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[CrisisCamp Boston] Calling a list of phones via the twilio API and mapping them

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Given a list of phone numbers and locations, feed into an application to call them automatically to determine if they have phone service, if they have power, etc.  Display on map.  Using Twilio.  Project on github.  Continuing to work on this project.  Collaborating with Twilio.
Some power companies have poor data, this is a way to supplement that.

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[CrisisCamp Boston] Meta-project: Building for Disaster Preparedness

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Notes of the presentation: Social hacking and community organizing. CrisisCamp Boston.
The idea: we can use grassroots methods instead of relying on a central agency.
Would like continuity in Boston CrisisCamp and better connection with Boston hacker culture.
Facebook, Twitter, Google Group already exist.  Don’t need to start from scratch.
Better than having a single event, have regular events before a disaster.  Move from disaster response to disaster preparedness.
Working on organizing the next CrisisCamp within the next two weeks.
Random Hacks of Kindness event coming up soon.
Growing the Boston CrisisCamp Community
Next steps: