Invitation to the NZ Sahana Cluster's Foundation Meeting
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Discover http://demo.sahana.lk/cvs/ Interact http://tinyurl.com/nz-sahana-cluster Engage 5:30pm, 30 July Level 6, 150 Willis St (RSVP via http://tinyurl.com/nz-sahana-cluster) SAHANA Free and Open Source Disaster Management System | New Zealand Cluster The New Zealand Sahana Cluster is being formed to bring together technology experts, translators, emergency managers, researchers to bring forward widespread adoption of Sahana in New Zealand. Sahana is Sinhalese for 'Relief' and signifies the history of the project from its development to reconnect families displaced due to the Boxing Day Tsunami. The New Zealand Cluster seeks to have the same positive impact for Kiwi communities. What is this anyway? Major deployments: • National Disaster Management Center & Ministry of Resettlement & Disaster Relief Services, Sri Lanka (2009) • Chendu-Sitzuan Earthquake, China (2008) • Ica Earthquake, Peru (2007) • Coastal Storm Plan in New York City (2007-) • Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh (2007) • Earthquake in Peru (2007) • Yogjakarta Earthquake, Indonesia (2006) • Sarvodaya and Terre des Hommes, Sri Lankan NGOs (2005-) • Landslide disaster in Philippines (2005) • Kashmir Earthquake in Pakistan (2005) • Asian Tsunami in Sri Lanka (2005) International Sponsors : Event Sponsor:
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Catalyst IT, an open source software development house, is sponsoring the foundation meeting of the NZ Sahana Cluster, 30 July 2009. Learn what's happening and how to learn more.
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Discoverhttp://demo.sahana.lk/cvs/
Interacthttp://tinyurl.com/nz-sahana-cluster
Engage5:30pm, 30 July
Level 6, 150 Willis St(RSVP via http://tinyurl.com/nz-sahana-cluster)
SAHANAFree and Open Source Disaster Management System | New Zealand Cluster
The New Zealand Sahana Clusteris being formed to bring togethertechnology experts, translators,emergency managers, researchersto bring forward widespreadadoption of Sahana in New Zealand.
Sahana is Sinhalese for 'Relief' and signifies the history of the projectfrom its development to reconnectfamilies displaced due to the BoxingDay Tsunami. The New ZealandCluster seeks to have the samepositive impact for Kiwi communities.
What is this anyway? Major deployments:
• National Disaster Management Center & Ministry of Resettlement & Disaster Relief Services, Sri Lanka (2009)• Chendu-Sitzuan Earthquake, China (2008)• Ica Earthquake, Peru (2007)• Coastal Storm Plan in New York City (2007-)• Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh (2007)• Earthquake in Peru (2007)• Yogjakarta Earthquake, Indonesia (2006)• Sarvodaya and Terre des Hommes, Sri Lankan NGOs (2005-)• Landslide disaster in Philippines (2005)• Kashmir Earthquake in Pakistan (2005)• Asian Tsunami in Sri Lanka (2005)
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