Fwd: Free Open-Source Software Tools for Emergency Response - Haiti Earthquake Case Study

[Mark Prutsalis]

For the aspiring emergency managers out there, the following webcast is being offered by IAEM (International Association of Emergency Managers) as part of the CEM (Certified Emergency Manager) program.  [For the rest, the CEM is a professional certification that requires a certain amount of accredited course work in addition to experience, recommendations from managers, and other qualifications.]  I'll be speaking as part of the program on the Sahana Software Foundation's and other open source and volunteer efforts that we worked with to support better information management during the Haiti earthquake response. 

Best regards,
Mark


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Subject:	Free Open-Source Software Tools for Emergency Response - Haiti Earthquake Case Study
Date:	Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:56:49 +0000
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Lessons Learned in Disaster Management - Haiti Earthquake - IAEM Live Webcast Series
January 27, 2011 - 1pm to 5pm EST

In the first of a monthly 4-hour live webcast series presented by IAEM and the Knowledge Foundation, webcast participants will have the opportunity to learn valuable disaster management lessons drawn from last year's earthquake in Haiti.

At 3:00pm on January 27, Mark Prutsalis, President & CEO of Sahana Software Foundation, will present a case study on how open source technology can be a new model for collaboration by traditional and non-traditional emergency management organizations. He will address how non-profit free and open source software projects are contributing valuable disaster information management capabilities to emergency and first responders, based on a case study of the response to the Haiti earthquake, and including an analysis of the contributions of such open source projects as Sahana, Ushahidi, InSTEDD, Google and other technology companies.

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Live Webcast Agenda - All times are EST

Thursday, January 27, 2010

12:30 Registration & Log In

1:00 How the Human Element Affects Decision Making in a Crisis Environment - Lessons from Haiti
Dee Grimm, RN, JD, National Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Western Region, BCFS

2:00 Earthquakes: The Basics, The Threat and The Impact
Randy Kearns, Researcher/State Burn Disaster Coordinator, University of North Carolina

3:00 The Haiti Earthquake and the Open Source Technology Community: A Case Study of a New Model for Collaboration by Traditional and Non-Traditional Emergency Management Organizations
Mark Prutsalis, President & CEO, Sahana Software Foundation

4:00 Haiti and Use of Augmented Response Technologies in Emergency Management
Maurice Ramirez, Founder/CEO, High Alert International

5:00 End of Live Webcast

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For only $179 ($149 for IAEM Members) live webcast participants will be able to:

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