1 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:05,840 I 2 00:00:12,900 --> 00:00:10,210 Leland Melvin associate administrator 3 00:00:16,380 --> 00:00:12,910 for education and on behalf of NASA 4 00:00:19,230 --> 00:00:16,390 Administrator Charlie Bolden and USAID 5 00:00:21,660 --> 00:00:19,240 administrator Rajiv Shah I welcome you 6 00:00:23,820 --> 00:00:21,670 to today's event I like to give a 7 00:00:25,830 --> 00:00:23,830 special thank you and welcome to David 8 00:00:27,390 --> 00:00:25,840 Barras he's my counterpart at USAID 9 00:00:31,970 --> 00:00:27,400 we're working some education programs 10 00:00:37,500 --> 00:00:35,369 and first I like to talk about 11 00:00:39,750 --> 00:00:37,510 relationships this is a wonderful 12 00:00:41,970 --> 00:00:39,760 relationship that we're joining forces 13 00:00:43,770 --> 00:00:41,980 to help change the world if you take a 14 00:00:45,599 --> 00:00:43,780 look at the slide of there as an 15 00:00:48,270 --> 00:00:45,609 astronaut both Charlie and I flew in 16 00:00:50,579 --> 00:00:48,280 space multiple times and if you look at 17 00:00:52,649 --> 00:00:50,589 this slide here you see people from all 18 00:00:54,869 --> 00:00:52,659 around the world we had african-american 19 00:00:57,509 --> 00:00:54,879 Asian American French German Russian and 20 00:00:59,459 --> 00:00:57,519 the first female commander now when I 21 00:01:01,139 --> 00:00:59,469 got to space dr. Whitson who you see 22 00:01:03,419 --> 00:01:01,149 there in the green shirt in the middle 23 00:01:04,950 --> 00:01:03,429 she invited us over to dinner to break 24 00:01:08,010 --> 00:01:04,960 bread in the service module in a Russian 25 00:01:10,050 --> 00:01:08,020 segment and we said you guys bring the 26 00:01:11,430 --> 00:01:10,060 vegetables will have the meat and so we 27 00:01:13,340 --> 00:01:11,440 floated over with our rehydrated 28 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:13,350 vegetables and we were sitting there 29 00:01:19,740 --> 00:01:17,290 having this meal at this outpost 240 30 00:01:23,250 --> 00:01:19,750 miles up in space driving around the 31 00:01:25,500 --> 00:01:23,260 planet every 90 minutes at 17,500 miles 32 00:01:27,660 --> 00:01:25,510 per hour looking at the planet below 33 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:27,670 listening to shaday while we were eating 34 00:01:33,990 --> 00:01:31,290 our meals but I tell you this because 35 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:34,000 these were people in space it were at 36 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:35,890 one time fighting against each other and 37 00:01:40,980 --> 00:01:38,050 we were working together for a common 38 00:01:43,590 --> 00:01:40,990 goal to extend humankind and 39 00:01:44,730 --> 00:01:43,600 civilization so as I look at the 40 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:44,740 students because the students please 41 00:01:53,490 --> 00:01:47,770 stand up in here for a second if i look 42 00:01:58,660 --> 00:01:56,770 all of you are the future you are the 43 00:02:01,450 --> 00:01:58,670 future of our civilization you're the 44 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:01,460 future of helping come together working 45 00:02:04,510 --> 00:02:02,810 with people that don't sound like you 46 00:02:06,550 --> 00:02:04,520 they don't talk like you they maybe 47 00:02:07,870 --> 00:02:06,560 don't eat the same food that you eat but 48 00:02:09,100 --> 00:02:07,880 you got to come together well I got to 49 00:02:11,020 --> 00:02:09,110 come together to make a difference in 50 00:02:17,500 --> 00:02:11,030 this world so thank you for coming you 51 00:02:19,509 --> 00:02:17,510 can all sit down now so as I said 52 00:02:21,250 --> 00:02:19,519 breaking bread together in space sharing 53 00:02:23,170 --> 00:02:21,260 together relationships it's all about 54 00:02:25,710 --> 00:02:23,180 coming together as one if you go to the 55 00:02:27,759 --> 00:02:25,720 next slide this is Tracy Caldwell Dyson 56 00:02:30,250 --> 00:02:27,769 looking out of the cert out of the 57 00:02:33,640 --> 00:02:30,260 acapella it's of our space window 58 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:33,650 looking down on the planet and as we go 59 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:35,330 around the planet every 90 minutes you 60 00:02:40,660 --> 00:02:37,730 see so many different things but one 61 00:02:42,580 --> 00:02:40,670 thing that you don't see is Geographic 62 00:02:45,580 --> 00:02:42,590 borders borders that separate people 63 00:02:47,650 --> 00:02:45,590 it's just one planet and this 64 00:02:49,900 --> 00:02:47,660 relationship is going to help us as a 65 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:49,910 civilization come together to ensure 66 00:02:55,380 --> 00:02:52,250 that we get along we work together and 67 00:02:57,970 --> 00:02:55,390 we make differences in the world and so 68 00:03:00,190 --> 00:02:57,980 breaking down barriers of race sex and 69 00:03:01,569 --> 00:03:00,200 even close mindedness you must get a lot 70 00:03:05,349 --> 00:03:01,579 of people who may not look like you 71 00:03:07,210 --> 00:03:05,359 sound like you're even like you the 72 00:03:09,819 --> 00:03:07,220 signing of this mou between NASA and 73 00:03:12,309 --> 00:03:09,829 USAID is a fine example of relationship 74 00:03:15,009 --> 00:03:12,319 building of coming together to make a 75 00:03:17,860 --> 00:03:15,019 difference not just for one agency or 76 00:03:20,550 --> 00:03:17,870 even one country but for people of this 77 00:03:23,050 --> 00:03:20,560 world at this time I'd like to introduce 78 00:03:29,020 --> 00:03:23,060 administrator Shah did you please come 79 00:03:31,059 --> 00:03:29,030 to the stage dr. Rajiv Shah was sworn in 80 00:03:32,020 --> 00:03:31,069 as the 16th administrator of the United 81 00:03:35,890 --> 00:03:32,030 States Agency for International 82 00:03:42,699 --> 00:03:35,900 Development USAID on December 31st 2009 83 00:03:47,990 --> 00:03:45,920 thank you it is wonderful to be here 84 00:03:50,390 --> 00:03:48,000 with you and thank you so much Leland 85 00:03:51,890 --> 00:03:50,400 for those inspiring opening words in 86 00:03:54,229 --> 00:03:51,900 your kind introduction I want to thank 87 00:03:56,869 --> 00:03:54,239 NASA for hosting this event and 88 00:03:59,509 --> 00:03:56,879 continuing to inspire our country and 89 00:04:02,300 --> 00:03:59,519 our kids I want to thank administrator 90 00:04:04,699 --> 00:04:02,310 Bolden for seizing the opportunity to 91 00:04:07,100 --> 00:04:04,709 partner with us with a huge amount of 92 00:04:08,750 --> 00:04:07,110 passion and commitment and I want to 93 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:08,760 thank in particular all of the students 94 00:04:12,979 --> 00:04:11,370 that have come today because really it 95 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:12,989 this is this is really about the 96 00:04:18,650 --> 00:04:14,250 opportunities we have for the future 97 00:04:21,110 --> 00:04:18,660 together and fifty years ago President 98 00:04:24,290 --> 00:04:21,120 Kennedy asked Congress to achieve two 99 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:24,300 incredibly ambitious goals one everyone 100 00:04:28,940 --> 00:04:26,010 in this building is very familiar with 101 00:04:32,390 --> 00:04:28,950 the the challenge to get to the moon and 102 00:04:34,430 --> 00:04:32,400 the challenge to be leaders in our space 103 00:04:36,290 --> 00:04:34,440 exploration and to use that as a way to 104 00:04:38,330 --> 00:04:36,300 both demonstrate our technological 105 00:04:40,340 --> 00:04:38,340 prowess and bring our world closer 106 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:40,350 together and we saw the successful 107 00:04:45,650 --> 00:04:43,530 fruits of those labors the other goal 108 00:04:48,740 --> 00:04:45,660 was perhaps less well understood at that 109 00:04:51,409 --> 00:04:48,750 time but in 1961 President Kennedy sent 110 00:04:53,150 --> 00:04:51,419 a letter to Congress asking Congress to 111 00:04:56,390 --> 00:04:53,160 create the US Agency for International 112 00:04:59,300 --> 00:04:56,400 Development to help transmit our values 113 00:05:01,760 --> 00:04:59,310 around the world to look after those who 114 00:05:04,219 --> 00:05:01,770 were the most vulnerable to make sure 115 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:04,229 children didn't suffer and die from 116 00:05:10,670 --> 00:05:07,530 famine and hunger and disease and a lack 117 00:05:13,190 --> 00:05:10,680 of access to water and basic health and 118 00:05:16,190 --> 00:05:13,200 for 50 years we've been carrying that 119 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:16,200 mantle so to have the opportunity today 120 00:05:22,190 --> 00:05:18,690 to announce a partnership under 121 00:05:25,219 --> 00:05:22,200 President Obama's leadership to bring 122 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:25,229 together NASA representing all of what 123 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:27,330 we can do when we put our minds together 124 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:29,970 and try to solve tough problems and US 125 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:31,770 aid representing our challenge of 126 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:34,410 getting our values and our core 127 00:05:38,719 --> 00:05:37,050 compassion and commitments transmitted 128 00:05:41,750 --> 00:05:38,729 to the farthest corners of the globe's 129 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:41,760 to protect the most vulnerable people is 130 00:05:47,510 --> 00:05:44,090 just a very special and unique 131 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:47,520 opportunity for me to join so I want to 132 00:05:52,909 --> 00:05:48,930 thank everybody for pulling this 133 00:05:54,650 --> 00:05:52,919 together today you know our logo at US 134 00:05:56,090 --> 00:05:54,660 aid is the picture 135 00:05:58,040 --> 00:05:56,100 they're over there with the handshake 136 00:05:59,570 --> 00:05:58,050 and it represents the partnerships we 137 00:06:02,990 --> 00:05:59,580 engage in with countries around the 138 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:03,000 world on commodities that we send food 139 00:06:07,190 --> 00:06:04,650 that we send right under the logo it 140 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:07,200 says from the American people but the 141 00:06:10,670 --> 00:06:08,730 reality is the things we do in 142 00:06:12,770 --> 00:06:10,680 development and the things we do around 143 00:06:16,100 --> 00:06:12,780 the world are also for the American 144 00:06:18,740 --> 00:06:16,110 people we see whether in Afghanistan or 145 00:06:21,290 --> 00:06:18,750 other parts of the world that our core 146 00:06:23,090 --> 00:06:21,300 activities are a critical part of 147 00:06:26,210 --> 00:06:23,100 keeping us safe and maintaining our 148 00:06:28,070 --> 00:06:26,220 security we have seen in successful 149 00:06:30,740 --> 00:06:28,080 engagements over decades in places like 150 00:06:32,690 --> 00:06:30,750 South Korea that we help create real 151 00:06:35,030 --> 00:06:32,700 economic opportunity for American 152 00:06:37,940 --> 00:06:35,040 businesses and American communities and 153 00:06:40,550 --> 00:06:37,950 I see every time I visit college 154 00:06:42,770 --> 00:06:40,560 campuses around this country how we are 155 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:42,780 part of expressing our moral values 156 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:44,930 around the world and how that inspires 157 00:06:50,840 --> 00:06:47,610 students and future generations of 158 00:06:53,540 --> 00:06:50,850 students to do ever more to invent the 159 00:06:56,180 --> 00:06:53,550 kind of solutions that can really bring 160 00:06:57,800 --> 00:06:56,190 about tremendous change there are two 161 00:06:59,960 --> 00:06:57,810 specific programs I think we're going to 162 00:07:02,330 --> 00:06:59,970 learn about today the launch program and 163 00:07:04,310 --> 00:07:02,340 the severe program I'm thrilled that 164 00:07:06,230 --> 00:07:04,320 Carrie Stokes one of our leaders from 165 00:07:08,930 --> 00:07:06,240 our economic growth and climate group 166 00:07:11,110 --> 00:07:08,940 will be here to talk to us about the 167 00:07:13,850 --> 00:07:11,120 severe program the fact that we can use 168 00:07:16,580 --> 00:07:13,860 satellite imagery and other geospatial 169 00:07:18,590 --> 00:07:16,590 data to identify where disasters might 170 00:07:21,500 --> 00:07:18,600 strike and to identify where when those 171 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:21,510 disasters might strike tens of thousands 172 00:07:25,070 --> 00:07:22,890 hundreds of thousands of people might 173 00:07:27,770 --> 00:07:25,080 lose their lives and then do things to 174 00:07:29,150 --> 00:07:27,780 prevent it ahead of time I'm also 175 00:07:31,670 --> 00:07:29,160 thrilled we're going to learn about the 176 00:07:33,530 --> 00:07:31,680 launch program and we'll learn from our 177 00:07:35,659 --> 00:07:33,540 colleagues that are creating new 178 00:07:37,970 --> 00:07:35,669 applications of mobile technology and 179 00:07:39,710 --> 00:07:37,980 mobile phones to really bring human 180 00:07:44,810 --> 00:07:39,720 opportunity to people who have lived 181 00:07:46,780 --> 00:07:44,820 off-grid for far far too long it's been 182 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:46,790 a real priority of mine to reintroduce 183 00:07:52,159 --> 00:07:50,010 science technology and innovation into 184 00:07:55,070 --> 00:07:52,169 what USA it stands for and represents 185 00:07:56,810 --> 00:07:55,080 you know just last week or just a few 186 00:08:00,230 --> 00:07:56,820 weeks ago I had the chance to visit a 187 00:08:01,430 --> 00:08:00,240 group of students at MIT and they took 188 00:08:03,890 --> 00:08:01,440 me into one of their basement 189 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:03,900 laboratories where PhD students and 190 00:08:08,330 --> 00:08:06,330 undergrads were coming together most had 191 00:08:11,060 --> 00:08:08,340 visited developing countries 192 00:08:12,890 --> 00:08:11,070 worked in rural villages seen how young 193 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:12,900 girls often don't get to go to school 194 00:08:16,909 --> 00:08:14,490 because they're out getting water and 195 00:08:18,469 --> 00:08:16,919 then purifying it back home so their 196 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:18,479 families have something to drink or 197 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:20,970 they've seen how mothers forego meals 198 00:08:25,219 --> 00:08:23,010 even when they're pregnant so their 199 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:25,229 other kids can eat and they've been seen 200 00:08:29,930 --> 00:08:27,210 the disastrous consequences of that 201 00:08:32,180 --> 00:08:29,940 acute malnutrition on young children and 202 00:08:34,130 --> 00:08:32,190 pregnant women and they were literally 203 00:08:36,469 --> 00:08:34,140 inventing the solutions to those 204 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:36,479 problems they were inventing new water 205 00:08:42,680 --> 00:08:40,050 purifiers that could help save thousands 206 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:42,690 millions of labor hours of girls so the 207 00:08:47,329 --> 00:08:44,370 girls could go to school they were 208 00:08:49,970 --> 00:08:47,339 inventing improved products for 209 00:08:52,190 --> 00:08:49,980 nutrition food products so that the very 210 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:52,200 poor most vulnerable amongst us has a 211 00:08:56,510 --> 00:08:53,970 chance to lead a healthy productive life 212 00:08:59,030 --> 00:08:56,520 and I was so proud of those students and 213 00:09:00,560 --> 00:08:59,040 in the same way I'm so proud of what 214 00:09:02,630 --> 00:09:00,570 we're all doing here together today 215 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:02,640 because we're bringing the inventiveness 216 00:09:09,140 --> 00:09:07,050 the technology what NASA represents to 217 00:09:11,260 --> 00:09:09,150 the challenge of development and we're 218 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:11,270 doing it in a real spirit of partnership 219 00:09:17,449 --> 00:09:14,250 so I want to thank the entire NASA team 220 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:17,459 for really inspiring me and for showing 221 00:09:22,550 --> 00:09:20,130 all of us that when we're committed and 222 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:22,560 inventive we can change the world for 223 00:09:27,670 --> 00:09:26,010 the better in a fundamental way I now 224 00:09:30,769 --> 00:09:27,680 have the unique pleasure of opera 225 00:09:32,030 --> 00:09:30,779 introducing administrator Bolden and I 226 00:09:34,519 --> 00:09:32,040 don't think he needs much of an 227 00:09:36,710 --> 00:09:34,529 introduction in this building but let me 228 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:36,720 tell you he's a distinguished former 229 00:09:42,590 --> 00:09:39,810 Marine he's in the u.s. astronaut Hall 230 00:09:45,019 --> 00:09:42,600 of Fame he's been a CEO and a 231 00:09:47,180 --> 00:09:45,029 motivational speaker and he's probably 232 00:09:49,930 --> 00:09:47,190 the coolest administrator in the federal 233 00:09:52,519 --> 00:09:49,940 government as a result of all of that 234 00:09:54,560 --> 00:09:52,529 but what I'm so committed what I'm so 235 00:09:56,960 --> 00:09:54,570 excited about is when when he first came 236 00:09:59,120 --> 00:09:56,970 to see me when we first met he told me 237 00:10:02,329 --> 00:09:59,130 he said look Raj I want us to do stuff 238 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:02,339 together that actually generates results 239 00:10:05,900 --> 00:10:03,810 for the poorest and most vulnerable 240 00:10:08,060 --> 00:10:05,910 people around the world and I have a 241 00:10:10,670 --> 00:10:08,070 sense that whether it's inventing new 242 00:10:13,850 --> 00:10:10,680 water purification technologies and 243 00:10:16,610 --> 00:10:13,860 using space-based experiments to do it 244 00:10:18,730 --> 00:10:16,620 or whether it's just figuring out how to 245 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:18,740 get this incredible community of 246 00:10:22,650 --> 00:10:21,010 inspirational leaders who have been 247 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:22,660 were astronauts or current astronauts 248 00:10:27,450 --> 00:10:25,210 thinking about and talking about this 249 00:10:29,820 --> 00:10:27,460 next greatest challenge of our time the 250 00:10:32,610 --> 00:10:29,830 quest to end hunger and poverty the 251 00:10:34,170 --> 00:10:32,620 quest to extend human opportunity to the 252 00:10:35,790 --> 00:10:34,180 farthest corners of the globe I'm 253 00:10:37,530 --> 00:10:35,800 committed to it and I want to partner 254 00:10:39,870 --> 00:10:37,540 with you and so for that sir thank you 255 00:10:47,990 --> 00:10:39,880 very much and I'm excited to have to be 256 00:10:53,610 --> 00:10:52,380 great rush thanks so very much and 257 00:10:55,740 --> 00:10:53,620 thanks to all of you for coming out this 258 00:10:57,030 --> 00:10:55,750 afternoon I know there hopefully there 259 00:10:58,620 --> 00:10:57,040 are thousands of people around the 260 00:11:01,140 --> 00:10:58,630 country who are watching this over 261 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:01,150 television or whatever but I'm delighted 262 00:11:05,850 --> 00:11:03,010 to be here today to take part in 263 00:11:08,010 --> 00:11:05,860 formalizing the exceptional relationship 264 00:11:09,990 --> 00:11:08,020 that nASA has with the US Agency for 265 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:10,000 International Development through the 266 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:13,650 signing of this MOU this afternoon I 267 00:11:20,700 --> 00:11:16,210 really want to extend a special welcome 268 00:11:22,530 --> 00:11:20,710 to you dr. Shaw four ND your staff for 269 00:11:26,850 --> 00:11:22,540 all that you have done you know you have 270 00:11:29,100 --> 00:11:26,860 you funded severe for a long time you 271 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:29,110 are the dominant funder and we just go 272 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:31,090 to work with you and that's been a lot 273 00:11:34,950 --> 00:11:32,650 of fun as I look at Carrie smiling out 274 00:11:37,170 --> 00:11:34,960 there and an arrow and we've met each 275 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:37,180 other at different places around the 276 00:11:40,470 --> 00:11:38,050 world and it's been absolutely 277 00:11:41,790 --> 00:11:40,480 incredible when you and Dan and Carrie 278 00:11:44,640 --> 00:11:41,800 going to talk a little bit about severe 279 00:11:46,020 --> 00:11:44,650 later on so or shortly okay I'm not 280 00:11:49,290 --> 00:11:46,030 going to be here very long I see some of 281 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:49,300 you going whoo how long is he going to 282 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:51,850 talk I'm not going to talk very long but 283 00:11:58,260 --> 00:11:55,170 but hopefully dan and sherry will will 284 00:12:00,150 --> 00:11:58,270 hopefully they will help you to carry 285 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:00,160 will help you to understand the 286 00:12:04,380 --> 00:12:02,050 significance of programs like launch and 287 00:12:06,780 --> 00:12:04,390 like severe for what they do for people 288 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:06,790 around the world who otherwise would not 289 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:08,530 be able to do things for themselves when 290 00:12:14,790 --> 00:12:10,930 we were in Nairobi Kenya they had just 291 00:12:17,580 --> 00:12:14,800 started working on drought and flood 292 00:12:20,370 --> 00:12:17,590 models for 15 nations in East Africa and 293 00:12:25,530 --> 00:12:20,380 we had an opportunity to open the third 294 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:25,540 severe center in Katmandu Nepal I mean 295 00:12:29,340 --> 00:12:27,250 you know enough i guess in the was that 296 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:29,350 the foothills would you call it the 297 00:12:34,020 --> 00:12:32,290 foothills of the Himalayas about you 298 00:12:34,670 --> 00:12:34,030 know but but it was absolutely 299 00:12:38,340 --> 00:12:34,680 incredible 300 00:12:40,290 --> 00:12:38,350 to see these people really excited about 301 00:12:42,689 --> 00:12:40,300 having an opportunity to work with USAID 302 00:12:44,009 --> 00:12:42,699 and NASA on something that was really 303 00:12:47,970 --> 00:12:44,019 going to make a difference for people in 304 00:12:50,129 --> 00:12:47,980 that part of the world I joined dr. Shaw 305 00:12:52,470 --> 00:12:50,139 so in welcoming the students here yeah 306 00:12:54,179 --> 00:12:52,480 I'm particularly pleased to see the 307 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:54,189 number of you who have been able to come 308 00:12:57,420 --> 00:12:56,170 out today and I know it's a very busy 309 00:12:59,490 --> 00:12:57,430 time of the school year for you you're 310 00:13:02,369 --> 00:12:59,500 trying to get through the to the end of 311 00:13:04,740 --> 00:13:02,379 the year and hoping it'll end soon I can 312 00:13:07,650 --> 00:13:04,750 see some of you smiling as i say that 313 00:13:10,110 --> 00:13:07,660 some of you hope it never ends but your 314 00:13:13,650 --> 00:13:10,120 moms and dads or you know kind of hoping 315 00:13:15,210 --> 00:13:13,660 the other way i hope that more students 316 00:13:17,939 --> 00:13:15,220 around the around the country right now 317 00:13:20,189 --> 00:13:17,949 are watching this telecast today over 318 00:13:22,319 --> 00:13:20,199 the last several years working in close 319 00:13:24,420 --> 00:13:22,329 partnership with USAID we've 320 00:13:26,879 --> 00:13:24,430 demonstrated the useful application of 321 00:13:29,100 --> 00:13:26,889 space technology to address a variety of 322 00:13:31,379 --> 00:13:29,110 environmental challenges throughout the 323 00:13:32,970 --> 00:13:31,389 developing world using pilot projects 324 00:13:34,769 --> 00:13:32,980 and programs such as severe program 325 00:13:36,540 --> 00:13:34,779 about which you will be hearing more 326 00:13:39,059 --> 00:13:36,550 shortly from danwon and Carrie Stokes 327 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:39,069 our partnership in severe has been a 328 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:41,050 model for the successful use of 329 00:13:45,540 --> 00:13:43,689 environmental data from space and on the 330 00:13:47,939 --> 00:13:45,550 ground to help decision-makers better 331 00:13:50,189 --> 00:13:47,949 address the challenges of sustainable 332 00:13:52,470 --> 00:13:50,199 international development the first 333 00:13:53,850 --> 00:13:52,480 severe operational facility was 334 00:13:55,860 --> 00:13:53,860 developed in cooperation with countries 335 00:13:58,800 --> 00:13:55,870 in Central America and is based in 336 00:14:00,769 --> 00:13:58,810 Panama severe has since expanded to 337 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:00,779 include additional regional capabilities 338 00:14:06,269 --> 00:14:03,850 based in Kenya and in Nepal as I just 339 00:14:08,610 --> 00:14:06,279 mentioned a new mo you will serve to 340 00:14:10,829 --> 00:14:08,620 document our mutual commitment to 341 00:14:14,460 --> 00:14:10,839 expanding our efforts in this and other 342 00:14:16,620 --> 00:14:14,470 important programs NASA and USAID are 343 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:16,630 also working to turn breakthrough 344 00:14:20,910 --> 00:14:18,370 science and technology innovations 345 00:14:22,410 --> 00:14:20,920 discussed at launched initiatives and 346 00:14:25,170 --> 00:14:22,420 launch forums that have been held 347 00:14:26,879 --> 00:14:25,180 earlier this year and last year at the 348 00:14:29,579 --> 00:14:26,889 Kennedy Space Center into real 349 00:14:32,040 --> 00:14:29,589 applications of benefit to both agencies 350 00:14:34,799 --> 00:14:32,050 and most importantly to people around 351 00:14:39,329 --> 00:14:34,809 the world dr. Shaw and I have a strong 352 00:14:41,610 --> 00:14:39,339 belief in our exploration of space have 353 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:41,620 a strong belief that the revolutionary 354 00:14:46,410 --> 00:14:43,930 new innovations that will help NASA in 355 00:14:47,650 --> 00:14:46,420 our exploration of space may also help 356 00:14:49,690 --> 00:14:47,660 USAID 357 00:14:51,610 --> 00:14:49,700 and their partners to address some of 358 00:14:54,250 --> 00:14:51,620 today's most difficult international 359 00:14:56,310 --> 00:14:54,260 development challenges our partnership 360 00:14:59,140 --> 00:14:56,320 will seek to address important health 361 00:15:00,940 --> 00:14:59,150 nutritional environmental safety and 362 00:15:03,190 --> 00:15:00,950 other challenges in developing countries 363 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:03,200 in a manner that is mutually beneficial 364 00:15:09,190 --> 00:15:06,650 for the missions of our agencies dr. 365 00:15:11,260 --> 00:15:09,200 Shaw this is a very exciting and 366 00:15:12,730 --> 00:15:11,270 important day for our two agencies and I 367 00:15:14,860 --> 00:15:12,740 welcome the opportunity to work closely 368 00:15:17,770 --> 00:15:14,870 with the US Agency for International 369 00:15:19,330 --> 00:15:17,780 Development under our new agreement to 370 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:19,340 find solutions to developmental 371 00:15:24,280 --> 00:15:22,490 challenges around the world I hope that 372 00:15:26,380 --> 00:15:24,290 the joint work that we will highlight 373 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:26,390 this afternoon will serve to inspire 374 00:15:32,260 --> 00:15:29,450 students here today and those watching 375 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:32,270 our telecast about the values of science 376 00:15:39,130 --> 00:15:34,970 technology engineering and mathematics 377 00:15:41,860 --> 00:15:39,140 in their daily lives we need you every 378 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:41,870 one of you out there not only in outer 379 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:44,410 space but also here on the ground 380 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:46,970 solving problems for the world community 381 00:15:51,490 --> 00:15:49,850 together will continue to make a real 382 00:15:53,830 --> 00:15:51,500 difference in the world and I do hope 383 00:15:56,020 --> 00:15:53,840 that some of you who have not thought 384 00:15:58,180 --> 00:15:56,030 about what you want to do in the years 385 00:16:00,010 --> 00:15:58,190 ahead will give consideration to 386 00:16:02,710 --> 00:16:00,020 becoming members of either the team at 387 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:02,720 USAID or the team at NASA so thanks 388 00:16:12,359 --> 00:16:05,090 again for coming out and welcome to all 389 00:16:19,090 --> 00:16:14,879 thanks administrator Shah and boldin 390 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:19,100 okay let me find my place next I'm going 391 00:16:25,449 --> 00:16:22,850 to introduce Dan Merlin he's a NASA 392 00:16:26,619 --> 00:16:25,459 research scientist with over 17 years of 393 00:16:29,439 --> 00:16:26,629 experience in satellite remote sensing 394 00:16:32,109 --> 00:16:29,449 applications and geographic information 395 00:16:34,929 --> 00:16:32,119 systems in the developing world dan is 396 00:16:36,819 --> 00:16:34,939 currently the director of severe the 397 00:16:40,119 --> 00:16:36,829 regional visualization and monitoring 398 00:16:41,979 --> 00:16:40,129 system which is a joint NASA and USAID 399 00:16:45,489 --> 00:16:41,989 program consisting of operational 400 00:16:48,549 --> 00:16:45,499 facilities in Panama Kenya and Nepal as 401 00:16:50,979 --> 00:16:48,559 Charlie mentioned recognized in 2007 is 402 00:16:53,789 --> 00:16:50,989 one of the 100 steps toward the global 403 00:16:56,289 --> 00:16:53,799 Earth observation system of systems 404 00:16:58,599 --> 00:16:56,299 surveyor has provided key decision 405 00:17:02,099 --> 00:16:58,609 support information for monitoring the 406 00:17:05,590 --> 00:17:02,109 land surface oceans and atmosphere in 407 00:17:07,990 --> 00:17:05,600 addition to his work at NASA dan has 408 00:17:10,269 --> 00:17:08,000 promoted small businesses in rural 409 00:17:12,970 --> 00:17:10,279 Central American villages to provide 410 00:17:14,829 --> 00:17:12,980 economic alternatives to tropical 411 00:17:17,829 --> 00:17:14,839 rainforests slash and burn agriculture 412 00:17:20,730 --> 00:17:17,839 and he's also built this is pretty cool 413 00:17:23,049 --> 00:17:20,740 he's also built a Children's Library in 414 00:17:25,829 --> 00:17:23,059 playgrounds in rural villages in 415 00:17:38,379 --> 00:17:25,839 Guatemala please join me in welcoming 416 00:17:40,419 --> 00:17:38,389 band Erwin thank you it's a it's a real 417 00:17:43,539 --> 00:17:40,429 pleasure to be here my career actually 418 00:17:46,149 --> 00:17:43,549 started about 20 years ago a prior to 419 00:17:50,499 --> 00:17:46,159 joining nasa i was working for usaid in 420 00:17:52,659 --> 00:17:50,509 guatemala on a project where i was sent 421 00:17:55,899 --> 00:17:52,669 down there to actually map a new rain 422 00:18:00,039 --> 00:17:55,909 forest reserve and my job consisted of 423 00:18:02,230 --> 00:18:00,049 using a first generation gps and survey 424 00:18:04,539 --> 00:18:02,240 equipment and walking through the 425 00:18:06,399 --> 00:18:04,549 jungles of Guatemala trying to map and 426 00:18:09,249 --> 00:18:06,409 demarcate this reserve and as you can 427 00:18:12,060 --> 00:18:09,259 imagine it was an incredibly physically 428 00:18:14,850 --> 00:18:12,070 challenging job the mosquitoes the heat 429 00:18:18,310 --> 00:18:14,860 walking sometimes 20 miles a day and 430 00:18:20,230 --> 00:18:18,320 then I did that for about a year and by 431 00:18:22,450 --> 00:18:20,240 happenstance a NASA scientist by the 432 00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:22,460 name of Tom Seaver comes down to 433 00:18:26,620 --> 00:18:24,290 Guatemala to do his fieldwork 434 00:18:29,110 --> 00:18:26,630 comes down there and I I meet him and he 435 00:18:30,970 --> 00:18:29,120 rolls out these satellite images of 436 00:18:32,620 --> 00:18:30,980 guatemala and i'm looking at venom and 437 00:18:35,260 --> 00:18:32,630 i'm saying oh my goodness i just spent 438 00:18:36,850 --> 00:18:35,270 the last year walking around and mapping 439 00:18:40,090 --> 00:18:36,860 and I can see everything I've done in 440 00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:40,100 about five minutes and it was an 441 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:41,810 extraordinary experience and it taught 442 00:18:45,550 --> 00:18:43,730 me of course it didn't totally replace 443 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:45,560 the importance of being in the field and 444 00:18:49,900 --> 00:18:47,450 in working with communities but it 445 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:49,910 changed my life and it changed my career 446 00:18:54,490 --> 00:18:52,490 and basically from there on I ended up 447 00:18:56,500 --> 00:18:54,500 joining nasa and dedicating my life and 448 00:18:58,780 --> 00:18:56,510 career to the use of satellite 449 00:19:00,190 --> 00:18:58,790 information and earth observations for 450 00:19:03,010 --> 00:19:00,200 development i actually spent several 451 00:19:05,290 --> 00:19:03,020 years in guatemala there after taking 452 00:19:07,360 --> 00:19:05,300 satellite imagery to the villages and 453 00:19:08,860 --> 00:19:07,370 showing them what was happening in their 454 00:19:10,690 --> 00:19:08,870 communities and seeing what was 455 00:19:12,670 --> 00:19:10,700 happening with the advance of the 456 00:19:14,050 --> 00:19:12,680 agricultural frontier and showing them 457 00:19:18,130 --> 00:19:14,060 that their forest was disappearing 458 00:19:19,690 --> 00:19:18,140 rapidly next please now when most people 459 00:19:20,890 --> 00:19:19,700 think of NASA they think of the space 460 00:19:22,780 --> 00:19:20,900 shuttle or the International Space 461 00:19:25,810 --> 00:19:22,790 Station or exploring the solar system 462 00:19:28,150 --> 00:19:25,820 fewer people know that a goal of NASA 463 00:19:29,710 --> 00:19:28,160 since it was founded is to study the 464 00:19:31,510 --> 00:19:29,720 Earth from space to advanced scientific 465 00:19:34,180 --> 00:19:31,520 understanding and meet societal needs in 466 00:19:35,980 --> 00:19:34,190 over the past 50 years the population on 467 00:19:37,900 --> 00:19:35,990 our planet has doubled and human 468 00:19:40,540 --> 00:19:37,910 activities are now affecting about half 469 00:19:43,270 --> 00:19:40,550 of the lands earth surface and from that 470 00:19:45,250 --> 00:19:43,280 vantage point of space using satellites 471 00:19:46,930 --> 00:19:45,260 using our eyes in the sky we can view 472 00:19:49,090 --> 00:19:46,940 and monitor our planet in different ways 473 00:19:51,100 --> 00:19:49,100 and better understand and look at our 474 00:19:53,740 --> 00:19:51,110 earth these the solid earth the land 475 00:19:57,010 --> 00:19:53,750 surface the atmosphere and the oceans 476 00:19:59,050 --> 00:19:57,020 next please and change is happening in 477 00:20:01,300 --> 00:19:59,060 so many ways and one of the best ways to 478 00:20:04,270 --> 00:20:01,310 see it is from satellite is you look at 479 00:20:07,990 --> 00:20:04,280 this image of Santa Cruz Bolivia in the 480 00:20:11,550 --> 00:20:08,000 Amazon basin from 1975 you see intact 481 00:20:15,460 --> 00:20:11,560 forests and if you next slide please and 482 00:20:16,770 --> 00:20:15,470 look what happens in 2008 the entire and 483 00:20:21,220 --> 00:20:16,780 we're looking at about a hundred 484 00:20:23,950 --> 00:20:21,230 kilometers across completely dominated 485 00:20:27,460 --> 00:20:23,960 by agricultural parcels replacing the 486 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:27,470 intact forest next please and what 487 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:29,930 you're seeing here is a political 488 00:20:34,030 --> 00:20:31,730 boundary from space this image was 489 00:20:36,130 --> 00:20:34,040 acquired in the mid 80s and you can 490 00:20:38,470 --> 00:20:36,140 actually see a political boundary from 491 00:20:39,850 --> 00:20:38,480 space due to the d4 492 00:20:43,030 --> 00:20:39,860 station that occurred on the Mexican 493 00:20:45,330 --> 00:20:43,040 side of the border and Guatemala still 494 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:45,340 had its forests intact and that image 495 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:47,450 extremely powerful is published in 496 00:20:51,159 --> 00:20:49,610 National Geographic and it got the 497 00:20:53,470 --> 00:20:51,169 presidents of Guatemala and Mexico 498 00:20:55,900 --> 00:20:53,480 together for the first time in many 499 00:20:58,950 --> 00:20:55,910 years and the congress and president of 500 00:21:02,049 --> 00:20:58,960 guatemala actually use this image as 501 00:21:03,549 --> 00:21:02,059 justification for the maya biosphere 502 00:21:06,070 --> 00:21:03,559 reserve which is the largest protected 503 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:06,080 area in all of Central America so it's a 504 00:21:10,409 --> 00:21:08,330 great example showing how an image 505 00:21:13,990 --> 00:21:10,419 space-based information can really 506 00:21:19,360 --> 00:21:14,000 affect policy here on earth to protect 507 00:21:22,180 --> 00:21:19,370 our natural resources next please where 508 00:21:23,919 --> 00:21:22,190 NASA looks at Earth from space US aid 509 00:21:25,810 --> 00:21:23,929 works on the ground helping people 510 00:21:28,210 --> 00:21:25,820 around the world make a better life 511 00:21:30,190 --> 00:21:28,220 recover from a disaster striving to live 512 00:21:32,289 --> 00:21:30,200 in a free and democratic country and 513 00:21:35,169 --> 00:21:32,299 what's exciting with the renewed focus 514 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:35,179 on science and technology and innovation 515 00:21:39,310 --> 00:21:37,010 the agency's really have formed what I 516 00:21:42,850 --> 00:21:39,320 sometimes call a space to village 517 00:21:45,039 --> 00:21:42,860 relationship next please and one of the 518 00:21:47,169 --> 00:21:45,049 ways that that NASA and US aid are 519 00:21:49,270 --> 00:21:47,179 working together is through the severe 520 00:21:51,669 --> 00:21:49,280 project and severe which is Spanish to 521 00:21:53,049 --> 00:21:51,679 serve is a joint agency effort to use 522 00:21:55,060 --> 00:21:53,059 satellite imagery and geospatial 523 00:21:57,159 --> 00:21:55,070 information to improve decision-making 524 00:22:00,039 --> 00:21:57,169 in the developing world and this is done 525 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:00,049 through satellite imagery and in maps 526 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:02,690 and visualization tools and monitoring 527 00:22:08,260 --> 00:22:05,210 capabilities and and training and 528 00:22:10,810 --> 00:22:08,270 partnerships and NASA through the 529 00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:10,820 Applied Sciences program enables science 530 00:22:15,909 --> 00:22:13,730 and applications and US aid provides its 531 00:22:18,130 --> 00:22:15,919 development expertise it enables the 532 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:18,140 partnerships and the in-country staff 533 00:22:21,940 --> 00:22:20,090 and infrastructure so it's a fantastic 534 00:22:23,799 --> 00:22:21,950 relationship and I as well want to 535 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:23,809 acknowledge my counterpart Carrie Stokes 536 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:26,570 and thanks to her servia really is 537 00:22:30,310 --> 00:22:28,250 becoming a global network and I also 538 00:22:33,039 --> 00:22:30,320 want to acknowledge my NASA headquarters 539 00:22:34,350 --> 00:22:33,049 colleagues woody Turner and Lawrence 540 00:22:36,970 --> 00:22:34,360 friedel from the Applied Sciences 541 00:22:39,039 --> 00:22:36,980 program who have been so critical in 542 00:22:42,460 --> 00:22:39,049 making severe what it is today next 543 00:22:45,039 --> 00:22:42,470 please so severe is a is becoming a 544 00:22:46,810 --> 00:22:45,049 global network it consists of a program 545 00:22:47,860 --> 00:22:46,820 coordination office at the NASA Marshall 546 00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:47,870 Space Flight Center in Huntsville 547 00:22:51,790 --> 00:22:50,570 Alabama and we team we bring the 548 00:22:54,010 --> 00:22:51,800 expertise from all of the 549 00:22:56,860 --> 00:22:54,020 NASA centers that are doing relevant 550 00:22:59,740 --> 00:22:56,870 work to earth science including Goddard 551 00:23:02,020 --> 00:22:59,750 and and JPL and ames and Langley and 552 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:02,030 Stennis and we bring that expertise and 553 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:05,210 knowledge and then we have as was said 554 00:23:10,210 --> 00:23:08,210 previously we have these regional 555 00:23:13,450 --> 00:23:10,220 centers and that's really where the work 556 00:23:15,070 --> 00:23:13,460 gets done we provide that knowledge and 557 00:23:17,650 --> 00:23:15,080 science and expertise but thanks to us 558 00:23:20,290 --> 00:23:17,660 aid we can enable these partnerships in 559 00:23:22,510 --> 00:23:20,300 many places such as Panama for severe 560 00:23:26,170 --> 00:23:22,520 Mesoamerica at an organization called 561 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:26,180 Cadillac in East Africa at RCM rd for 562 00:23:32,380 --> 00:23:29,210 server east africa and most recently a 563 00:23:36,760 --> 00:23:32,390 severe himalaya at ec mod in Katmandu 564 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:36,770 Nepal next please in severe teams at 565 00:23:40,180 --> 00:23:38,810 cadillac and RC Mr D and E seem odd 566 00:23:41,650 --> 00:23:40,190 they're made up of young and 567 00:23:44,500 --> 00:23:41,660 enthusiastic scientists and researchers 568 00:23:46,180 --> 00:23:44,510 not much older than the students here in 569 00:23:48,940 --> 00:23:46,190 the room and they represent the 570 00:23:53,620 --> 00:23:48,950 different countries that we work in next 571 00:23:56,470 --> 00:23:53,630 please in examples of some of the things 572 00:23:59,440 --> 00:23:56,480 that we do fires through slash and burn 573 00:24:01,390 --> 00:23:59,450 agriculture devastate the landscape in 574 00:24:03,370 --> 00:24:01,400 many places around the world for example 575 00:24:06,490 --> 00:24:03,380 in Central America you can see in that 576 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:06,500 image the red spots that are the fire 577 00:24:10,900 --> 00:24:08,450 hot spots detected by the modis sensors 578 00:24:12,940 --> 00:24:10,910 aboard the Terran Aqua satellites in the 579 00:24:15,130 --> 00:24:12,950 smoke that is actually crossing the Gulf 580 00:24:17,050 --> 00:24:15,140 of Mexico and going into Mexico in the 581 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:17,060 United States so we're able to use 582 00:24:20,590 --> 00:24:18,890 satellites to see where these fires are 583 00:24:23,260 --> 00:24:20,600 to help for example the country of 584 00:24:24,940 --> 00:24:23,270 Guatemala see where the fires are they 585 00:24:27,570 --> 00:24:24,950 have limited resources and they can use 586 00:24:29,710 --> 00:24:27,580 this information in real-time and 587 00:24:31,630 --> 00:24:29,720 operationally to help put their 588 00:24:32,860 --> 00:24:31,640 firefighting resources out to the 589 00:24:35,020 --> 00:24:32,870 communities where these fires are 590 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:35,030 occurring and sometimes they don't even 591 00:24:39,910 --> 00:24:37,490 know that the fires are occurring until 592 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:39,920 they see the satellite image which comes 593 00:24:45,100 --> 00:24:42,290 in daily and then we've taken it a step 594 00:24:46,750 --> 00:24:45,110 further by creating a fire forecast 595 00:24:49,120 --> 00:24:46,760 model with the country of Guatemala 596 00:24:50,890 --> 00:24:49,130 actually they took the lead in 597 00:24:53,290 --> 00:24:50,900 developing it some researchers for 598 00:24:54,790 --> 00:24:53,300 example Victor ooga Ramos in in in their 599 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:54,800 Park Service where they take the 600 00:24:57,640 --> 00:24:56,450 satellite data and they bring it 601 00:24:59,440 --> 00:24:57,650 together with models and they can 602 00:25:00,820 --> 00:24:59,450 actually predict the areas that forest 603 00:25:04,300 --> 00:25:00,830 fires are going to occur providing a 604 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:04,310 forecast makes please a few years ago 605 00:25:07,570 --> 00:25:05,570 there was an algal bloom off the 606 00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:07,580 coast of Central America which affects 607 00:25:10,780 --> 00:25:09,650 sea life and the safety of swimming at 608 00:25:13,450 --> 00:25:10,790 beaches and we worked with the 609 00:25:16,300 --> 00:25:13,460 government of El Salvador to customize 610 00:25:18,340 --> 00:25:16,310 products you can see that red area which 611 00:25:20,530 --> 00:25:18,350 is the intense chlorophyll concentration 612 00:25:22,540 --> 00:25:20,540 which developed into a red tide and the 613 00:25:24,730 --> 00:25:22,550 government said of El Salvador said that 614 00:25:26,260 --> 00:25:24,740 this type of product saves them 14 615 00:25:30,360 --> 00:25:26,270 million dollars to their fishing 616 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:30,370 industry every year next please and in 617 00:25:35,590 --> 00:25:33,890 Guatemala this is a lake called Lake 618 00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:35,600 atitlán and it's one of the most 619 00:25:39,100 --> 00:25:37,490 beautiful lakes in the world it's a lake 620 00:25:41,230 --> 00:25:39,110 that's completely surrounded by 621 00:25:43,780 --> 00:25:41,240 volcanoes but you can also see because 622 00:25:45,630 --> 00:25:43,790 of the landscape that yellow line that's 623 00:25:49,390 --> 00:25:45,640 the watershed so it's an incompletely 624 00:25:50,950 --> 00:25:49,400 enclosed watershed and you have villages 625 00:25:53,310 --> 00:25:50,960 around the lake and a little over a year 626 00:25:56,730 --> 00:25:53,320 ago they started reporting a 627 00:26:00,460 --> 00:25:56,740 cyanobacteria outbreak in the lake and 628 00:26:02,860 --> 00:26:00,470 then we use the NASA satellites to to 629 00:26:06,100 --> 00:26:02,870 take an image of that and you can see 630 00:26:07,750 --> 00:26:06,110 that green in the image is the 631 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:07,760 cyanobacteria that was detected on the 632 00:26:11,740 --> 00:26:09,890 surface of the lake and that image it 633 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:11,750 was so powerful it made the front page 634 00:26:17,170 --> 00:26:14,450 of Guatemala's largest newspaper and 635 00:26:19,330 --> 00:26:17,180 resulted in an action plan to clean up 636 00:26:21,400 --> 00:26:19,340 the lake so and and of course US aid is 637 00:26:23,590 --> 00:26:21,410 is critically important than in that 638 00:26:26,050 --> 00:26:23,600 plan to work with the communities to 639 00:26:29,130 --> 00:26:26,060 clean up the lake next please and of 640 00:26:31,450 --> 00:26:29,140 course the pakistan floods were 641 00:26:33,700 --> 00:26:31,460 devastating but one of the best ways 642 00:26:36,250 --> 00:26:33,710 they were so extensive that one of the 643 00:26:37,450 --> 00:26:36,260 best ways to to understand the extent of 644 00:26:41,530 --> 00:26:37,460 the flooding was through satellite 645 00:26:45,460 --> 00:26:41,540 imagery and we threw our severe himalaya 646 00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:45,470 group a TC mod developed maps us often 647 00:26:49,300 --> 00:26:47,090 times several times weekly to show the 648 00:26:51,670 --> 00:26:49,310 extent of the flood as it occurred 649 00:26:54,160 --> 00:26:51,680 throughout last fall and then seeing how 650 00:26:56,560 --> 00:26:54,170 that flood affected infrastructure and 651 00:26:58,420 --> 00:26:56,570 affected agriculture so the products 652 00:27:01,210 --> 00:26:58,430 became heavily used during the pakistan 653 00:27:03,610 --> 00:27:01,220 flood event next please and of course 654 00:27:07,300 --> 00:27:03,620 training and capacity building is so 655 00:27:08,860 --> 00:27:07,310 critical to enable the researchers and 656 00:27:11,350 --> 00:27:08,870 the scientists and the students around 657 00:27:14,020 --> 00:27:11,360 the world to use these tools so they can 658 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:14,030 integrate them into their work and make 659 00:27:18,910 --> 00:27:16,010 better decisions and we have a program 660 00:27:19,620 --> 00:27:18,920 in East Africa called mykko severe 661 00:27:21,090 --> 00:27:19,630 together with the 662 00:27:24,030 --> 00:27:21,100 american association of geographers 663 00:27:26,790 --> 00:27:24,040 that's giving students from africa new 664 00:27:28,530 --> 00:27:26,800 opportunities to use satellite data so 665 00:27:30,270 --> 00:27:28,540 you have students as you can see in the 666 00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:30,280 picture that that oftentimes don't have 667 00:27:34,830 --> 00:27:33,250 the the resources and the ability to use 668 00:27:37,290 --> 00:27:34,840 this information and now they're doing 669 00:27:39,780 --> 00:27:37,300 all sorts of projects such as looking at 670 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:39,790 the land cover and biodiversity and food 671 00:27:47,100 --> 00:27:43,090 security in countries such as Uganda and 672 00:27:48,990 --> 00:27:47,110 Kenya next please and of course as I 673 00:27:51,120 --> 00:27:49,000 mentioned earlier our earth is facing a 674 00:27:53,340 --> 00:27:51,130 transformation like we've never seen 675 00:27:55,260 --> 00:27:53,350 before throughout human history I showed 676 00:27:57,960 --> 00:27:55,270 some examples from Bolivia and from 677 00:27:59,850 --> 00:27:57,970 Mexico but I always feel like the image 678 00:28:02,130 --> 00:27:59,860 of earth city lights gives us the 679 00:28:04,230 --> 00:28:02,140 feeling of of the extent of the human 680 00:28:08,790 --> 00:28:04,240 impact that's occurring on our planet 681 00:28:10,770 --> 00:28:08,800 Earth thanks please and to provide 682 00:28:13,410 --> 00:28:10,780 additional observations during extreme 683 00:28:16,050 --> 00:28:13,420 events and humanitarian crises NASA is 684 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:16,060 now developing a pathfinder camera 685 00:28:20,070 --> 00:28:18,010 system called I serve for the 686 00:28:22,860 --> 00:28:20,080 International Space Station taking 687 00:28:25,170 --> 00:28:22,870 advantage of ISS is unique orbit and the 688 00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:25,180 crew support so during future events 689 00:28:30,510 --> 00:28:27,610 NASA and US aid we can work together and 690 00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:30,520 share that imagery during during events 691 00:28:38,010 --> 00:28:34,890 next please now the Maya civilization 692 00:28:41,370 --> 00:28:38,020 you can see the the ancient city of 693 00:28:43,610 --> 00:28:41,380 mirador it covered many parts of Central 694 00:28:45,210 --> 00:28:43,620 America and was one of the most advanced 695 00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:45,220 civilizations throughout human history 696 00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:48,490 but around 800 AD something happened the 697 00:28:53,190 --> 00:28:50,530 civilization collapse and it's estimated 698 00:28:55,500 --> 00:28:53,200 that 10 million people perished and we 699 00:28:57,180 --> 00:28:55,510 now know that the Maya had cut down most 700 00:29:00,420 --> 00:28:57,190 of their trees to make their temples and 701 00:29:02,820 --> 00:29:00,430 and this affected the local climatic 702 00:29:04,970 --> 00:29:02,830 conditions and you had natural regional 703 00:29:07,230 --> 00:29:04,980 conditions that were occurring causing 704 00:29:09,270 --> 00:29:07,240 what we believe to be a great drought 705 00:29:11,430 --> 00:29:09,280 and most of the experts believe that is 706 00:29:13,860 --> 00:29:11,440 the drought that caused the demise of 707 00:29:16,140 --> 00:29:13,870 the Maya civilization and as smart as 708 00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:16,150 they were they didn't see it coming they 709 00:29:19,170 --> 00:29:17,770 could not adapt to the natural and 710 00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:19,180 human-induced changes to their 711 00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:21,370 environment and one sometimes wonders 712 00:29:27,030 --> 00:29:24,850 had desmaya brilliant astronomers 713 00:29:29,850 --> 00:29:27,040 mathematicians had they had had they had 714 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:29,860 the tools that we have today the ability 715 00:29:33,090 --> 00:29:32,170 to observe their earth or the ability to 716 00:29:35,340 --> 00:29:33,100 then take that 717 00:29:37,620 --> 00:29:35,350 information and such as USA does do 718 00:29:40,770 --> 00:29:37,630 something about it and today we faced 719 00:29:42,270 --> 00:29:40,780 similar challenges is our landscape is 720 00:29:44,520 --> 00:29:42,280 changing and we deal with natural 721 00:29:46,289 --> 00:29:44,530 forcings on the environment however with 722 00:29:49,350 --> 00:29:46,299 our eyes on this in the sky and our 723 00:29:51,390 --> 00:29:49,360 boots on the ground NASA and US aid and 724 00:29:53,640 --> 00:29:51,400 our partner organizations and countries 725 00:29:56,159 --> 00:29:53,650 we have the tools and we have the 726 00:29:57,659 --> 00:29:56,169 knowledge to better avoid making the 727 00:29:59,669 --> 00:29:57,669 same mistakes of the past and working 728 00:30:01,740 --> 00:29:59,679 together to make the world a better 729 00:30:17,909 --> 00:30:01,750 place for generations to come next 730 00:30:20,029 --> 00:30:17,919 please thank you very much thank you Dan 731 00:30:22,980 --> 00:30:20,039 and Carrie thanks for that wonderful 732 00:30:23,970 --> 00:30:22,990 very informative presentation and we 733 00:30:26,370 --> 00:30:23,980 really appreciate the work you're doing 734 00:30:27,899 --> 00:30:26,380 together this relationship next would 735 00:30:31,110 --> 00:30:27,909 like to introduce two young innovators 736 00:30:33,049 --> 00:30:31,120 who work with usaid in nasa the state 737 00:30:35,130 --> 00:30:33,059 department in nike on the launch project 738 00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:35,140 okay i'll get you guys to print a minute 739 00:30:40,980 --> 00:30:38,530 Josh Nesbitt is a CEO of medic mobile 740 00:30:43,590 --> 00:30:40,990 and Dietrich Lawson is his chief 741 00:30:45,630 --> 00:30:43,600 technology officer medic mobile develops 742 00:30:47,820 --> 00:30:45,640 and extends existing open source 743 00:30:50,090 --> 00:30:47,830 platform to support community health 744 00:30:52,799 --> 00:30:50,100 worker coordination and management 745 00:30:55,260 --> 00:30:52,809 community mobilization for vaccination 746 00:30:57,980 --> 00:30:55,270 and satellite clinics as well as 747 00:31:00,930 --> 00:30:57,990 logistics and supply chain management 748 00:31:03,210 --> 00:31:00,940 referrals routine data collection and 749 00:31:04,740 --> 00:31:03,220 mapping of health services their 750 00:31:06,990 --> 00:31:04,750 innovative technology has provided 751 00:31:09,270 --> 00:31:07,000 critical support to developing countries 752 00:31:12,899 --> 00:31:09,280 in Africa and elsewhere around the globe 753 00:31:18,320 --> 00:31:12,909 please join me in welcoming Josh Nesbitt 754 00:31:22,649 --> 00:31:21,180 it's it's really amazing to be here and 755 00:31:24,899 --> 00:31:22,659 it is not every day that you're 756 00:31:26,039 --> 00:31:24,909 introduced by an astronaut so I think 757 00:31:29,370 --> 00:31:26,049 that we can check that off our bucket 758 00:31:31,710 --> 00:31:29,380 list so I want to jump right into it 759 00:31:36,269 --> 00:31:31,720 with the first slide if we can bring 760 00:31:38,850 --> 00:31:36,279 them up hopefully so medic mobile 761 00:31:40,950 --> 00:31:38,860 started its work if you go to the next 762 00:31:43,379 --> 00:31:40,960 slide again many mobile swords work in 763 00:31:46,259 --> 00:31:43,389 2008 at a single Hospital in rural 764 00:31:48,389 --> 00:31:46,269 Malawi where two doctors were serving a 765 00:31:49,950 --> 00:31:48,399 quarter million people spread 100 miles 766 00:31:53,220 --> 00:31:49,960 in every direction so you literally had 767 00:31:55,259 --> 00:31:53,230 patients were walking 60 80 100 miles to 768 00:31:56,909 --> 00:31:55,269 access care if you go to the next slide 769 00:31:59,039 --> 00:31:56,919 you'll see a picture of Dixon in the 770 00:32:01,379 --> 00:31:59,049 middle of the photo here and Dixon was 771 00:32:04,110 --> 00:32:01,389 one of about 500 volunteer community 772 00:32:07,110 --> 00:32:04,120 health workers who had been charged and 773 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:07,120 had stepped up himself to decentralize 774 00:32:11,940 --> 00:32:09,010 patient care and be the frontline of 775 00:32:13,289 --> 00:32:11,950 global health in his local community and 776 00:32:15,269 --> 00:32:13,299 I had a conversation with Dixon one day 777 00:32:17,909 --> 00:32:15,279 and he said he was walking 45 miles 778 00:32:19,860 --> 00:32:17,919 every four days to hand deliver paper 779 00:32:21,210 --> 00:32:19,870 reports and it was really clear that 780 00:32:23,700 --> 00:32:21,220 these health workers were just as 781 00:32:25,769 --> 00:32:23,710 disconnected as the patients were from 782 00:32:27,450 --> 00:32:25,779 this clinic and its resources but I had 783 00:32:29,940 --> 00:32:27,460 a better mobile phone signal in rural 784 00:32:32,340 --> 00:32:29,950 Malawi than i did in Palo Alto I was a 785 00:32:34,889 --> 00:32:32,350 Stanford undergrad at the time and I met 786 00:32:36,899 --> 00:32:34,899 a guy who was coding and hacking away 787 00:32:38,940 --> 00:32:36,909 living out of a van on the edge of 788 00:32:40,950 --> 00:32:38,950 campus creating a really useful piece of 789 00:32:43,680 --> 00:32:40,960 software and on the next slide you'll 790 00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:43,690 see a shot of frontline SMS the front 791 00:32:48,029 --> 00:32:45,610 line basically runs on any laptop any 792 00:32:51,180 --> 00:32:48,039 desktop you plug in a mobile phone 793 00:32:53,070 --> 00:32:51,190 tethered by USB cable or a gsm modem 794 00:32:54,779 --> 00:32:53,080 with a local sim card and without the 795 00:32:56,430 --> 00:32:54,789 internet you have a functioning SMS 796 00:32:59,009 --> 00:32:56,440 server this is really all that we needed 797 00:33:01,350 --> 00:32:59,019 so to go to the next slide we went back 798 00:33:03,509 --> 00:33:01,360 to the clinic distributed ten-dollar 799 00:33:06,090 --> 00:33:03,519 mobile phones seven dollar solar panels 800 00:33:08,100 --> 00:33:06,100 and set up an SMS SMS coordination 801 00:33:10,529 --> 00:33:08,110 system and saw some really amazing 802 00:33:12,210 --> 00:33:10,539 things happen in just six months the 803 00:33:13,919 --> 00:33:12,220 next slide shows an intervention really 804 00:33:16,409 --> 00:33:13,929 simple for the first time ever there was 805 00:33:17,789 --> 00:33:16,419 localized emergency care and 150 806 00:33:19,680 --> 00:33:17,799 patients receive care that wouldn't have 807 00:33:22,379 --> 00:33:19,690 been seen otherwise the next slide shows 808 00:33:24,600 --> 00:33:22,389 a new patient tracking system that they 809 00:33:26,700 --> 00:33:24,610 implemented for HIV TB in home-based 810 00:33:28,619 --> 00:33:26,710 care and this save them thousands of 811 00:33:30,450 --> 00:33:28,629 dollars in thousands of hours in travel 812 00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:30,460 and work time and the running operations 813 00:33:33,330 --> 00:33:31,690 cost for this program 814 00:33:35,850 --> 00:33:33,340 five hundred dollars over that first six 815 00:33:37,350 --> 00:33:35,860 months and maybe the most exciting use 816 00:33:39,330 --> 00:33:37,360 case intervention is on the next slide 817 00:33:40,740 --> 00:33:39,340 they started and this is something the 818 00:33:42,600 --> 00:33:40,750 health workers did on their own actually 819 00:33:45,090 --> 00:33:42,610 they sort of doing active case finding 820 00:33:46,799 --> 00:33:45,100 for tuberculosis started finding 821 00:33:48,810 --> 00:33:46,809 symptoms in the communities and 822 00:33:49,680 --> 00:33:48,820 referring them for care and they doubled 823 00:33:51,480 --> 00:33:49,690 the number of patients that were 824 00:33:53,399 --> 00:33:51,490 treating for TB in just six months 825 00:33:56,159 --> 00:33:53,409 through a really simple communication 826 00:33:58,710 --> 00:33:56,169 system so we had these aha moments and 827 00:34:01,740 --> 00:33:58,720 to go to the next slide fast forward two 828 00:34:04,680 --> 00:34:01,750 years or a team of ten full time and we 829 00:34:06,029 --> 00:34:04,690 now work in 12 countries and places that 830 00:34:08,790 --> 00:34:06,039 we work and challenges that we're 831 00:34:11,099 --> 00:34:08,800 tackling it's places where mobile is 832 00:34:13,409 --> 00:34:11,109 sometimes the best but also often own 833 00:34:15,839 --> 00:34:13,419 the only way to get the information that 834 00:34:17,639 --> 00:34:15,849 you need to take action an example of 835 00:34:20,010 --> 00:34:17,649 that is in DRC so if you look at the 836 00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:20,020 next slide on the right this is a 837 00:34:25,589 --> 00:34:22,810 delivery bed in a health post and on the 838 00:34:27,359 --> 00:34:25,599 left this is a medical record system at 839 00:34:30,389 --> 00:34:27,369 the biggest government hospital in 840 00:34:32,540 --> 00:34:30,399 Kinshasa and in this situation there is 841 00:34:35,159 --> 00:34:32,550 no emergency transport coordination 842 00:34:37,109 --> 00:34:35,169 there is no coordinated patient 843 00:34:38,430 --> 00:34:37,119 referrals and at some of the health 844 00:34:42,059 --> 00:34:38,440 posts that we visited a couple of weeks 845 00:34:43,950 --> 00:34:42,069 back fully 10% of mothers delivering our 846 00:34:45,750 --> 00:34:43,960 dying of complications it's just 847 00:34:48,030 --> 00:34:45,760 unacceptable and mobile is not a 848 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:48,040 solution is a tool that paired with 849 00:34:52,530 --> 00:34:51,010 people becomes a solution but we're 850 00:34:54,329 --> 00:34:52,540 excited about the very specific 851 00:34:56,639 --> 00:34:54,339 challenges in gaps that mobile might 852 00:34:57,930 --> 00:34:56,649 help to bridge I'm going to pass it off 853 00:35:00,599 --> 00:34:57,940 to Deitrick to talk a little bit about 854 00:35:02,670 --> 00:35:00,609 the technology thanks Josh as you said 855 00:35:04,490 --> 00:35:02,680 I'm Dietrich and I'm the CTO of medic 856 00:35:06,750 --> 00:35:04,500 mobile and if you go to the next slide 857 00:35:08,910 --> 00:35:06,760 you'll josh previously talked about 858 00:35:10,680 --> 00:35:08,920 frontline SMS I now I just want to talk 859 00:35:12,120 --> 00:35:10,690 about a few of the the software things 860 00:35:13,440 --> 00:35:12,130 that we're doing with frontline SMS some 861 00:35:15,030 --> 00:35:13,450 of the stuff that we built on top of it 862 00:35:17,099 --> 00:35:15,040 and some of what we're using it for and 863 00:35:18,900 --> 00:35:17,109 so this is front line forms and it's 864 00:35:20,069 --> 00:35:18,910 built on top of frontline SMS and it's 865 00:35:21,630 --> 00:35:20,079 really interesting because it allows you 866 00:35:23,970 --> 00:35:21,640 to do data collection on really low-end 867 00:35:26,040 --> 00:35:23,980 handsets in typically when you do data 868 00:35:28,650 --> 00:35:26,050 collection you have to buy PDAs or you 869 00:35:30,720 --> 00:35:28,660 have to buy smartphones but this is a 870 00:35:32,250 --> 00:35:30,730 forty-dollar java enabled phone it's a 871 00:35:34,079 --> 00:35:32,260 lot cheaper than most of the other 872 00:35:35,550 --> 00:35:34,089 options out there and you just fill it 873 00:35:37,470 --> 00:35:35,560 out on them on your phone hit Send and 874 00:35:39,390 --> 00:35:37,480 the data is encoded in a text message 875 00:35:42,240 --> 00:35:39,400 and sent via SMS back to the main hub 876 00:35:44,010 --> 00:35:42,250 and this is this allows us to do a lot 877 00:35:45,450 --> 00:35:44,020 of really interesting things so if you 878 00:35:47,220 --> 00:35:45,460 go to the next slide one of these 879 00:35:48,599 --> 00:35:47,230 things is stock level reporting so 880 00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:48,609 envision that you have a bunch of health 881 00:35:52,170 --> 00:35:50,410 posts sort of scattered around an area 882 00:35:54,060 --> 00:35:52,180 and they all depend on a central health 883 00:35:55,560 --> 00:35:54,070 office to distribute medicines to them 884 00:35:58,260 --> 00:35:55,570 so that they can distribute them to the 885 00:36:00,450 --> 00:35:58,270 patients in turn previously the system 886 00:36:01,800 --> 00:36:00,460 was very badly coordinated some of the 887 00:36:03,750 --> 00:36:01,810 health posts might run out of medicine 888 00:36:05,730 --> 00:36:03,760 and patients wouldn't get the care that 889 00:36:07,500 --> 00:36:05,740 they need now these health posts can 890 00:36:08,730 --> 00:36:07,510 communicate with the central hub and get 891 00:36:10,140 --> 00:36:08,740 the medicines that they need and all the 892 00:36:11,130 --> 00:36:10,150 patients get care so if you go to the 893 00:36:12,750 --> 00:36:11,140 next slide you'll see something else 894 00:36:14,970 --> 00:36:12,760 that we're doing with frontline forms 895 00:36:17,160 --> 00:36:14,980 which is patient view so you know Josh 896 00:36:18,750 --> 00:36:17,170 showed that slide of all of the medical 897 00:36:20,280 --> 00:36:18,760 records in the Democratic Republic of 898 00:36:22,920 --> 00:36:20,290 Congo you know all of the red pieces of 899 00:36:24,960 --> 00:36:22,930 paper on that on that shelf inpatient 900 00:36:26,760 --> 00:36:24,970 view is built to replace that right 901 00:36:29,849 --> 00:36:26,770 because it's pretty inefficient and we 902 00:36:31,410 --> 00:36:29,859 really we want to provide them with a 903 00:36:33,270 --> 00:36:31,420 better option so patient view is a 904 00:36:34,500 --> 00:36:33,280 medical record specifically built for 905 00:36:36,450 --> 00:36:34,510 the areas that we work in that has a 906 00:36:37,980 --> 00:36:36,460 heavy emphasis on mobile so it has basic 907 00:36:39,210 --> 00:36:37,990 functionalities like a normal medical 908 00:36:41,220 --> 00:36:39,220 record you can collect data about 909 00:36:42,839 --> 00:36:41,230 patience you have patient profiles you 910 00:36:44,820 --> 00:36:42,849 have health worker profiles but it also 911 00:36:46,890 --> 00:36:44,830 has a lot of mobile features like you 912 00:36:48,390 --> 00:36:46,900 can send SMS between health workers you 913 00:36:50,280 --> 00:36:48,400 can collect data from the field using 914 00:36:52,020 --> 00:36:50,290 front line forms and it's really 915 00:36:53,430 --> 00:36:52,030 specifically targeted for some of the 916 00:36:55,140 --> 00:36:53,440 gaps that Josh was talking about earlier 917 00:36:57,030 --> 00:36:55,150 you know he was talking about how Dixon 918 00:36:58,710 --> 00:36:57,040 might have to walk 40 miles to deliver a 919 00:37:00,599 --> 00:36:58,720 report well now Dixon can just you know 920 00:37:02,460 --> 00:37:00,609 type in on his phone hit Send that's all 921 00:37:04,560 --> 00:37:02,470 he has to do and so so it's really 922 00:37:06,390 --> 00:37:04,570 exciting we also wanted to bring mobile 923 00:37:07,829 --> 00:37:06,400 to other medical records as well so if 924 00:37:09,660 --> 00:37:07,839 you go to the next slide you'll see a 925 00:37:12,270 --> 00:37:09,670 screenshot of the openmrs messaging 926 00:37:13,740 --> 00:37:12,280 module so openmrs is a free and open 927 00:37:15,240 --> 00:37:13,750 source medical record system that's 928 00:37:16,950 --> 00:37:15,250 again built specifically for the 929 00:37:18,390 --> 00:37:16,960 developing world and it is used in a lot 930 00:37:20,790 --> 00:37:18,400 of the larger hospitals so we're talking 931 00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:20,800 about 100,000 patients or more and the 932 00:37:25,260 --> 00:37:23,170 messaging module allows openmrs to send 933 00:37:27,240 --> 00:37:25,270 and receive all kinds of messages so SMS 934 00:37:28,349 --> 00:37:27,250 Twitter email and other stuff and it's 935 00:37:30,030 --> 00:37:28,359 going to be used in the future to send 936 00:37:31,589 --> 00:37:30,040 reminders so that health workers 937 00:37:33,660 --> 00:37:31,599 remember to vaccinate their patients and 938 00:37:36,930 --> 00:37:33,670 also coordinate messaging inside and out 939 00:37:38,849 --> 00:37:36,940 of openmrs and go to the next slide so 940 00:37:40,740 --> 00:37:38,859 what you see here is text forms now 941 00:37:42,630 --> 00:37:40,750 front line forms is really good for 942 00:37:45,180 --> 00:37:42,640 low-end data collection but we wanted to 943 00:37:46,500 --> 00:37:45,190 drive the cost even lower so we created 944 00:37:48,900 --> 00:37:46,510 text forms which allows you to collect 945 00:37:52,170 --> 00:37:48,910 data using just plain text SMS sent from 946 00:37:53,910 --> 00:37:52,180 any handset with SMS capability and this 947 00:37:55,680 --> 00:37:53,920 is you know very very useful it was 948 00:37:57,839 --> 00:37:55,690 created specifically in the aftermath of 949 00:37:58,750 --> 00:37:57,849 the haiti earthquake when we partnered 950 00:38:00,400 --> 00:37:58,760 with google created 951 00:38:02,380 --> 00:38:00,410 it would allow hospitals to share data 952 00:38:04,150 --> 00:38:02,390 about availability and so a lot of these 953 00:38:05,530 --> 00:38:04,160 places all hospitals needed to know 954 00:38:07,330 --> 00:38:05,540 where they could transfer patients or 955 00:38:09,310 --> 00:38:07,340 like where had a neurosurgery room or 956 00:38:11,710 --> 00:38:09,320 you know what services were available in 957 00:38:14,170 --> 00:38:11,720 their area and so the hospitals could 958 00:38:16,090 --> 00:38:14,180 send SMS to text forms textem arms would 959 00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:16,100 parse this data into a machine-readable 960 00:38:19,270 --> 00:38:17,930 format and pass it off to resource 961 00:38:21,220 --> 00:38:19,280 finder which is a screenshot that you 962 00:38:23,380 --> 00:38:21,230 see here this is a web app that Google 963 00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:23,390 mid and then the hospital administrators 964 00:38:26,800 --> 00:38:24,890 could go on and click on these green 965 00:38:28,300 --> 00:38:26,810 crosses and see data about these 966 00:38:29,800 --> 00:38:28,310 hospitals at a glance you know this 967 00:38:32,500 --> 00:38:29,810 hospital has 40 available beds this 968 00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:32,510 hospital has a pediatric ward that sort 969 00:38:35,860 --> 00:38:34,010 of thing and so it was really useful for 970 00:38:37,420 --> 00:38:35,870 that so that's all of the stuff that 971 00:38:38,350 --> 00:38:37,430 working on right now I want to talk 972 00:38:40,210 --> 00:38:38,360 about some of the stuff that really 973 00:38:41,830 --> 00:38:40,220 excited for for the future so if you go 974 00:38:43,630 --> 00:38:41,840 to the next slide you'll see a diagram 975 00:38:45,370 --> 00:38:43,640 of an algorithm that our friend Rob 976 00:38:47,530 --> 00:38:45,380 monroe at Stanford created to help us 977 00:38:49,240 --> 00:38:47,540 automatically categorize and tagged text 978 00:38:51,130 --> 00:38:49,250 messages and so this is really really 979 00:38:52,270 --> 00:38:51,140 helpful for health workers that might be 980 00:38:53,830 --> 00:38:52,280 sitting at a health clinic going through 981 00:38:55,300 --> 00:38:53,840 hundreds of messages a day it would be 982 00:38:56,860 --> 00:38:55,310 so useful for them because they have 983 00:38:58,630 --> 00:38:56,870 lots of important things to do it be 984 00:39:00,490 --> 00:38:58,640 useful for them to have a you know a tag 985 00:39:03,100 --> 00:39:00,500 that says administrative or urgent care 986 00:39:04,480 --> 00:39:03,110 required or you know medicine requests 987 00:39:06,310 --> 00:39:04,490 so that they can more quickly go through 988 00:39:07,750 --> 00:39:06,320 these text messages sort them out easier 989 00:39:09,580 --> 00:39:07,760 and get on with other things that they 990 00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:09,590 have to do another thing that we're 991 00:39:13,180 --> 00:39:10,610 excited about if you go to the next 992 00:39:14,650 --> 00:39:13,190 slide is sell a phone so this was 993 00:39:16,750 --> 00:39:14,660 created actually by a fellow launch 994 00:39:19,330 --> 00:39:16,760 innovator called named dr. oz Jean out 995 00:39:21,850 --> 00:39:19,340 of UCLA and what it is it's a piece of 996 00:39:24,160 --> 00:39:21,860 technology that allows you to do to take 997 00:39:25,630 --> 00:39:24,170 cellular level images of blood and other 998 00:39:28,060 --> 00:39:25,640 liquids on the back of a camera phone 999 00:39:30,610 --> 00:39:28,070 using only a fifteen dollar add on to 1000 00:39:32,350 --> 00:39:30,620 that camera phone and so what the way it 1001 00:39:33,640 --> 00:39:32,360 works is you put the blood on a slide 1002 00:39:36,130 --> 00:39:33,650 and you take can take a picture of it 1003 00:39:38,770 --> 00:39:36,140 with the phone and then it's sent via 1004 00:39:41,590 --> 00:39:38,780 SMS sorry back to the server the server 1005 00:39:44,230 --> 00:39:41,600 analyzes it and can detect things like 1006 00:39:47,560 --> 00:39:44,240 malaria it can do viral load counts for 1007 00:39:49,150 --> 00:39:47,570 HIV patients it can do cotan water 1008 00:39:51,160 --> 00:39:49,160 testing if you're looking at a water 1009 00:39:53,530 --> 00:39:51,170 slide and we're working to integrate 1010 00:39:56,020 --> 00:39:53,540 this with patient view in bring point of 1011 00:39:57,790 --> 00:39:56,030 care diagnostics in seconds for pennies 1012 00:39:58,810 --> 00:39:57,800 to the developing world and the places 1013 00:40:00,460 --> 00:39:58,820 that we work so we're really excited 1014 00:40:02,080 --> 00:40:00,470 about that I'm going to now turn it back 1015 00:40:03,820 --> 00:40:02,090 to Josh for some closing remarks right 1016 00:40:06,450 --> 00:40:03,830 so if you jump to the next slide we have 1017 00:40:09,370 --> 00:40:06,460 really aggressive plans for growth 1018 00:40:11,470 --> 00:40:09,380 Dietrich's 21 he dropped out of college 1019 00:40:12,370 --> 00:40:11,480 for a bit to work with us because he was 1020 00:40:14,499 --> 00:40:12,380 so passionate about the 1021 00:40:16,480 --> 00:40:14,509 I graduated a little bit early to sort 1022 00:40:18,279 --> 00:40:16,490 of get on with it we're sort of from the 1023 00:40:20,920 --> 00:40:18,289 Silicon Valley and from that mindset and 1024 00:40:22,779 --> 00:40:20,930 we approached scale and impact the same 1025 00:40:25,359 --> 00:40:22,789 way that I think Google and Twitter and 1026 00:40:28,960 --> 00:40:25,369 Facebook approach their user numbers in 1027 00:40:31,900 --> 00:40:28,970 their scale and so we want 250,000 1028 00:40:33,640 --> 00:40:31,910 health workers to use these tools in the 1029 00:40:36,549 --> 00:40:33,650 next three years to improve care for 1030 00:40:39,009 --> 00:40:36,559 millions of patients and programs like 1031 00:40:41,079 --> 00:40:39,019 launch let us do that they let us meet 1032 00:40:43,029 --> 00:40:41,089 corporate partners government agencies 1033 00:40:44,589 --> 00:40:43,039 local and international implementing 1034 00:40:46,930 --> 00:40:44,599 partners that we would never interact 1035 00:40:48,609 --> 00:40:46,940 with and so it's sort of proven to us 1036 00:40:51,640 --> 00:40:48,619 that we're participating in an idea 1037 00:40:54,160 --> 00:40:51,650 economy where what matters is the idea 1038 00:40:55,569 --> 00:40:54,170 and your ability to execute and you can 1039 00:40:57,130 --> 00:40:55,579 move from there so we're really excited 1040 00:40:59,559 --> 00:40:57,140 about launch and the things that it's 1041 00:41:02,410 --> 00:40:59,569 offered but we also wanted to direct to 1042 00:41:04,660 --> 00:41:02,420 directly engage the American people in 1043 00:41:06,089 --> 00:41:04,670 the mission and we were hit with a 1044 00:41:08,980 --> 00:41:06,099 statistic if you go to the next slide 1045 00:41:10,420 --> 00:41:08,990 every single day in the US half a 1046 00:41:12,099 --> 00:41:10,430 million mobile phones we just hit Earth 1047 00:41:13,990 --> 00:41:12,109 Day this is another message half a 1048 00:41:16,359 --> 00:41:14,000 million mobile phones but are being put 1049 00:41:17,650 --> 00:41:16,369 into trash cans and desk drawers and 1050 00:41:20,499 --> 00:41:17,660 every single one of these phones has 1051 00:41:22,809 --> 00:41:20,509 hazardous material but it's also a value 1052 00:41:24,670 --> 00:41:22,819 and so we launched the campaign if you 1053 00:41:26,559 --> 00:41:24,680 go to the next slide called hope phones 1054 00:41:28,690 --> 00:41:26,569 and the pitch is that you can give your 1055 00:41:30,549 --> 00:41:28,700 old phone a new life on the front line 1056 00:41:32,440 --> 00:41:30,559 of global health will take your phone or 1057 00:41:34,329 --> 00:41:32,450 recycle it here in the US and we'll take 1058 00:41:35,799 --> 00:41:34,339 the value of that handset the funding 1059 00:41:38,529 --> 00:41:35,809 that we get from the recycling process 1060 00:41:40,210 --> 00:41:38,539 and use that funding to provide to 1061 00:41:42,640 --> 00:41:40,220 purchase mobile phones in local markets 1062 00:41:44,769 --> 00:41:42,650 for our community health workers so it's 1063 00:41:46,420 --> 00:41:44,779 a green process here in the US we pay 1064 00:41:48,190 --> 00:41:46,430 for your shipping both ways and the 1065 00:41:50,380 --> 00:41:48,200 funding lets us fuel our mobile health 1066 00:41:51,849 --> 00:41:50,390 initiatives abroad so this is a way that 1067 00:41:54,579 --> 00:41:51,859 we can partner directly with the 1068 00:41:57,640 --> 00:41:54,589 American people and I want to land with 1069 00:42:00,370 --> 00:41:57,650 a comment that we really believe in the 1070 00:42:02,559 --> 00:42:00,380 power of partnership especially around 1071 00:42:15,420 --> 00:42:02,569 big challenges and we're really honored 1072 00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:20,290 wow that's all I can say josh and 1073 00:42:22,900 --> 00:42:22,010 Dietrich that's some amazing work that 1074 00:42:24,490 --> 00:42:22,910 you're doing and we're really 1075 00:42:26,140 --> 00:42:24,500 appreciative for what you do to help 1076 00:42:28,450 --> 00:42:26,150 change the world thank you very much 1077 00:42:31,300 --> 00:42:28,460 next what to bring the administrators up 1078 00:42:33,370 --> 00:42:31,310 to the stage to have a question and 1079 00:42:35,940 --> 00:42:33,380 answer session so give them an 1080 00:42:40,090 --> 00:42:35,950 opportunity to ask some questions and 1081 00:42:41,770 --> 00:42:40,100 yeah in anything you want guys in 1082 00:42:43,870 --> 00:42:41,780 astoria okay we'll stay right here all 1083 00:42:46,390 --> 00:42:43,880 right now help facilitate this so anyone 1084 00:42:49,300 --> 00:42:46,400 have any questions any students any 1085 00:42:52,990 --> 00:42:49,310 anyone else don't be shy and we'll also 1086 00:42:55,120 --> 00:42:53,000 put Carrie and Dan and Josh will put you 1087 00:42:56,190 --> 00:42:55,130 guys on the spot in case their questions 1088 00:42:58,960 --> 00:42:56,200 that we don't know how to answer 1089 00:43:00,810 --> 00:42:58,970 definitely so there may be something and 1090 00:43:06,850 --> 00:43:00,820 we do have questions from Twitter also 1091 00:43:09,460 --> 00:43:06,860 if no one knows why don't you yes I was 1092 00:43:13,480 --> 00:43:09,470 just wondering what type of grant sauce 1093 00:43:17,170 --> 00:43:13,490 on programs that you are looking at for 1094 00:43:19,330 --> 00:43:17,180 sustainable systems as we move into the 1095 00:43:22,510 --> 00:43:19,340 next year such that there's college 1096 00:43:25,090 --> 00:43:22,520 students can get involved on the summer 1097 00:43:28,120 --> 00:43:25,100 programs and also some fellowships and 1098 00:43:29,530 --> 00:43:28,130 grants so that we can be so that as they 1099 00:43:33,130 --> 00:43:29,540 were doing we can be out on the front 1100 00:43:35,140 --> 00:43:33,140 line trying to develop some work I'll 1101 00:43:37,750 --> 00:43:35,150 take a shot first we've got a couple of 1102 00:43:39,310 --> 00:43:37,760 things a number of things at NASA we do 1103 00:43:42,190 --> 00:43:39,320 a number of grants through our education 1104 00:43:43,450 --> 00:43:42,200 department that Leland oversees the 1105 00:43:47,170 --> 00:43:43,460 other thing that we're doing brand-new 1106 00:43:50,380 --> 00:43:47,180 is we're trying to fund 500 postgraduate 1107 00:43:52,750 --> 00:43:50,390 or graduate grants in technology through 1108 00:43:56,860 --> 00:43:52,760 our office of chief technologists for 1109 00:43:59,320 --> 00:43:56,870 the 2011-2012 school year and we just 1110 00:44:01,600 --> 00:43:59,330 put the solicitations on the street back 1111 00:44:03,520 --> 00:44:01,610 before the holidays so there's something 1112 00:44:05,230 --> 00:44:03,530 we have not done before and we're hoping 1113 00:44:08,680 --> 00:44:05,240 to be able to do that and that that 1114 00:44:10,330 --> 00:44:08,690 would be for study in any area of 1115 00:44:12,340 --> 00:44:10,340 technology whether it's something that 1116 00:44:15,850 --> 00:44:12,350 you heard josh and any other folk talk 1117 00:44:17,740 --> 00:44:15,860 about or whatever I would just add to 1118 00:44:19,570 --> 00:44:17,750 that to say that US aid has a broad 1119 00:44:21,250 --> 00:44:19,580 range of programs as well for college 1120 00:44:24,670 --> 00:44:21,260 students and university students but 1121 00:44:27,160 --> 00:44:24,680 often geared towards PhDs and postdocs 1122 00:44:28,750 --> 00:44:27,170 fellowships with our new office of 1123 00:44:30,970 --> 00:44:28,760 science and technology Alex do you want 1124 00:44:33,190 --> 00:44:30,980 to put your hand up who runs alex Dagon 1125 00:44:35,640 --> 00:44:33,200 who runs that office and so we're really 1126 00:44:38,349 --> 00:44:35,650 trying to engage with and inspire more 1127 00:44:40,180 --> 00:44:38,359 college students in particular to get 1128 00:44:42,339 --> 00:44:40,190 involved with development but from a 1129 00:44:47,950 --> 00:44:42,349 science and technology perspective so 1130 00:44:50,140 --> 00:44:47,960 thanks for your question one of our 1131 00:44:52,180 --> 00:44:50,150 followers how will this Agreement make a 1132 00:44:55,599 --> 00:44:52,190 difference to third world countries like 1133 00:44:59,200 --> 00:44:55,609 Ethiopia ah well all I can I'll give you 1134 00:45:03,250 --> 00:44:59,210 an example for you know when we were in 1135 00:45:05,049 --> 00:45:03,260 Nairobi Kenya with severe it's a probe 1136 00:45:07,210 --> 00:45:05,059 it's an ongoing program between our two 1137 00:45:09,490 --> 00:45:07,220 agencies what we're doing today is 1138 00:45:11,740 --> 00:45:09,500 expanding the work that we do to include 1139 00:45:14,650 --> 00:45:11,750 more education more science initiative 1140 00:45:17,920 --> 00:45:14,660 so a company a country like Ethiopia 1141 00:45:21,849 --> 00:45:17,930 will be touched and in fact dan I got to 1142 00:45:23,950 --> 00:45:21,859 ask you is Ethiopia one of the 15 I 1143 00:45:25,690 --> 00:45:23,960 think it's one of the 15 East African 1144 00:45:28,359 --> 00:45:25,700 nations that is already a part of the 1145 00:45:30,910 --> 00:45:28,369 severe out of Nairobi and as I mentioned 1146 00:45:33,670 --> 00:45:30,920 you know these are countries that are 1147 00:45:35,620 --> 00:45:33,680 stricken by alternately droughts and 1148 00:45:37,930 --> 00:45:35,630 floods but nobody ever put them together 1149 00:45:39,849 --> 00:45:37,940 before and when we were there this past 1150 00:45:41,819 --> 00:45:39,859 year they were actually helping them to 1151 00:45:44,049 --> 00:45:41,829 build drought and flood models so that 1152 00:45:46,599 --> 00:45:44,059 you know they could help to to 1153 00:45:48,640 --> 00:45:46,609 counteract the impact of both those 1154 00:45:55,539 --> 00:45:48,650 those tragedies in those particular 1155 00:45:58,030 --> 00:45:55,549 areas yeah hello my question is was 1156 00:46:00,160 --> 00:45:58,040 severe and will this information be 1157 00:46:04,359 --> 00:46:00,170 publicly available to those who would 1158 00:46:08,440 --> 00:46:04,369 like to use it for science Kerry you 1159 00:46:09,819 --> 00:46:08,450 were Dan yes the information all the 1160 00:46:13,359 --> 00:46:09,829 products that we create are publicly 1161 00:46:15,520 --> 00:46:13,369 available the data sets are available as 1162 00:46:18,280 --> 00:46:15,530 well as the dry product so that's 1163 00:46:20,049 --> 00:46:18,290 something that is very important so not 1164 00:46:21,339 --> 00:46:20,059 only the initial users can take 1165 00:46:25,539 --> 00:46:21,349 advantage of them but the science and 1166 00:46:27,359 --> 00:46:25,549 research community can as well I think 1167 00:46:30,609 --> 00:46:27,369 we have another okay go ahead over here 1168 00:46:34,829 --> 00:46:30,619 yes I want to follow up on the previous 1169 00:46:38,230 --> 00:46:34,839 question often universities in the US 1170 00:46:41,200 --> 00:46:38,240 when we want to work with kind of parts 1171 00:46:43,359 --> 00:46:41,210 the development world they in Africa we 1172 00:46:46,810 --> 00:46:43,369 have difficulty getting support for them 1173 00:46:48,730 --> 00:46:46,820 not for us because every time we go we 1174 00:46:51,700 --> 00:46:48,740 are told that you must go to the USAID 1175 00:46:55,210 --> 00:46:51,710 mission and frankly it is not feasible 1176 00:46:58,240 --> 00:46:55,220 for us to go for every project good a 1177 00:47:00,550 --> 00:46:58,250 mission in Tanzania Kenya and so on and 1178 00:47:03,460 --> 00:47:00,560 so on and frankly that has been the 1179 00:47:05,859 --> 00:47:03,470 biggest single barrier towards their 1180 00:47:07,600 --> 00:47:05,869 partnership with our counterparts you 1181 00:47:09,490 --> 00:47:07,610 know in the development world do you 1182 00:47:12,760 --> 00:47:09,500 have any specific way of addressing that 1183 00:47:14,440 --> 00:47:12,770 problem yes so let me let me suggest two 1184 00:47:16,270 --> 00:47:14,450 or three one is we launched a program 1185 00:47:18,370 --> 00:47:16,280 under this administration called feed 1186 00:47:21,550 --> 00:47:18,380 the future of which I know you're aware 1187 00:47:23,800 --> 00:47:21,560 to help address global hunger and food 1188 00:47:25,870 --> 00:47:23,810 insecurity and a lot of that is by 1189 00:47:28,150 --> 00:47:25,880 supporting the training of agricultural 1190 00:47:30,510 --> 00:47:28,160 scientists figuring out how to use 1191 00:47:33,520 --> 00:47:30,520 mobile phones to get market pricing for 1192 00:47:35,980 --> 00:47:33,530 crops so that farmers can negotiate 1193 00:47:37,380 --> 00:47:35,990 better deals with middlemen and a range 1194 00:47:40,210 --> 00:47:37,390 of other things knowing how to interpret 1195 00:47:43,150 --> 00:47:40,220 severe data in Ethiopia so that you can 1196 00:47:44,770 --> 00:47:43,160 identify what likely drought patterns 1197 00:47:46,530 --> 00:47:44,780 might mean for food production and 1198 00:47:48,940 --> 00:47:46,540 market prices and respond accordingly 1199 00:47:50,170 --> 00:47:48,950 those programs that we've through that 1200 00:47:52,120 --> 00:47:50,180 we've rolled out hundreds of additional 1201 00:47:54,130 --> 00:47:52,130 fellowships through programs like the 1202 00:47:56,830 --> 00:47:54,140 award program with the an organization 1203 00:47:59,560 --> 00:47:56,840 called the cgiar and with other direct 1204 00:48:01,420 --> 00:47:59,570 programs with us universities so it's a 1205 00:48:04,750 --> 00:48:01,430 it's a major priority and I was glad to 1206 00:48:06,250 --> 00:48:04,760 see even in severe itself a component of 1207 00:48:09,609 --> 00:48:06,260 that program being used to build 1208 00:48:11,200 --> 00:48:09,619 capacity in institutions in sub-saharan 1209 00:48:13,120 --> 00:48:11,210 Africa and South Asia and around the 1210 00:48:15,910 --> 00:48:13,130 world because at the end of the day and 1211 00:48:17,500 --> 00:48:15,920 this we've seen this before when USA and 1212 00:48:20,650 --> 00:48:17,510 other partners got together and help 1213 00:48:24,160 --> 00:48:20,660 support the Green Revolution decades ago 1214 00:48:27,190 --> 00:48:24,170 to deal with hunger and in South Asia a 1215 00:48:30,070 --> 00:48:27,200 big part of the legacy we left were 1216 00:48:32,920 --> 00:48:30,080 thousands of agricultural scientists and 1217 00:48:35,170 --> 00:48:32,930 trained scientists and professors at 1218 00:48:36,790 --> 00:48:35,180 universities and researchers and that's 1219 00:48:38,140 --> 00:48:36,800 very much what we're trying to do so 1220 00:48:42,820 --> 00:48:38,150 we've dramatically expanded those 1221 00:48:46,660 --> 00:48:42,830 programs okay okay a little thick 1222 00:48:48,520 --> 00:48:46,670 um I had a question um with USAID arm I 1223 00:48:51,970 --> 00:48:48,530 know how you all were speaking on 1224 00:48:53,860 --> 00:48:51,980 countries like Ethiopia in Africa um do 1225 00:48:55,660 --> 00:48:53,870 you also help countries that are 1226 00:48:57,160 --> 00:48:55,670 slightly more developed even become more 1227 00:49:00,310 --> 00:48:57,170 developed like countries like nigeria 1228 00:49:03,670 --> 00:49:00,320 and south africa who are slightly more 1229 00:49:05,140 --> 00:49:03,680 developed than ethiopia but but not as 1230 00:49:07,900 --> 00:49:05,150 developed as America like do y'all help 1231 00:49:09,940 --> 00:49:07,910 countries like those also you know we do 1232 00:49:12,580 --> 00:49:09,950 we have programs and through launch and 1233 00:49:14,440 --> 00:49:12,590 severe and through the full range of our 1234 00:49:16,420 --> 00:49:14,450 work we work in more than a hundred 1235 00:49:17,980 --> 00:49:16,430 countries around the world you know 1236 00:49:21,280 --> 00:49:17,990 frankly in countries that have more 1237 00:49:23,380 --> 00:49:21,290 local resources we also ask countries to 1238 00:49:25,660 --> 00:49:23,390 expand their own investments in these 1239 00:49:27,640 --> 00:49:25,670 types of efforts so a lot of times our 1240 00:49:29,830 --> 00:49:27,650 resources are matching with increased 1241 00:49:31,210 --> 00:49:29,840 country commitments and we do that 1242 00:49:33,430 --> 00:49:31,220 because we know we get better results 1243 00:49:36,970 --> 00:49:33,440 that way and there's more accountability 1244 00:49:38,920 --> 00:49:36,980 on both sides so you know results in 1245 00:49:41,740 --> 00:49:38,930 accountability or a major focus for our 1246 00:49:43,630 --> 00:49:41,750 reform efforts at US aid so we are 1247 00:49:46,300 --> 00:49:43,640 pursuing that but with a real sense of 1248 00:49:47,800 --> 00:49:46,310 mutual commitment okay we have time for 1249 00:49:50,890 --> 00:49:47,810 two more questions we'll take the 10 1250 00:49:54,460 --> 00:49:50,900 line mill first one of our Twitter 1251 00:49:58,000 --> 00:49:54,470 followers in Edinburgh UK how are you 1252 00:50:02,010 --> 00:49:58,010 working with India on your programs and 1253 00:50:04,510 --> 00:50:02,020 with the indian space program we have a 1254 00:50:06,400 --> 00:50:04,520 an umbrella agreement with the Indian 1255 00:50:08,530 --> 00:50:06,410 Space Agency and i will tell you an 1256 00:50:12,370 --> 00:50:08,540 interesting story they had a tremendous 1257 00:50:14,710 --> 00:50:12,380 increase in funding this in 2010 when 1258 00:50:17,020 --> 00:50:14,720 I've had my first meeting with the the 1259 00:50:21,220 --> 00:50:17,030 Indian Minister of the Indian Space 1260 00:50:23,680 --> 00:50:21,230 Agency he said they were spending 75% of 1261 00:50:25,750 --> 00:50:23,690 all of their funding on what they call 1262 00:50:28,240 --> 00:50:25,760 society meeting societal needs the type 1263 00:50:30,520 --> 00:50:28,250 of work that USAID and NASA are doing 1264 00:50:33,250 --> 00:50:30,530 together while still intending to 1265 00:50:35,560 --> 00:50:33,260 develop a human spaceflight program so 1266 00:50:38,170 --> 00:50:35,570 nASA has a number of science agreements 1267 00:50:40,210 --> 00:50:38,180 with with India under the umbrella 1268 00:50:43,360 --> 00:50:40,220 agreement and I'm certain that USAID 1269 00:50:44,890 --> 00:50:43,370 does something very similar we do we do 1270 00:50:46,840 --> 00:50:44,900 absolutely and in fact during the 1271 00:50:49,000 --> 00:50:46,850 president's visit just a few months ago 1272 00:50:51,520 --> 00:50:49,010 to India we launched a series of 1273 00:50:54,040 --> 00:50:51,530 programs that range from agriculture to 1274 00:50:56,230 --> 00:50:54,050 education to helping 1275 00:50:57,640 --> 00:50:56,240 Unity's improve their governance and 1276 00:51:00,430 --> 00:50:57,650 their transparency all of which 1277 00:51:02,350 --> 00:51:00,440 leveraged technology and technology that 1278 00:51:04,750 --> 00:51:02,360 was designed to be incredibly affordable 1279 00:51:07,180 --> 00:51:04,760 and accessible very broadly to the 1280 00:51:09,700 --> 00:51:07,190 hundreds of millions of rural its 1281 00:51:11,290 --> 00:51:09,710 Indians that live there so that's a 1282 00:51:13,380 --> 00:51:11,300 great question and thank you before we 1283 00:51:16,000 --> 00:51:13,390 go to the last question me make a plea 1284 00:51:19,420 --> 00:51:16,010 because we constantly hear people talk 1285 00:51:23,050 --> 00:51:19,430 about you know NASA's work in in earth 1286 00:51:24,850 --> 00:51:23,060 science if you will but you have to 1287 00:51:27,940 --> 00:51:24,860 remember when Dan discovered the stuff 1288 00:51:31,090 --> 00:51:27,950 at the beginning of the severe program 1289 00:51:35,200 --> 00:51:31,100 he had the benefit of looking back at 30 1290 00:51:37,420 --> 00:51:35,210 years of earth science data that had 1291 00:51:39,190 --> 00:51:37,430 been archived and it's stuff that we 1292 00:51:41,980 --> 00:51:39,200 never I don't think anybody ever 1293 00:51:44,140 --> 00:51:41,990 envisioned that NASA earth science data 1294 00:51:47,050 --> 00:51:44,150 data provided by satellites and what we 1295 00:51:49,090 --> 00:51:47,060 call the a train would ever be put to 1296 00:51:50,170 --> 00:51:49,100 this type of youth so what's really 1297 00:51:53,410 --> 00:51:50,180 important and I would say to the 1298 00:51:58,260 --> 00:51:53,420 students back there you know just as 1299 00:52:00,460 --> 00:51:58,270 josh is done and go back to school ok 1300 00:52:01,840 --> 00:52:00,470 that's necessarily I'll tell you you 1301 00:52:05,620 --> 00:52:01,850 don't have to i mean you could be like 1302 00:52:07,690 --> 00:52:05,630 these rich guys but go back but but 1303 00:52:09,730 --> 00:52:07,700 think about the things that you can do 1304 00:52:12,100 --> 00:52:09,740 to make a difference in the world and 1305 00:52:14,140 --> 00:52:12,110 you know there's an incredible amount of 1306 00:52:16,390 --> 00:52:14,150 information that's available to help you 1307 00:52:18,130 --> 00:52:16,400 make that difference we have no idea 1308 00:52:20,290 --> 00:52:18,140 what's going to happen with the data 1309 00:52:21,940 --> 00:52:20,300 that we accumulate over time so i would 1310 00:52:23,290 --> 00:52:21,950 encourage you to you know come check 1311 00:52:24,760 --> 00:52:23,300 with our two agencies and see if there's 1312 00:52:26,500 --> 00:52:24,770 something you can do you say there's one 1313 00:52:30,760 --> 00:52:26,510 more i thought i saw millions were more 1314 00:52:33,610 --> 00:52:30,770 two more i think there's one way back 1315 00:52:35,350 --> 00:52:33,620 there good afternoon my name is Marcelo 1316 00:52:36,400 --> 00:52:35,360 sell mary oh i'm a freshman chemical 1317 00:52:40,870 --> 00:52:36,410 engineering major at howard university 1318 00:52:45,000 --> 00:52:40,880 and my question is both agencies have 1319 00:52:48,100 --> 00:52:45,010 stressed students as the next wave of 1320 00:52:51,310 --> 00:52:48,110 operations so my question is what kind 1321 00:52:53,340 --> 00:52:51,320 of new programs new initiatives in both 1322 00:52:57,010 --> 00:52:53,350 agencies will be available for 1323 00:52:59,470 --> 00:52:57,020 specifically under graduates to help in 1324 00:53:00,880 --> 00:52:59,480 both agencies missions I know nASA has a 1325 00:53:03,880 --> 00:53:00,890 lot of internships currently available 1326 00:53:05,860 --> 00:53:03,890 now but what kind of new programs with 1327 00:53:07,920 --> 00:53:05,870 this partnership will be created to help 1328 00:53:11,260 --> 00:53:07,930 undergraduates real 1329 00:53:14,950 --> 00:53:11,270 be a factor in fulfilling the 2h these 1330 00:53:16,600 --> 00:53:14,960 missions because you stumped me well you 1331 00:53:19,600 --> 00:53:16,610 know I'm glad you asked that we actually 1332 00:53:21,040 --> 00:53:19,610 will this fall be launching at a series 1333 00:53:22,900 --> 00:53:21,050 of very targeted programs for 1334 00:53:25,540 --> 00:53:22,910 undergraduates in particular I think the 1335 00:53:27,070 --> 00:53:25,550 truth is until quite recently there's 1336 00:53:28,480 --> 00:53:27,080 been a sense that well you know you 1337 00:53:32,290 --> 00:53:28,490 should be a graduate student or a 1338 00:53:34,540 --> 00:53:32,300 postgraduate PhD and then you can learn 1339 00:53:36,400 --> 00:53:34,550 this field and spend maybe 10 or 15 1340 00:53:38,500 --> 00:53:36,410 years really learning the field and then 1341 00:53:41,200 --> 00:53:38,510 you start contributing and developing 1342 00:53:43,780 --> 00:53:41,210 solutions I think it's josh is just sort 1343 00:53:46,090 --> 00:53:43,790 of a personal embodiment of something of 1344 00:53:47,620 --> 00:53:46,100 the counterfactual that you know that 1345 00:53:49,780 --> 00:53:47,630 undergraduates have a huge amount to 1346 00:53:51,580 --> 00:53:49,790 offer and the reason i talked about MIT 1347 00:53:53,380 --> 00:53:51,590 in particular those were undergraduate 1348 00:53:55,960 --> 00:53:53,390 students and it's happening on college 1349 00:53:58,120 --> 00:53:55,970 campuses everywhere i go classes and 1350 00:53:59,830 --> 00:53:58,130 global development global health these 1351 00:54:01,810 --> 00:53:59,840 things are oversubscribed people are 1352 00:54:04,450 --> 00:54:01,820 sitting in the aisles standing in the 1353 00:54:06,520 --> 00:54:04,460 back and we want to create opportunities 1354 00:54:08,560 --> 00:54:06,530 for undergraduate students to really 1355 00:54:11,710 --> 00:54:08,570 figure out how can you be creative and 1356 00:54:13,900 --> 00:54:11,720 use the skills insights technology and 1357 00:54:16,180 --> 00:54:13,910 sense of confidence that you bring that 1358 00:54:18,370 --> 00:54:16,190 these are solvable problems that we can 1359 00:54:22,030 --> 00:54:18,380 develop business models or tools like 1360 00:54:23,680 --> 00:54:22,040 mobile medic or use geospatial data to 1361 00:54:25,180 --> 00:54:23,690 really help people see things a 1362 00:54:27,790 --> 00:54:25,190 different way and change the way they 1363 00:54:29,110 --> 00:54:27,800 think and you don't have to wait you can 1364 00:54:30,280 --> 00:54:29,120 do that as an undergrad and we're gonna 1365 00:54:32,920 --> 00:54:30,290 have a series of programs to support 1366 00:54:34,450 --> 00:54:32,930 that so we're working on that and we'll 1367 00:54:37,150 --> 00:54:34,460 get back to you in the fall but but 1368 00:54:39,610 --> 00:54:37,160 please do look at our website usa.gov 1369 00:54:41,350 --> 00:54:39,620 for more information about that and we 1370 00:54:42,730 --> 00:54:41,360 have a science and technology tag there 1371 00:54:45,030 --> 00:54:42,740 you can click on that there'll be more 1372 00:54:48,850 --> 00:54:45,040 right there but thanks for that question 1373 00:54:50,590 --> 00:54:48,860 so we're quick to the top hello I'm a 1374 00:54:53,230 --> 00:54:50,600 UCLA student i'm working at the State 1375 00:54:55,000 --> 00:54:53,240 Department I have a question about women 1376 00:54:57,160 --> 00:54:55,010 in science and science women in science 1377 00:54:58,600 --> 00:54:57,170 and technology how are you encouraging 1378 00:55:01,060 --> 00:54:58,610 women and girls in the developing world 1379 00:55:04,600 --> 00:55:01,070 to pursue more careers in science and 1380 00:55:06,820 --> 00:55:04,610 technology I I wish we had Rebecca spike 1381 00:55:09,310 --> 00:55:06,830 Kaiser here who we're very active with 1382 00:55:12,310 --> 00:55:09,320 the first lady's with actually with the 1383 00:55:13,840 --> 00:55:12,320 White House is an initiative on women in 1384 00:55:17,710 --> 00:55:13,850 science and engineering as I'm certain 1385 00:55:19,950 --> 00:55:17,720 USAID is but we we actually if you go to 1386 00:55:22,800 --> 00:55:19,960 the NASA website there is a huge fee 1387 00:55:24,599 --> 00:55:22,810 on women at NASA and I think it will 1388 00:55:27,000 --> 00:55:24,609 give you some insight into the types of 1389 00:55:29,190 --> 00:55:27,010 programs that that are that our 1390 00:55:31,710 --> 00:55:29,200 employees are engaged in I would 1391 00:55:33,810 --> 00:55:31,720 encourage you to try to find some of the 1392 00:55:36,450 --> 00:55:33,820 young ladies who are here and young is a 1393 00:55:38,820 --> 00:55:36,460 relative term okay I always get 1394 00:55:42,329 --> 00:55:38,830 complaints when I use that word hi I'm 1395 00:55:44,430 --> 00:55:42,339 64 years young so I am a young person 1396 00:55:46,859 --> 00:55:44,440 you're as young as you are in here but 1397 00:55:49,170 --> 00:55:46,869 as you get ready to leave here I'd 1398 00:55:50,700 --> 00:55:49,180 invite you to talk to any of the women 1399 00:55:53,220 --> 00:55:50,710 that you see here who may happen to be 1400 00:55:55,320 --> 00:55:53,230 working for either NASA or USAID and 1401 00:55:57,870 --> 00:55:55,330 have them tell you what it is that they 1402 00:55:59,730 --> 00:55:57,880 do but go to the NASA website for one 1403 00:56:01,220 --> 00:55:59,740 and look at women in NASA and I think 1404 00:56:03,180 --> 00:56:01,230 you'll find it pretty interesting 1405 00:56:11,760 --> 00:56:03,190 alright with that let's think the 1406 00:56:15,079 --> 00:56:11,770 administrators for their time okay so 1407 00:56:17,690 --> 00:56:15,089 next I like to introduce dr. Alex bagan 1408 00:56:21,570 --> 00:56:17,700 dr. Dagan is the science and technology 1409 00:56:23,640 --> 00:56:21,580 you can you sit back here sorry about 1410 00:56:25,859 --> 00:56:23,650 the doctor Dagan is the science and 1411 00:56:28,140 --> 00:56:25,869 technology advisor to the administrator 1412 00:56:29,700 --> 00:56:28,150 of USAID in heads the office of science 1413 00:56:33,390 --> 00:56:29,710 and technology within the new Bureau of 1414 00:56:35,820 --> 00:56:33,400 policy planning and learning as the S&T 1415 00:56:37,920 --> 00:56:35,830 advisor dr. Dagan serves as the key 1416 00:56:39,690 --> 00:56:37,930 focal point for implementing the 1417 00:56:41,510 --> 00:56:39,700 administrators vision to restore science 1418 00:56:46,109 --> 00:56:41,520 and technology to its rightful place 1419 00:56:48,800 --> 00:56:46,119 within USAID and ensure that USAID is 1420 00:56:51,870 --> 00:56:48,810 the global leader on employing science 1421 00:56:54,089 --> 00:56:51,880 technology and creativity to help solve 1422 00:56:57,030 --> 00:56:54,099 traditional and persistent development 1423 00:56:58,440 --> 00:56:57,040 challenges in novel ways he has a PhD in 1424 00:57:01,380 --> 00:56:58,450 master's degree from the University of 1425 00:57:03,150 --> 00:57:01,390 Chicago a law degree from the University 1426 00:57:05,849 --> 00:57:03,160 of California and the bachelor of 1427 00:57:08,970 --> 00:57:05,859 science degree from Duke University well 1428 00:57:11,400 --> 00:57:08,980 a lot of degrees there he is chosen 1429 00:57:13,710 --> 00:57:11,410 taught to do trick in a minute he is it 1430 00:57:16,230 --> 00:57:13,720 was chosen as an icon of science by seed 1431 00:57:17,970 --> 00:57:16,240 magazine in 2005 and if received 1432 00:57:20,339 --> 00:57:17,980 international recognition for his 1433 00:57:30,980 --> 00:57:20,349 research and professional work please 1434 00:57:36,600 --> 00:57:34,530 man what an impressive day when one of 1435 00:57:39,150 --> 00:57:36,610 the things that that that overly long 1436 00:57:41,010 --> 00:57:39,160 intro on my bio probably didn't mention 1437 00:57:43,800 --> 00:57:41,020 is the fact that I benefited from so 1438 00:57:46,110 --> 00:57:43,810 many years of NASA data in terms of 1439 00:57:48,540 --> 00:57:46,120 Landsat data and modis data and other 1440 00:57:50,310 --> 00:57:48,550 imagery in terms of getting my own PhD 1441 00:57:52,290 --> 00:57:50,320 done so thank you very much for all the 1442 00:57:54,270 --> 00:57:52,300 work that's gone into that I remember 1443 00:57:56,010 --> 00:57:54,280 meeting woody Turner across a foosball 1444 00:57:57,990 --> 00:57:56,020 table in England at a scientific 1445 00:58:01,230 --> 00:57:58,000 conference and finding out how much NASA 1446 00:58:03,390 --> 00:58:01,240 does for researchers it's it's clear 1447 00:58:05,880 --> 00:58:03,400 that NASA and USAID both do things that 1448 00:58:07,950 --> 00:58:05,890 involve large additions goals they take 1449 00:58:10,470 --> 00:58:07,960 on the grand challenges of our lifetimes 1450 00:58:12,120 --> 00:58:10,480 they put humans into space connect the 1451 00:58:15,090 --> 00:58:12,130 world to knowledge harvest and store 1452 00:58:17,010 --> 00:58:15,100 energy from the Sun both agencies carry 1453 00:58:19,890 --> 00:58:17,020 out vital missions for American people 1454 00:58:21,570 --> 00:58:19,900 and protecting American homelands NASA 1455 00:58:23,340 --> 00:58:21,580 creates technologies and innovations 1456 00:58:25,560 --> 00:58:23,350 that keep Americans alive in the most 1457 00:58:26,970 --> 00:58:25,570 extreme environments but we can apply 1458 00:58:28,770 --> 00:58:26,980 those insights and those breakthroughs 1459 00:58:30,600 --> 00:58:28,780 to solve some of the most challenging 1460 00:58:33,090 --> 00:58:30,610 problems at home in the developing world 1461 00:58:34,890 --> 00:58:33,100 and when NASA's technology is leveraged 1462 00:58:37,710 --> 00:58:34,900 against the deep international 1463 00:58:40,530 --> 00:58:37,720 development expertise USAID we can do 1464 00:58:42,390 --> 00:58:40,540 truly powerful and unprecedented things 1465 00:58:44,400 --> 00:58:42,400 we look forward to many more 1466 00:58:47,010 --> 00:58:44,410 accomplishments that match or suppressed 1467 00:58:48,930 --> 00:58:47,020 achievements of severe and launch in the 1468 00:58:51,930 --> 00:58:48,940 coming years and as President Obama 1469 00:58:54,300 --> 00:58:51,940 noted we are at a Sputnik moment we face 1470 00:58:56,460 --> 00:58:54,310 new global challenges and the solutions 1471 00:58:59,040 --> 00:58:56,470 to them are actually held by you the 1472 00:59:00,740 --> 00:58:59,050 students the next generation and your 1473 00:59:03,780 --> 00:59:00,750 counterparts in the developing world 1474 00:59:07,160 --> 00:59:03,790 it's pretty clear that that despite the 1475 00:59:09,720 --> 00:59:07,170 great brains exist within NASA and USAID 1476 00:59:11,100 --> 00:59:09,730 all the solutions to critical 1477 00:59:12,540 --> 00:59:11,110 development challenges will not come 1478 00:59:14,640 --> 00:59:12,550 within the four walls of this 1479 00:59:17,370 --> 00:59:14,650 institution or over at the ronald reagan 1480 00:59:18,600 --> 00:59:17,380 building administrator Shahs remarks and 1481 00:59:20,040 --> 00:59:18,610 our experiences as development 1482 00:59:21,840 --> 00:59:20,050 professionals have shown that some of 1483 00:59:23,730 --> 00:59:21,850 the most vital leading-edge work and 1484 00:59:25,710 --> 00:59:23,740 development is done in university labs 1485 00:59:28,440 --> 00:59:25,720 and research centers we believe that 1486 00:59:31,080 --> 00:59:28,450 places like MIT zhdi lab the design 1487 00:59:33,480 --> 00:59:31,090 school at Stanford NGOs like Palo Alto 1488 00:59:35,490 --> 00:59:33,490 design revolution and the global social 1489 00:59:37,560 --> 00:59:35,500 benefit in incubator at Santa Clara 1490 00:59:38,970 --> 00:59:37,570 University and countless others 1491 00:59:41,040 --> 00:59:38,980 are the engines of the most crucial 1492 00:59:43,340 --> 00:59:41,050 thinking and advances in international 1493 00:59:45,600 --> 00:59:43,350 development they advance an ethic of 1494 00:59:47,520 --> 00:59:45,610 multidisciplinary collaboration of 1495 00:59:49,410 --> 00:59:47,530 direct partnership with the developing 1496 00:59:52,200 --> 00:59:49,420 world and what's really interesting it 1497 00:59:53,580 --> 00:59:52,210 is student demand that is driving the 1498 00:59:56,400 --> 00:59:53,590 changes that we see across our 1499 00:59:58,050 --> 00:59:56,410 university campuses higher education is 1500 01:00:00,210 --> 00:59:58,060 also an unparalleled engine of 1501 01:00:01,950 --> 01:00:00,220 opportunity in the developing world as 1502 01:00:05,220 --> 01:00:01,960 well as it is within the United States 1503 01:00:06,840 --> 01:00:05,230 and USAID is working hard at better 1504 01:00:08,730 --> 01:00:06,850 leveraging the power of university 1505 01:00:10,470 --> 01:00:08,740 capabilities in science and technology 1506 01:00:13,680 --> 01:00:10,480 for the for development through new 1507 01:00:16,140 --> 01:00:13,690 partnerships that are underway the 1508 01:00:19,050 --> 01:00:16,150 students you are part of this picture it 1509 01:00:20,670 --> 01:00:19,060 isn't so impressive to see how Josh and 1510 01:00:23,940 --> 01:00:20,680 Dietrich of metric mobile have shown you 1511 01:00:26,220 --> 01:00:23,950 today what can be achieved a small team 1512 01:00:28,590 --> 01:00:26,230 of students that started up metric medic 1513 01:00:30,210 --> 01:00:28,600 mobile from scratch operating on a lean 1514 01:00:32,310 --> 01:00:30,220 budget they have accomplished so much 1515 01:00:35,940 --> 01:00:32,320 and they have so much more potential to 1516 01:00:37,800 --> 01:00:35,950 do that but no matter what your academic 1517 01:00:39,750 --> 01:00:37,810 discipline is or was i encourage you to 1518 01:00:42,720 --> 01:00:39,760 stretch your horizons a bit more our 1519 01:00:44,610 --> 01:00:42,730 most vexing challenges in international 1520 01:00:47,400 --> 01:00:44,620 development require solutions from 1521 01:00:49,530 --> 01:00:47,410 creative multidisciplinary thinkers that 1522 01:00:51,000 --> 01:00:49,540 means aspiring entrepreneurs and 1523 01:00:52,980 --> 01:00:51,010 economist should probably know a little 1524 01:00:55,050 --> 01:00:52,990 bit more about water infectious diseases 1525 01:00:56,400 --> 01:00:55,060 and environment while mechanical 1526 01:00:58,560 --> 01:00:56,410 engineers might want to delve into 1527 01:01:02,010 --> 01:00:58,570 economics design or anthropology more 1528 01:01:03,570 --> 01:01:02,020 deeply I'm sure the audience in this 1529 01:01:05,130 --> 01:01:03,580 room has heard this quote many times 1530 01:01:06,780 --> 01:01:05,140 longer repeat it because it's really 1531 01:01:08,820 --> 01:01:06,790 applicable to what we're doing in the 1532 01:01:10,280 --> 01:01:08,830 developing world as President Kennedy 1533 01:01:12,600 --> 01:01:10,290 said in his address at Rice University 1534 01:01:14,160 --> 01:01:12,610 we chose to go to the moon in this 1535 01:01:15,930 --> 01:01:14,170 decade and not to do other things not 1536 01:01:18,060 --> 01:01:15,940 because they are easy but because they 1537 01:01:19,740 --> 01:01:18,070 are hard because that goal will serve to 1538 01:01:21,600 --> 01:01:19,750 organize and measure the best of our 1539 01:01:24,030 --> 01:01:21,610 energy and skills because that challenge 1540 01:01:25,860 --> 01:01:24,040 is one we're willing to accept one we're 1541 01:01:28,400 --> 01:01:25,870 willing to postpone and one that we 1542 01:01:31,260 --> 01:01:28,410 intend to wind in others to this 1543 01:01:33,540 --> 01:01:31,270 administration and these administrators 1544 01:01:35,300 --> 01:01:33,550 have chosen to also take on some of the 1545 01:01:37,800 --> 01:01:35,310 hardest challenges in the world in 1546 01:01:40,650 --> 01:01:37,810 development they have chosen to be bold 1547 01:01:42,690 --> 01:01:40,660 they have chosen to do big things and to 1548 01:01:45,060 --> 01:01:42,700 paraphrase President Kennedy again it 1549 01:01:46,680 --> 01:01:45,070 will not be one man that will be doing 1550 01:01:48,990 --> 01:01:46,690 these challenges but it'll be an entire 1551 01:01:51,030 --> 01:01:49,000 nation for all of us must work to put 1552 01:01:51,420 --> 01:01:51,040 them there the same applies to the goals 1553 01:01:53,970 --> 01:01:51,430 we do 1554 01:01:55,650 --> 01:01:53,980 just this day with that I invite our two 1555 01:02:41,639 --> 01:01:55,660 esteemed administrators to retake the