Medea Benjamin's Powerpoint presentation on research and action on drones, part of the November 20, 2012 Webinar sponsored by Fellowship of Reconciliation. See http://forusa.org/militarism-watch
Anti-Drone Warfare Coalition
I will describe the newly formed Pittsburgh Anti-Drone-Warfare Coalition and the actions that we have taken and are planning to take to end drone warfare.
Unraveling the Pentagon's Foreign Presence - this slide show by Prof. David Vine of American University presented as webinar sponsored by Fellowship of Reconciliation (forusa.org/militarism-watch) March 22, 2013. Includes extensive data on the costs of US bases, as well as sources for more information.
Presentation by Tom Nash of Muckrock on making public records requests to research drone surveillance and warfare, in webinar sponsored by Fellowship of Reconciliation. See: http://forusa.org/militarism-watch
The technologies and people we are designing experiences for are constantly changing, in most cases they are changing at a rate that is difficult keep up with. When we think about how our teams are structured and the design processes we use in light of this challenge, a new design problem (or problem space) emerges, one that requires us to focus inward. How do we structure our teams and processes to be resilient? What would happen if we looked at our teams and design process as IA’s, Designers, Researchers? What strategies would we put in place to help them be successful? This talk will look at challenges we face leading, supporting, or simply being a part of design teams creating experiences for user groups with changing technological needs.
UX, ethnography and possibilities: for Libraries, Museums and ArchivesNed Potter
These slides are adapted from a talk I gave at the Welsh Government's Marketing Awards for the LAM sector, in 2017.
It offers a primer on UX - User Experience - and how ethnography and design might be used in the library, archive and museum worlds to better understand our users. All good marketing starts with audience insight.
The presentation covers the following:
1) An introduction to UX
2) Ethnography, with definitions and examples of 7 ethnographic techniques
3) User-centred design and Design Thinking
4) Examples of UX-led changes made at institutions in the UK and Scandinavia
5) Next Steps - if you'd like to try out UX at your own organisation
An immersive workshop at General Assembly, SF. I typically teach this workshop at General Assembly, San Francisco. To see a list of my upcoming classes, visit https://generalassemb.ly/instructors/seth-familian/4813
I also teach this workshop as a private lunch-and-learn or half-day immersive session for corporate clients. To learn more about pricing and availability, please contact me at http://familian1.com
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Thinking about your sales team's goals for 2017? Drift's VP of Sales shares 3 things you can do to improve conversion rates and drive more revenue.
Read the full story on the Drift blog here: http://blog.drift.com/sales-team-tips
Anti-Drone Warfare Coalition
I will describe the newly formed Pittsburgh Anti-Drone-Warfare Coalition and the actions that we have taken and are planning to take to end drone warfare.
Unraveling the Pentagon's Foreign Presence - this slide show by Prof. David Vine of American University presented as webinar sponsored by Fellowship of Reconciliation (forusa.org/militarism-watch) March 22, 2013. Includes extensive data on the costs of US bases, as well as sources for more information.
Presentation by Tom Nash of Muckrock on making public records requests to research drone surveillance and warfare, in webinar sponsored by Fellowship of Reconciliation. See: http://forusa.org/militarism-watch
The technologies and people we are designing experiences for are constantly changing, in most cases they are changing at a rate that is difficult keep up with. When we think about how our teams are structured and the design processes we use in light of this challenge, a new design problem (or problem space) emerges, one that requires us to focus inward. How do we structure our teams and processes to be resilient? What would happen if we looked at our teams and design process as IA’s, Designers, Researchers? What strategies would we put in place to help them be successful? This talk will look at challenges we face leading, supporting, or simply being a part of design teams creating experiences for user groups with changing technological needs.
UX, ethnography and possibilities: for Libraries, Museums and ArchivesNed Potter
These slides are adapted from a talk I gave at the Welsh Government's Marketing Awards for the LAM sector, in 2017.
It offers a primer on UX - User Experience - and how ethnography and design might be used in the library, archive and museum worlds to better understand our users. All good marketing starts with audience insight.
The presentation covers the following:
1) An introduction to UX
2) Ethnography, with definitions and examples of 7 ethnographic techniques
3) User-centred design and Design Thinking
4) Examples of UX-led changes made at institutions in the UK and Scandinavia
5) Next Steps - if you'd like to try out UX at your own organisation
An immersive workshop at General Assembly, SF. I typically teach this workshop at General Assembly, San Francisco. To see a list of my upcoming classes, visit https://generalassemb.ly/instructors/seth-familian/4813
I also teach this workshop as a private lunch-and-learn or half-day immersive session for corporate clients. To learn more about pricing and availability, please contact me at http://familian1.com
3 Things Every Sales Team Needs to Be Thinking About in 2017Drift
Thinking about your sales team's goals for 2017? Drift's VP of Sales shares 3 things you can do to improve conversion rates and drive more revenue.
Read the full story on the Drift blog here: http://blog.drift.com/sales-team-tips
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An astonishing, first-of-its-kind, report by the NYT assessing damage in Ukraine. Even if the war ends tomorrow, in many places there will be nothing to go back to.
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El informe CPPI utiliza dos enfoques metodológicos diferentes para calcular la clasificación del índice: uno administrativo o técnico y otro estadístico, basado en análisis factorial (FA). Según los autores, esta dualidad pretende asegurar una clasificación que refleje con precisión el rendimiento real del puerto, a la vez que sea estadísticamente sólida. En esta edición del informe CPPI 2023, se han empleado los mismos enfoques metodológicos y se ha aplicado un método de agregación de clasificaciones para combinar los resultados de ambos enfoques y obtener una clasificación agregada.
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An astonishing, first-of-its-kind, report by the NYT assessing damage in Ukraine. Even if the war ends tomorrow, in many places there will be nothing to go back to.
El Puerto de Algeciras continúa un año más como el más eficiente del continente europeo y vuelve a situarse en el “top ten” mundial, según el informe The Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CPPI), elaborado por el Banco Mundial y la consultora S&P Global.
El informe CPPI utiliza dos enfoques metodológicos diferentes para calcular la clasificación del índice: uno administrativo o técnico y otro estadístico, basado en análisis factorial (FA). Según los autores, esta dualidad pretende asegurar una clasificación que refleje con precisión el rendimiento real del puerto, a la vez que sea estadísticamente sólida. En esta edición del informe CPPI 2023, se han empleado los mismos enfoques metodológicos y se ha aplicado un método de agregación de clasificaciones para combinar los resultados de ambos enfoques y obtener una clasificación agregada.
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1. Predator/Reaper/Avenger
drones
SOURCES:
Google ‚Drones‛ and make yourself a ‚drones‛
google alert
Wikipedia (general atomics, predator, reaper, avenger)
US Airforce Official Site www.af.mil
AUVSI www.auvsi.org
6. Where has the US conducted drone strikes?
• Iraq
• Afghanistan
• Libya
• Pakistan
• Yemen
• Somalia
• Philippines
• Mali?
Where does the US have overseas drone bases?
Afghanistan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia (for
Yemen), Djbouti (for Somalia), Seychelles (off coast of E
Africa), Ethiopia, Uganda, Burundi, Turkey, Australia (Cocos
Islands)
8. Best statistics for Drone Strikes:
Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia
Bureau of Investigative Journalism
New America Foundation
The Long War Journal
*Be cautious about the usage of the word ‘militant’
9. Maezol Khan, 8 years old,
killed Feb 14, 2009
Ground Zero of Drone War- Pictures (http://tinyurl.com/c7coz25)
10. August 23, 2010
Syed Wali
• 5 houses targeted believed
to be of Haqqani network
• Killed mostly woman and
children
• No prominent Taliban/AQ
leader was killed
13. List of photos/victims’ names
Pictures of Drone Victims
List of names from Drone
Strike that killed many
civilians
We will be providing link
for a list of names of the
victims from several
countries at
droneswatch.org
15. Legal Issues
Issues:
• Self-defense is limited to imminent threat
• Non-military organization (CIA) cannot legally employ lethal force
Drones are illegal outside combat zones
• Targets must be directly participating in hostilities
• Nations cannot violate another nation’s sovereignty
• 2001 AUMF is for those “associated with 9/11”
Other sources:
Mary Ellen O’Connell is on the front lines in the battle against the legality
of drone strikes. Article
Madea Benjamin’s book Drone Warfare
Living Under Drones: http://livingunderdrones.org
16. Global Proliferation
• 76 countries possess drones
(GAO report)
• Main producers
US, Israel, China
• Israel is number 1
exporter, exporting 85% of
drones to 50 countries
• Iran has US spy drone; helping
Venezuela build drones
• Unprecedented growth in
market: projected value over
the next 10 years is over $70
billion.
21. Congressional Unmanned Vehicle Systems Caucus
Mission statement of the drone caucus: to address “The urgent need
to rapidly develop and deploy more unmanned systems in support of
ongoing civil, military and law enforcement operations.”
Feb. 14, 2012 new legislation passed, signed by Obama
Leadership:
Donations from drone companies to
drone caucus members from border
states, 2009-2012
Representative Amount
Buck McKeon (R-CA) $124,500
Jerry Lewis (R-CA) $108,000
Ken Calvert (R-CA) $106,500
Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) $97,000
Duncan Hunter (R-CA) $96,225
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)McKeon Co-ChairBilbray (R-CA)
Buck Brian $54,500
(CA-25) Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) $52,500
Co-Chair Darrell Issa (R-CA) $45,000
Contact your congressperson Source: http://tinyurl.com/d3fan8p
here : www.opensecrets.org
23. What can we do
about drones?
• Educate yourself—
buy Drone Warefare book CODEPINK
• Educate others- get Occucards
• Protests at bases, manufacturers
• Contact police departments and pass
Drone-Free Zones resolutions
• Outreach to Faith Community
Check Out:
Drones Watch
No Drones Network
Upstate Drone Action
Knowdrones
Veterans For Peace
CODEPINK
World Can’t Wait
Editor's Notes
AUVSI membership $85 for individuals / $15 for students
Ck site of AeroVironment (http://www.avinc.com/) and AeroVironment in wikipediaMiniature UAV and Micro air vehicle in wikipedia
See Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (http://www.avinc.com/)Become a member…
How to reach pilots? Talk to them at bases, restaurants near bases; twitter
Slide: add sources (NickTurse?; anything from military or AUVSI?
List place to go for pictures droneswatch
According to Bureau of Investigative Journalism – 175 killed… many die by shrapnel, you won’t see them in US media
Put cover???
Add sources
Map?
Contact your police department; ask for PR person? Ask for meeting? Ask questions re EFF
60 individuals (bi-partisan: mainly republican but democrats as well) Donations from drone companies to drone caucus members from border states, 2009-2012 Representative Amount Buck McKeon (R-CA) $124,500 Jerry Lewis (R-CA) $108,000 Ken Calvert (R-CA) $106,500 Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) $97,000 Duncan Hunter (R-CA) $96,225 BrianBilbray (R-CA) $54,500 KevinMcCarthy (R-CA) $52,500 DarrellIssa (R-CA) $45,000 LorettaSanchez (D-CA) $43,500 Trent Franks (R-AZ) $34,500 Mike Conaway (R-TX) $33,000 Pete Olson (R-TX) $32,500 Henry Cuellar (D-TX) $32,400 Michael McCaul (R-TX) $30,500 David Dreier (R-CA) $16,000 Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) $16,000 Gene Green (D-TX) $8,000 Blake Farenthold (R-TX) $4,000 Elton Gallegly (R-CA) $2,000 Paul Gosar (R-AZ) $1,000 Steve Pearce (R-NM) $1,000 Total$938,625Source: Center for Responsive Politics, Investigative Newsource, Fronteras Desk
Medea’s action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXj7YfLRx5IAirbases being used