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Check out Jesse Robbins’ recent speech at the Web 2.0 conference by clicking on the link below. Jesse was our lead organizer of the World Shelters Task Force in Mississippi following Hurricane Katrina. Jesse says, “For the past few years I have been trying to find ways that technology can be used to “Serve those [...]
On Saturday September 20, World Shelters participated in the national Day of Caring. Sponsored by United Way and other community groups including Americorps, the HSU Service Learning Center and the Volunteer Center of the Redwoods, the Day of Caring is a way for local businesses and organizations to take a day to volunteer at a [...]
World Shelters was featured in the Eureka Reporter on Saturday, July 12th. The article included a picture of Rick and Bruce on the front page as well as a detailed write-up on the cover of the Home section. Focusing on the U-Dome, reporter Melody Stone covered the variety of proposals and projects that World Shelters [...]
Jesse Robbins was interviewed by BusinessWeek.com about his time spent doing Hurricane Katrina relief work for World Shelters and the technological tools that aided his humanitarian efforts in the disaster zone.
The original story is located here , or the full text of the article can be found below.
Making Maps Work When Disaster Strikes
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June 25th 2008 –Finally everyone is back and work at World Shelters continues in full-swing in America after an Italian expedition that continues for our U-Dome. Bruce, Rick, and Steven traveled to Milan where World Shelters was honored by the renowned Triennale di Milano museum of architecture and design by featuring their newest disaster [...]
