Crowdsourcing Events
Humanitarian Response in a Time of Mass Collaboration and Networked Intelligence
October 04, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Science and Technology Innovation Program
Gisli Olafsson, Emergency Response Director of NetHope, will discuss how digital age technologies, like social media, are revolutionizing the way humanitarian response will be conducted in the future.
Did You Feel It? Social Media for Earthquake Science and Response
September 27, 2011 // 3:00pm — 4:30pm
Science and Technology Innovation Program
The U.S. Geological Survey’s “Did You Feel It?” (DYFI) system allows people who experience an earthquake to go online and share information about its effects, thus helping to create a map of shaking intensities and damage. After a decade of operational experience with the DYFI system for citizen-based science, Dr. David Wald will discuss lessons learned, including how they apply to other social media (e.g., Twitter) and volunteer-based methods for earthquake detection.
Liability and Reliability Of Crowdsourced and Volunteered Information for Disaster Management
August 30, 2011 // 2:00pm — 4:00pm
Science and Technology Innovation Program
The rapid rate of innovation and adoption of technology, especially mobile technology, by citizens and first-responders alike has the potential to enable a greater level of community preparedness not previously possible. This panel will explore the potential benefits and reliability of crowdsourced and volunteered information for disaster management.
Crowd and Crown: Policy Issues in Social Media for International Crisis Response
June 14, 2011 // 3:00pm — 4:30pm
Science and Technology Innovation Program
Crowdsourcing and crisis mapping have opened new approaches to making sense of crises. Yet these new technologies raise unanswered questions. John Crowley, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard University, discusses the development of policies to connect the crowd to the traditional institutions that respond to emergencies.