FOSS4G 2021 Buenos Aires

I’ll be speaking at FOSS4G 2021, the world’s largest geospatial conference on free and open source software. Pandemic and Climate Recovery through FOSS4G Local Knowledge Stewardship and Employment Models September 30, 14:30–15:00, Puerto Madryn The Open Knowledge Kit Regeneration Program addresses key challenges in the pandemic and climate crisis: How to collect near real-time data, […]

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IUCN World Conservation Congress

This Saturday September 4th, I”ll be joining the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN Wolrd Congress’ Supporting Indigenous peoples in Defending Nature and Traditions with Geospatial Technologies panel to discuss how our Open Knowledge Kit Regeneration Program provides life saving employment, strengthens local knowledge stewardship and provides better quality real-time data, and industry-leading mapping analytics, […]

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Advancing Women, Peace & Security in the Indo-Pacific

At the Pacific Forum’s Advancing Women, Peace & Security in the Indo-Pacific conference on September 1st, I’ll be speaking about how our Open Knowledge Regeneration Program creates local women-led employment, improves local knowledge stewardship and creates better data and climate change modeling, all using free and open-source tools. Thursday, September 2, 2021 10:30 AM – […]

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Apply For a Telus Philippines Grant

For registered non-profits in the Philippines, we need more grant applicants! The next Telus grant application deadline is June 11. A single organization can receive as much as P500,000 within 1-2 months. Telus funds youth, LGBTQ, Indigenous, health, agriculture, culture, sports, education, environment and technology projects. Apply online at https://bit.ly/3bw8j1Y Learn about the program at […]

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APEC-Canada Growing Business Partnership

On May 19 I’ll be sharing our women-led mapping and infrastructure work to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the Philippines and Indonesia at the APEC – Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation-Canada Growing Business Partnership. With majority of MSMEs led by women, economic and social investments should start and end with women. Join the Facebook […]

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ADB Webinar: Emerging Trends in Inclusive Digital Employment

On Friday, April 23, 3pm Manila time, I will discuss our women-led open knowledge stewardship program using free and open source data collection, mapping and analytics tools and pioneering technologies. Effective humanitarian and development action should be led by the women who are at the center of the social and economic prosperity of their communities. […]

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Colonialism in Open Data and Mapping

On Friday, February 26 at 2pm Manila time, 6am UTC, I’ll be moderating the first session on colonialism in open data and mapping with Filipino David Garcia, Tanzanian Imma Mwanja and Bangladeshi Tasauf A Baki Billah. View the program at https://bit.ly/3seXiYP Watch the Video There is 06:00 UTC session and a 16:00 UTC session. Select […]

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