[DDN] a DDN community on ICTs and disaster relief?

2004-12-29 Thread Andy Carvin
Hi everyone, I was wondering: would it be useful if we set up a community workspace on the DDN website to share resources and information regarding the disaster? I'd wanted to do this the morning of the tsunami, but I was in the Rocky Mountains and only had limited email access. So I don't know

OFF-LIST Re: [DDN] a DDN community on ICTs and disaster relief?

2004-12-29 Thread Deborah Elizabeth Finn
Dear Andy, I think that this is a great idea. The sad truth is that, even if it's not immediately helpful in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunamis, there will surely be other disasters coming through the pipeline later. And it's best to have a community set up and to get folks

Re: [DDN] a DDN community on ICTs and disaster relief?

2004-12-29 Thread Andy Carvin
Hi Alex, I couldn't agree more. Someone may have already done this, but I haven't seen any news reports about it yet. Unfortunately I don't have the skills to create such a database, but I think it's a great idea. I'm setting up a ddn community space right now; I'll send a note soon to let