Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone. Citizen-Powered Response.

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Disaster Social Media Haiti Media 206

VisionLink

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Did you know that in 1997 the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta was the first to introduce a 2-1-1 service? The United Way Worldwide declared February 11 as National 2-1-1 Day to recognize the importance of an anonymous, easy to remember 3-digit phone number (211) that was available to 24/7.

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Puerto Rico North America National United States 100

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

A similar example is that of an Atlanta city councilman who chose to post a message to Twitter asking for a medic to respond to an unconscious woman on the street rather than to dial 911 when his mobile phone battery was very low. The real-time web has also revolutionized the way we support local communities in disaster.

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Philanthropy Social Media Media Social 244

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

"Citizen journalists" throughout the country collaborated to collect information about this violence; they received incident reports from thousands of citizens via web and mobile phone, collated the data, and displayed it on a Google Maps mashup. monitor election results in Mexico and India.

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Tools Map Disaster Oregon 73

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

"Citizen journalists" throughout the country collaborated to collect information about this violence; they received incident reports from thousands of citizens via web and mobile phone, collated the data, and displayed it on a Google Maps mashup. monitor election results in Mexico and India.

Tools 59

Tools Map Disaster Oregon 59

NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

We'll be raffling off an Apple iPad, solar cell phone chargers, a t-shirt that lights up when it detects a wi-fi signal (how convenient!) The Science Fair doors will open at 3 pm on April 8, 2010 at the OMNI Hotel in Atlanta. See you in Atlanta! Oh, and did we mention there will be prizes? Lots of prizes. PICnet in booth 86.

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Free Ipod NTC Atlanta 95

NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

We'll be raffling off an Apple iPad, solar cell phone chargers, a t-shirt that lights up when it detects a wi-fi signal (how convenient!) The Science Fair doors will open at 3 pm on April 8, 2010 at the OMNI Hotel in Atlanta. See you in Atlanta! Oh, and did we mention there will be prizes? Lots of prizes. PICnet in booth 86.

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Free Ipod NTC Atlanta 90