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Patrick Meier & Josh Nesbit: The Haiti 4636 Story

A session at PopTech 2010

The PopTech 2010 talk from Patrick Meier, director of crisis mapping at Ushahidi, and Josh Nesbit, executive director of Medic Mobile (formerly FrontlineSMS: Medic). They describe their organizations’ collaborative response to the Haiti earthquake using text messaging, mobile mapping, and a cadre of dedicated volunteers.

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Josh Nesbit

CEO of @Medic, global health + mobile technology, @Stanford alumnus, @IntraHealth board member, optimist. bio from Twitter

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Patrick Meier

Crowdsourcerer (PhD): iRevolution, Ushahidi, Crisis Mapping, Early Warning, New Media, Mobile Tech, Digital Activism, Civil Resistance, Complex Systems bio from Twitter

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