<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:13px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div style="margin:0 0 8px 0">Hello OSM Philippines!</div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:13px;font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><div style="margin:0px 0px 8px"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><div><br></div><div>*We have a few scholarship opportunities available, with applications due on August 8th - please see the details below.</div></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><span><div><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font color="#000000"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">I'm thrilled to be co-hosting t</font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">he </span><a href="http://www.attendiccm.com/" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" target="_blank">7th International Conference of Crisis Mappers</a><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> in Manila from </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">September 28 - 30 </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">with field visits from </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">October 1-5</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">. </span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;text-align:justify"><br></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;text-align:justify">To make the conference more accessible, tickets for Philippines' based attendees are P2,500 including 3 days of conference + 2 field visits! </b></p></div><div><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></p></div></span><div><span><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Organized by the </span><a href="http://crisismappers.net/" target="_blank">International Network of Crisis Mappers</a><span style="color:black">, </span><a href="http://crisismappers.net/" target="_blank">The International Conference of Crisis Mappers (ICCM)</a><span style="color:black"> is the leading humanitarian technology event of the year, bringing together the most important humanitarian, human rights, development and media organizations with the world's best technology companies, software developers and academics. Everyone from every sector is welcome to attend the conference.</span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><br></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">2016 marks the first year ICCM is being held in the Southeast Asian region, so please help us showcase the Philippines and make the conference a success! </span></font><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This year's theme, in partnership with <a href="http://celinaagaton.com/map-the-philippines/" target="_blank">Map the Philippines</a> is </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Building Resilience: Inclusive Innovations in Crisis Mapping</span><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, is focused on the </span><a href="https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs" style="line-height:1.38;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">United Nations Sustainable Development Goals</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">and will highlight how local </span><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">citizens, business, NGOs, schools, government and technical communities can work better together with more accessible tools to strengthen the resilience of our communities.</span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><br></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">The Crisis Mapper community has been fortunate to have had considerable media coverage including </span><a href="http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/12/gleaning-information-from-haiti-online/" target="_blank">The New York Times</a><span style="color:black">, </span><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/15/AR2010011502650.html" target="_blank">Washington Post</a><span style="color:black">, </span><a href="http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/07/online-crisis-management" target="_blank">The Economist</a><span style="color:black">, </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/15/online-volunteers-map-philippines-after-typhoon-haiyan" target="_blank">UK Guardian</a><span style="color:black">, </span><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/05/06/crowdsource.gulf.oil/" target="_blank">CNN</a><span style="color:black">, </span><a href="http://blog.ted.com/ushahidi_brings/" target="_blank">TED Blog</a><span style="color:black">, </span><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/typhoon-haiyan-creates-testing-ground-for-crisis-mappers-1.2462119" target="_blank">CBC News</a><span style="color:black">, </span><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-aid-map-apps-idUSKCN0ZV026" target="_blank">Reuters</a><span style="color:black">, </span><a href="http://readwrite.com/2011/04/13/mapping_geolocation_and_the_future_of_scalable_disaster_response/" target="_blank">ReadWriteWeb</a><span style="color:black">, </span><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/1736822/heres-map-humanitarian-crisis-hotspots-libya-dont-tell-gaddafi" target="_blank">Fast Company</a><span style="color:black">,</span><a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/05/05/404438272/virtual-volunteers-use-twitter-and-facebook-to-make-maps-of-nepal" target="_blank"> NPR</a><span style="color:black">, The </span><a href="http://www.voanews.com/content/crowdmapping-arab-spring-next-social-media-breakthrough--124662649/158392.html" target="_blank">Voice of America</a><span style="color:black">, </span><a href="http://www.unisdr.org/archive/24223" target="_blank">UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction</a><span style="color:black"> and </span><a href="https://hbr.org/2011/12/design-your-own-profession#disqus_thread" target="_blank">The Harvard Business Review</a><span style="color:black">. CrisisMappers leverage mobile & web-based applications, participatory maps & crowdsourced event data, aerial & satellite imagery, geospatial platforms, advanced visualization, live simulation, and computational & statistical models to power effective early warning for rapid response to complex humanitarian emergencies.</span><u></u><u></u></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Register and learn more at <a href="http://www.attendiccm.com/" target="_blank">http://www.attendiccm.com/</a></b></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:black"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:black"><b>Program</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Wed Sept 28</span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">     </span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Reception at <a href="http://poolclub.thepalacemanila.com/" target="_blank">Palace Pool Club BGC</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thurs Sept 29</span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">        </span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">     </span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Conference Day 1 <a href="http://bayanihaneventscenter.com.ph/" target="_blank">Unilab Bayanihan Center</a> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fri Sept 30</span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">  </span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">     </span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Self-Organized Sessions </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;line-height:17.94px;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://bayanihaneventscenter.com.ph/" target="_blank">Unilab Bayanihan Center</a> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sat Oct 1</span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">      </span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">            <a href="http://www.attendiccm.com/field-visits/" target="_blank"> </a></span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://www.attendiccm.com/field-visits/" target="_blank">Field Visit Manila</a> FREE with Registration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sun Oct 2</span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">   </span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">     </span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://www.attendiccm.com/field-visits/" target="_blank">Field Visit Tagaytay</a> FREE </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;line-height:17.94px;white-space:pre-wrap">with Registration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mon Oct 3-5</span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">      </span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">     </span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://www.attendiccm.com/field-visits/" target="_blank">Field Visit Palawan</a> PAID trip</span><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:black"><br></span></p></span><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>To apply for: </b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Scholarships, apply by August 8: </span><a href="http://bit.ly/iccm2016fellowship" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://bit.ly/iccm2016fellowship</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ignite Talks, apply by August 22: <a href="http://www.attendiccm.com/ignite-talks/" target="_blank">http://www.attendiccm.com/ignite-talks/</a></span></p></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Showcases at the Tech & Analysis Fair, apply by August 22: <a href="http://www.attendiccm.com/tech-analysis-fair/" target="_blank">http://www.attendiccm.com/tech-analysis-fair/</a></span></p><span><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Self-Organized sessions, apply by September 12: <a href="http://www.attendiccm.com/self-organized-sessions/" target="_blank">http://www.attendiccm.com/self-organized-sessions/</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">If you would like to sponsor an ASEAN or Filipino scholar or support ICCM in other ways, I would love to talk to you!</span></p><p style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p></span><p style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We would like to thank</span><a href="https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Rockefeller Foundation</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">,</span><a href="http://www.makingallvoicescount.org/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Making All Voices Count</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">,</span><a href="http://www.ayala.com.ph/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Ayala Corporation</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, and</span><a href="http://www.unilab.com.ph/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Unilab</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> as the primary sponsors for ICCM 2016. Additional thanks to the</span><a href="http://ict4peace.org/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ICT for Peace Foundation</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">,</span><a href="http://www.redcross.org/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The American Red Cross</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">,</span><a href="http://poolclub.thepalacemanila.com/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Palace Pool Club</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and</span><a href="http://www.jcu.edu/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">John Caroll University</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> for their sponsorship.</span></p><p style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please share this with your networks and on social media with the #iccmMNL hashtag!</span></p><p style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Many thanks</span></p><p style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Celina</span></p><p style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br><img src="http://www.macrowikinomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/CelinaAgaton-e1363906475676.png" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;text-align:start;white-space:normal"><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;text-align:start;white-space:normal"></span></p><div style="font-size:small"><div><br></div>   <a href=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