Re: [DDN] Katrina

2005-09-19 Thread Taran Rampersad
Maurreen Skowran wrote: > Hi. > A Sept. 9 article (http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/3347494) > that I just came across today said that the new Red Cross Web database for > Katrina survivors would not be searchable by the Web crawler at Yahoo > (http://news.yahoo.com/katrinahel

Re: [DDN] Cedar Pruitt's departure from DDN

2005-09-19 Thread Taran Rampersad
Snipped out a few things and hopping in... Full agreement with Dan and Bonnie, and going from Michael's post... Michael Maranda wrote: >So, to shape our field, we need to educate ourselves and educate the >philanthropic community as to what is best for the field qua field and >movement, and seek

RE: [DDN] Katrina

2005-09-19 Thread Will Reed
It is a long story, but the article was incorrect. Since it was written I have communicated with the author. When I have more time, I will explain more fully. Will Reed www.techforall.org -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Maurreen Skowran

Re: [DDN] Cedar Pruitt's departure from DDN

2005-09-19 Thread bbracey
The giving crowd has a series of think tanks and ideational ways of thinking that are meetings that they believe are educational for instance they recently renewed ideas about time. The document they used for thinking about year round schools was a project done in 1994, when time was less press

Re: [DDN] Virtual conferences

2005-09-19 Thread Dave Pentecost
Just an aside to this discussion, which is interesting and to the point of digital divide and digital elite issues: Many people considering digital divide issues are also concerned with energy and sustainability. Is airline travel, in which each individual is responsible for energy consumption and

RE: [DDN] Virtual conferences

2005-09-19 Thread Ronda Evans
RE: Virtual Conferences,Keeping Track of Technology Accomplishments On Line, and funding for Homeless. In 1998-99 MIT but together youth from 36 countries with 16 different languages to talk about World Problems, they called it the Junior Summit. Please take a look at the success of this pr

[DDN] Re: What can we do to prepare for a DISASTER?

2005-09-19 Thread Deborah Elizabeth Finn
Dear DDN Colleagues, A quick update: since posting this to the list, I've had very positive responses from both Kavita Singh (of CTCnet) and Lisa Flick (of Hands On Network). Jeff Elder (of United Way national headsquarters) has also taken steps to put me in touch with Rhonda Veugen (of United

Re: [DDN] Cedar Pruitt's departure from DDN

2005-09-19 Thread John Hibbs
This group has so much to offer, and operates on budgets that ranking government and corporate officers would scoff at --- because it is so tiny. There are many examples of how bright ideas and a few dimes would do so much -- Taran's "van in a box" is as good as any. FEMA would spend more

Re: [DDN] Virtual conferences

2005-09-19 Thread Brenda Kempster
The ICT Literacy Portal www.ictliteracy.info has been hosting ICT literacy virtual conferences and meetings in collaboration with our partner Learning Times for the past two and a half years. Many of you and your organizations have participated. The response to this type of meeting/conference

RE: [DDN] Volunteer From Your Computer

2005-09-19 Thread Ward, William
Michael, Email Charles Spooner from New Orleans at [EMAIL PROTECTED] He is a financial manager and has been involved in development efforts there. Yours, Bill Ward From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Michael Janofsky Sent: Sat 9/17/2005 3:59 PM To: [EMAIL PR

[DDN] WANTED: Participants for a public concall on disaster relief and ICT

2005-09-19 Thread Katrin Verclas
WANTED: We are co-hosting, together with NTEN (the Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network) a public conference call on ICT and humanitarian relief after Katrina. Following that, there will be another call for donors and funders, co-hosted with the Community Technology Foundation of Californi

Re: [DDN] Cedar Pruitt's departure from DDN

2005-09-19 Thread Dan Bassill
For any of you who would like to take up John's offer, I'm hosting the next Tutor/Mentor Leadership Conference in Chicago on November 18 and 19. Part of this conference will be a symposium built off of needs assessment survey's we've done in previous conference that tell us the most important ne

RE: [DDN] Z magazine: Community Internet Under Attack

2005-09-19 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This article has been posted on a number of listed. Should one be worried? maybe Should there be opposition to the moves by large Telco's and Telcom conglomerates? Yes But then, what should be the outcome? or what will be the outcome? We have some indications just by looking at the open source/op

[DDN] Digital divide deepens in developing world

2005-09-19 Thread Karl vonWerther
*Digital divide deepens in developing world * World leaders warn that the 'digital divide' between rich and poor is widening both within developing countries and between them and the industrialised world. Link to fu

[DDN] INDIA responses: Participants for a public concall on disaster relief and ICT

2005-09-19 Thread Sadeque Hussain
Dear Katrin, It is really nice to hear about your service organzition. However, I want learn more, could please send me your organzition information via email? I am running a NGO in India, do you think I can be help or being helped? Lookforward to hear from you. Yours- Sadeque Gujarat, India

[DDN] [Fwd: [CAnet - news] Google Plans National Optical Fiber Network]

2005-09-19 Thread Chuck Sherwood
Original Message Subject:[CAnet - news] Google Plans National Optical Fiber Network Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 14:06:41 -0400 From: Bill St.Arnaud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For more information on this item plea

[DDN] Free N-TEN Online Seminar 9/27 1pm EDT: Hurricane Katrina - Innovative Information and Communication Responses

2005-09-19 Thread Joe Baker
Hurricane Katrina: Innovative Information and Communication Responses The devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina has brought an outpouring of support from concerned individuals and organizations across the country and around the world. In addition to efforts to supply food, water, and secur

Re: [DDN] Digital divide deepens in developing world

2005-09-19 Thread Donald Z. Osborn
Some time ago I suggested that the much discussed "bridging" of the divide was actually more like its replication on more local levels. Others have pointed out that the digital divide emerges along lines of older socioeconomic, cultural and linguistic divides. So this news doesn't come as much of a