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: [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
CrisisCommons Interim Governance Introduction
We’ve been getting some questions over at the governance committee about our current activities. People have stepped up to help us with our tasks and offer their input and experience from other ventures to assist us. Our committee consists of David Black, Pascal Schuback, Aaron Huslage, Jeannie Stamberger, and Willow Brugh.We are pleased that people are showing interest [...]
Movin’ Right Along: CrisisCamper Tour Kicks Off
Yes! That is right, the dream is real! Pascal and his team did it! At this very moment, Pascal (@schuback) driving the CrisisCamper to San Francisco to kick off the 2011 CrisisCamper Tour! Be sure to join Pascal and his merry band of Electric Mayhem as they travel from San Francisco to New Orleans sharing [...]
SMEM Camp Whitepaper Released for Comment
Clarence Wardell and his merry band of researchers at CNA are proud to share the second draft of the Social Media in Emergency Management (#SMEM) Camp Paper for final public review. As you might recall earlier this summer Clarence released the initial findings which is a great executive summary of the opportunities and challenges identified [...]
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Showcasing the role of social media and digital volunteers in the response to Superstorm Sandy
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Uniting technology and crowdsourcing to prevent human rights abuses and genocide
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