[EAS] FW: [BWWG] Next Virtual Roundtable

[Clay Freinwald]

FEMA IPAWS Special Event: Are You Ready for the Nationwide Emergency Alert
System Test? 

You're invited by the FEMA Integrated Public Alert and Warning System
(IPAWS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and industry experts to the next EAS
Participant Virtual Roundtable: Are You Ready for the Nationwide EAS Test? 

This virtual roundtable will share, build, and refine elements of the best
practices guide with industry; discuss overall improvements to the system
through coordinated State/local and EAS Participant activities; share and
discuss an EAS Test public awareness and information toolkit for State,
Territorial, and local government and EAS Participants; review the technical
process to receive and relay the EAN; and conclude with elements of an EAS
Test Preparation Checklist. 

Participating Government and Private-Sector Organizations: 

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 

International Association of Emergency Mangers (IAEM) 

National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) 

Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) 

Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) 

American Cable Association (ACA) 

National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA) 

Tennessee Association of Broadcasters (TAB) 

Washington Military Department Emergency Management Division (WMDEM) 

Event Details 

What: EAS Participant Virtual Roundtable: Are You Ready for the Nationwide
EAS Test? 

When: August 15th, 2011; 11:00 am- 1:00 pm (Eastern) 

Where: Microsoft Live Meeting 2007
(https://www323.livemeeting.com/cc/eiip/join?id=IPAWS
<https://www323.livemeeting.com/cc/eiip/join?id=IPAWS&role=attend>
&role=attend) The Live Meeting Client must be installed in order to hear the
audio portion of the program. Microsoft Windows (XP or later) and sound card
are required. Please refer to the Live Meeting Instructions for configuring
your system. http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/ipaws/livemtginstruct.pdf.
Use the following URL to log in to the Webinar:
https://www323.livemeeting.com/cc/eiip/join?id=IPAWS
<https://www323.livemeeting.com/cc/eiip/join?id=IPAWS&role=attend>
&role=attend 

IPAWS will briefly recap elements of the best practice guide and discuss a
variety of topics with virtual roundtable participants, including: 

EAS Receive and Relay Process 

EAS Originator Message Content and Quality 

State and Local EAS Testing 

EAS Equipment Operation and Maintenance 

Nationwide EAS Test Information Toolkit 

EAS Test Preparation Checklist 

 

In order to prepare EAS Participants for the November 9, 2011 Nationwide EAS
Test, FEMA IPAWS, the FCC, and NOAA are partnering with industry leaders and
experts to draft a comprehensive technical best practices guide on
end-to-end National EAS message procedures. The guide will be updated
incrementally with the EAS community through webinars, roundtables, and
other activities leading up to the Test. 

Want to contribute to the best practices guide? Please visit A National
Dialogue on the Emergency Alert System website:
https://nationaldialogue-emergencyalertsystem.ideascale.com/ to vote on
ideas and solutions for a variety 

of EAS discussions. Ideas from the website will be directly discussed in
August 15th virtual roundtable. Follow us on Twitter @NationalEASTest
(https://twitter.com/#!/NationalEASTest) for events and information updates.

For more information on the Nationwide EAS Test, please visit the FEMA IPAWS
website: http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/eas_info.shtm 

Please contact ipaws at dhs.gov for a meeting invitation and questions.