Cleanweb March: Adapting to Climate Change

In light of the recent flooding, this month we're talking about how Internet technology can help us adapt to climate change and build a more resilient society.

Huge thanks to our friends Carbon Culture (http://carbonculture.net/) for ponying up for the refreshments on the night - cheers!

6:45 Doors open

7:00 Welcome & Community announcements 7:20 Wendy Yuen & Sion Elis Williams - Friends of the Earth (http://www.foe.co.uk/get_involved/page_41807.html) - Open sourcing Friends of the Earth’s mapping tool (http://www.foe.co.uk/get_involved/page_41807.html) to tackle environmental challenges

7:40 David Gilford - Director of Clean Technology & Energy for the New York City Economic Development Corporation (http://www.nycedc.com/) - Data and innovation for resilience: the New York City perspective (Remote talk and Q&A)

8:00 Break for refreshments, networking, and chat.

8:15 Ben Ward - Oxford Flood Network (http://oxfloodnet.co.uk/)/Love Hz (http://love-hz.com/) - making a citizen-built flood detection network in Oxford

8:35 Zubair Khan - RapidFTR (http://www.rapidftr.com) - a mobile application that helps aid workers collect, sort and share information about children in emergency situations.

9:00 To the pub

There's a table booked for "cleanweb" nearby at the Electricity Showroom pub, 5 minutes from the venue - http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/164845188