Random Hacks of Kindness #2 - Come hack for humanity!
On the weekend of December 4 and 5, hackers will gather in cities around
the globe to create software solutions that make a difference.
Google,
Microsoft, The World Bank and Yahoo! are inviting software developers, independent hackers and
students to participate in
Random Hacks of
Kindness (RHoK #2) next weekend.
RHoK brings together
volunteer programmers and experts in disaster response for a two-day hackathon to create
software solutions that focus on problems related to disaster risk and response. It is an
opportunity to meet and work with top software developers and disaster experts, to create and
improve open source applications that enable communities to recover from disasters, and to
possibly win prizes.
Examples of previous hacks include the “
I’m OK” app from RHoK #0 in
November 2009, which was used during the response to recent earthquakes in Haiti and Chile,
and the landslide prediction tool “
Chasm,”
winner of RHoK #1 in June 2010.
RHOK will be held simultaneously in
many locations around the world. The five main stages will be in Chicago, Sao Paolo, Aarhus,
Nairobi and Bangalore; and there will be over a dozen satellite events in other global cities.
To find a location near you, see the latest list on the
RHoK website.
Join us on December 4th and
5th, and visit
www.rhok.org for more
information.
By Christiaan Adams, Google Crisis Response Team
