The Sahana Software Foundation is proud to be participating in the first International Conference on Crisis Mapping (ICCM 2009). Co-organized by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) and John Carroll University (JCU), this unique event brings together seasoned humanitarian and human rights practitioners with leading scholars, software developers, policy makers and donors. Participating organizations include the UN Secretary General’s Office, the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the EU’s Joint Research Center (JRC), for example. The purpose of ICCM 2009 is to formalize the field of crisis mapping and to shape the future of the field. The TED-style conference will include Ignite Talks, Tech Fair demo’s, Birds-of-a-feather sessions and Open roundtables. ICCM 2009 is sponsored by the Open Society Institute (OSI), Humanity United (HU) and the US Institute of Peace (USIP).

The full press release is available here. Follow @crisismapping on Twitter and also look out for the #ICCM09 tag!