Keynote by Brent H Woodworth, at the Sahana Conf 2009. Colombo, Sri Lanka. March 24-25 2009.

1. INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN SERVICES: COLLABORATION, PARTNERSHIPS AND GROWTH SAHANA CONFERENCE MARCH 24, 2009 COLOMBO, SRI LANKA Brent H. Woodworth

6. Tsunami: SAHANA - Relief Management System

7. Psychological Trauma Management Tsunami Memory Drawings by school children Harvard “Trauma Doc” greeting children at Boosa relief camp Teach the Teacher Class Meeting with displaced children at a relief camp

13. Incident Command System (ICS) Command & Control System Methodology

16. COLLABORATION: A recursive process where two or more people or organizations work together toward an intersection of common goals — for example, an intellectual endeavor that is creative in nature—by sharing knowledge, learning and building consensus. Brent H. Woodworth

18. I N LET (Internet Loss Estimation Tool) High Speed Disaster Modeling for Preparedness and Proactive Response Management

45. Show platform zoomed out in VIEWS Zoom in Arrow to show where image appears Pull up the image of an intact platform Move to the one that broke away

47. Views HD system: Able to “verify” no damage at water treatment plant

48. Views HD systems: Able to “verify” no damage at bridge locations

49. GlobalViews: Homepage

50. Building damage results

51. Road block due to debris

52. International Collaboration Building a new model for sustainability and resilience

58. Humanitarian Cloud Project Brent H. Woodworth

59. NetHope - Connectivity Explorer Brent H. Woodworth

60. Data Collection The recent growth in GIS (Geographical Information System) technology is only beginning to impact the humanitarian sector. While paper-based surveys and assessments have been a part of development and relief programmes for many years, Agencies have started the transition to more accurate and effective electronic solutions. Brent H. Woodworth

61. Cloud services Dynamic information By developing a mash-up of humanitarian information. Impending risks and immediate alerts can be distributed to the Public, Governments, Development & Relief agencies, and the Private sector through existing telecommunications infrastructure. Think tanks By making humanitarian information available through a managed service. Think tanks outside the Humanitarian industry can assist in trend, cause and effect, impact and ROI analysis from any location in the world. Social Data Collection / mining Social networking solutions can be linked or developed to enhance research data through humanitarian web 2.0 communities. TeleCentres/computer centre's are being implemented across the developing world at a rapid pace developing the foundation for data mining opportunities. Brent H. Woodworth

62. Portfolio of services Rapid Assessment : In order to rapidly assess relief programme requirements, the humanitarian sector requires a solution to quickly collect and transfer information from the field to a central reporting system. Project Design, Monitor & Evaluation : The goal is to produce a service for data capture and storage based on standard sets of information that can be quantified to ensure development programmes are meeting the needs of beneficiaries and evaluated for effectiveness. Brent H. Woodworth

63. Portfolio of services Security Tracking: To ensure the safety of relief staff, agencies are implementing field security tracking systems. By sharing security incidents agencies will be able to track dangerous routes, avoid conflict zones and ensure efficient movement of relief goods and staff. Human Resources Information System: In large-scale relief operation, Agencies will rapidly hire between 500 and 1000 new employees. Current systems are not flexible making for significant time delays in placing staff in the field. Brent H. Woodworth

64. Portfolio of services Fleet Management: Developing a service to track movement, lease agreements, fuel consumption, maintenance records, high risk routes (car jacking) and insurance information. Customer Services: To ensure agencies are meeting the needs of beneficiaries, a system is required to track predefined key performance indicators. This system will be web-based and available in “Community Centres” / “Telecentres” or through mobile kiosk systems. Brent H. Woodworth

65. Portfolio of services Missing person / Trace N’ Track register : Providing the Humanitarian industry with a standard missing person registry will allow agencies to work together to reunite families. Shelter Management: : As IDP’s (Internally Displaced People) are placed in temporary shelters, the need for a tool to manage the needs of the community would greatly assist the Humanitarian industry. Brent H. Woodworth

66. Portfolio of services Global Supply Chain: An integrated service that includes a Warehouse module, Online store, Procurement module and Trace N’ Track would greatly assist in the delivery of relevant goods quickly and efficiently. Connectivity: Connectivity remains the “Achilles heal” of the Humanitarian industry. Development of a global architecture for voice and data communications following industry standards will enable agencies to share bandwidth, develop shared service centres and eventually enable a global Humanitarian ISP. Brent H. Woodworth

67. Portfolio of services Education : Professional degree and certification programmes are required to ensure consistency and quality of field practitioners. Food Distribution: As food and fuel prices continue to rise, poor households that were already struggling to afford basic foods are being pushed deeper into poverty, while many newly vulnerable groups are emerging — particularly in urban areas. More than 800 million people in developing countries experience hunger daily. Brent H. Woodworth

68. Portfolio of services Shelter management : In international law it is the responsibility of the government concerned to provide assistance and protection for the IDPs in their country. However, as many of the displaced are a result of civil conflict and violence or where the authority of the central state is in doubt, there is no local authority willing to provide assistance and protection. Refugee tracking system: Current global migration patterns are particularly complex, involving not just refugees, but also millions of economic migrants seeking a better way of life. Brent H. Woodworth

71. Brent Woodworth Global Crisis Services, Inc. [email_address] +1-818-585-5995 cell +1-818-575-6654 Skype bwoodworth001 Skype id Thank You