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SurePower - Flash presentation of a supporting service

SurePower Flash Presentation November 20, 2008


Click on the link to the SWF  presentation on the SurePower concept

http://gcmcknight.webng.com/Surepower/

Please Note:  This is an audio soundslide. Please  turn up the volume

N2Y2 Con: Tech Innovations with GWNL, GINet,

Hi, Evonne Heyning here liveblogging from the Tech Innovation room at N2Y2 for the last session of Tuesday's event.  During the break we had a great discussion on participation in these sessions; for those of us who are in the audience there have been many questions on the backchannel on how the audience can be more effective participants in this process.  Billy @ TechSoup and Jean ~NurtureGirl~ Russell had some great comments on ways that VCs, foundations, busiensses, nonprofits and technology gurus can come together to add value to these discussions.

Please note that we are liveblogging here; not every word is here but I'll get as much as possible along the way. 

N2Y2: Social Impact Feedback for GINet, Nabuur, GWNL, Social Source Commons

Hi, Evonne Heyning here liveblogging from the Social Impact room at N2Y2.  

Second Track of the Social Impact Section Panel

Micah Sifry, Personal Democracy Forum

Diana Scearce, Monitor Institute

Alexandra Samuel, Social Signal

 

Projects Presenting

Genocide Intervention Network: to build out the idea (or brand) of the anti-genocide movement. Give people the idea and space to come together for resources. Content available to everyone regardless of organizational affiliation, use these tools to speak with your own voice: GINet facilitates this dialogue.

Ivan Boothe, Genocide Intervention Network

N2Y2Con: Introducing the Innovators

The N2Y2 sessions have begun; this is Evonne Heyning blogging live from San Jose for NetSquared Innovation spotlights. I will be liveblogging from the detail sessions later today but first, an intro on why this gathering is unique.

The future of organizing networks and activist media will be redefined by many of these 21 innovating social ventures presenting here at N2Y2. Here are a few of the culture-shifting approaches that these groups are pioneering:

Packing for N2Y2

A moment of personal exoterica before we launch into the N2Y2 events in San Jose; tonight I'm packing and now all of you are privy to my sundries:

* Laptop w/bag (liveblogging from San Jose)
* Camera (to remember what you beautiful people look like)
* Shoes (never forget the good shoes for dancing)
* Clothes (magenta and red, a fiery feeling)
* Books (any suggestions?)
* AMO Game (always connecting the dots)
* Chocolate (the raw cacao powder this time)
* Hand Cream (see Beth Kanter's tips for liveblogging post)
* I heard I love you! card (ask Jean Russell for more info)
* Virtually Delicious (our Second Life design team cards)
* Saving Grace (a gift for a friend)
* Go Green Guide (playa planning 101)
* Delight (for manifesting good cheer)

ManorMeta: Voting in the NetSquared Innovation Awards

First, a big thank you to Susan Tenby, Britt and Aaron and Gina and Beth and Ben and Bennett for helping us spread the word about ManorMeta! You have been tremendously helpful supporters in our work and we are grateful for every bit of support for the Amoration community.

CT EarthNet: Empowering Community-based Environmental Management

Voting Summary (Elevator Pitch): 
CT EarthNet empowers a grassroots groundswell led by community groups in Connecticut that is known to hold great promise for resolving urgent issues such as sprawl, air and water quality, conservation and environmental education.

the REAL hot 100

Voting Summary (Elevator Pitch): 
The REAL hot 100 is a grassroots media project that recognizes and celebrates young women who are working to make the world a better place and provides the resources and networking necessary to help these remarkable women succeed.

HELP International Telemedicine Humanitarian Emergency Mobile Medical Clinic Network

Voting Summary (Elevator Pitch): 

A telemedicine-based on-line community of physicians, financial donors and emergency personnel bringing advanced medical assistance to disaster zones and areas of chronic humanitarian need around the world.

Type of expertise needed: 
Technical Expertise

To bring together a secure web-based network that can provide telemedical connection between physicians/hospital networks (ISDN & IP) to mobile medical clinics. In addition, also limited access for donors to see pre-scheduled live feeds from these clinics around the world (includes blogs, photos and live video). Additionally, we want to enable donors to designate what they wants funds allocated to and provide accountability documentation for them to see this was done, with nothing being deducted for operational overhead. 100% of what they give goes to the project and we want to prove it…CLEARLY.

Long story short. telemedicine plus complete transparent accountability to the donors all through one web site (obviously some aspects of this site will be very secure = medical/ HIPPA, etc).

Type of expertise needed: 
Marketing/Media Expertise

I just returned from the American Telemedicine Association conference in Nashville. We (HELP) are at the leading edge of international telemedicine. Many telemedicine resources from around the globe want to take part in this network. It can save many thousands of lives and greatly reduce suffering in some of the toughest places on earth.

This combined with what is unfortunately the very innovative concept of providing complete accountability to our donors, makes this (we believe) a very interesting news story.

Our focus is to find foundation, corporate and private support for modest operational overhead. Again, this will enable us to place 100% of funds collected during public appeals directly into the relief projects in the field. No big deductions for big salaries, private jets, or other phoophoo. Just getting the job right with no smoke and mirrors.

Additionally, my background was originally in broadcasting. Having been a news director and talk show host for a decade, I believe I know what it takes to be a good interview.

Type of expertise needed: 
Management Expertise

We need help with world class business management and networking to communicate our vision to fortune 500 corporations who can assist us with intellectual licencing, transporation and other overhead. We need to get our vision in the minds of leaders with forward thinking vision who know it is time to help support an organization that is doing the right things, the right way.

Technology Vision: 

One of the big challenges is making sure everyone (hospital networks, physicians and the public) can communicate on this platform.

Both ISDN and IP teleconference protocols need to be enabled so Polycom and Tandberg (two biggest teleconference medical platforms) can be used. The problem is those two companies don't play nice together. Thus we need another system that can talk to both. I met with Global Media (based in Scottsdale AZ) at the ATA conference earlier this week. They have a platform that could work. I'm not sure if they are just re-selling or if this is OEM they placed their logo on.

We need network building, blogs, etc. What ever works best is fine with me.

We need to keep in mind bandwidth requirements on teleconferencing as many times this will be done from remote locations with limited abilities.

We need satellite BGAN units (higher speed) and various broadband and wifi capabilities for use in various countries. While we have used the INMARSAT network, ideas of how to lower high sat costs would be great.

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