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Changing Ideas to Reality
posted by JoZell Johnson on November 19, 2009 at CSR@Intel
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....
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tagged: education, Entrepreneurship, innovation, technology
VOTE in the Education Challenge
posted by Suzanne LeGette on November 18, 2009 at CSR@Intel
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...
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tagged: education, math, math and science curriculum, science
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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tagged: classmate PC, Education, IESC, Intel Education Service Corps, Kenya, Orphan's Overseas
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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tagged: CARE, classmatePC, Ed Service, education, IESC, Intel, Intel education, Kageno, Orphans Overseas
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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tagged: classmate PC, Education, IESC, Intel Education Service Corps, Kageno Trust, Kenya
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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tagged: Bangladesh, Education, IESC, Intel Education Service Corps, primary schools, Save the Children
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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tagged: Clinton Global Initiative, CSR, Education, Education for All, Kenya, Lila Ibrahim, President Clinton, USAID
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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tagged: 1Goal, Bono, Clinton Global Initiative, CSR, Education, Education for All, Jessica Alba, Kenya, President Clinton, Queen Rania, USAID
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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tagged: Classmate PC, classmatePC, EdService, education, intel, vietnam, volunteering
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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tagged: Classmate PC, classmatePC, EdService, education, intel, vietnam, volunteering
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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tagged: classmatePC, EdService, education, intel, vietnam, volunteering
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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tagged: Classmate PC, classmatePC, EdService, education, intel, vietnam, volunteering
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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tagged: Classmate PC, classmatePC, EdService, education, intel, vietnam, volunteering
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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tagged: classmatePC, EdService, education, Intel
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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tagged: education, Intel, Intel Insiders, ISEF, ISEF09, Sarah Austin
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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tagged: education, engineering, ISEF, science
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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tagged: Craig Barret, education, inspire, intel, IntelISEF, ISEF
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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tagged: education, inspire, intel, Intelisef, technology
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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tagged: education, inspire, intel, INTELISEF, ISEF
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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tagged: education, inspire, intel, INTELISEF, STS
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