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FEMA – Field Innovation Team
FEMA Field Innovation Team October 2012 – February 2014 New York City, NY FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) is a US agency tasked towards disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery, and education. The Field Innovation Team brings together leaders from robotics, community justice, design, technology and beyond for impact oriented collaboration. Role Deployed to New York for Hurricane Sandy response to

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White House – FEMA Think Tank
White House FEMA Think Tank February 2013 Washington, DC One portion of FEMA’s “Whole of Community” response initiative included the Field Innovation Team (FIT), tasked with strengthening overall response by amplifying the connection between the formal and informal sectors. This effort was so successful as to be recognized in the Sandy After Action Report as well

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About
Everywhere willowbl00 Email work@bl00cyb.org Willow Idlewild Bay Area, CA Willow Idlewild, known as willowbl00, works with digital and process tools to enable coordination between groups of all sizes and shapes. They have studied citizen engagement and combining distributed and centralized decision making structures at the Center for Civic Media at MIT’s Media Lab, been a Professor

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IEEE – Global Humanitarian Technology Conference – Keynote Speaker
IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference – Keynote Speaker October 2013 San Jose, CA IEEE and its members inspire a global community to innovate for a better tomorrow through highly cited publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and educational activities. IEEE is the trusted “voice” for engineering, computing, and technology information around the globe. GHTC is

