Join us for the San Francisco Net Tuesday on September 9:
Involver: How Nonprofits Can Create Video Campaigns for Social Networks.
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Walden III: Digital Utopianism and the Virtual World
Voting Summary (Elevator Pitch):
Walden III is an academic experiment that would explore whether Virtual Worlds, such as Second Life, can better facilitate the exchange of cultural artifacts across borders more harmoniously and equitably than the real world.
Maps 2.0 – Geospatial Tools for Nonprofits and Humanitarian Relief
Voting Summary (Elevator Pitch):
Maps 2.0, a collaboration already under way, will launch the first online resource for nonprofit and humanitarian organizations to share best practices in geographic information systems (GIS) and digital mapping tools.
Technology Vision:
A revolution in Web-delivered digital maps and map-based analysis is under way and will change the way nonprofits solve social, environmental, and humanitarian problems. It is vital that nonprofit and humanitarian teams leverage these proven and powerful technologies.
HIV ATLAS: Serving positively proud people
Voting Summary (Elevator Pitch):
HIV ATLAS is an international technology initiative connecting Wants and Haves in the field of HIV/AIDS with a local perspective and global mindset.
Access to Markets and Education: Fair Trade Language Tutoring via Webcam (http://www.SpeakShop.com)
Voting Summary (Elevator Pitch):
Speak Shop reduces poverty by creating a global marketplace of language tutoring via webcam, linking tutors in developing countries with a world market of learners, forging microentrepreneurs and fostering cross-cultural learning and respect.
HELP International Telemedicine Humanitarian Emergency Mobile Medical Clinic Network
Voting Summary (Elevator Pitch):
A telemedicine-based on-line community of physicians, financial donors and emergency personnel bringing advanced medical assistance to disaster zones and areas of chronic humanitarian need around the world.
Technology Vision:
One of the big challenges is making sure everyone (hospital networks, physicians and the public) can communicate on this platform.
Both ISDN and IP teleconference protocols need to be enabled so Polycom and Tandberg (two biggest teleconference medical platforms) can be used. The problem is those two companies don't play nice together. Thus we need another system that can talk to both. I met with Global Media (based in Scottsdale AZ) at the ATA conference earlier this week. They have a platform that could work. I'm not sure if they are just re-selling or if this is OEM they placed their logo on.
We need network building, blogs, etc. What ever works best is fine with me.
We need to keep in mind bandwidth requirements on teleconferencing as many times this will be done from remote locations with limited abilities.
We need satellite BGAN units (higher speed) and various broadband and wifi capabilities for use in various countries. While we have used the INMARSAT network, ideas of how to lower high sat costs would be great.
SFZERO.ORG
Voting Summary (Elevator Pitch):
SFZero is a free game and online social network that challenges players to complete social, cultural and artistic projects. Our goal is to develop a system that allows anyone to use our model to create powerful, socially relevant games.
Village the Game: Play the World of Social Enterprise
Voting Summary (Elevator Pitch):
Village is an online world and strategy game designed to get people addicted to third world development. Form a team, build sustainable enterprises that eradicate poverty, and discover the power you have to transform the real world.
WOW: The Wonder of 'WE'
Voting Summary (Elevator Pitch):
Teams stuck in their thinking or limited in their impact can visit a one-of-its-kind web site. Here team members can engage in self-guided exercises that will refresh their vision regarding how best to grow their impact together and with others.
Avatar Action Center
Voting Summary (Elevator Pitch):
The Avatar Action Center is an educational organization constructed in the virtual world Second Life to raise awareness around sustainability issues and encourage people to take action toward positive change in the real world.
