[hackerspaces] Networking on the East Coast

[Matt Joyce]

NYC Resistor is okay.  Some folks got caught in the downtown power
outage but it seems that's being recitified a bit this weekend.  But
most were fine.  The space survived the storm just fine.

Hack Manhattan hasn't been asking for any assistance so I assume they
are alright as well.

No idea on the status of Alphaone.

-Matt

On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Padraic Harley <padraic at 091labs.com> wrote:
> I'm down at the Irish CrisisCamp event today try to help out with this stuff
> somehow... how are all our East Coast hackerspace people doing? Are ye all
> okay and stuffs?
>
> Padraic
>
>
> On 01/11/12 00:12, Willow Brugh wrote:
>
> 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
>
>
>
> 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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