[hackerspaces] Networking on the East Coast

[Psy Tek]

Alpha One Labs is good.


On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 9:42 PM, Matt Joyce <matt at nycresistor.com> wrote:

> 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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> > Padraic Harley
> >
> > Phone: +353 (0)85 213 8803
> > Email: padraic at 091labs.com
> > Tweet: @pauricthelodger
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