Thursday, March 22, 2012 - Friday, March 23, 2012
Media and Technology Fair - CDAC NetworkMedia and Technology Fair - CDAC Network

The CDACNetwork is convening a Media and Technology Fair in March 2012. This willprovide an opportunity to learn about different telecoms and media applicationsthat can help aid providers communicate more effectively with people in crisis.The event will showcase new ways of working in this fast-developing arena, andcreate space to solve current challenges. There will be a hands-on opportunityto experiment with the different applications. 

Overall,the two day event will:

explore how communicating with affectedcommunities is part of effective humanitarian actionshowcasetechnolog...

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Thursday, December 1, 2011
Climate Communications Day at United Nations SummitClimate Communications Day at United Nations Summit
Southern Sun Elangeni Hotel (MAP)

 

On December 1st,2011, Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) and the InternationalInstitute for Environment and Development (IIED), in partnershipwith other organizations, will host the 1st annual Climate Communications Day as a parallel event atthe UN Climate Summit in Durban, South Africa.

 

Some of the guests are: JonathanPershing (US State Department), JohnHay (UNFCCC Secretariat), Chris Librie (Hewlett Packard), RandyOlson (Scientist turned film-maker - via video), Lucia Grenna (Connect4Climate), Professor Jacqueline McGlade (European E...


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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Communication as aid: Lessons from field experience Panel in ODICommunication as aid: Lessons from field experience Panel in ODI

CDAC holds a Lunchtime Presentation bringing togetherrenowned field experts Cecilia Ljungman (CDAC), Jacobo Quintanilla (InternewsEurope), Anita Shah and  Airlie Taylor(Infoasaid), Sean Lowrie (Consortium for British Humanitarian Agencies), and RachelHoughton (CDAC Global Coordinator).

This panel discussion will allow for a sharing of bestpractices such as two-way communication between the humanitarian community andthe affected population, information needs assessments and the development oftools and systems internal to the humanitarian community around emerg...


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Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Annual Conference of the European Commission’s humanitarian Aid Partners Annual Conference of the European Commission’s humanitarian Aid Partners

Internewswill partake in the Annual Conference of the European Commission’s HumanitarianAid Partners, in the Charlemagne building of theEuropean Commission in Brussels. This year’s event entitled: “ECHO &Partners: Helping people together” will offer numerous presentations including"The challenges of communicating EU humanitarian aid" by Mihela Zupancic, head of ECHO’s Informationand Communication unit. The conference will be attended by Claus Sorensen, Director-General of DG ECHO, and Kristalina Georgieva, EuropeanCommissioner for InternationalCooperation, Humanitarian Aid and...


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Monday, July 18, 2011
Beneficiary Communication Practices and the Effectiveness of Cholera Communication Campaigns in HaitiBeneficiary Communication Practices and the Effectiveness of Cholera Communication Campaigns in Haiti
32-36 Loman Street, London, SE1 0EH

The infoasaid report - Haiti 2010: the communication challenge in earthquake, cholera and hurricane response - to be released soon, aims at identifying and capturing lessons about the design, implementation and evaluation of communication strategies developed and deployed as part of the Haiti responses, both to the earthquake and to cholera. The report has gathered evidence, where possible, about the extent to which particular communications strategies enhanced the quality of humanitarian response. It also identifies and and captures lessons about how to drive change wit...


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Friday, May 27, 2011 - Sunday, May 29, 2011
Europe CrisisCamp SummitEurope CrisisCamp Summit
La Cantine, La Sorbonne Paris

The Europe CrisisCamp Summit meets in Paris on the 27th, 28th & 29th of May 2011. This event aims to bring together the European members of the worldwide community of CrisisCamp and promote its development in Europe.

The objectives of these three days are : provide awareness on the use of new technologies in crisis situations ; share best practices and tools for citizen mobilization during an emergency (social networking, mapping, etc.), present concrete examples of mobilization (Haiti, Côte d'Ivoire, Japan, Italy, etc.) and discuss aspects of crisis management in work...


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Saturday, May 21, 2011
Webdiversity 2011Webdiversity 2011
Maison des Métallos, 94 rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud, Paris

This year’s WebDiversity conference, which takes place in Paris on 21 May, is putting a spotlight on a world-changing year that has dramatically propelled the Internet, and more specifically platforms such as FaceBook and Twitter, to central stage for eluding internet censorship and spurring democratic change. Their role in WikiLeaks revelations to revolutions in North Africa and the Middle East has already earmarked 2011 as the year that social media tools have come of age.

The conference will offer participants and speakers alike a chance to debate, discuss ideas and share though...


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Monday, May 9, 2011
RT@Tahrir_Square: Social Media Lessons for Development from the Arab SpringRT@Tahrir_Square: Social Media Lessons for Development from the Arab Spring
Overseas Development Institute 111 Westminster Bridge Road, London

Three months on from the dramatic events in Egypt, ODI and One World Media bring together an expert panel to explore what changes to the media landscape in developing countries could mean for the future of development. Social media opens up new possibilities for getting around restrictive media laws, disseminating information and mobilising political movements. More established forms of media will also continue to empower citizens and encourage accountability. Access to technology is giving millions of people a chance to communicate beyond long established boundaries, but what will this mea...


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Friday, April 8, 2011 - Saturday, April 9, 2011
2011 Small Media Symposium2011 Small Media Symposium
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Internews Europe is a partner of the 2011 Small Media Symposium organised by the Small Media Initiative, which supports the free flow of information in closed societies.

The Small Media Symposium will be held at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London on 8 – 9 April 2011. It will bring together theorists and practitioners across all disciplines and sectors, including academics, activists and developers, to foster discussions about small media theory, practice and innovation.

The Small Media Initiative invites contributions on a wide range of topics a...


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Thursday, March 10, 2011
Internews Europe Humanitarian Director- speaker at French Society UCLInternews Europe Humanitarian Director- speaker at French Society UCL
University College

Jacobo Quintanilla, Humanitarian Director of Internews Europe, will be one of the speaker of the UCLU Francophone Society Talk "Aid Work in Francophone Countries". He will introduce the activities of Internews Europe in the field of humanitarian assistance and focus on Francophone countries like Tchad or Haïti. This introduction will be followed by questions and answers. 

More information here 


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