[Linux-aus] Open Source for Humanitarian Tech Miniconf at Linux.conf.au 2015

[Simon Lyall]

Linux.conf.au is pleased to announce that the Open Source for
Humanitarian Tech Miniconf will be part of Linux.conf.au for the first
time in Auckland, New Zealand during January 2015.

Technology is increasingly important in humanitarian response. Now
responders are better connected to digital volunteers, more advanced
tools such as unmanned-aerial vehicles give a better review of post
disaster situations and great quantities of data can be collected and
analyzed. Often these solutions are not expendable and are based on
expensive proprietary solutions.

The Humanitarian Tech Miniconf will focus on two main audiences:

Existing technologists who are interested in ways they can assist with
technology in humanitarian response.
Allowing existing projects and participants to share what they are
working on and look for ways to integrate.

Technologists who work on UAVs, mesh networks, data collection
platforms and content management will be invited to speak, and
humanitarians to give a background in humanitarian response to those
not familiar.

Kate Chapman is the Executive Director at the Humanitarian
OpenStreetMap Team. Her most recent work has been in Indonesia working
on a pilot program over the past year analyzing the feasibility
utilizing OpenStreetMap for collection of exposure data. This project
has hosted a OpenStreetMap mapping competition, a month long event to
map critical infrastructure in Jakarta and assisting community
facilitators in moving from hand-drawn maps to digital maps. Previous
to working at HOT Kate was involved in development of multiple web-GIS
applications including GeoCommons and iMapData.


Linux.conf.au
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linux.conf.au is one of the foremost open source conferences in the
world, and is considered the most prestigious in the Southern
Hemisphere. The next conference, LCA2015, will be held on 12 - 16
January 2015 at the University of Auckland in Auckland, New Zealand.

Linux.conf.au Miniconfs
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Miniconfs are one day miniature conferences, within the main LCA2015
conference, which are targeted towards specific communities of
interest and offer delegates an opportunity to network with other
enthusiasts while immersing themselves in a specific topic or project.

LCA2015 miniconfs will be run on Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th of
January 2015. Each miniconf's schedule is organised by the miniconf's
organiser and will be published ahead of time, listing speakers and
sessions for the day.

Linux.conf.au 2015
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Date: 12 - 16 January 2015
Venue: Owen G Glenn Building, University of Auckland, Grafton Road, Auckland.
City: Auckland, New Zealand
Web: http://linux.conf.au/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LCA2015
Twitter: @linuxconfau
Hashtag: #lca2015