Google Mapping Party for the Philippine Red Cross

Blog and Soul Movement, Tech Tanod and the Philippine Blog Awards are inviting everyone to help,support and participate in volunteering a Google Mapping party and plotting information on Google Maps that will be used in case of emergency situations. This will be a big contribution to everyone who needs a right and precise map of locations for hospitals, school and etc.

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• Blog and Soul will be hosting a Google Mapping Party for the Philippine Red Cross on May 28, 2011, 2:00pm to 5:00pm at the Meralco Caseroom, Asian Institute of Management, Paseo de Roxas, Makati City. Please do register here: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dG1VM3ptX0FkOEdsWEhZczRVMmZoWGc6MQ to RSVP for the event.
• In order to be able to participate, you need to bring a laptop so you can use the Google Map Maker easily. To know more about the Google Map Maker, please go here: http://www.google.com/support/mapmaker/?hl=en .
• We shall prioritize mapping of the following:
• Healthcare establishments (hospitals, clincs etc.)
• Philippine Red Cross branches
• Neighborhood/barangay gyms
• Evacuation centers
• Fire stations
• Government offices
• Telco branches (PLDT/Smart/Globe/Sun/your
• local telco)
• Schools
• In order to easily remember places, take a video of your neighborhood or the area you would like to map. :)

Join the Mapping party community via FB event page http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=217786314917860