Re: W3C Incubator Group "Disaster Management"

Hi Soenke,

I apologize for the delay in responding as I was catching up on a whole 
bunch of email since my last trip to ISCRAM 2007 (where we setup a BOF 
on interop standards in crisis management). Right now I just gathering 
members from various forums for this incubator group.

The main objective of this group is to gather, organize and sometimes 
define mechanisms and standards for the interoperability of 
crisis/emergency management systems.

We also have a mailing list on humanitarian systems "Humanitarian-ICT" 
were we discuss topics in a much broader sense, which you might be 
interested in joining (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/humanitarian-ict/).

I myself am a representative of the Sahana Project, which is a Free and 
Open Source Disaster Management system (http://www.sahana.lk/overview)

Please do bear with us till we get an initial set of people gathered to 
the list, however at the same time you are welcome to take a lead on any 
of the topics as well.

Chamindra de Silva
http://chamindra.googlepages.com


soenke.ziesche@undp.org wrote:
> Dear Ivan,
> 
> Many thanks for the quick response. I subscribed to the list right away.
> 
> Dear Chamindra,
> 
> I'd be much interested to participate in a W3C Incubator Group regarding "Disaster Management". Btw I also worked after the Tsunami in Sri Lanka.
> 
> Kind regards from Sudan,
> Soenke 
> 
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> Dear Soenke,
> 
> I copy this mail to Chamindra de Silva who coordinates this effort, I am
> only a mailbox at the moment:-)
> 
> There is now a mailing list, archived at:
> 
> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-disaster-management-ont/
> 
> there is a link on the page to get yourself subscribed, which I would
> urge you to do...
> 
> Sincerely
> 
> Ivan
> 
> soenke.ziesche@undp.org wrote:
>> Dear Ivan,
>>
>> I am referring to the ESW wiki "Disaster Management" where my article "Semantic Wikis and Disaster Relief Operations" is quoted. Sorry for getting in touch quite late, but I currently work for the UN in remote Sudan with not the best internet access.
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>> I would like to express my interest to participate in a W3C Incubator Group. I agree that Avian Influenza Pandemic would be a very interesting field for such an application. I worked for the UN in Avian Influenza contingency planning in Pakistan and have currently applied for other Avian Influenza posts within the UN.
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>> Briefly about my background: I received a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Hamburg and also a Certificate in International Affairs from the New York University. I worked for the United Nations for the past six years in the humanitarian information management sector in Gaza, New York, Colombo and Islamabad. Currently, I am based in Blue Nile State, Sudan.
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>> I would much appreciate if you could provide me with more information about a W3C Incubator Group and the next steps. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require any further information.
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>> Kind regards,
>> Soenke Ziesche
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Received on Tuesday, 29 May 2007 05:33:25 UTC