Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 30, 2010

Every table conversation brings a new perspective and a new idea: whether it’s new knowledge, a great contact or a new extension to the idea under discussion. James Moody of Australia’s national research organization was talking about an idea of a humanitarian license for patents that has been floated by the YGL community.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. Here are my slides from the presentation.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Just want to let you all know that we are recording this session, and we’ll be sending out the slides as well as the recording later on this afternoon, probably get it before dinnertime. So they got the whole nation covered, which is also cool. you know, when Puerto Rico had that hurricane, you know, that was huge here.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 30, 2021

And just a couple of quick housekeeping items, just want to let you all know that we are recording this session, and we’ll be sending out the recording as well as the slides later on today. You should already have the slides. I mean, we’re used to hurricanes, tornadoes, you know, fires, wildfires. Steven: Awesome.

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