crisis camp is a BarCamp gathering of IT professionals , software developers , and computer programmers to aid in the relief efforts of a major crisis such as those caused by earthquakes , floods , or hurricanes . Projects that crisis camps often work on include setting up social networks for people to locate missing friends and relatives , creating maps of affected areas , and creating inventories of needed items such as food and clothing . Previous efforts of crisis camps reveal common themes such as the use of mobility , the use of the Internet as a common coordination platform , the requirement of volunteers , and the need for alternative community communication access areas . This initiative is reported to have a unique format that features free or nominal attendance fees as well as agenda that are created in real time by the participants . This format has also been referred to as " unconference " , which reject one-size-fits-all presentations in favor of innovative gathering with no predetermined speaker or sessions as activities are led by participants themselves . The emergence of EdCamp , which is a user-generated gathering for educators has been modeled after BarCamp . Following the 2010 Haiti earthquake , many crisis camps were set up around the world , often under the name " Crisis Camp Haiti " , to help with the relief effort . Due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami , the Crisis Commons volunteer community was mobilized and part of the effort is being coordinated by Japanese students at U.S. universities .
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
Crisis camp