Keeping it Global with news and updates from a few continents. This week we have some free stuff for your maps, the Deployment of the Week from Macedonia and a few “help wanted” requests.
Ushahidi today announced that its board of directors has appointed three new members, effective September 19th. The new directors are Clay Shirky, David Kobia and Erik Hersman.
Catalan is the first new full addition to Transifex – our new localization/translation home. We’ve blogged previously about our efforts to localize Ushahidi.
Happy Mid-August! In this week’s report: A number of deployers are seeking help on their projects from election mapping to animal welfare. Usahhidi needs some help supporting the academics/researchers community. The next Ushahidi Community Developer chat is August 20th. Tech President is brainsourcing a timeline of Politics and the Internet.
The International Crisis Mappers Conference (ICCM), is October 11 – 14, 2012 in Washington DC. The unique event, co-founded by Patrick Meier and Jen Ziemke in 2009, provides a forum for humanitarian, human rights, development and media organizations with world’s best technology companies, academics, journalists and hackers.
The International Crisis Mappers Conference (ICCM), is October 11 – 14, 2012 in Washington DC. The unique event, co-founded by Patrick Meier and Jen Ziemke in 2009, provides a forum for humanitarian, human rights, development and media organizations with world’s best technology companies, academics, journalists and hackers.
The International Crisis Mappers Conference (ICCM), is October 11 – 14, 2012 in Washington DC. The unique event, co-founded by Patrick Meier and Jen Ziemke in 2009, provides a forum for humanitarian, human rights, development and media organizations with world’s best technology companies, academics, journalists and hackers.
[Guest post by Septimius Parvu. Septimius Parvu is the Deputy director of Pro Democracy Association, one of the most experienced Romanian non-governmental organizations.
