BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20120311T020000 RDATE:20120311T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T225208Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120607T203000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120607T190000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T225208Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T225208Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250462400 DESCRIPTION:How do you build a struggling\, war-torn economy if money can 't change hands? Hear Shainoor Khoja\, former director of corporate soci al responsibility at Roshan\, Afghanistan's leading telecommunications f irm\, talk about how mobile technology moves money and other precious so cial commodities\, like health\, education and equal opportunity. \;\ n \;\nMost Afghans -- nearly 70 percent -- survive on less than $2 a day\, so it's no surprise very few have bank accounts. But a substantial number -- about 17 million -- own cell phones. Harnessing Roshan’s tech nology edge and deep reach into the country’s most remote areas\, Khoja and her team have worked to transform basic mobile phone knowledge into financial literacy. \;\n \;\nDoors open at 6:30pm. \;\n$10\; $5 for students \;\nTickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/24 8592\n\nTags: mobile\, banking\, poor\, Middle East\, technology for goo d\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250462400 URL:http://www.mercycorps.org/events/2012/05/10/26923 SUMMARY:Pioneering Mobile Money in Afghanistan LOCATION:Mercy Corps Action Center: 28 SW First Avenue\, Portland OR 9720 4 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T222902Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120611 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120609 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T222902Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T222902Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250462404 DESCRIPTION:This event runs from Saturday\, June 9\, 2012 at 8:30am throu gh Sunday\, June 10\, 2012 at 5pm.\n\nDescription:\nLooking for a new jo b opportunity? Help keep ThoughtWorks weird! \;\n \;\nJoin us Jun e 9th and 10th for a 2 day hiring event! \;\n \;\n \;\nPolygl ot programmers\, QA's\, Interaction and UX Designers join ThoughtWorks J une 9th and 10th for your chance to be the next generation of ThoughtLea ders. If you are interested in meeting us\, but don't see your exact tit le here\, we would still love to speak with you! \;\n \;\nSaturday \, June 9th: \;\n9am \;\ninteractive sessions about what it's li ke to be a ThoughtWorker. We'll also discuss the work and patterns that have emerged from the Technology Radar created by luminaries here at Tho ughtWorks. \;\n \;\n12:30pm: \;\nJeff Wishie\, our Director of ThoughtWorks' Social Impact Program . Jeff\, who is hot off his latest trip to East Africa\, will be sharing our company's experiences and ende avors towards creating socially-meaningful software. Specifically\, he'l l describe the efforts we're making with mission-driven clients like UNI CEF\, Democracy Now!\, and the Grameen Foundaiton. \;\n \;\n1:30pm : \;\nAfter lunch\, come check out our Open Source Code jam - and fo r good reason\, because for every person that commits code during this s ession\, ThoughtWorks will make a donation to Free Geek Portland! This i s the chance to meet up and learn from fellow geeks as well as get your hands dirty in some code for a good cause. \;\n \;\nNot technical or interested in code jamming? No worries - we'll still be hosting talks from different ThoughtWorkers and doing interviews throughout the after noon. We're eager to hear your story and to share ours with you. Come jo in us and hear what the ThoughtWorks revolution is all about!\n\nTags: t echnology\, open source\, jobs\, developers\, agilepdx\, technology for good\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250462404 URL:http://www.thoughtworks.com/events/thoughtlandia-keep-thoughtworks-we ird SUMMARY:ThoughtLandia! LOCATION:Ace Hotel: 1022 SW Stark Street \, Portland OR 97205 US SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR