[BC] EAS Meeting to be streamed over the Internet

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For those of you who are not able to attend NAB2007 next week and are interested in the SBE EAS meeting, it will be available via the Internet. Go to: http://www.bnetstreaming.com/asx/eas.asx to connect. The meeting will be held from 2 pm to 4 pm PDT on Monday, April 16. 



Among the guests slated to speak at this year's gathering are:



David Webb from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), who will deliver a presentation on IPAWS (Integrated Public Alert and Warning System).  David is IPAWS Project Officer which is under the Readiness Division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 



Jason Shattuck from Warning Systems Inc. (WSI) will speak on the CAP driven EAS system that is being used in Washington State and which has been a pilot project for FEMA. Jason is Systems Analyst with WSI, Inc. 



A report of the EAS Summit recently held in Washington, D.C. by Adrienne Abbott.



These three programs will provide a significant look into the future of EAS and our public warning system.



The SBE EAS meeting is chaired by Clay Freinwald, CPBE, SBE national Vice President and chairman of the SBE EAS Committee. Anyone interested in EAS is encouraged to attend the meeting.  NAB2007 badges are not required for admittance. For those attending in person, the location is Ballroom G of the Las Vegas Hilton.



Our thanks to Dave Biondi of Broadcast.net, Kevin Webb of Tieline, Vinny Lopez and Carol Lee of Trilithic who collectively have provided equipment and funding to make the live steaming on the Internet possible. The program will also be audio recorded and archived for later listening.



For those of you able to attend - It will be in Ballroom G of the Las Vegas Hilton - Near the RTNDA event.