Hi everyone, Just two things. Firstly, who is going to be at the ISC Project Workshop in D.C next week? I am going to be there and will be talking a bit about what we are doing at Security First, so it would be great to grab a coffee / beer etc!
Secondly, we've been doing some work with humanitarian aid agencies in relation to security and many are just beginning to start thinking about issues of ICT. Some are starting to see many of the problems that the LiberationTech/Human Rights field has been dealing with for a while. They asked me to circulate this: The European Inter Agency Security Forum (EISF) is pleased to announce a new publication presenting discussion papers which will look at how communications technology is creating new security risk management challenges and opportunities for agencies working in humanitarian response. The publication will present information on current technologies and their use in security risk management; explore the impact on security of both humanitarian actors and affected communities; analyse the ways in which technologies are influencing how humanitarians operate and their security; and generate debate on how communications technology can contribute to risk management. EISF is therefore seeking abstracts for short papers to be included in the final publication that explores this field. Case studies and proposals based on current field research or experience are encouraged. All accepted papers will be published collectively in a single report to be publicly launched by EISF in September 2014. Please note the deadline for abstract submission is May 22nd. More information here: http://www.eisf.eu/alerts/item.asp?n=19240 All the best, Rory -- Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at [email protected].
