CrisisCampChicago
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[edit] Important News and Updates
Update 03/05 - Next Crisis Camp Chicago 03/13 - Continue work on Haiti, and also Chile work as well - updates soon!!
Update 02/27 - 9:45AM CST - Chile 8.0 Earthquake - Some technology response may be needed
Update 02/25 - Next Crisis Camp 03/13/2010
- See Links Below
[edit] Welcome to the Crisis Camp Chicago home wiki page
- About us, General Info, Press Release, and other public information
- Please start here ===> Public Communication
[edit] Camp Coordinator Contacts
- Deborah Shaddon - dshaddon (at) comcast.net - Lead organizer/Crisis Commons Contact
- Organizers email - Organizers Group/General Inquiries
[edit] Upcoming Events
- Pending: Crisis Camp Chicago March. 13, 2010
- Completed: Crisis Camp Chicago Feb. 13, 2010
- Future events and camps? See calendar ====> Chicago Event Calendar
- Want to attend? You need to register ====> Register
- Buy our T-shirt and support the cause ====> cointhatphrase.com
[edit] Past Events
[edit] Stay Connected
- Organizer Email: crisiscampchi@gmail.com
- Google Group: CrisisCampChicago
- Twitter: @CrisisCampCHI
- Facebook: Crisis Camp Chicago
- Linkedin: Crisis Camp Chicago group
- Chicago Home Page: Crisis crisiscampchicago.org
- Central IRC Chat: irc - also join channel #crisiscampchi
[edit] Camp Support and Information
- Support - Support and other information for the chicago camp, quick start guides, welcome letter, etc...list keeps growing
[edit] Chicago Project Support
This section is to track our alignment to the formal crisis commons projects, either in a support or own effort.
- Status to be updated with 03/13 project opportunities up to 03/12..
[edit] Project Support - Usability and Testing
Chicago Status: Active
- Usability - Chicago effort/alignment to the usability user group for design, testing, for crisis commons applications.
[edit] Project Support - Language and Translation
Chicago Status: Active
- Chicago Language and Translation - Chicago effort/alignment to the various application needs for crisis commons (bucket effort)
[edit] Project Support - UI and Graphic Design Support (various)
Chicago Status - Complete, Pending 02/13 Camp
- Graphics - Chicago effort to support Haitian Voices, Haitian Stories, Haiti Rebuild, and Icons for Graphics design and UI support
[edit] Project Support - OpenStreetMap (OSM) and Translation
Chicago Status: Active
- OSM - Chicago effort/alignment to the Haiti & Chile open street maps
[edit] Project Support - Project Management and Governance
Chicago Status - Active
- Governance - Project Management and Governance support
[edit] Project Support - Chicago Camp Communications
Chicago Status: Active
- Chicago Camp Communications - Chicago communications group and initiatives, and alignment to larger communications group.
[edit] Project Support - CrisisWiki
Chicago Status: Inactive (02/24)
- CrisisWiki - Chicago effort/alignment to the CrisisWiki effort
[edit] Project Support - RSS Feeds
Chicago Status: Active (Testing)
- RSS - Chicago effort/alignment to the RSS Feeds effort
[edit] Project Support - One Laptop/One Child
Chicago Status: Inactive (02/12)
- One Laptop One Child - Chicago effort/alignment to the One Laptop One Child effort
[edit] Project Support - Humanitarian Relief for Disabilities
Chicago Status: Concept
- Humanitarian Relief For Disabilities - Chicago effort to coordinate this activity as a
[edit] Project Support - Big Ideas
Chicago Status: Active
- Big Ideas - City of big shoulders place for big ideas
[edit] Other Project Support - Summary
This is a place to track overall efforts for various projects.
- Project: Situational awareness tools
- Camp: 01/30/2010
- Volunteers: Raffi
- Effort: TBD
- Next Steps: None
- Project: Haiti Rebuild
- Camp: 01/30/2010
- Volunteers: Jeff Miles, Chad
- Effort: PHP Program Development, coordinated via Tim Taplin
- Next Steps: None
[edit] OLD PROJECT INFO 01/30 camp - TO BE TRANSITIONED INTO INDIVIDUAL PROJECT PAGE
[edit] Project Support - CrisisCommons Usability
- Lead: Erinn
- The team has broken into two sub-teams supporting two projects, Haitian Stories and Haitian Voices.
- Sub-Team 1: Graphics volunteers - Davek,Sue, Daphine, Harry
- Participation: Currently identifying work and contacts - will examine usability interface issues for illiterate as well as graphical content
- Sub-Team 2: Testing volunteers - Erin, Kevin, Kyle, Erika - In need of project management and direction, identify all projects requiring testing, assigning ownership/leads for each project area, determine common testing methodology and reporting approach. Currently, attempting to connect with relevant resources from other cities. Central Repository for sharing assets between camps and projects needed. suggest some kind of version control software.
[edit] Usability subproject - Haitian Voices
- Project wiki: www.haitianvoices.org wiki/haitian_voices
- Participation: Graphic Design Help, plus testing
- Volunteers: See Crisis Commons Usability sub-team 1
[edit] Usability subproject - Haitian Rebuild
- Project wiki: TBD
- Participation: Updating graphics for sits
- Volunteers: See Crisis Commons Usability sub-team 1
[edit] Usability subproject - Haitian Stories
- Project wiki:haitianstories.org wiki/Haitian_stories
- Participation: Graphic Design Help, plus testing
- Volunteers: see Crisis Commons Usability sub-team 2
- Currently working identity and global templates
[edit] Project Support OSM (Open Steet Map)
- Project wiki: see project
- Volunteers: Terry, Robert, Tony
Working with Kathy Filbert to identify needs.
[edit] Project Support-Language and Translation
- Volunteers: Aniss for French, Drew for French, Kathy for French & Spanish
- Identify projects for translation.
[edit] Project Support - Chicago Camp Communications
- Project Wiki: This project will support the Crisis Camp Chicago Group efforts by creating and implementing repeatable communication processes and a comprehensive communication plan that encompasses internal and external audiences that leverages all medias with identified owners for on-going execution. This group will also act as liaison to the global Crisis Commons Communications Team to coordinate messaging and implement standards.
- Participation: Skills needed as follows:
- Internal Chicago Camp Support : Wiki updates, blogging, cross Camp and Commons team communications and coordination, process design and documentation.
- External Support: Owner(s) for media channels to assist in developing messaging and cultivate media partners in local and global news through television, newspaper and media channels. We will also be leveraging professional industry and student networks so volunteers with affiliate memberships and/or contacts will be sought to assist in developing targeted messages and broadcasting.
- Lead: Kim Pecylak, pecylak@sbcglobal.net
- Volunteers: Christine Wald
- Status: Team is forming with initial focus primarily on enabling the Chicago Camp. Initial drafts of project charter and communication plan created and published (Google Docs). Tentative list of activities for 2/13 camp event:
- Local Camp Linked-In Group owners identified and assigned (Initially all were established under Deb Shaddon - Move to local ownership)
- Identification of process/training materials needed to support Chicago Team
- Chicago Camp website and wiki scrub and refresh
- Initial drafts of process/training/documentation for highest prioritized items
- Identification and release of any global communication standards set by Crisis Commons
- Identification and assignment of efforts to support global Commons communication efforts.
- Action Item List and schedule for ongoing activities.
[edit] Project Support - RSS Feeds
- Lead: in LA&DC
- Volunteers:Brian Guthre
- Formulating a list of sites to use for RSS Feeds that contain helpful information.
[edit] Additional support projects
- Volunteer Raffi
- Projects: situational awareness tools; Sync the sheet
[edit] Online Resources
Contact Camp Organizers: organizers AT crisiscampchicago.org
Facebook: CrisisCamp Chicago Fan Page
Twitter: @crisiscampCHI
IRC Chat: #crisiscampchi

