This forum should be used to post offers to support the event and known needs for volunteers. If you have the time, interest, and expertise, please let us know how you would like to help. If you see an existing request for volunteers and believe you can assist the SA-III effort, please let us know!

Interest group for discussions related to post-disaster power and lighting issues. A number of alternative power and lighting options have proven invaluable in humanitarian field operations in recent years, and innovation in these areas continues. Please tell us what you have found useful, or where you believe solutions are needed.

SA-III involves a number of applications in the areas of GIS, machine translation, collaboration, VOIP, video conferencing, cyber threat mitigation, encryption, situational awareness, and social networking, running on a mix of devices, platforms, and protocols. A number of integration methods are being explored at SA-III, including web services and RSS/SSE mesh replication. Please use this forum to share your observations about what works, what doesn't, and why. If you have ideas for integration of systems deployed at the demonstration, or suggestions about future approaches, please discuss them here.

Approaches to cultivating community resilience and integrating the community into the local response to a complex contingency. In any post-disaster scenario, rapid and effective integration of the efforts of responders and the local population is essential. Please use this forum to discuss ideas for better ways that responders may identify both critical needs for assistance and unique opportunities to leverage the intrinsic strengths of local communities, as well as strategies for improving communication, coordination, and trustbuilding.