world to travel to developing countries … Continue reading

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