From press freedom in Kenya to wind turbines in Wales, we have your weekly Ushahidi fix on all the products and upcoming events. First off, we want to extend a huge thanks to our community of supporters for helping BRCK achieve the funding goal. We know this is just the first step in a long road to delivery. So, thank you for the confidence as we keep making. There are still 6 days to be an early adopter.
Deployment of the Week
The Media Council of Kenya aims to instil, maintain and protect press freedom in Kenya. They are Deployment of the Week:
Upcoming Events
May 30 -31, 2013 Upgrade Days Upgrading is easy, with a little help from friends Sign up if you need help or can help Tuesday, June 4, 2013: NYC Casual Meetup. Join us to talk about your projects, meet the team and be inspired by NYC Mappers and makers. June 6 - 7, 2013: Personal Democracy Forum. It is one of our favourite brain fests combining politics, democracy and technology. Ethan Zuckerman, Ushahidi Board Member, will be speaking. Tickets are still available. Follow #PDF13 June 12, 2013 Research and Ethics in Data Collection (a primer). Ushahidi is used for data collection by diverse organizations for a variety of map missions from election monitoring, corruption and human rights. In our research community, we've been discussing ethics in research. Join our guests engine room and ihub research for a round table introduction to what to consider before starting your data mapping project. (We've been talking about this article highlighting the importance of ethics in data collection.)Crowdmap: using Embed Codes
Team Crowdmap is adding code everyday. We know that you want to embed and port data to your community and your networks. See how easy it is on our wiki how to. https://twitter.com/RUKCymru/status/334626955238461440