Hi Hot, In case you or your supporters are in Manila or can travel there, the CrisisMappers Conference and State of the Map Asia are at the end of September.
Heather Heather ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Jen Ziemke" <[email protected]> Date: 2 Aug 2016 18:03 Subject: [CrisisMappers] ICCM Manila now only weeks away! To: <[email protected]> Cc: Remember to *register for the upcoming ICCM in Manila*, which is now only > weeks away: Sept 28-Oct 6, 2016. Stay tuned for exciting information about > our keynotes, that will be announced this week! > > > *Register here > <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/7th-international-conference-of-crisis-mappers-2016-building-resilience-tickets-26286341154?utm>* > > > The International Conference of Crisis Mappers (ICCM) especially thanks > this year's donors and partners, without whom the conference would > certainly not be possible. They are: The Rockefeller Foundation > <https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/>, Making All Voices Count > <http://www.makingallvoicescount.org/>, The Ayala Corporation > <http://www.ayala.com.ph/>, Unilab <http://www.unilab.com.ph/>, the > ICT4Peace Foundation <http://ict4peace.org/>, The American Red Cross > <http://www.redcross.org/mo2>, The Palace Pool Club > <http://poolclub.thepalacemanila.com/>, and John Carroll University > <http://sites.jcu.edu/>. > > > > > > The main host for ICCM 2016 is *Map the Philippines > <http://celinaagaton.com/map-the-philippines/>*. > > > *Why Manila?* > > The response to severe challenges brought about by Super Typhoon Haiyan & > recent crises in the Asian region demonstrate that experiences in this > community offer much to teach on crowdsourcing, humanitarian technology, > participatory mapping, & microtasking for crisis response. This year’s > theme, *Building Resilience: Inclusive Innovations in Crisis Mapping*, is > focused on the UN Sustainable Development Goals and will highlight how > local populations can prepare for shocks to infrastructure and systems as > well as the role of NGO’s, volunteers, and technical communities in > partnering with the people from threatened areas. > > > *Concept Agenda* > Wed, Sept 28 – Evening Welcome Reception & *Tech & Analysis Fair > <http://www.attendiccm.com/tech-analysis-fair/>* > > Thurs, Sept 29 – Day 1 – *Main Plenary* > > 8:30a: Coffee & registration > > 10a: Opening Remarks > > 10.15a: *Ignite Session I* <http://www.attendiccm.com/ignite-talks/> > > 11.15a: Philippines in Context: Historical Context to Crisis & Opportunity > > 11.30a: Keynote 1 > > 12p: Lunch > > 2p: Lessons Learned from Haiyan & Beyond, Keynote 2 & 3 > > 3p: Regional Context: Keynote 4 & 5 > > 4p: Moderated Fireside Chat with Keynote Speakers & Interactive Q&A > > 5p: *Ignite Session II* <http://www.attendiccm.com/ignite-talks/> > > 6p: A word from our sponsors & closing plenary. > > Conference Reception and Afterhours. > > Conference MC: Sanjana Hattotuwa > > > Fri, Sept 30 – Day 2 – *Self-Organized Sessions > <http://www.attendiccm.com/self-organized-sessions/>* > > October 1 – FREE Field Visit A in Manila: Project NOAH & Disaster Agencies > > October 2 – FREE Field Visit B Outside Manila: SDG Mapping > > October 3 – 6 Paid Field Visit C – Disaster Resilience Palawan > > > *FREE Field Visit A in Manila: Project NOAH* > Project NOAH is the Department of Science and Technology's Nationwide > Operational Assessment of Hazards and includes a tour of local disaster > agencies. The field visit will include a tour of their facilities and > disaster mapping labs, and participation in their various hazard mapping > initiatives. Project NOAH's Executive Director, Alfredo M. F. A. Lagmay was > awarded the 2015 Plinius Medal > <http://www.egu.eu/awards-medals/plinius/2015/alfredo-mahar-lagmay/> for > his outstanding interdisciplinary natural-hazard research and > natural-disaster engagement in the Philippines, particularly with respect > to volcanic hazards, earthquakes, typhoons, landslides, storm surges and > floods. Presently there are nine(9) component projects under the NOAH > program, namely: Hydromet Sensors Development, DREAM-LIDAR 3D Mapping, > Flood NET – Flood Information Network, Strategic Communication > Intervention, Disaster Management using WebGIS, Enhancing Geohazard Mapping > through LIDAR and High-resolution Imagery, Doppler System Development, > Landslide Sensors Development, Storm Surge Inundation Mapping, & Weather > Information Integration for System Enhancement (WISE). > > > *FREE Field Visit B Outside Manila: Sustainable Development Goals - SDG > Mapping*: > > Meet a unique community that lives within the intersection of typhoon, > flood, volcano, and landslide risk. Tagaytay City is located 1.5 hours from > Manila in a fertile agriculture region known for its scenic crater lake and > cooler climate. Mapping activities will include understanding the impact of > disease, nutrition and disaster risk in the resilience of communities. > > > *PAID Field Visit C: Disaster Resiliency Excursion to Palawan* > Join our Palawan island expedition Tao Philippines. Palawan is a *UNESCO > Biosphere Reserve > <http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?mode=all&code=PHI+02>*, > home to indigenous peoples, more than a hundred marine and terrestrial > threatened species, and located along the Typhoon Haiyan corridor.This > expedition combines stretches of pure sailing with time for exploring the > islands, reefs, and villages along the way. In partnership with Map the > Philippines' food security, environment, and climate change mapping > program, you'll learn about disaster and resilience programs in this unique > remote community. Note: You will be given information to book with @ *Tao > Philippines <http://taophilippines.com/sailing-tao-experience/>* directly. > This is not a Free event. > > > *Registration * > $300 Corporate/Government > $250 NGO > $50 Students & Local Attendees > > *All prices are quoted in US Dollars and cover your attendance for all of > the main conference events from September 28-30. > > > We hope to see you in Manila! > > > Sincerely, > Team ICCM > > -- > CrisisMappers | The Humanitarian Technology Network > http://www.CrisisMappers.net > > To subscribe, follow this link: https://groups.google.com/ > group/crisismappers > To unsubscribe, please send email to crisismappers+unsubscribe@ > googlegroups.com > Visit CrisisMappers at: > http://groups.google.com/group/crisismappers?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CrisisMappers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/crisismappers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >
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