Andy, Thanks for the note. A little brainstorming from the list regarding unique curriculum resources, tools and creative programming ideas would be helpful. These will be CTC clients with heavy burdens. We need to prepare our volunteers appropriately with the resources they need to be most helpful. Will
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Carvin Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 10:02 PM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: Re: [DDN] Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts in Houston - CTC plannedfor the Astrodome This is really wonderful news, Will. Sorry it took so long for this to circulate on DDN; the heavy traffic has slowed down the list. If there are any other things you need, please don't hesistate to post your requests to DDN - I'm sure there are lots of people eager to help. andy Will Reed wrote: >Technology For All(TFA) is working with its community and corporate >partners to set up a Community Technology Center (CTC) at Houston's >Astrodome, which will soon be home for 25,000 evacuees from the New >Orleans Superdome. We are pleased to have the opportunity to help in >this way and have made an initial commitment to install a 40 station >CTC. We expect we will need to expand that, but want to move quickly >with what we can do and then assess the additional need. TFA also >anticipates working with public leaders and officials to assist in the >deployment of a Wireless Mesh Network in the Astrodome. Those details >are under discussion. Pam Gardner ([EMAIL PROTECTED] >713.454.6415) on our staff is coordinating volunteer efforts to set up >the CTC and then provide programming assistance. TFA will need >additional computers (Pentium 4 or faster), software, volunteers, $'s >and organizational capacity to pull this off. Thanks in advance for >your assistance. As more details are worked out we will pass them along. > >Will > > >William S. Reed >President/CEO >TECHNOLOGY FOR ALL(r)/Technology For All-Houston 2220 Broadway | >Houston, TX 77012 >Tel: 713.454.6400 | Direct: 713.454.6411 | Fax: 713.454.6454 >e-mail: Will.Reed @ techforall.org website: http://www.techforall.org ><http://www.techforall.org/> >BLOG: http://texasctcs.blogspot.com/ TFA-Wireless >http://www.techforall.org/tfa_wireless.html >"We Empower Communities" > > >_______________________________________________ >DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list >DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org >http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide >To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > > -- ----------------------------------- Andy Carvin Program Director EDC Center for Media & Community acarvin @ edc . org http://www.digitaldivide.net http://www.tsunami-info.org Blog: http://www.andycarvin.com ----------------------------------- _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
