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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Mark your calendars we will have a guest lecture next
Thursday (December 11<sup>th</sup>) at 7:30 pm by Chamindra De Silva, the Sahana
project director, titled “Open Source Software for Disaster Management”
in Rittenberg Lounge(Mather Hall 2<sup>nd</sup> Floor). (Attached poster) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hope you will take the opportunity to attend the lecture. It’s
also a good opportunity to take a short break between finals. Light refreshments
will be provided after the lecture.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'>Trishan<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Title: Open Source Software
for Disaster Management<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Time: 7:30pm, December 11th
2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Location: Rittenberg Lounge
in Mather Hall, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Trinity</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Hartford CT</st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Abstract: Disasters by
definition are devastating events that overwhelm the affected society’s
capacity to respond and mitigate. In this chaotic environment new alliances,
groupings, collaboration and trust needs to be quickly formed between government
organizations, civil society, foreign aid groups and even spontaneous
volunteers to effectively muster their energies into a holistic response
effort. Information Technology can play a valuable coordination role for
situation awareness to enable responders to act effectively. In particular Open
Source software has been found to be a good fit for the dynamic
"bazzar" like environment of a disaster and a good match to the
humanitarian codes of conduct.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:
7.5pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>Trishan de Lanerolle<br>
Project Director</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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Wesleyan CPATH Project <br>
Computer Science, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Trinity</st1:PlaceName>
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(860) 297 5313</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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