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Sign up for this Saturday (9/25) CrisisCamp at the World Bank in DC - Here:…

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There will be needs in Haiti. How can CrisisCamp family help?

-Helping families connect?
-Cyber Cafes to support families and NGOs?
-Crisis Informatics Data?

Heather

Schedule for the Fall of Camps!



October 24-26 - CrisisCamp Philly

Location: Temple University (Tentative), Philadelphia, PA

More Information: https://crisiscampdc.ning.com/profile/CrisisCampPhilly?xg_source=activity

Registration: http://crisiscampphilly09.eventbrite.com/

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Please send this to folks interested!! :)

CrisisCampDC Meetup - Saturday, August 22 at 11am at Whitlows on
Wilson (2854 Wilson Blvd, Arlington VA). We really need some help in
working with the new camps, moving the concept of a CrisisCommons
forward and discussing the upcoming Hackathon in November.

Hope to see you there!

Heather Blanchard

CrisisCommons
crisiscommons@gmail.com

Just a reminder - we are meeting at Fortius One at 4:30 tomorrow to

follow up on the Hackathon discussion.



Let me know if you are coming so we can expect you -

crisiscommons@gmail.com



I've shared a document with you called "CrisisCamp Hackathon":

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=rpOGvCnSIUAy9J7j50Gc5fw&inv=poplifegirl@gmail.com



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June 14, 2009

12:49 am younghahn: #crisiscamp

3:27 am xpeditenetwork: Ready for day two of #crisiscamp. No disaster is too great for us (unless we run out of coffee)

5:27 am svenburg: @vladvino thanks Vlad! Camping day # 2 today. #crisiscamp

6:03 am kgfreeman: Running late to #crisiscamp, but because the metro is running late this time

6:10 am NoelDickover: RT @spara - Head full from #crisiscamp, watching Terminator Salvation to see if I can apply lessons… Continue

Check out http://www.slideshare.net/Crisiscommons

More Camps!

(1) CrisisCamp West (@crisiscampwest) in California (likely San Francisco) will there be one in LA (@lafdtalk @brianhumphrey)? September 18-20th. For more information tweet @kristinhogan or email crisiscampwest (at) gmail.com

(2) Rescheduling of CrisisCamp UK @dominiccampbell

(3) Interest in CrisisCampNYC @johndsolomon and @williamv @break_glass

(4) Your city?



Public Engagement (Silona and Kirstin Hogan)

(1) Reinvent preparedness… Continue

After Camp Coverage:



By @silona: Crisiscamp was big fun but now my brain is full of interesting projects.



By @johndsoloman Postcard From This Weekend’s “CrisisCamp”: No Swimming, Hiking Or S’Mores, But Progress On… Continue

CrisisCamp was just a simple idea. How can technology help people who are experiencing crisis?



We tweeted the idea. You showed up, you organized, you talked about zombies and elephants. Coffee was on tap, pizza was consumed. Ideas were created. Approaches were considered. Relationships were created (or reestablished).



All of this was because you. Take a good look at CrisisCommons.org - this movement is what we make of it.



Its up to each one of us!… Continue

CrisisCamp DC is part of a global movement who is bringing together volunteers, academia, non-profits, companies and government officials to share best practices and lessons learned to advocate for further use of technology and telecommunications to assist citizens and communities during crisis.



Founded in March 2009 through an impromptu Tweetup at the Government 2.0 Camp, a small band of idealists and innovators gathered together to discuss the idea of a creating a common community… Continue