Author: Mark Prutsalis
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SahanaCamp Vietnam October 29th in Hanoi
Join the Sahana Software Foundation for SahanaCamp Vietnam 2013 to be held October 29th in Hanoi. The workshop will take place at the Institut de la Francophonie pour L’Informatique just prior to an ISCRAM Vietnam 2013 Conference at the same venue. SahanaCamp Vietnam is designed for NGOs, Disaster Management professionals, and the people and organizations that provide them…
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Sahana News September 2013
To improve communications about all things Sahana, I am going to undertake to write a short monthly report on news, events, projects, activities that the Sahana Software Foundation is involved with. I’m also going to try posting short notes more frequently on our blog about Sahana activities and welcome other contributors to do the same…
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2013 SSF Annual General Meeting to be Held June 14-16
The Fourth Annual Meeting of the Members and the Board of Directors of the Sahana Software Foundation will take place as a virtual web conference on June 14-16, 2013. The Sahana Software Foundation invites its Members, users and contributors to set aside time this weekend to attend the sessions as if attending a face-to-face in-person…
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Sahana Accepts 11 Google Summer of Code Interns
Google announced today the eleven (11) interns accepted by the Sahana Software Foundation (SSF) for the 2013 Google Summer of Code™. SSF received many outstanding proposals this year from both new and returning interns and the competition for slots remained extremely high. SSF accepted five students to work with our Sahana Eden project and six students…
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SSF named a 2013 Google Summer of Code mentoring organization
We are thrilled to once again be named a mentoring organization for the Google Summer of Code. We have had a highly successful history mentoring students each summer since 2006, and are looking forward to another summer of working with interns to improve our products. We always have a deep pool of experienced mentors, and a…
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Sahana Recognized as 2013 Computerworld Honors Laureate
IDG’s Computerworld Honors Program announced on March 19, 2013 that the Sahana Software Foundation has been named a 2013 Laureate in the Human Services category. The annual award program honors visionary applications of information technology promoting positive social, economic and educational change. “Technology continues to play a pivotal role in transforming how business and society…
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Sahana’s Response to Sandy Featured in UMD Right Now
The Sahana Software Foundation’s response to Hurricane Sandy is featured in a current story in UMD Right Now – which also profiles University of Maryland Professor and SSF Director Louiqa Raschid‘s role in promoting the adoption of Sahana free and open source software amongst governments and charitable organizations. Read the Full Story here: Disaster Management…
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SSF Hiring Eden Software Developers
UPDATE: Application Deadline extended to 1 May 2013. The Sahana Software Foundation is seeking to hire full-time Sahana Eden software developers to support projects beginning in the late Spring or Summer of 2013. You would be working as a junior member of the Sahana Software Foundation’s software development team. The initial contract will be for…
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Happy Holidays
To everyone involved in supporting, developing and using Sahana software, I wanted to wish you a very happy holiday season and Happy New Year! 2012 was a banner year for the Sahana Software Foundation. We saw incredible growth in the adoption and acceptance of open source solutions for disaster information management on the part of…
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How Sahana is Feeding Communities Affected by Hurricane Sandy
Disaster relief is a lot about small moments. I have a few I want to share with you today – on Thanksgiving – how the Sahana Software Foundation is helping to feed thousands of persons in the communities hardest hit by the impact of Hurricane Sandy. * * * * *…