Welcome to CrisisCamp!
CrisisCamp will bring together domain experts, developers, and first responders around improving technology and practice for humanitarian crisis management and disaster relief.
When: Friday, June 12, 2009 at 7pm (venue TBD)
Saturday, June 13, 2009: Camp runs from 9am - 5pm (venue TBD)
Saturday Happy Hour begins at 6pm (venue TBD)
Sunday, June 14, 2009: Camp runs from 9am - 4pm (venue TBD)
Where: Washington D.C. (Venue TBD)
Attend - Sign up now available!
Anyone who is working in, or interested in participating in, crisis management, disaster response, or humanitarian aid. The sign up is now available: Go to: http://crisiscamp.eventbrite.com/
Volunteer
We really need a core group to help make CrisisCamp a success for all! Please volunteer to help us out. Give us a shout if you can help or need anything: crisiscommons@gmail.com
Chat it Up
Planning, announcements and general discourse is happening on @ CrisisCamp Google Group. We are super friendly, so be our friend on Facebook through the Crisis Camp Facebook Group.
Follow us on Twitter @crisiscommons - Official hash tag: #crisiscamp
Help Us Out
We're looking for some initial assistance in organizing CrisisCamp. Things we need:
- A venue - hold ~300+ people, wifi, closed and open spaces, easily accessible
- A logo - use the BarCamp style, with the goals of CrisisCamp to create our logo
- Sponsorship - we'll put out a more specific call, but sponsors will help make CrisisCamp a reality
Potential Attendees
- Justin Grimes, Center for Information Policy and eGovernment, University of Maryland
- Anthony Townsend, Institute for the Future. See report I wrote on "Telecommunications Infrastructure in Disasters" for DHS a few years back (PDF)
- Todd Huffman
