Monthly Archives: March 2011

Data Manipulation in Excel using Pivot Tables and VLookUp

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IEPA and SIPA New Media Task Force present as part of both the IEPA Training Academy and the NMTF Tools of the Trade series: Data Manipulation in Excel using Pivot Tables and VLookUp Monday March 28th 2 – 3:30 p.m, 405 IAB Natalie Tang (MPA 2012) and Saira Qureshi (MDP 2012) will be leading a training session on data manipulation within excel. Saira will be going over how to prepare a data set for optimal searching and sorting, using pivot tables to display required fields […]

Giving People Voice

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“Giving People Voice” Thursday, March 24th 2011 4:00 p.m. 1219 IAB Tapan Parikh Speaker Bio: Tapan Parikh is an Assistant Professor at the School of Information at the University of California, Berkeley.  Tapan’s research interests include human-computer interaction (HCI), mobile computing and information systems for microfinance, smallholder agriculture and global health.  For the past ten years, Tapan has been designing, developing and deploying information systems in the rural developing world – initially in India, and now also in Latin America and Africa. Tapan’s dissertation project, […]

Disaster Response for Japan (and Affected Areas)

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On Friday, March 11th, an earthquake hit the eastern coast of Japan with a magnitude of 8.9, followed by aftershocks and a tsunami. Many tsunami warnings and watches were issued for the entire Pacific Rim area. Explosions ensued at the Fukushima nuclear plant and cooling systems are experiencing failures. All aspects of this crisis are under heavy watch. We urge you to follow the situation using the helpful resources below. Crisis Mappers across the globe have mobilized. An urgent response is needed in monitoring of […]

Media Monitoring and Mapping for Libya

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Two weeks ago, UN OCHA had asked the Standby Task Force of international crisis mappers to put all their energy into crisis mapping for Libya in various ways. The Standby Task Force deployed for the week, and then upon OCHA’s request, extended their mandate. Last weekend, the project was transferred to United Nations Volunteers. You can find the map here: http://libyacrisismap.net/. The New Media Task Force hosted an urgent two-hour Libya mapping session on the evening of Thursday, March 10th, where Columbia Crisis Mappers, including NMTF Board members, contributed to these mapping […]