Dear Michael, this info came too late and I unsubbed already, but I'm really overwhelmed, an alternative is to send your request at least once to our p2p-f list, and to 'next net' to see who can help there, so I cc both list for this request, if anyone on these lists want to join your efforts and call, they can let you know, Michel On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 6:47 PM, Michael Gurstein <[email protected]>wrote:
Colleagues,
A close Japanese colleague and friend -- Izumi Azu -- is currently in Japan and is working to help identify and coordinate ICT resources for community relief.
He has a lot of skills and contacts with ICTs but more on the governance and policy side. He has asked me to introduce him (and the group he is working with) to resources that might be useful in supporting community self-help (including through civic governments) in Japan.
I'm setting up an e-list "Japan-emergency" but that may take a couple of days for approvals to I've repurposed this disused e-list for the moment to enable our discussions--I'll transfer subscriptions and relevant e-mails to the new list once it is up and running.
I've taken the liberty, based on my past knowledge with you folks to subscribe you to this list. If you wish not to be included for whatever reason please send me a private email and I'll remove you immediately.
For the moment the list is closed but the archives will be open and I'll circulate that info in due course.
(Preliminarily I've included folks with contacts in Ushaidi (Don Cameron), the Stanford Liberation Tech group (Yosem Companys), a group that developed software resoources out of Katrina (Tara Friedrichs), folks with access to the community networking movements in the US and beyond (Michael Maranda and Steve Clift), someone with access to the range of peer to peer resources (Michel Bauwens), Katrin Verclas who is in touch with the very wide range of wireless/mobile activistis, Ravi Palepu who has good private sector and UN linkages, and a Japanese Canadian friend (Joy Kogawa) who has access to the range of Japanese Canadian organizations and individuals.
Since we are looking to extend the range of contacts and thus access to possible resources etc. please send along other contacts/emails etc. after having cleared it with the individuals and I'll add them manually to this list.
Perhaps Izumi might give a brief intro to the current situation and particularly how we as concerned outsiders might be of some assistance.
(I'm currently in North Eastern Brazil with sometimes difficult e-access to my responses may be somewhat slower than usual.)
Best to all,
Mike
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