The STAR-TIDES network has been very busy lately. With events and activities ranging from Operation Golden Phoenix last week in San Diego and on-going work in Jalalabad, Afghanistan - we thought it was time to update and revise some of our core literature. These powerpoints and overview documents reflect the current direction of the project, which you'll probably notice has evolved a bit over the last year since our start. These changes reflect the dynamic nature of what we are trying to do in regards to social networking, analysis, and information sharing.

The Solar Cities project funded through USAID's Small Infrastructures program in Cairo

Association of Evangelical Relief and Development Organizations (AERDO)

Background

AERDO, the Association of Evangelical Relief and Development Organizations, was founded in 1978. It represents a network of more than 50 of the major evangelical Christian relief and development agencies across North America. The Board of Directors is comprised of a representative from each member agency. AERDO is managed by a ten-member Executive Committee, elected from the membership board.

I have created a flickr group as one way to compile useful STAR-TIDES photos into one place-

http://www.flickr.com/groups/star-tides/

Other photo sharing options are up for debate - also a standardized method of tagging for metadata should be worked out- that is not my area of knowledge though so thoughts would be appreciated

GSM Cellular Node Fits Easily In Your Backpack

from LGS Innovations...developed by Bell Labs.

The Tactical Base Station Router (TacBSR) is a fully capable GSM cellular node that supports standard GSM phones including Type 1 encryption, that easily fits in a normal backpack with room to spare.  Designed to support remote teams, TacBSR
also integrates with additional units for wider coverage, and uses SIP-based VoIP backhaul for full voice connectivity. 

You are one step closer to better group communnications!  To get started posting just look for any link that says "Create"; fill in the form; click "Submit"; that's it.  By default, the info posted in a group is only available to other members of the group.