Sahana Software Foundation

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  • 2013 SSF Annual General Meeting to be Held June 14-16

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    Mark Prutsalis
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    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…

  • Sahana Accepts 11 Google Summer of Code Interns

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    Mark Prutsalis
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    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…

  • SSF named a 2013 Google Summer of Code mentoring organization

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    Mark Prutsalis
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    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…

  • Sahana Recognized as 2013 Computerworld Honors Laureate

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    Mark Prutsalis
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    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…

  • SSF Hiring Eden Software Developers

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    Mark Prutsalis
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    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…

  • Apply for the Sahana Internship Program

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    Michael Howden
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    The Sahana Software Foundation is excited to announce our first internship program. This is a great opportunity for students and recent graduates who are interested getting experience in the technology, humanitarian and disaster management sectors. Sahana Open Source Software has been used in most major disaster since the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, including most recently…

  • SSF supports Hurricane Sandy response in NYC

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    Mark Prutsalis
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    The Sahana Software Foundation is assisting the City of New York in its use of Sahana software to manage its response to Hurricane Sandy.  The City’s Office of Emergency Management has been relying on Sahana software for its shelter management and registration programs since 2007. We are currently assisting the City University of New York…

  • Sahana Launches EUROSHA Humanitarian Data Site

    Sahana Launches EUROSHA Humanitarian Data Site

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    Mark Prutsalis
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    The Sahana Software Foundation has partnered with France Volontaires, Groupe URD, the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and other European humanitarian organizations on a pilot project sponsored by the EU under the newly adopted EU Aid Volunteers initiative.  The objective of the EUROSHA pilot project (for “EURopean Open Source Humanitarian Aid”) is to train and deploy a…

  • Request for Information Issued

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    Mark Prutsalis
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    To help us identify resources that are available to work on projects for the Sahana Software Foundation, we have issued an open Request for Information (RFI) to assist us in compiling a list of companies and individuals who might be qualified, available and interested to execute on upcoming projects for government agencies and humanitarian organizations.

  • Sahana joins OASIS

    Sahana joins OASIS

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    Mark Prutsalis
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    The Sahana Software Foundation has joined OASIS (the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Systems) – a not for profit consortium that drives the development and advancement of open data standards.  In particular, OASIS is the home of the Emergency Data Exchange Language – or EDXL – suite of open data standards that includes…