DARPA (a federal agency charged with the development of new innovative technologies) is sponsoring the DARPA Network Challenge, which is a prize competition for exploring the roles the internet and social media play in real-time communications, wide-area collaborations, and practical actions required to solve broad-scope, time-critical problems. Specifically, this Saturday (December 5th), ten large red weather balloons will be moored throughout the United States along non-disclosed roadways.The first team to identify all ten locations will be awarded a prize of $40,000. Because we value the importance and engagement of social media and wide-area collaboration, we have partnered with emergency management offices throughout the Country (Kansas, Texas, etc.). Johnson County Emergency Management in Kansas contacted us to see if we would like to participate in this contest. If the associated emergency management agencies win, we are going to divide the money to support various emergency preparedness efforts in the areas that participated! But to win...we need you! Keep your eyes peeled this weekend for any red balloons. If you see one let us know the cross streets where you saw them. We'll take care of the rest! You can post the location to any of Johnson County's various social media sites, and they have also created a new Facebook page to collect all the locations.This is an easy way to help prepare communities across America to be better prepared for emergencies. Help us reach out and connect!
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