ICCM 2010: Haiti and Beyond

The purpose of the ICCM 2010 is to bring together the most engaged practitioners, scholars, software developers and policymakers at the cutting edge of crisis mapping to address and assess the role of crisis mapping and humanitarian technology in the disaster response to Haiti. As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently noted in a policy speech in Washington DC, "The technology community has set up interactive maps to help us identify needs and target resources" in Haiti. The question is, how did we do and how can we improve? ICCM 2010 will bring together the major players working on the Haiti response to identify lessons learned and formulate best practices for the use of technology in future crises.

ICCM 2010 follows the highly successful ICCM 2009 event which brought together many of the actors currently responding in Haiti to foster a closer network of collaboration. All videos from ICCM 2009 are available here including this video on Conference Highlights. ICCM 2010 will therefore bring together actors from the CrisisMappers network and beyond including high-level policy makers, leading scholars, seasoned humanitarian practitioners and innovative software and technology developers.

ICCM 2010 is being hosted in Boston on October 1-3 and will follow the same design as ICCM 2009. Get ready for Ignite Talks, a Tech and Analysis Fair, Roundtable Discussions, Self-Organized Sessions and Keynote Addresses. Information on registration will be coming soon. In the meantime, please create a profile and join our network to receive updates.

Co-Organizers: Patrick Meier and Jen Ziemke.

REGISTRATION

Opening on March 15, 2010!


ICCM 2010 AGENDA

Thursday
8:00 pm- 10:00 pm:	Drinks at 16 Garden, Sheraton Commander Hotel
Friday Conference Location: Fletcher School, Tufts University.
8:00 am:	Conference participants arrive
8:15 am- 8:45 am:	Registration, coffee, and continental breakfast.
8:45am- 9:15am:	Welcome and Introduction
9:30am-11:00am:	Ignite Session 1– Ignite talks on Crisis Mapping Haiti
	Break
11:30am-1:00pm:	Ignite Session 2– Ignite talks on Crisis Mapping & Beyond
	Lunch
2:00pm-5:00pm:	Tech and Analysis Fair
	Break
5:30pm- 6:30pm	Keynote Address
7:00pm:	Open Dinner Plans
Saturday Conference Location: Harvard University (by invitation only)
8:00 am:	Conference participants arrive
8:30 am:	Coffee and continental breakfast
9:00am-10:30am:	Roundtable I: Crisis Map Sourcing: Natural Language Processing, Mobile Phones & Satellite Imagery
11:00am-12:30pm:	Roundtable II: Crisis Mapping Analysis: From Visualization to Geospatial Analysis
	Lunch
2:00pm-3:30pm:	Self-Organized Session I
3:30pm-5:00pm:	Self-Organized Session II
5:15pm- 6:00pm:	Report on Self-Organized Sessions
	Keynote Address
7:00pm:	Sponsored Dinner (by invitation only)
Sunday Conference Location: Harvard University (by invitation only).
8:00 am:	Conference participants arrive
8:30 am:	Coffee and continental breakfast
9:00am-10:30am:	Roundtable III: Crisis Mapping Operations: Response and Evaluation
	Break
11:00am-12:30pm:	International Network of Crisis Mappers (CM*Net): Next Steps and ICCM 2011
1:00pm:	Conclusion and Departure

Conference Logistics


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Dress =Whatever feels right for you, from suits to slacks to jeans.

Acknowledgments

As the co-organizers of ICCM 2010,
we would like to extend our sincere thanks to our partners, donors and volunteers
for their ongoing work in support of this conference and the field of crisis mapping.