Presented to Social Media in Times of Crisis Symposium 2011
Hosted by the Eidos Institute
4 April 2011, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Speaker: Eileen Culleton, Founder and CEO Emergency 2.0 Wiki (Voluntary).
The document discusses the use of social media during disasters. It outlines how Humanity Road volunteers played a key role in communicating information about the 2010 Haiti cholera epidemic through social media. The document also discusses how Humanity Road creates crisis maps during disasters to improve situational awareness by synthesizing information from social media platforms. Finally, it provides examples of how crowd-sourced information on crisis maps has helped direct aid and relief efforts during past international disasters and crises.
The document outlines the agenda for the Greater Manchester Home Watch Conference 2012. It includes workshops on diversifying Home Watch membership and the Chadderton Junior Neighbourhood Watch education program. The Chadderton program consisted of 10 sessions over 10 months covering topics like community auditing, home security, crime prevention, and first aid. Sessions were either educational indoors or outdoor community activities like clean-ups. The conference also included group questions and contact information for the organizers.
Overview of Social Media During Disaster and Crowd Power in Disaster Response
Prepared for Otago University, COMP113 Social Media and Online
Presented by Catherine Graham
January 29, 2013
Workshop SEINONDA: new perspective and ideas from european young people INSTA...Sabrina Franceschini
The document summarizes a workshop at the 13th European Youth Parliament for Water focused on flood risk management. Young people from Europe discussed how to prepare for and respond to flood events. They proposed organizing a network of young volunteers to help with recovery efforts after floods. The volunteers would be trained and promoted through new media. The young people also emphasized the importance of clear information from authorities and supporting community solidarity and mental health during recovery.
This document outlines 10 lessons learned about public communications from the perspective of international humanitarian organizations and NGOs. It discusses how text messages provided key information during disasters when voice networks were down. It also emphasizes the importance of leveraging crowdsourced information from social media and the public, who can often provide more real-time situational updates than agencies. Finally, it encourages identifying plans to collaborate with volunteer groups to amplify messaging and monitor crowdsourced data and discussions.
The document discusses the potential of Web 2.0 and Government 2.0 to facilitate openness and collaboration. It notes that Web 2.0 platforms have enabled the emergence of public goods like Wikipedia and Facebook that were not directly built by governments. The document proposes that governments take a more open approach by releasing public sector information and building platforms that others can build upon. It argues this could facilitate unforeseen innovation and engagement from the public and private sectors. Overall, the document advocates for governments to embrace more open and collaborative approaches online in line with Web 2.0 principles.
The document discusses how program management has changed in today's digital world. It notes that communication is now instant through social media and blogs, allowing individuals to have global impact. This requires program managers to actively engage stakeholders online to share their message before others define it for them. The document provides examples of how NASA has successfully used social media and offers best practices for program managers to communicate openly and manage their program's message in this new digital landscape.
The document discusses the Collections Australia Network (CAN), a non-profit organization that provides digital collections and services to cultural institutions. It describes how CAN has evolved over time to meet changing needs, shifting its focus from individual museum collections to the wider cultural sector and community. The document also addresses challenges around ensuring the sustainability and value of digital cultural resources into the future.
The document discusses the use of social media during disasters. It outlines how Humanity Road volunteers played a key role in communicating information about the 2010 Haiti cholera epidemic through social media. The document also discusses how Humanity Road creates crisis maps during disasters to improve situational awareness by synthesizing information from social media platforms. Finally, it provides examples of how crowd-sourced information on crisis maps has helped direct aid and relief efforts during past international disasters and crises.
The document outlines the agenda for the Greater Manchester Home Watch Conference 2012. It includes workshops on diversifying Home Watch membership and the Chadderton Junior Neighbourhood Watch education program. The Chadderton program consisted of 10 sessions over 10 months covering topics like community auditing, home security, crime prevention, and first aid. Sessions were either educational indoors or outdoor community activities like clean-ups. The conference also included group questions and contact information for the organizers.
Overview of Social Media During Disaster and Crowd Power in Disaster Response
Prepared for Otago University, COMP113 Social Media and Online
Presented by Catherine Graham
January 29, 2013
Workshop SEINONDA: new perspective and ideas from european young people INSTA...Sabrina Franceschini
The document summarizes a workshop at the 13th European Youth Parliament for Water focused on flood risk management. Young people from Europe discussed how to prepare for and respond to flood events. They proposed organizing a network of young volunteers to help with recovery efforts after floods. The volunteers would be trained and promoted through new media. The young people also emphasized the importance of clear information from authorities and supporting community solidarity and mental health during recovery.
This document outlines 10 lessons learned about public communications from the perspective of international humanitarian organizations and NGOs. It discusses how text messages provided key information during disasters when voice networks were down. It also emphasizes the importance of leveraging crowdsourced information from social media and the public, who can often provide more real-time situational updates than agencies. Finally, it encourages identifying plans to collaborate with volunteer groups to amplify messaging and monitor crowdsourced data and discussions.
The document discusses the potential of Web 2.0 and Government 2.0 to facilitate openness and collaboration. It notes that Web 2.0 platforms have enabled the emergence of public goods like Wikipedia and Facebook that were not directly built by governments. The document proposes that governments take a more open approach by releasing public sector information and building platforms that others can build upon. It argues this could facilitate unforeseen innovation and engagement from the public and private sectors. Overall, the document advocates for governments to embrace more open and collaborative approaches online in line with Web 2.0 principles.
The document discusses how program management has changed in today's digital world. It notes that communication is now instant through social media and blogs, allowing individuals to have global impact. This requires program managers to actively engage stakeholders online to share their message before others define it for them. The document provides examples of how NASA has successfully used social media and offers best practices for program managers to communicate openly and manage their program's message in this new digital landscape.
The document discusses the Collections Australia Network (CAN), a non-profit organization that provides digital collections and services to cultural institutions. It describes how CAN has evolved over time to meet changing needs, shifting its focus from individual museum collections to the wider cultural sector and community. The document also addresses challenges around ensuring the sustainability and value of digital cultural resources into the future.
Social media in relation to higher educationSteven Verjans
1) Social media is increasingly being used in relation to higher education to bridge formal and informal learning.
2) Examples of social media use in education include students using Facebook groups to collaborate, and professionals using LinkedIn or blogs to continue learning.
3) Emerging trends in education include massive open online courses (MOOCs), flipped classrooms, content curation, and increased personalized and collaborative learning through social media.
This document summarizes an event called "The Future of Open" held by the Open Institute on Saturday 6 July 2013. It discusses the potential for the Open Institute to become the largest open network, possibly in the world, and how its architecture, foundations, and limits must be open by default to have the greatest impact. It also discusses ideas for how everyone can gain access to the Open Institute through open infrastructure and civic engagement. Various topics are then discussed relating to open networks, liquid democracy, and the future of open and emergent learning.
Activism in Second Life - Commonwealth IslandsJosh Knauer
The document summarizes an experiment conducted by the EnviroLink Network to use virtual worlds like Second Life as an effective platform for activism. They established Commonwealth Islands in Second Life in 2006 to bring together community building, education, fun, and action around sustainability issues. Through virtual protests, meetings, and educational experiences, thousands of users participated in organizing efforts that gained real-world media attention and influenced policy changes. The islands also aimed to build community through recreational activities and classes. The experiment showed virtual organizing can effectively lead to real-world results and push the boundaries of how users interact with information.
Sahana Eden is an open source disaster management platform developed by the Sahana Software Foundation, a non-profit. It allows humanitarian organizations to better coordinate relief efforts during disasters by managing requests, tracking resources and volunteers, and mapping needs. The software was first created in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and has since been used by organizations responding to disasters worldwide, including Hurricane Sandy. The presentation provided an overview of Sahana Eden and opportunities to get involved in its development.
The document summarizes a social media monitoring activation in response to Typhoon Pablo/Bopha that struck the Philippines in December 2012. It discusses:
1) How Humanity Road and the Standby Volunteer Task Force collaborated over 12 hours to collect over 20,000 social media feeds related to the typhoon, extracting 122 unique reports across 16 categories.
2) The outputs of the activation, which included providing a database to UN OCHA that informed situational reports and was integrated into the Google Crisis Response Map.
3) Expressions of appreciation for the work, including a letter of thanks from UN OCHA for the "job well done" in establishing two-way communication with affected communities.
OERu: Pacific innovation for more affordable education for allWayne Mackintosh
The document discusses the OER university (OERu), an initiative that aims to provide free, open education opportunities to students worldwide using open educational resources (OERs). It outlines plans for OERu anchor partners to develop prototype courses in 2012 and formally launch the OERu in 2013. The OERu model aims to leverage existing OERs and open distance learning experience to provide affordable credentials at minimal cost by facilitating the recognition of prior OER learning among partner institutions. It discusses strategies for sustainable implementation through collaborative development, open licensing, and cost recovery from credential assessment services rather than course materials.
Presentation given to Sydney Metropolitan Area Integrated Regional Vulnerability Assessment hosted by Office of Environment & Heritage.
Looking at climate change and some of the challenges facing the emergency management sector around adaptation and resilience
Emergency Management Workshop
4th December 2013
The tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers (IYV+10) in 2011 provides an opportunity to recognize and celebrate volunteers globally. IYV+10 aims to highlight the diversity of volunteers and their contributions to human development and human rights. National committees and stakeholder events will promote volunteering and its role in achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Individuals and organizations are encouraged to get involved through online and community activities that support IYV+10.
Sahana Software Foundation presentation to the World Conference on Disaster Management, Toronto, Canada, June 25, 2012, delivered by SSF CEO Mark Prutsalis
The document discusses lessons learned from past crises regarding the role of social media and communications. It summarizes several major crises including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, 2005 London bombings, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, 2007 Southern California wildfires, and the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Key lessons included the importance of social media and mobile communications in providing information when infrastructure is damaged, the need for interoperable emergency response communications systems, and challenges around misinformation or lack of authoritative information being addressed by citizen journalism on social media and blogs.
The document discusses emerging technologies and the future of learning. It notes that new technologies are often initially met with opposition but will become indispensable over time. The future of learning is described as being open, social, personalized and augmented with technologies that enhance connections and learning experiences.
The document summarizes the OERu (Open Education Resource university), an initiative that aims to provide open access to university-level courses online. It discusses how OERu could achieve sustainable funding models and help institutions remain viable in the long run by reducing costs through the use of open educational resources. It also addresses some criticisms of open education such as concerns about quality and issues of copyright and sharing of knowledge.
What Next for Libraries? Making Sense of the Futurelisbk
Slides for an invited talk on "What Next for Libraries? Making Sense of the Future" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the EMTACL12 conference held in Trondheim, Norway on 1-3 October 2012.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/emtacl12/
Oil forms over millions of years from decaying organisms trapped underground. Drilling locates oil by first exploring using seismic, geological, and geochemical methods to identify potential source rocks, reservoirs, and traps. Drilling evolves from early techniques to current abilities to drill over 30,000 feet horizontally or vertically. Drilling involves planning, site preparation, running casing and cement, and faces problems like stuck pipes or lost circulation, earning it the name "necessary evil." Costs include fixed, daily, and overhead expenses totaling approximately $20-75 million per well.
This document provides an overview of an environmental science elective class for 6th grade students focused on the marine environment. The class goals are to give students an overview of the marine environment and relationships within it, teach students how to collect, identify and classify marine life, and provide students an opportunity to compare and contrast body structures of animals in relation to function, classification, and adaptation. Students spend the first four weeks learning physical and chemical oceanography fundamentals. They then go seining every other Friday to learn proper specimen handling and identification techniques. Later, students explore animal structure and function through dissections and observations. The class culminates in an imaginary boat race where students apply navigation, teamwork, and decision-making skills.
This document describes the bottom-up mergesort algorithm with sharing. It shows an example of sorting the numbers 5, 2, 7, 4, 1, 8, 3 step-by-step. It then analyzes the amortized cost of adding new numbers and of the entire sorting process, showing both take O(log n) time and O(n) time respectively.
El documento habla sobre diseños especiales e inventos nuevos. A pesar de que muchas cosas ya han sido inventadas, todavía hay oportunidad para nuevos diseños e ideas si buscamos con creatividad. Los inventores continúan desarrollando cosas novedosas que mejoran nuestras vidas.
Social media in relation to higher educationSteven Verjans
1) Social media is increasingly being used in relation to higher education to bridge formal and informal learning.
2) Examples of social media use in education include students using Facebook groups to collaborate, and professionals using LinkedIn or blogs to continue learning.
3) Emerging trends in education include massive open online courses (MOOCs), flipped classrooms, content curation, and increased personalized and collaborative learning through social media.
This document summarizes an event called "The Future of Open" held by the Open Institute on Saturday 6 July 2013. It discusses the potential for the Open Institute to become the largest open network, possibly in the world, and how its architecture, foundations, and limits must be open by default to have the greatest impact. It also discusses ideas for how everyone can gain access to the Open Institute through open infrastructure and civic engagement. Various topics are then discussed relating to open networks, liquid democracy, and the future of open and emergent learning.
Activism in Second Life - Commonwealth IslandsJosh Knauer
The document summarizes an experiment conducted by the EnviroLink Network to use virtual worlds like Second Life as an effective platform for activism. They established Commonwealth Islands in Second Life in 2006 to bring together community building, education, fun, and action around sustainability issues. Through virtual protests, meetings, and educational experiences, thousands of users participated in organizing efforts that gained real-world media attention and influenced policy changes. The islands also aimed to build community through recreational activities and classes. The experiment showed virtual organizing can effectively lead to real-world results and push the boundaries of how users interact with information.
Sahana Eden is an open source disaster management platform developed by the Sahana Software Foundation, a non-profit. It allows humanitarian organizations to better coordinate relief efforts during disasters by managing requests, tracking resources and volunteers, and mapping needs. The software was first created in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and has since been used by organizations responding to disasters worldwide, including Hurricane Sandy. The presentation provided an overview of Sahana Eden and opportunities to get involved in its development.
The document summarizes a social media monitoring activation in response to Typhoon Pablo/Bopha that struck the Philippines in December 2012. It discusses:
1) How Humanity Road and the Standby Volunteer Task Force collaborated over 12 hours to collect over 20,000 social media feeds related to the typhoon, extracting 122 unique reports across 16 categories.
2) The outputs of the activation, which included providing a database to UN OCHA that informed situational reports and was integrated into the Google Crisis Response Map.
3) Expressions of appreciation for the work, including a letter of thanks from UN OCHA for the "job well done" in establishing two-way communication with affected communities.
OERu: Pacific innovation for more affordable education for allWayne Mackintosh
The document discusses the OER university (OERu), an initiative that aims to provide free, open education opportunities to students worldwide using open educational resources (OERs). It outlines plans for OERu anchor partners to develop prototype courses in 2012 and formally launch the OERu in 2013. The OERu model aims to leverage existing OERs and open distance learning experience to provide affordable credentials at minimal cost by facilitating the recognition of prior OER learning among partner institutions. It discusses strategies for sustainable implementation through collaborative development, open licensing, and cost recovery from credential assessment services rather than course materials.
Presentation given to Sydney Metropolitan Area Integrated Regional Vulnerability Assessment hosted by Office of Environment & Heritage.
Looking at climate change and some of the challenges facing the emergency management sector around adaptation and resilience
Emergency Management Workshop
4th December 2013
The tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers (IYV+10) in 2011 provides an opportunity to recognize and celebrate volunteers globally. IYV+10 aims to highlight the diversity of volunteers and their contributions to human development and human rights. National committees and stakeholder events will promote volunteering and its role in achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Individuals and organizations are encouraged to get involved through online and community activities that support IYV+10.
Sahana Software Foundation presentation to the World Conference on Disaster Management, Toronto, Canada, June 25, 2012, delivered by SSF CEO Mark Prutsalis
The document discusses lessons learned from past crises regarding the role of social media and communications. It summarizes several major crises including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, 2005 London bombings, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, 2007 Southern California wildfires, and the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Key lessons included the importance of social media and mobile communications in providing information when infrastructure is damaged, the need for interoperable emergency response communications systems, and challenges around misinformation or lack of authoritative information being addressed by citizen journalism on social media and blogs.
The document discusses emerging technologies and the future of learning. It notes that new technologies are often initially met with opposition but will become indispensable over time. The future of learning is described as being open, social, personalized and augmented with technologies that enhance connections and learning experiences.
The document summarizes the OERu (Open Education Resource university), an initiative that aims to provide open access to university-level courses online. It discusses how OERu could achieve sustainable funding models and help institutions remain viable in the long run by reducing costs through the use of open educational resources. It also addresses some criticisms of open education such as concerns about quality and issues of copyright and sharing of knowledge.
What Next for Libraries? Making Sense of the Futurelisbk
Slides for an invited talk on "What Next for Libraries? Making Sense of the Future" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the EMTACL12 conference held in Trondheim, Norway on 1-3 October 2012.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/emtacl12/
Oil forms over millions of years from decaying organisms trapped underground. Drilling locates oil by first exploring using seismic, geological, and geochemical methods to identify potential source rocks, reservoirs, and traps. Drilling evolves from early techniques to current abilities to drill over 30,000 feet horizontally or vertically. Drilling involves planning, site preparation, running casing and cement, and faces problems like stuck pipes or lost circulation, earning it the name "necessary evil." Costs include fixed, daily, and overhead expenses totaling approximately $20-75 million per well.
This document provides an overview of an environmental science elective class for 6th grade students focused on the marine environment. The class goals are to give students an overview of the marine environment and relationships within it, teach students how to collect, identify and classify marine life, and provide students an opportunity to compare and contrast body structures of animals in relation to function, classification, and adaptation. Students spend the first four weeks learning physical and chemical oceanography fundamentals. They then go seining every other Friday to learn proper specimen handling and identification techniques. Later, students explore animal structure and function through dissections and observations. The class culminates in an imaginary boat race where students apply navigation, teamwork, and decision-making skills.
This document describes the bottom-up mergesort algorithm with sharing. It shows an example of sorting the numbers 5, 2, 7, 4, 1, 8, 3 step-by-step. It then analyzes the amortized cost of adding new numbers and of the entire sorting process, showing both take O(log n) time and O(n) time respectively.
El documento habla sobre diseños especiales e inventos nuevos. A pesar de que muchas cosas ya han sido inventadas, todavía hay oportunidad para nuevos diseños e ideas si buscamos con creatividad. Los inventores continúan desarrollando cosas novedosas que mejoran nuestras vidas.
This very short document does not contain any words or sentences to summarize. It appears to be blank except for the title "Geniale Werbung" which means "Ingenious Advertising" in German and the closing word "Ende" which means "End" in German.
This document discusses several English modal verbs:
1. "Used to" is used to talk about past habits or regular actions. Its structure includes subject + "used to" + base verb.
2. "Ought to" is used to suggest obligation or advisability. Its affirmative structure is subject + "ought to" + infinitive verb.
3. Other modals discussed include "have to", "want to", and "need to". The document provides examples and explanations of their typical structures and uses.
This document provides information about applying for a Sponsored Family Visitor visa to visit relatives in Australia. Key details include:
1) Sponsored Family visitors must abide by conditions such as not working or studying for more than 3 months in Australia and departing before their visa expires.
2) Applicants need an eligible Australian sponsor such as a relative or parliament member who guarantees their departure and may be required to pay a security bond.
3) The visa allows stays up to 3 months but no further applications so visitors must organize travel around the authorized period and depart on time to avoid penalties for their sponsor.
This document discusses several technologies involved in media convergence: Ethernet is a networking technology used for local area networks; WiFi is a wireless local area network technology that uses IEEE 802.11 standards; a personal video recorder (PVR) digitally records video to a disk drive; and MP3 is a digital audio format that uses lossy data compression. These technologies represent different forms of media that are coming together through convergence enabled by networking and wireless connectivity standards.
Talent Hunt In Indonesia - Asia Region HR Congress 2011Agung_Wibisana
The document discusses the challenges of talent acquisition and management in Indonesia. It notes the shrinking supply and increasing mobility of top talent. It also outlines strategies for acquiring talent through various sourcing channels, selecting and hiring candidates, developing talent through training and leadership programs, and retaining talent through performance management, compensation, and employee engagement.
The document discusses the four main types of seed dispersal: water, animal, explosion, and wind. Seeds need to be dispersed to survive and grow in suitable environments with enough water, light, and temperature. Seeds dispersed by wind are very light with feathers, like dandelions. Seeds dispersed by water have fruit covering and grow near bodies of water, like coconuts on beaches. Seeds dispersed by explosion shoot out of pods, like sweet peas, traveling a few feet. Animals disperse seeds by getting caught in fur, inside eaten fruits, or being buried for later by squirrels and acorns.
Emergency Preparedness Demonstration Project March 2009 .docxgidmanmary
This document provides an overview and guide for conducting a community-based vulnerability assessment. It describes a multi-step process for identifying hazards, mapping areas at risk, inventorying vulnerable populations and facilities, and engaging community members. The goal is to help communities understand risks and develop strategies to reduce vulnerabilities, especially for socially vulnerable groups. The assessment incorporates both physical and social vulnerability factors and is intended to be conducted with input from diverse community stakeholders.
Setting the scene: emergencies in social mediaCraig Thomler
This document provides an overview of Craig Thomler's presentation on social media and emergency communications. Some key points discussed include:
- Many emergencies now spread through social media channels first, so emergency responders must engage on these platforms. Ignoring social media is not an effective option.
- During emergencies, social media can be used to disseminate timely information, coordinate resources, monitor situations, and respond to public inquiries. Several case studies of emergencies where social media played an important role are presented.
- Organizations need to incorporate social media into their emergency planning, risk management, and crisis response procedures. This includes establishing social media channels in advance, developing monitoring and engagement strategies,
How a whole of community approach to using social media in times of crisis in...Eileen Culleton
Presented to Social Media in Times of Crisis National Conference 2013
Hosted by Eidos Institute
4 April 2013, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Speaker: Eileen Culleton, Founder & CEO Emergency 2.0 Wiki (Voluntary)
This presentation outlines how proactively involving the ‘whole of community’: government, business, NGOs, schools, hospitals, community groups, media and the public, in using social media in times of crisis can greatly increase its effectiveness. Showcasing New York City’s social media response to Hurricane Sandy and drawing on examples from this year’s Queensland floods and Victoria bushfires we demonstrate how engaging with the community as ‘partners’ in the emergency response, utilising social media for two way communication, amplification, collaboration and integration can powerfully assist communities to better prepare for, respond to and recover from disaster.
The Tsunami Online Portal Blueprint is the final project report for the course "Designing New Learning Environments" from Stanford University, thaught by Prof. Dr. Paul Kim.
The TOP Blueprints have been updated (2013/04/17).
This document discusses using social media and crowdsourcing for emergency communication and response. It contains quotes from emergency management experts arguing that social media provided more timely and accurate information than government sites during past disasters. The document suggests building online communities before emergencies to distribute prevention, response, and recovery information. It also questions how government agencies can better utilize crowdsourced information from social media while continuing to monitor platforms.
This document summarizes a paper on the role of social media in crisis situations. It begins by defining key terms like crisis and social media. It then reviews several past crises like Hurricane Katrina and the Haiti earthquake, highlighting lessons learned about how social media was used when traditional communication systems failed. These include using SMS texting, citizen journalism on sites like Twitter and blogs, and crowdsourcing maps and relief coordination through platforms like Ushahidi. The document stresses the importance of social media in filling information voids and aiding response when infrastructure is damaged.
Using Social Media to Build Disaster ResilienceEileen Culleton
The document summarizes a presentation about using social media to build disaster resilience. It discusses how the Emergency 2.0 Wiki engages communities as partners during emergencies through two-way communication on social media. Examples from disasters in New York, Queensland, and Victoria are provided that demonstrated a "whole of community" approach with agencies, organizations, and the public collaborating via social media. Recommendations include providing tools for the public to help themselves and each other during emergencies and educating people on using social media for disaster response and recovery.
Media and information literacy 2 | Evolution of MediaMarvin Bronoso
Learning Competencies:
•identifies traditional media and new media and their relationships
•editorializes the roles and functions of media in democratic society
•searches latest theory on information and media
ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN DISASTER MANAGEMENTRajesh Mandal
This is divided into five parts: (1) Social Media as a tool in disaster management; (2) How Social Media can be used in disasters; (3) Limitations and weaknesses of Social Media; (4) Case studies of Social Media use during disasters; and (5) Conclusion.
Crisis Commons is a global network of volunteers who use technology to help communities during crises. They organize CrisisCamps where volunteers come together to develop and improve crisis response tools. Crisis Commons was founded in 2009 and helped respond to crises like the 2010 Haiti earthquake by coordinating volunteers through various technologies and tools. CrisisCamp Ireland aims to establish volunteers in Ireland to help with crisis response and preparedness.
British Red Cross Adapts Social Strategy for Campaign SuccessBrandwatch
The British Red Cross sought a social media monitoring solution to unify their social data and make smarter, faster decisions. They tested multiple tools but selected Brandwatch for its intuitive interface and ability to analyze large amounts of social data in real-time. Using Brandwatch, the Red Cross was able to raise over £500,000 for their Hurricane Sandy appeal by identifying the optimal campaign terms and themes from social media mentions.
Paper presented at the SALIS Conference 2009 in Halifax N.S. Discusses the current state of play in the sector and suggests possible courses for the future.
Signal - social media, considerations for public safety and emergency managementIntergen
Social media’s significant usage and ongoing growth creates
opportunity for public safety and emergency management.
Information in and around social media can greatly enhance
intelligence and the common operating picture.
The now commonplace use of social media should encourage
public safety and emergency management agencies to get
involved. The level of involvement can be staged with
monitoring usually being the best place to start.
Many social media monitoring tools have been created to help
organisations manage the deluge of information and gain
intelligence. However, not all tools are alike especially when
it comes to features specific to public safety and emergency
management. Organisations should consider their requirements
carefully when investing in social media monitoring.
InfoCrisis.Social is a project led by Gonzalo Bacigalupe and Javier Velasco-Martín that aims to create a socially powered information dashboard to help communities face disruptive events like natural disasters in Chile. The dashboard will provide tailored real-time information from official and social media sources to citizens, reporters, and researchers. The project team has conducted expert surveys, design workshops, and early development to design how the dashboard will prioritize and display different types of critical information to users depending on the disaster event and stage.
How Social Media is changing the face of Emergency Management, especially in the realm of community resilience. Case studies of the Queensland Floods, Japan Earthquake/Tsunami and Bushfire Connect
This document discusses using social media to empower communities during disasters by providing timely, relevant, and tailored information. It provides examples of how crowdsourced reporting from communities integrated with official sources helped provide relief during earthquakes in Japan and floods in Queensland. Specifically, it outlines the Bushfire Connect initiative, which allows community reporting of bushfire incidents via SMS, web, and smartphone to provide near real-time alerts to those who opt in and integrate this data with official agency feeds to better inform emergency services. The goal is to engage communities and partners to expand this approach for future fire seasons in Australia.
To increase the uptake of renewable energy by local
communities, it is important Victorians have access
to relevant information and tools. Therefore, I have
developed this Victorian Community-owned Renewable
Energy Guide in consultation with community groups,
to help Victorians drive renewable energy in their towns
and regions.
This guide provides practical pointers on critical
commercial, technical, governance and regulatory
aspects of renewable energy projects. It contains a
wealth of useful information on identifying an appropriate
business model, selecting the best technology and
managing the project.
The guide will also help community groups to develop
sound business proposals which may assist to
raise project funds, obtain approvals and apply for
grant funding.
The guide is an initiative of the Renewable Energy
Roadmap, which includes many initiatives to support
community renewable energy and reduce barriers to
distributed generation, such as solar power. It also
complements clean energy grants already committed
by the Victorian Government to pioneering community
energy projects at Newstead and Woodend.
The document summarizes research on the recovery of the small town of Wadena, Minnesota following an EF4 tornado in 2010. It finds that Wadena was able to successfully leverage its various community capitals (e.g. social, human, financial, cultural) in both the response and long-term recovery process. Strong leadership mobilized volunteers and resources. Shared cultural values of self-help and cooperation helped drive recovery. The experience suggests that communities with engaged leadership and social cohesion may be better positioned to recover from disasters.
The document summarizes discussions from Wikimania 2009 about addressing issues facing Wikipedia like slowing growth. Key topics included maintaining quality, confronting slowing growth through strategic planning, usability initiatives, and community moderation to scale with growth. Speakers discussed data and models, flagged revisions, volunteer lifecycles, and lessons from WikiHow.
How to Interpret Trends in the Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart.pdfChart Kalyan
A Mix Chart displays historical data of numbers in a graphical or tabular form. The Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart specifically shows the results of a sequence of numbers over different periods.
This presentation provides valuable insights into effective cost-saving techniques on AWS. Learn how to optimize your AWS resources by rightsizing, increasing elasticity, picking the right storage class, and choosing the best pricing model. Additionally, discover essential governance mechanisms to ensure continuous cost efficiency. Whether you are new to AWS or an experienced user, this presentation provides clear and practical tips to help you reduce your cloud costs and get the most out of your budget.
Trusted Execution Environment for Decentralized Process MiningLucaBarbaro3
Presentation of the paper "Trusted Execution Environment for Decentralized Process Mining" given during the CAiSE 2024 Conference in Cyprus on June 7, 2024.
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-und-domino-lizenzkostenreduzierung-in-der-welt-von-dlau/
DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lösen können, die dazu führen können, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nötig, und wie Sie überflüssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen können, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnötigen Ausgaben führen können, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins für geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren Lösungen. Und natürlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
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- Tipps für häufige Problembereiche, wie z. B. Team-Postfächer, Funktions-/Testbenutzer usw.
- Praxisbeispiele und Best Practices zum sofortigen Umsetzen
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1. Turning the vision into reality...
Social Media in Times of Crisis Symposium
Monday 4 April 2011
Eileen Culleton, Voluntary Project Leader
2. Cyclone Tracey struck Darwin
Christmas Eve 1974
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Image taken from: http://www.abc.net.au/aplacetothink/html/cyclone.htm
3. Australia’s most devastating cyclone
- on a human level
• 71 people killed
• Thousands injured
• 40,000 left homeless
• Destroyed the city
Image taken from Cyclone Tracey Newsreel 1974: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B89wBGydSvsT 3
4. For many hours – noone else knew
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Photo: Rick Stevens, taken from http://www.theage.com.au/environment/weather/mayor-governed-a-heap-of-rubble-20110202-1advy.html
5. Communications
infrastructure was
destroyed
Image taken from Cyclone Tracey Newsreel 1974: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B89wBGydSvsT 5
7. Amateur radio operator sent the call
Contacted Perth to let
the world know Darwin
needed help
Image taken from: http://www.hamradiotransceiver.co.uk/ham-radio-transreceivers-
information/ham-radio-transreceiver-remains-popular/ 7
8. First radio bulletin late Christmas Day
Image taken from Cyclone Tracey Newsreel 1974: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B89wBGydSvsT 8
9. For 5 days official communications was via
amateur radio aboard MV Nyanda
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Image taken from: Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Tracy 9
10. The armed
forces were
deployed
Image taken from National Archives of Australia on Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/6290869 10
11. But the city was was destroyed
But the city
destroyed
Image taken from Cyclone Tracey 1974 “Santa Never Made it Into Darwin” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD0DRmWQ65Y
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12. 30,000
evacuated
in the
largest
airlift in
Australia’s
history
Image taken from: Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Tracy 12
18. Imagine
Image taken from: http://gov2em.net.au/futurescenario/
....if web 2.0 and social media was integrated
into mainstream emergency communications?
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19. Imagine...
Image taken from: Social Media helping Emergency Management Final Report to Gov2.0 Taskforce: http://gov2.net.au/projects/project-14/
21. Imagine if it was two-way...
Image taken from: http://gov2em.net.au/futurescenario/
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22. Information is power...
Image taken from: http://gov2em.net.au/futurescenario/
...and information saves lives and property
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23. And information is critical
to community recovery...
“Key to disaster
recovery is an informed
community ...through
provision of timely and
accurate information”
Emergency Management Australia, Emergency Manual Series
– Community Development in Recovery from Disaster
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24. Used Social Media to provide
information lifeline to those
impacted by Cyclone Yasi
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25. Key to recovery is providing mechanisms to
empower the community to self mobilise...
“Disaster recovery is
most effective when
conducted with the
active participation of
the affected
community”
Emergency Management Australia, Emergency Manual Series
– Community Development in Recovery from Disaster
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26. Community Recovery
Empowering the community
• Used social media to galvanise and
mobilise the “Mud Armies”
• Facebook site also enabled direct
appeals and ‘active localism’
• Leveraged for “Clean up Australia”
• Building community resilience and
social capital
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27. EBCC – grass roots example
Community Centre used Facebook to:
• Share official information
• Rally and mobilise volunteers
• Call for donations
• Enable ‘active localism’
• Cross promote other agency activities
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30. Conferences – emergency 2.0
10 March 2011
Brisbane
4 April 2011
Brisbane
Australia 6-7 April 2011
Melbourne 10-12 April 2011
Canberra
Overseas
13-15 April 2011
24 March 2011 Mt Macedon Vic
Virginia, USA
35. Emergency 2.0 Wiki Working Group
Members volunteering their professional skills and time to turn
the vision into a reality. From the government, community,
education and business sectors.
Department of Community Safety
Department of Communities
Department of Local Government and Planning
Queensland Health
36. Vision
To empower the community with the
knowledge to utilise web2.0 and
social media in emergency
communications.
• Emergency agencies
• Government agencies and schools
• Community agencies and nonprofits
• Business
• Media and the Public
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37. Goal
To provide best practice guidelines
on how to utilise social media in all
phases of emergency management:
• Emergency preparation
• Emergency response
• Emergency recovery
38. A Wiki will enable the community:
• To access practical guidelines based on best
practice
• To save ‘reinventing the wheel’
• To mitigate risk
• To keep up with rapidly changing technology
and trends
39. What is a wiki?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki
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40. Who will use it?
• Emergency agencies
• Government agencies
• Community eg community centres,
schools, non profits
• Business
• Media and the public
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41. What emergencies will it cover?
Natural Disasters
http://www.skynews.com.au/national/article.aspx? Chris Ison, The Morning Bulletin
http://www.terranean.com.au/news.htm id=562283&vId=
Manmade Health
emergencies Emergencies
http://themostimportantnews.com/arch
http://www.emergency.nsw.gov.au/co http://www.photosfan.com/history/p ives/
ntent.php/645.html age2/
43. Guidelines to include:
• Risk and Mitigation Checklist
• Moderator’s checklist
• Content management
• Stakeholder management
• Resourcing
• Staff policies
• Internal communication and channel integration
• Business continuity
• ICT requirements & security
• Record management and archiving
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44. Wiki Tips – Amplifying your message
• Find the popular hashtag # and add to your
message eg #flood
• Follow emergency agencies eg @QPSmedia
• Follow the media eg @abcradio
• Ask everyone to retweet your message – in
your message, “please RT”
• Keep your message to 100 characters so
people can add their message to the RT
• Put the link on your website home page!
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45. Wiki Tips – other topics
• Amplifying the message of official agencies
• Live monitoring of social media
• Crowdsourcing
• Using real time online maps
46. How?
• Driven from QLD
• Emergency 2.0 Wiki Working Group
• National Governance – to be representative of
emergency, government, community & business
• Alliances (to include)
• local – LGAQ, Volunteering QLD, EMPA, Rotary
Australia, Chamber of Commerce
• national – EMA, EMPA, Australian Red Cross, LGA,
Gov2.0 groups, AGIMO, Rotary
• international – NEMA, Crisis Commons, SMEM
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47. Project Approach
• Establish a framework – technology, content,
governance, stakeholder engagement, communications
• Establishing online presence – Twitter, LinkedIn, Ozloop
• Stakeholder Engagement & building networks
• Soft launch for collaborative input by stakeholders
• Consultation for public review
• Go live – ready for Cyclone, Flood, Bushfire Season
• Review – post implementation
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50. How can I help?
• Help write content, or edit it
• Peer review and comment on discussions
around suggested content
• Help promote the Wiki to your networks
• Help us establish alliances
• Contribute to the forum, comment on the blog,
tweet!
51. Contact Us
LinkedIn: Government2.0 in Queensland
Twitter: @emergency20wiki
@gov2qld
Email: emergency20wiki@gmail.com
eileenculleton@gmail.com
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