Portland co-working facility NedSpace and OSU's Open Source Lab are rallying tech volunteers in Oregon to help the relief and recovery efforts following Haiti's earthquake, writes Mike Rogoway in the Oregonian.
CrisisCampPDX is one of a dozen similar events this weekend organized by CrisisCommons</a> (crisiscommons.org). Volunteers will gather in a BarCamp-style unconference to provide technical support to relief efforts on the ground in Haiti. ( http://blog.oregonlive.com/siliconforest/2010/01/crisiscamp_aims_to_provide_rem.html) (http://twitter.com/crisiscamppdx) Nigel Ballard, who spearheaded a Katrina mobilization, says 52 of 60 of the Motorola Expedience (Pre-WiMAX) base station sites are now back online, and 75% of ISP capacity restored via Dominican Republic (http://twitter.com/bowlieweekender) (http://www.joejava.com/HurricaneAftermath.htm) - Sam (http://www.dailywireless.org/haiti)
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