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Author | Øyvind Hanssen | ||||
Title | Position Tracking in Voluntary Search and Rescue Operations | Type | Conference Article | ||
Year | 2015 | Publication | ISCRAM 2015 Conference Proceedings ? 12th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2015 |
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Keywords | GPS Tracking; Operational Picture; SAR; volunteers | ||||
Abstract | This paper describes how enthusiasts from the radio-amateur and red-cross communities developed and applied position tracking to search and rescue services in Norway. This was based on the APRS standard which has been used by radio-amateurs for some time. The document describes how radio-amateurs designed a tracking device which was robust and simple to use along with a web-based online service, a map server, to display positions along with other geographical information on electronic maps. The software for the tracker and the map server is free and open source. This system has been used in a number of search and rescue missions in Norway since 2009, to support decisions making in the command and control centre. |
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Publisher | University of Agder (UiA) | Place of Publication | Kristiansand, Norway | Editor | L. Palen; M. Buscher; T. Comes; A. Hughes |
Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 9788271177881 | Medium | |
Track | Geospatial Data and Geographical Information Science | Expedition | Conference | ISCRAM 2015 Conference Proceedings ? 12th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
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Call Number | Serial | 1211 | |||
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Author | Yannic Schulte; Miriam Klein; Marcus Wiens; Frank Fiedrich | ||||
Title | Spontaneous Volunteers Across National Borders: An Agent-Based Comparison | Type | Conference Article | ||
Year | 2020 | Publication | ISCRAM 2020 Conference Proceedings – 17th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | Abbreviated Journal | Iscram 2020 |
Volume | Issue | Pages | 327-336 | ||
Keywords | Spontaneous Volunteers, Cross-Border, Borderland, Agent-Based Modelling, Disaster Management. | ||||
Abstract | In today's globalized world and with the extensive use of social media, there is a high connectivity of people across countries, which can be a helpful potential in disaster response. In a coordinated manner, spontaneous volunteers from neighbouring nations can provide high manpower and resources to a disaster affected area. In this article, we discuss why the consideration of spontaneous volunteers is relevant in a cross-border context in order to improve disaster resilience for borderlands. Furthermore, we introduce a baseline agent-based model to simulate cooperation procedures for the involvement of spontaneous volunteers to the official crisis response in a borderland and discuss important issues that need to be addressed in future considerations. | ||||
Address | Bergische Universität Wuppertal; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; Bergische Universität Wuppertal | ||||
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Publisher | Virginia Tech | Place of Publication | Blacksburg, VA (USA) | Editor | Amanda Hughes; Fiona McNeill; Christopher W. Zobel |
Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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ISSN | 978-1-949373-27-32 | ISBN | 2411-3418 | Medium | |
Track | Cross-Border Resilience | Expedition | Conference | 17th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
Notes | yschulte@uni-wuppertal.de | Approved | no | ||
Call Number | Serial | 2233 | |||
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Author | Veronika Zettl; Thomas Ludwig; Christoph Kotthaus; Sascha Skudelny | ||||
Title | Embedding Unaffiliated Volunteers in Crisis Management Systems: Deploying and Supporting the Concept of Intermediary Organizations | Type | Conference Article | ||
Year | 2017 | Publication | Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response And Management | Abbreviated Journal | Iscram 2017 |
Volume | Issue | Pages | 421-431 | ||
Keywords | Crisis; Disaster Control; Civil Society; Embedding Unaffiliated and Spontaneous Volunteers; Intermediary Organizations | ||||
Abstract | Citizens engaging in crisis management spontaneously and without affiliation to an (honorary) aid organization are a social phenomenon on the rise. Even though public engagement is desirable, it receives mixed reactions by crisis management experts. They claim that “the crowd” has to be managed to ensure a successful crisis response and recovery, leading to high coordination efforts which cannot be achieved by the authorities. To understand the obstacles in cooperation and to overcome them better, this study examines existing patterns of cooperation. The study employed in-depth interviews (n=13) in two use cases (flooding, n=4; migrant crisis, n=9) with public authorities, aid organizations and engaged citizens. Results indicate that collaboration works successfully when an intermediary organization bridges the coordination gap between authorities and the public. In addition to the concept of intermediary organizations, two ICT approaches supporting collaboration in crisis events are described: Public Displays and the so-called 'Security Arena'. | ||||
Address | University of Stuttgart IAT; University of Siegen | ||||
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Publisher | Iscram | Place of Publication | Albi, France | Editor | Tina Comes, F.B., Chihab Hanachi, Matthieu Lauras, Aurélie Montarnal, eds |
Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | Medium | ||
Track | Resilience engineering and management | Expedition | Conference | 14th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response And Management | |
Notes | Approved | no | |||
Call Number | Serial | 2031 | |||
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Author | Steve Peterson; Denis Gusty | ||||
Title | Incorporating Digital Volunteers into Exercises: A Case Study on CAUSE V | Type | Conference Article | ||
Year | 2018 | Publication | ISCRAM 2018 Conference Proceedings – 15th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | Abbreviated Journal | Iscram 2018 |
Volume | Issue | Pages | 1126-1129 | ||
Keywords | experiment, social media, digital volunteers, research, exercise | ||||
Abstract | The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and Canada Department of National Defence's Centre for Security Science conducted its fifth Canada-U.S. Enhanced Resiliency Experiment (CAUSE V) on November 15 – 16, 2017 along the border between the Canadian province of British Columbia and the state of Washington. The experiment tested emerging technologies to promote more effective communication and information sharing for emergency management officials and first responder agencies on both sides of the border in response to a Mt. Baker volcanic eruption and lahar mudflow scenario. The CAUSE V experiment explored the use of trained digital volunteers to provide operational and public information support to emergency management professionals. These digital volunteers were assigned to monitor simulated social media platforms, identifying information according to pre-assigned mission assignments, including misinformation and rumor control, and reporting this information to emergency management officials and first responder agencies. Researchers from the University of Washington were in attendance to specifically observe the efforts of the digital volunteers during the experiment. Research observations, and the benefits of integrating the research and practitioner communities, will be highlighted on the poster. | ||||
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Publisher | Rochester Institute of Technology | Place of Publication | Rochester, NY (USA) | Editor | Kees Boersma; Brian Tomaszeski |
Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 978-0-692-12760-5 | Medium | |
Track | Poster | Expedition | Conference | ISCRAM 2018 Conference Proceedings - 15th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
Notes | Approved | no | |||
Call Number | Serial | 2187 | |||
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Author | Steve Peterson; Chris Thompson; Cat Graham | ||||
Title | Getting Disaster Data Right: A Call for Real-time Research in Disaster Response | Type | Conference Article | ||
Year | 2018 | Publication | ISCRAM 2018 Conference Proceedings – 15th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | Abbreviated Journal | Iscram 2018 |
Volume | Issue | Pages | 851-859 | ||
Keywords | Social media, digital volunteers, data collection and analysis model, human intervention, virtual activation | ||||
Abstract | In the response phase of disasters, minimal research has been conducted on the near real-time operational usage of social media. Research findings during this phase could provide evidence to the emergency management community that social media content can be retrieved, verified, and ultimately utilized in decision-making. This paper discusses potential strategies for conducting future research in near real-time during disasters to gain insightful knowledge rarely captured. Following the April 25, 2015, magnitude 7.8 Nepal earthquake, a team of 20 digital volunteers were virtually activated for 48 hours to extract medical-related information from multiple social media platforms and Internet sources. This practitioner insight paper examines methods applied to filter, classify, analyze, verify, and distribute the medical-related information in a timely manner. Association of past research studies are applied to the digital volunteer's experience within a case study framework, calling attention to the feasibility of digital volunteers as an information source in future research. | ||||
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Publisher | Rochester Institute of Technology | Place of Publication | Rochester, NY (USA) | Editor | Kees Boersma; Brian Tomaszeski |
Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 978-0-692-12760-5 | Medium | |
Track | Case studies and reflections from practice | Expedition | Conference | ISCRAM 2018 Conference Proceedings - 15th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
Notes | Approved | no | |||
Call Number | Serial | 2157 | |||
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Author | Steve Peterson | ||||
Title | More Research Needed on the Concurrent Usage of Information Systems during Emergencies | Type | Conference Article | ||
Year | 2016 | Publication | ISCRAM 2016 Conference Proceedings ? 13th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2016 |
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Keywords | Information Systems; Digital Volunteers; CERT; Sensemaking; Research Presence; Virtual Operation Capability; Monitor; Assess; Pre-Established Partnerships; Researcher Activation Process | ||||
Abstract | This abstract highlights research challenges to improving effectiveness of integrating information and communication technologies during emergencies. Proposed as a research focus is the integration of proven virtual activation processes with an unobtrusive research presence. This positions the research presence during a real-time emergency to glean previously unknown information/rationales on how decision-makers decide and take action. Establishing a collaborative partnership by combining a ?research presence? with the ?virtual operation capability,? is essential. Mutual understanding must embrace the precept of no disruption to first responders in actual response and recovery efforts. Consensus should be reached in identifying measurable outcomes for the research. The collaborative effort opens a groundbreaking area for consideration of study in crisis response and management. It would shed new light on an underexplored, critical area of emergency management and has the potential to further enhance the value of information and communication systems in preparing, responding, and recovering from emergencies. | ||||
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Publisher | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro | Place of Publication | Rio de Janeiro, Brasil | Editor | A. Tapia; P. Antunes; V.A. Bañuls; K. Moore; J. Porto |
Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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ISSN | 2411-3388 | ISBN | 978-84-608-7984-9 | Medium | |
Track | Poster Session | Expedition | Conference | 13th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
Notes | Approved | no | |||
Call Number | Serial | 1432 | |||
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Author | Sophie Gerstmann; Hans Betke; Stefan Sackmann | ||||
Title | Towards Automated Individual Communication for Coordination of Spontaneous Volunteers | Type | Conference Article | ||
Year | 2019 | Publication | Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response And Management | Abbreviated Journal | Iscram 2019 |
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Keywords | Spontaneous volunteers, chatbot, social media, system architecture | ||||
Abstract | In recent years, spontaneous volunteers often turned out to be a critical factor to overcome disaster situations and avoid further damages to life and assets. These Volunteers coordinate their activities using social media and mobile devices but are not integrated in usual command and control structures of disaster responders. The lack of professional disaster response knowledge leads to a waste of potential workforce or even dangerous situations for the volunteers. In this paper, a novel approach for a centralized coordination of spontaneous volunteers through disaster response professionals while using popular communication channels esp. messaging services (e.g. Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp) is presented. The architecture of a volunteer coordination system focusing on automated multi-channel communication is shown and the possibilities of a universal chatbot for individual assignment and scheduling of volunteers are discussed. The paper also provides first insights in a demonstrator system as a practical solution. |
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Address | Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany | ||||
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Publisher | Iscram | Place of Publication | Valencia, Spain | Editor | Franco, Z.; González, J.J.; Canós, J.H. |
Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 978-84-09-10498-7 | Medium | |
Track | T8- Social Media in Crises and Conflicts | Expedition | Conference | 16th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM 2019) | |
Notes | Approved | no | |||
Call Number | Serial | 1965 | |||
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Author | Sofie Pilemalm | ||||
Title | Barriers to Digitalized Co-production: the Case of Volunteer First Responders | Type | Conference Article | ||
Year | 2022 | Publication | ISCRAM 2022 Conference Proceedings – 19th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | Abbreviated Journal | Iscram 2022 |
Volume | Issue | Pages | 782-790 | ||
Keywords | digitalization; co-production; ICT; volunteers; emergency response | ||||
Abstract | Information and communication technology (ICT) and digitalization are often seen as enablers of co-production. But if its potential is not implemented, technology will rather act as a barrier. In Sweden, new types of “hybrid” co-production initiatives that engage civil citizen volunteers as first responders emerged a decade ago. Even though the benefits are recognized, the initiatives’ expansion are hampered by the ICT solutions. In this study, we explore why, by comparing the perspectives of national authorities, needs-owners, suppliers, and end-users. We describe the barriers, e.g., insufficient geofencing, to develop ICT for various mobile platforms, unavailability of a joint API, competitiveness and double roles among stakeholders, and ICT costs. We suggest how to address the barriers and argue that digitalized co-production of the type presented will likely increase. Here our study can contribute to the successive accumulation of knowledge. | ||||
Address | Department of Science and Technology, Linköping university, Department of Information Systems, University of Agder | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Tarbes, France | Editor | Rob Grace; Hossein Baharmand | |
Language | English | Summary Language | Original Title | ||
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ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 978-82-8427-099-9 | Medium | |
Track | Technologies for First Responders | Expedition | Conference | ||
Notes | Approved | no | |||
Call Number | ISCRAM @ idladmin @ | Serial | 2455 | ||
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Author | Sebastian Lindner; Stephan Kühnel; Hans Betke; Stefan Sackmann | ||||
Title | Simulating Spontaneous Volunteers – A Conceptual Model | Type | Conference Article | ||
Year | 2018 | Publication | ISCRAM 2018 Conference Proceedings – 15th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | Abbreviated Journal | Iscram 2018 |
Volume | Issue | Pages | 159-169 | ||
Keywords | spontaneous volunteers, disaster management, agent-based simulation, conceptual model, SUV behavior | ||||
Abstract | Recent disasters have revealed growing numbers of citizens who participate in responses to disasters. These so-called spontaneous unaffiliated on-site volunteers (SUVs) have become valuable resources for mitigating disaster scales. However, their self-coordination has also led to harm or putting themselves in danger. The necessity to coordinate SUVs has encouraged researchers to develop coordination approaches, yet testing, evaluating, and validating these approaches has been challenging, as doing so requires either real disasters or field tests. In practice, this is usually expensive, elaborate, and/or impossible, in part, to conduct. Simulating SUVs' behaviors using agent-based simulations seems promising to address this challenge. Therefore, this contribution presents a conceptual model that provides the basis for implementing SUV agents in simulation software to perform suitable simulations and to forecast citizens' behaviors under a given set of circumstances. To achieve adequate simulations, the conceptual model is based on the identification of 25 behavior-affecting attributes. | ||||
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Publisher | Rochester Institute of Technology | Place of Publication | Rochester, NY (USA) | Editor | Kees Boersma; Brian Tomaszeski |
Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 978-0-692-12760-5 | Medium | |
Track | Command and control studies | Expedition | Conference | ISCRAM 2018 Conference Proceedings - 15th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
Notes | Approved | no | |||
Call Number | Serial | 2097 | |||
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Author | Sebastian Lindner; Stefan Sackmann; Hans Betke | ||||
Title | Simulating Spontaneous Volunteers: A System Entity Structure for Defining Disaster Scenarios | Type | Conference Article | ||
Year | 2019 | Publication | Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response And Management | Abbreviated Journal | Iscram 2019 |
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Keywords | Agent-based Simulation, Spontaneous Volunteers, Spontaneous Volunteer Coordination Scenario Definition Language (SVCDSL), System Entity Structure (SES), Disaster Scenario | ||||
Abstract | Fast and easy communication, e.g. via Twitter or Facebook, encourages self-coordination between spontaneous volunteers in disasters. Unfortunately, this is more and more challenging official disaster management. The need for the directed coordination of spontaneous volunteers triggered researchers to develop effective coordination approaches. However, evaluating and comparing such approaches as well as their exercising are lacking a standardized way to describe repeatable disaster scenarios, e.g. for simulations. Therefore, we present a novel System Entity Structure (SES) for describing disaster scenarios considering the disaster environment, communication infrastructure, disaster management, and population of spontaneous volunteers. The SES is discussed as a promising scheme for including spontaneous volunteers in disaster scenarios on a general level. Its applicability is demonstrated by a Pruned Entity Structure derived from a real disaster scenario. Based on the results, we give an outlook on our subsequent research, the XML-based Spontaneous Volunteer Coordination Scenario Definition Language (SVCSDL). |
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Address | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany | ||||
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Publisher | Iscram | Place of Publication | Valencia, Spain | Editor | Franco, Z.; González, J.J.; Canós, J.H. |
Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 978-84-09-10498-7 | Medium | |
Track | T7- Planning, Foresight and Risk Analysis | Expedition | Conference | 16th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM 2019) | |
Notes | Approved | no | |||
Call Number | Serial | 1885 | |||
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Author | Sebastian Lindner; Hans Betke; Stefan Sackmann | ||||
Title | Attributes for Simulating Spontaneous On-Site Volunteers | Type | Conference Article | ||
Year | 2017 | Publication | Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response And Management | Abbreviated Journal | Iscram 2017 |
Volume | Issue | Pages | 846-856 | ||
Keywords | spontaneous volunteers; disaster management; simulation; coordination; software agents | ||||
Abstract | Disaster managers report that several disasters would have turned out on a dramatic scale without spontaneous unaffiliated on-site volunteers (SUV). Since SUVs are usually not integrated in chains of command and behave in a certain pattern of its own, coordination of SUVs becomes a challenge for disaster management. One key to coordination is communication and adequate support by information systems. However, real disasters or field tests are usually too expensive, elaborate, and partly impossible when coordination of SUVs is to be exercised or novel tools and methods must be evaluated. Simulating the SUV's behavior by software-agents is considered a constructive solution, however, the specification of simulation settings is an open research field. Therefore, this paper aims at identifying relevant attributes affecting SUVs behavior by a state-of-the-art literature review, classifying and discussing the attributes. Our results provide a sound basis for defining SUV-agents and performing suitable simulations in the future. | ||||
Address | Chair of Information Management Martin Luther University, Halle, Germany | ||||
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Publisher | Iscram | Place of Publication | Albi, France | Editor | Tina Comes, F.B., Chihab Hanachi, Matthieu Lauras, Aurélie Montarnal, eds |
Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | Medium | ||
Track | New Technologies for Crisis Management | Expedition | Conference | 14th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response And Management | |
Notes | Approved | no | |||
Call Number | Serial | 2070 | |||
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Author | Robin Batard; Frederick Benaben; Aurélie Montarnal; Christophe Prieur; Caroline Rizza | ||||
Title | Ethical, Legal and Social considerations surrounding the use of social media by citizens during Hurricane Irma in Cuba | Type | Conference Article | ||
Year | 2018 | Publication | ISCRAM 2018 Conference Proceedings – 15th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | Abbreviated Journal | Iscram 2018 |
Volume | Issue | Pages | 268-275 | ||
Keywords | ELSI, Social Media, Volunteers, Citizens, Hurricane Irma | ||||
Abstract | While Hurricane Irma struck the Cuban Southern coasts, thousands of tourists were evacuated from this area and relocated in the Varadero peninsula. In a couple of days, all means for families and friends to connect with the tourists were down, leaving them without any information about the on-site situation. This paper focuses on the volunteer citizens' initiative to take advantage of social media, to enhance their own situational awareness in Varadero area, supporting fellow citizens to identify and localize their relatives. In particular, two Facebook groups that were created at the time are analyzed and their messages' content and objectives categorized. We will show that once more, social media has constituted opportunities for citizens to engage a specific response to the crisis, but at the same time has raised specific ethical and social issues. | ||||
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Publisher | Rochester Institute of Technology | Place of Publication | Rochester, NY (USA) | Editor | Kees Boersma; Brian Tomaszeski |
Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 978-0-692-12760-5 | Medium | |
Track | Ethical, Legal and Social Issues | Expedition | Conference | ISCRAM 2018 Conference Proceedings - 15th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
Notes | Approved | no | |||
Call Number | Serial | 2106 | |||
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Author | Robin Batard; Caroline Rizza; Aurélie Montarnal; Frédérick Bénaben; Christophe Prieur | ||||
Title | Taxonomy of post-impact volunteerism types to improve citizen integration into crisis response | Type | Conference Article | ||
Year | 2019 | Publication | Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response And Management | Abbreviated Journal | Iscram 2019 |
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Keywords | Citizens, Volunteers, Taxonomy, Social Media, Citizen Integration | ||||
Abstract | Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), and particularly Social Media, drastically changed communication channels and organization during a crisis response. In this context, new forms of citizen initiatives appear, contributing to situational awareness, providing new profiles of stakeholders and broadening the scope of volunteerism in disaster situations. Thus, given the increasing need to understand and take citizen initiatives into account, this article provides a taxonomy of volunteerism types in crisis contexts, based on a literature review on the subject. Mapped on two main dimensions: the status (who they are) and the focus (what they are doing), multiple types of volunteers are presented on this taxonomy. Then, the article deals with possible use of this taxonomy towards integration of citizen initiatives into the crisis response. | ||||
Address | Telecom ParisTech;IMT Mines Albi | ||||
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Publisher | Iscram | Place of Publication | Valencia, Spain | Editor | Franco, Z.; González, J.J.; Canós, J.H. |
Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 978-84-09-10498-7 | Medium | |
Track | T11- Community Engagement & Healthcare Systems | Expedition | Conference | 16th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM 2019) | |
Notes | Approved | no | |||
Call Number | Serial | 1968 | |||
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Author | Robin Batard; Aurélie Montarnal; Frédérick Benaben; Caroline Rizza; Christophe Prieur; Andrea Tapia | ||||
Title | Integrating citizen initiatives in a technological platform for collaborative crisis management | Type | Conference Article | ||
Year | 2019 | Publication | Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response And Management | Abbreviated Journal | Iscram 2019 |
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Keywords | Citizens, Volunteers, Integration, IT Solution | ||||
Abstract | Although they can make a significant contribution to crisis response and management, citizens tend to be underestimated and under-integrated by official crisis responders. There is a necessity to take citizen contribution into crisis management tools, both for the information they can provide (information-focused volunteers) and the actions they can carry out (action-focused volunteers). Therefore, professionals need to be aware of the diverse ways citizens can help them to manage a critical situation: obviously by improving the situational awareness, but also by spontaneously performing tasks to meet specific needs on the ground. After presenting the RIO-Suite software, a crisis management tool based on collaboration of stakeholders, this paper suggests ideas about how to make the most of action-focused volunteers to improve the orchestration of the crisis response. Given a volunteer action, four possible decision types are identified: Ignore, Stop, Consider and Support, and their consequences on 1) the crisis response and 2) the collaboration process are presented. |
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Address | Telecom ParisTech;IMT Mines Albi;The Pennsylvania State University | ||||
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Publisher | Iscram | Place of Publication | Valencia, Spain | Editor | Franco, Z.; González, J.J.; Canós, J.H. |
Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 978-84-09-10498-7 | Medium | |
Track | T15- Open Track | Expedition | Conference | 16th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM 2019) | |
Notes | Approved | no | |||
Call Number | Serial | 1993 | |||
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Author | Pooneh Mousavi; Cody Buntain | ||||
Title | “Please Donate for the Affected”: Supporting Emergency Managers in Finding Volunteers and Donations in Twitter Across Disasters | Type | Conference Article | ||
Year | 2022 | Publication | ISCRAM 2022 Conference Proceedings – 19th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | Abbreviated Journal | Iscram 2022 |
Volume | Issue | Pages | 605-622 | ||
Keywords | social media; crisis in formatics; volunteers; donations; emergency support functions | ||||
Abstract | Despite the outpouring of social support posted to social media channels in the aftermath of disaster, finding and managing content that can translate into community relief, donations, volunteering, or other recovery support is difficult due to the lack of sufficient annotated data around volunteerism. This paper outlines three experiments to alleviate these difficulties. First, we estimate to what degree volunteerism content from one crisis is transferable to another by evaluating the consistency of language in volunteer-and donation-related social media content across 78 disasters. Second it introduces methods for providing computational support in this emergency support function and developing semi-automated models for classifying volunteer-and donation-related social media content in new disaster events. Results show volunteer-and donation-related social media content is sufficiently similar across disasters and disaster types to warrant transferring models across disasters, and we evaluate simple resampling techniques for tuning these models. We then introduce and evaluate a weak-supervision approach to integrate domain knowledge from emergency response officers with machine learningmodelstoimproveclassification accuracy andacceleratethisemergencysupportinnewevents. This method helps to overcome the scarcity in data that we observe related to volunteer-and donation-related social media content. | ||||
Address | University of Maryland, College Park; University of Maryland, College Park | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Tarbes, France | Editor | Rob Grace; Hossein Baharmand | |
Language | English | Summary Language | Original Title | ||
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ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 978-82-8427-099-9 | Medium | |
Track | Social Media for Crisis Management | Expedition | Conference | ||
Notes | Approved | no | |||
Call Number | ISCRAM @ idladmin @ | Serial | 2442 | ||
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Author | Lise Ann St. Denis; Leysia Palen; Kenneth M. Anderson | ||||
Title | Mastering social media: An analysis of Jefferson County's communications during the 2013 Colorado floods | Type | Conference Article | ||
Year | 2014 | Publication | ISCRAM 2014 Conference Proceedings – 11th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2014 |
Volume | Issue | Pages | 737-746 | ||
Keywords | Floods; Human resource management; Information science; Information systems; Risk management; Crisis informatics; Emergency management; Public information; Social media; Trusted volunteers; Social networking (online) | ||||
Abstract | We report on the social media communications and work practices of the Jefferson County Type III Incident Management Team during the September 2013 Colorado Floods. In this case study, we examine flood-related communications across three platforms: Facebook, Twitter, and the team's blog for insight into how this innovative team coordinated their communications to meet the information needs of a community outside of the media spotlight. Using a mixed method approach of interviews and social media content analysis, we describe their online behaviors in relation to the needs of the emergency response as a whole. We report on adaptations to their work practice that allowed them to extend traditional communications with social media to create an integrated communication plan. Finally, we look to the team's experiences for direction in how to use social media in emergencies generally. | ||||
Address | ATLAS, Project EPIC, University of Colorado, Boulder, United States; Computer Science, Project EPIC, University of Colorado, Boulder, United States | ||||
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Publisher | The Pennsylvania State University | Place of Publication | University Park, PA | Editor | S.R. Hiltz, M.S. Pfaff, L. Plotnick, and P.C. Shih. |
Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 9780692211946 | Medium | |
Track | Social Media in Crisis Response and Management | Expedition | Conference | 11th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
Notes | Approved | no | |||
Call Number | Serial | 969 | |||
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Author | Lise Ann St. Denis; Amanda L. Hughes; Leysia Palen | ||||
Title | Trial by fire: The deployment of trusted digital volunteers in the 2011 shadow lake fire | Type | Conference Article | ||
Year | 2012 | Publication | ISCRAM 2012 Conference Proceedings – 9th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2012 |
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Keywords | Civil defense; Disasters; Information systems; Lakes; Risk management; Crisis informatics; Digital volunteers; Emergency management; Social media; Trusted volunteers; Human resource management | ||||
Abstract | We report on the use of a team of trusted digital volunteers during the 2011 Shadow Lake Fire that occurred in the US Pacific Northwest to extend the social media capacity of a Type I incident management team. In this case study, we outline the tools and processes used by this virtual team to coordinate their activities, monitor social media communication and to establish communications with the public around the event. Finally, we discuss the potential merits and limitations of implementing a team of trusted volunteers and explore how this idea could be incorporated into emergency management organizations. © 2012 ISCRAM. | ||||
Address | ATLAS, Project EPIC, University of Colorado, Boulder, United States; Computer Science, Project EPIC, University of Colorado, Boulder, United States | ||||
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Publisher | Simon Fraser University | Place of Publication | Vancouver, BC | Editor | L. Rothkrantz, J. Ristvej, Z.Franco |
Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 9780864913326 | Medium | |
Track | Social Media and Collaborative Systems | Expedition | Conference | 9th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
Notes | Approved | no | |||
Call Number | Serial | 207 | |||
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Author | Lise Ann St. Denis; Amanda Hughes | ||||
Title | Crisis Cleanup: Creating a Virtual Command Post to Support Relief Organizations on the Ground | Type | Conference Article | ||
Year | 2018 | Publication | ISCRAM 2018 Conference Proceedings – 15th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | Abbreviated Journal | Iscram 2018 |
Volume | Issue | Pages | 935-941 | ||
Keywords | VOAD, Disaster recovery, disaster volunteers, volunteer coordination | ||||
Abstract | We report on an initial assessment of a grassroots tool developed within the Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) community to support the coordination of efforts between the diverse network of relief organizations on the ground following a disaster. We look first at the problems that led to its development and the volunteer principles embodied in the tool. We then present an overview of the primary workflows and processes used to capture and manage work orders within this system. We discuss some of the benefits of centralized coordination of work across this network, opportunities for future growth, and some of the barriers that are inhibiting further growth of this tool. Finally, we conclude with opportunities for future research. | ||||
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Publisher | Rochester Institute of Technology | Place of Publication | Rochester, NY (USA) | Editor | Kees Boersma; Brian Tomaszeski |
Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 978-0-692-12760-5 | Medium | |
Track | Designing for Resilience | Expedition | Conference | ISCRAM 2018 Conference Proceedings - 15th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
Notes | Approved | no | |||
Call Number | Serial | 2165 | |||
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Author | Hans Julius Betke | ||||
Title | A Volunteer Coordination System Approach for Crisis Committees | Type | Conference Article | ||
Year | 2018 | Publication | ISCRAM 2018 Conference Proceedings – 15th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | Abbreviated Journal | Iscram 2018 |
Volume | Issue | Pages | 786-795 | ||
Keywords | spontaneous volunteers, coordination system, prototype demonstration | ||||
Abstract | In disaster situations security authorities and organizations have the responsibility and duty to manage the disaster response. These organizations work in elaborated command and control structures with well trained employees. But in recent events, supported by new technologies like social media and mobile devices, spontaneous volunteers from the local population gained new importance as helpful force in disaster response. The high amount of volunteers bears high potentials to improve the efficiency of several activities through pure manpower. However, these people are not integrated in existing structures and lack a proper qualification. The proper coordination of spontaneous volunteers poses new challenges for disaster authorities. In this paper we introduce the prototype of a novel information system enabling crisis committees to coordinate spontaneous volunteers by semi-automated purposive communication and allocation. The results of first staff exercises are discussed to emphasize potential benefits and open challenges. | ||||
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Publisher | Rochester Institute of Technology | Place of Publication | Rochester, NY (USA) | Editor | Kees Boersma; Brian Tomaszeski |
Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 978-0-692-12760-5 | Medium | |
Track | Universal Design of ICT in Emergency Management | Expedition | Conference | ISCRAM 2018 Conference Proceedings - 15th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
Notes | Approved | no | |||
Call Number | Serial | 2151 | |||
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Author | Gerhard Rauchecker; Guido Schryen | ||||
Title | Decision Support for the Optimal Coordination of Spontaneous Volunteers in Disaster Relief | Type | Conference Article | ||
Year | 2018 | Publication | ISCRAM 2018 Conference Proceedings – 15th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | Abbreviated Journal | Iscram 2018 |
Volume | Issue | Pages | 69-82 | ||
Keywords | Coordination of spontaneous volunteers, volunteer coordination system, decision support, scheduling optimization model, linear programming | ||||
Abstract | When responding to natural disasters, professional relief units are often supported by many volunteers which are not affiliated to humanitarian organizations. The effective coordination of these volunteers is crucial to leverage their capabilities and to avoid conflicts with professional relief units. In this paper, we empirically identify key requirements that professional relief units pose on this coordination. Based on these requirements, we suggest a decision model. We computationally solve a real-world instance of the model and empirically validate the computed solution in interviews with practitioners. Our results show that the suggested model allows for solving volunteer coordination tasks of realistic size near-optimally within short time, with the determined solution being well accepted by practitioners. We also describe in this article how the suggested decision support model is integrated in the volunteer coordination system, which we develop in joint cooperation with a disaster management authority and a software development company. | ||||
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Publisher | Rochester Institute of Technology | Place of Publication | Rochester, NY (USA) | Editor | Kees Boersma; Brian Tomaszeski |
Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 978-0-692-12760-5 | Medium | |
Track | Analytical Modeling and Simulation | Expedition | Conference | ISCRAM 2018 Conference Proceedings - 15th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
Notes | Approved | no | |||
Call Number | Serial | 2091 | |||
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Author | Elina Ramsell; Sofie Pilemalm; Tobias Andersson Granberg | ||||
Title | Using Volunteers for Emergency Response in Rural Areas – Network Collaboration Factors and IT support in the Case of Enhanced Neighbors | Type | Conference Article | ||
Year | 2017 | Publication | Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response And Management | Abbreviated Journal | Iscram 2017 |
Volume | Issue | Pages | 985-995 | ||
Keywords | Emergency response; IT suppor; volunteers; policy network collaboration | ||||
Abstract | In public services, there is a trend to increasingly utilize collaborations with non-professional volunteers for certain tasks, one example being emergency response. In many of these collaborations, information technology (IT) is an essential tool, and inadequate IT support can have far-reaching consequences--including even the loss of lives. Since a volunteer is a different type of actor, and may have different technical requirements, compared to professionals, there is a need to explore how collaborations between professionals and volunteers can be successfully developed. This paper is based on a case study of the Enhanced Neighbor project, which uses volunteers as first responders in emergency response. The study highlights important factors to consider when involving volunteers, including how IT can foster the collaboration, and the volunteers' needs for IT support. | ||||
Address | Linköping University | ||||
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Publisher | Iscram | Place of Publication | Albi, France | Editor | Tina Comes, F.B., Chihab Hanachi, Matthieu Lauras, Aurélie Montarnal, eds |
Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | Medium | ||
Track | Response and Recovery | Expedition | Conference | 14th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response And Management | |
Notes | Approved | no | |||
Call Number | Serial | 2082 | |||
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Author | Denis Havlik; Jasmin Pielorz; Adam Widera | ||||
Title | Interaction with citizens experiments: from context-aware alerting to crowdtasking | Type | Conference Article | ||
Year | 2016 | Publication | ISCRAM 2016 Conference Proceedings ? 13th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2016 |
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Keywords | Crisis Management; Unaffiliated Volunteers; Decision Support; Crowdsourcing; Micro-Learning; Crowdtasking; Micro-Tasking; Personalized Alerting | ||||
Abstract | The EU FP7 project DRIVER is conducting a number of experiments to assess the feasibility of addressing known deficiencies in crisis management. In this paper, we introduce experiments that investigate two-way communication solutions between crisis managers and citizens or unaffiliated volunteers. In the so-called ?Interaction with Citizens? experiments we are testing the usability and acceptance of the various methods and tools that facilitate crisis communication at several levels. This includes: informing and alerting of citizens; micro-tasking of volunteers; gathering of situational information about the crisis incident from volunteers; and usage of this information to improve situation awareness. At the time of writing this paper, our ?Interaction with Citizens? experiments are still under way. Therefore, this paper reports the lessons learned in the first two experiments along with the experimental setup and expectations for the final experiment. | ||||
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Publisher | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro | Place of Publication | Rio de Janeiro, Brasil | Editor | A. Tapia; P. Antunes; V.A. Bañuls; K. Moore; J. Porto |
Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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ISSN | 2411-3388 | ISBN | 978-84-608-7984-9 | Medium | |
Track | Community Engagement and Practitioner Studies | Expedition | Conference | 13th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
Notes | Approved | no | |||
Call Number | Serial | 1409 | |||
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Author | Daniel Auferbauer; Roman Ganhör; Hilda Tellioglu; Jasmin Pielorz | ||||
Title | Crowdtasking: Field Study on a Crowdsourcing Alternative | Type | Conference Article | ||
Year | 2016 | Publication | ISCRAM 2016 Conference Proceedings ? 13th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2016 |
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Keywords | Crowdtasking; Volunteers; Community Management; Field Study; Crisis Informatics | ||||
Abstract | In this paper we elaborate on the concept of crowdtasking as a form of crowdsourcing. The paper describes the setup and boundaries of a first controlled live field test of a prototypical implementation of a possible crowdtasking workflow. The implemented workflow allows crisis managers rapid intelligence gathering due to direct and tailored task distribution. Practitioners of Crisis and Disaster Management and volunteer managers who were present during the field test made favourable comments on the approach and its implementation. The analysis of the records and the conducted interviews give new insights and ideas for further development. | ||||
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Publisher | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro | Place of Publication | Rio de Janeiro, Brasil | Editor | A. Tapia; P. Antunes; V.A. Bañuls; K. Moore; J. Porto |
Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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ISSN | 2411-3388 | ISBN | 978-84-608-7984-9 | Medium | |
Track | Community Engagement and Practitioner Studies | Expedition | Conference | 13th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
Notes | Approved | no | |||
Call Number | Serial | 1408 | |||
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Author | Daniel Auferbauer; Roman Ganhör; Hilda Tellioglu | ||||
Title | Moving Towards Crowd Tasking for Disaster Mitigation | Type | Conference Article | ||
Year | 2015 | Publication | ISCRAM 2015 Conference Proceedings ? 12th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2015 |
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Keywords | community management; crisis informatics; Crowd tasking; resilience; volunteers | ||||
Abstract | Advancements in information and communication technology (ICT) offer new possibilities when dealing with crisis situations. In this paper we present the design for a crowd tasking tool (CTT) that is currently under development. We describe how the tool can assist disaster relief coordinators during a crisis by selectively distributing tasks to a crowd of volunteers. We also compare the CTT with an already existing ICT based solution for supporting volunteerism during crisis. The differences between these two tools are addressed and the implications for volunteerism are discussed. The paper concludes with an outlook on future work emphasizing a form of volunteer involvement that offers potential for gathering information that is more relevant and easier to digest for decision-making than information provided solely by self-organised volunteers through social media. | ||||
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Publisher | University of Agder (UiA) | Place of Publication | Kristiansand, Norway | Editor | L. Palen; M. Buscher; T. Comes; A. Hughes |
Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 9788271177881 | Medium | |
Track | Community Engagement | Expedition | Conference | ISCRAM 2015 Conference Proceedings ? 12th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
Notes | Approved | yes | |||
Call Number | Serial | 1275 | |||
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Author | Daniel Auferbauer; Roman Ganhör; Hilda Tellioglu | ||||
Title | Opportunistic Affiliation in Spontaneous Volunteer Management | Type | Conference Article | ||
Year | 2019 | Publication | Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response And Management | Abbreviated Journal | Iscram 2019 |
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Keywords | Crisis and disaster management, spontaneous volunteers, command and control, volunteer management | ||||
Abstract | Spontaneous volunteers influence crisis and disaster relief efforts as both an effective aid and a stressing factor for emergency organisations. Managing the negative impacts of spontaneous volunteering has thus become part of command and control deliberations. In this paper, we take a closer look at integrating spontaneous volunteers into the formal response system to mitigate negative impacts. Working with participants from formal response organisations, we gathered qualitative data regarding the management of spontaneous volunteers during the European migration crisis in 2015. Through thematic analysis, we extracted topics to systematically describe the interaction between emergency organisations and spontaneous volunteers. As implication thereof, we propose how computer supported systems can be applied to better manage spontaneous volunteers. In our discussion, we focus on the registration process and ad hoc verification of spontaneous volunteers to better integrate them in the formal response process. |
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Address | AIT Austrian Institute of Technology;TU Wien | ||||
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Publisher | Iscram | Place of Publication | Valencia, Spain | Editor | Franco, Z.; González, J.J.; Canós, J.H. |
Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 978-84-09-10498-7 | Medium | |
Track | T2- Command and control studies | Expedition | Conference | 16th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM 2019) | |
Notes | Approved | no | |||
Call Number | Serial | 1866 | |||
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