Our Italian colleagues are holding their second CrisisCamp in Bologna on March 17, 2012. The day will be marked by an exploration of the growing trend toward the use of social media in emergency management. The SMEM community is nothing new for CrisisCommons as we have sponsored and organized many meetings on this topic in [...]
Another article on the role of VTCs in emergencies
A great piece from Emergency Management Magazine with a focus on CrisisCommons. http://www.emergencymgmt.com/disaster/Technical-Communities-Redefine-Volunteerism.html
Great article about what we do and CrisisCamp Ireland
Great work from our Irish and European colleagues in promoting their work. Their contributions to humanitarian assistance and readiness to help when disasters strike is featured in a very positive light. Congrats Evert! Here’s a link to the story: http://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/item/25743-crisiscamp-shows-how-open/
Severe Weather Slams Europe. A Request for Help.
Severe weather slams Europe … The Balkans are particularly affected. Here’s a summary from the Associated Press via the Washington Post. The Al-Jazeera network is asking our colleagues from the Standby Task Force for their deployment in the Balkans for the snow/cold emergency. Here are a couple of stories from the network on the ongoing emergency: [...]
An Open Letter from Sahana’s Mark Prutsalis
Heather and Noel– First and foremost: Thank you! Your shared vision, passion and energy made CrisisCommons a sustainable force for good in the world. We will all miss your active leadership in the CrisisCommons community. I know you will be incredibly successful at whatever you decide to apply yourself to in life. I wanted to share with the [...]
Thank You, Heather!
CrisisCommons would like to thank Heather Blanchard for her vision and commitment to the organization. She has been instrumental in building the organization from its inception to the global network it has become. We wish her the best in her academic endeavours and assure the community that the goals and ambitions of CrisisCommons will continue [...]
A New Chapter for CrisisCommons
I was in town the other day chatting with Noel and we regaled about all the great things that we have seen happen since that first tweetup in March of 2009 where we wondered if anyone would be interested in creating the very first CrisisCamp. Indeed, not only was there one that was created but [...]
Happy Holidays!
From everyone at CrisisCommons we hope that you and your family have a safe and happy holiday season! ** See you in 2012 ** (Image: Wikipedia)
#SMEM Camp Report Released
On Wednesday November 10, 2011 a community of emergency management practitioners in collaboration with a volunteer research team at CNA, released a report of the findings of the March 2011 Social Media in Emergency Management Camp. During this event emergency managers and practitioners gathered to discuss the opportunities and challenges of using social media and [...]
CrisisCommons Interim Management Team…
CrisisCommons has a new Interim Management Team. We are entering a new era of consolidation and outreach to volunteers across the globe. We will focus our attention in the next few months on strengthening our relationships with all of you involved in crisis camps and VTC activities. Our aim is to build on the successes [...]
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