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The Mobile Applications Group is working on a APP for iPhone and Android devices to allow English to Creole translation in dictionary format. Soon there will be an APP for that! Checking in on part of the group working on the interface while in the next room the rest of the group is designing and [...]

MSH_Haiti If you have had trouble with phone access to Haiti, this from a staffer there: “COMCEL, DIGICEL and HAITEL are working now” 3:28pm undate:  Mexico’s plane aborted landing/lack of space also, Mexico’s water treatment device turned away as lack of transport and crowding Haiti Timeline and Resources Update: Ngo’s to use cells, but Digicell [...]

Scribes attend each work session and try to document what each group is doing and what accomplishments or agreements are achieved….  others on laptops are recording editing and posting, or tweeting so those of you offsite can stay in touch and the projects can be documented. Group managers meetings occur before lunch and at 5pm [...]

Crisis wiki: The wiki team has a sandbox wiki up and running. They’re looking at a semantic tool to parse through ontologies. Four researchers working on the team, looking for general information for people who are looking for ways to help. Much of the work is broader, long term and will be built out on [...]

Earlier this week the International Red Cross missing persons database went live for Haiti. Visitors can use it to report or search for missing people or register themselves as OK. One of the development projects that will be underway as the West Coast part of Crisis Camp goes online is “Family Reunification,” which will include: [...]

The wiki for the Haiti Timeline is now increasingly populated with data and details. If you have more information, please share it in the comments.

There will be a conference call and meeting for Crisis Camp project managers at 5 PM EST today. Details forthcoming. (This post will be updated). Please post contact information for project managers at this wiki.

Opening Comments from Clay Johnson for how to organize the day. Thank you so much for being here. Everyone has said it, but let me say it again– just showing up on a Saturday says something amazing about you. Today is about doing work, and making things more efficient using technology for the people doing [...]