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

posted by Lucy Kuria on November 03, 2009 at CSR@Intel


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...

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Intel Education Service Corps: Our First Two Months

posted by Julie Clugage on November 02, 2009 at CSR@Intel


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...

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IESC Kenya: Week 1 Solar Powered Classmate PCs

posted by Lucy Kuria on October 26, 2009 at CSR@Intel


Our journey started on Saturday morning US time, arriving in Kenya on Sunday night Kenya time, after 3 plane transfers, missed connections and lost baggage. Flew to Kisumu on Monday morning to be received by Alphonce Okuku, Director of Kageno...

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Intel Education Service Corp: Bangladesh Week 1 Summary

posted by Bibhuti Banerjee on October 20, 2009 at CSR@Intel


On Wednesday, Oct. 14th., the four members of the Intel Education Service Corps met for the very first time over breakfast in a Dhaka hotel, after travelling halfway around the world from Arizona (Bob), Mumbai (Surya), California (Noor), and Oregon...

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Conference as Catalyst: CGI Promotes Connections, Compels Action

posted by Lila Ibrahim on September 30, 2009 at CSR@Intel


I was at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting last week and as I reflected on my time there, two experiences stand out. One is the power of the event itself. CGI brings together people from corporate life, from government, from...

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Intel at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting 2009

posted by Julie Clugage on September 25, 2009 at CSR@Intel


This week I’m here in New York participating with the Intel team at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting. It’s my third year here and each time I am thrilled to see the high wattage gathering of government leaders, private...

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Intel Education Service Corps - Teaching in Ho Chi Minh City

posted by Brad Houser on September 23, 2009 at CSR@Intel


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...

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

posted by Brad Houser on September 13, 2009 at CSR@Intel


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,...

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Intel Education Service Corps: Day 2

posted by Brad Houser on September 11, 2009 at CSR@Intel


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...

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IESC: Day 1 in Vietnam

posted by Brad Houser on September 08, 2009 at CSR@Intel


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...

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IESC: Off We Go!

posted by Brad Houser on September 06, 2009 at CSR@Intel


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...

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Announcing the Intel Education Service Corps

posted by Julie Clugage on September 03, 2009 at CSR@Intel


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...

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ISEF Winners Meet Intel Insider Sarah Austin

posted by Ken Kaplan on May 15, 2009 at CSR@Intel


With little time to actually absorb the honor, the three young women winners at the Intel Science and Engineering Fair met with Intel Insider and host of Pop17, Sarah Austin, for a livecast interview in the event hall in Reno,...

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Awed and finding the "ah ha" moment at ISEF

posted by Rita Holiday on May 13, 2009 at CSR@Intel


This is day three of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, taking place all week in Reno, NV. High School students representing 47 countries come to present their very complex research (some of them have patents pending) and exhibits...

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Education Rock Star

posted by Gail Dundas on May 12, 2009 at CSR@Intel


One of the most passionate advocates for education and its ability to change lives is Intel’s own Chairman of the Board, Craig Barrett. Yesterday we walked around the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair in Reno, Nevada, where Craig was...

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ISEF Day 1: ISEF'ers Tackle World Health Issues

posted by Kiesha Cochrane on May 11, 2009 at CSR@Intel


Today is Day 1 of the Intel International Science Engineering Fair here in Reno NV. There is an incredible array of projects and so much to see on the show floor it's pretty overwhelming! As I mentioned in an earlier...

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Extraordinary Science Projects - Intel International Science and Engineering Fair

posted by Raju Doshi on May 10, 2009 at CSR@Intel


I am getting ready to go to Reno for the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, totally excited to meet the finalists and learn about the amazing science projects they have been working on. This year, we have 1200+ projects...

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Ispired by Intel ISEF

posted by Kiesha Cochrane on May 07, 2009 at CSR@Intel


Since joining Intel last July I've been involved in some pretty exciting events and programs including IDF, CES 09 and the Esquire House. The events I'm most proud of though are Intel's education programs like the Intel Science Talent Search...

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A Meeting of the Minds

posted by Gail Dundas on April 30, 2009 at CSR@Intel


I can’t wait for the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair to kick off in only 10 days. It is always incredible to see more than 1,500 of the world’s smartest young scientists to gather in one place at one...

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Craig Barrett on Governments Fostering Innovation Economies

posted by Craig Barrett on April 22, 2009 at CSR@Intel


Recently I traveled to China and Vietnam where I met with government leaders to discuss education policy, telecom liberalization and the need to include IT in national stimulus packages. This was my 15th trip to China and 4th trip to...

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