Hurricane Katrina: Innovative Information and Communication Responses
The devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina has brought an outpouring of
support from concerned individuals and organizations across the country
and around the world.
In addition to efforts to supply food, water, and security, technology
volunteers and organizations have worked to re-establish communications,
to connect victims and their loved ones, and to match the displaced with
volunteered housing. Some efforts were led by organizations well known
for disaster relief, while other projects were ad hoc efforts organized
by volunteers who saw a need and moved quickly to fill it. We have seen
a tremendous amount of hard work and innovation in the last several
weeks. This seminar will feature presentations by those behind some of
the most interesting and effective efforts.
Speakers Include:
Confirmed:
Social Source Foundation/CivicSpace/Salesforce -- KatrinaPeopleFinder
Taran Rampersad, ARC (Alert Retrieval Cache) -- SMS Network
Paul Smith, Center for Neighborhood Technology -- wireless mesh networks
Invited:
Will Reed, Tech4ALL, 40-computer Community Technology Center in the
Houston Astrodome
IRC -- Overall standards and International response in the wake of disaster
Intel -- Wireless networking and Internet connectivity
Inveneo -- Ruggedized, multiple power source computing
This free 90 minute N-TEN webinar, co-hosted by HumaniNet, Aspiration,
and Innovation Funders Network, and sponsored by ReadyTalk, will take
place on Tuesday, September 27th at 10am PDT / 1pm EDT. To register for
the Webinar, please visit:
http://www.nten.org/webinars
What is a webinar? A webinar is an online seminar hosted by N-TEN, on
topics relating to nonprofit technology. Participants log-in to watch
the presentation on their personal computers and listen by dialing in by
phone.
This webinar is being offered free of charge, but you must pre-register.
This webinar will be followed by an in-person conference on October 17th
in Washington, DC, "Global ICT and Humanitarian Relief," co-hosted by
N-TEN and HumaniNet. For more information, please visit:
http://www.nten.org/conferences-ict
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