Reporter’s Notebook: Workshop seeks answers to Haiti crisis
Guided by the principle that the first step in solving a problem is to define it, members of the MIT community held back-to-back conference calls Wednesday afternoon with experts from around the United States to better understand both the scope of the earthquake catastrophe in Haiti and how their talents and knowledge could best be put to use in relief and reconstruction efforts.Sponsored by the MIT Media Lab and the Center for Future Civic Media, and open to the Institute community and the broader public, the discussion was part of a four-day Independent Activities Period workshop that began Tuesday and is aimed at developing innovative technologies to alleviate the crisis caused by the Jan. 12 earthquake that is estimated to have killed more than 200,000 people. The workshop is being held from 2 to 7 p.m. through Friday in E15-363.“Our interest is that MIT is better engaged in responding to...