[hackerspaces] Networking on the East Coast

[Willow Brugh]

Awesome, thanks Matt. I've put them in touch.

If anyone is into it, we're doing CrisisCamps this weekend:
http://crisiscommons.org/2012/10/30/sandycrisiscamp/ : basically hackathons
to help with some of the tech being used for response. I'll quit spamming
the list now.

Willow Brugh // willowbl00 <http://blog.bl00cyb.org/>



On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Matt Joyce <matt at nycresistor.com> wrote:

> I forwarded the request on to the NYC Resistor private list as well as
> the Microcontroller group list.
>
> I know there is a hack manhattan hackerspace as well.
>
> You may want to coordinate with NYC Resistor and Hack Manhattan they
> have physical presence and resources.  I know they were discussing
> doing some meetups to organize helping out.
>
> -Matt
>
> On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 3:11 PM, Willow Brugh <willow.bl00 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Request from FEMA has come in to help set up networks on the East Coast.
> If
> > you're around, please help out. And maybe my ulterior motive is getting
> some
> > mesh networking infrastructure in place.
> >
> >>>
> > Still in process of quantifying need, will find out today or Thursday
> when
> > DRCs open up:
> >
> > Quick white paper below:
> >
> > We need your assistance. I just had a discussion with Senior Advisor on
> > Disability Issues and FEMA’s Senior Tech Advisor. We need your help to
> > mobilize the community in the next couple of days to help us reach
> disaster
> > survivors. Additionally, this is likely being done-if you know who,
> please
> > get us in touch with these individuals.
> >
> >
> >
> > Marcie’s team is taking innovative steps to streamline communication
> efforts
> > to provide equal access to effective communication for people with
> > communication disabilities (people who are deaf or hard of hearing,
> blind or
> > have low vision, low literacy, speech disabilities). One of these steps
> > include sending 175 iPads to Disaster Recovery Centers. These ipads will
> be
> > used as a communication tool through visual aids that allows disaster
> > survivors to communicate with FEMA and others who provide disaster
> services
> > to meet  survivors’ needs.
> >
> >
> >
> > What we need?
> >
> >
> >
> > Point of contact to mobilize volunteer IT communities to help us build
> > wireless at these locations that are outside the firewall so that we can
> > have these conversations with disaster survivors (wireless in these
> > locations may only be accessible to FEMA employees.) Marcie has indicated
> > the Ipads are 4G and need consistent and fast internet connections.  She
> is
> > going to be providing the locations of where this will need to be up and
> > running.
> >
> >
> >
> > Can we get your help to mobilize community assistance to get wireless up
> and
> > going to help disaster survivors with disabilities and others with access
> > and functional nedds.
> >
> >
> >
> > What we are asking?
> >
> >
> >
> > Volunteer IT community member(s) to go to the locations that Marcie will
> > provide in the next couple of days to set up wireless for this to occur.
> >
> >
> >
> > Willow Brugh // willowbl00
> >
> >
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