Re: Ebola Open Data Jam

Fantastic Steven, thank you for posting here.
We are currently involved in a DARPA project called MEMEX [0], which seeks user-defined, domain-specific search of public information, and plans to use its groundbreaking research to fight human trafficking.
We are applying the output of MEMEX to the Ebola domain and we will be scoping the link you provided. Thank you very much for disseminating this information, it is very encouraging to hear that people are trying to make a difference here.
Lewis

[0] http://www.darpa.mil/NewsEvents/Releases/2014/02/09.aspx

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From: Steven Adler <adler1@us.ibm.com<mailto:adler1@us.ibm.com>>
Date: Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 2:51 PM
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Subject: Ebola Open Data Jam
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Resent-Date: Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 2:52 PM


Today, a hundred volunteers met in NYC and devoted their Saturday to helping identify Open Data sets about Ebola so that other hackers, data scientists, universities, researchers, and aid organizations around the world can take advantage of their work. They didn't ask to be recognized or rewarded.

Giving is its own reward...

http://eboladata.org/

I played a small role as a volunteer in helping to organize the event.  But I couldn't participate since I am in Australia this week meeting with government officials on Open Data.  But I am with them in spirit and believe passionately that we all have skills and capabilities to contribute and that together we can really make a difference.

My thanks to all those who gave their free time to help.  It matters!

Best Regards,

Steve

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