[EAS] Agenda for the Mar. 4 NASBA-NAB EAS Forum in Washington

[suzanne at mab.org]

Below is the final agenda for the NASBA-NAB EAS Forum in Washington.  This is an open session, but seating is limited.  If you wish to attend, please reply privately to suzanne at mab.org so I can keep count.  Also note that we will be streaming the panel discussions (but not the closing roundtables) over UStream. Thanks - Suzanne Goucher, Maine Association of Broadcasters
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FORUM ON THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM FINAL AGENDA
Monday, March 4, 2013, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
The Ritz Carlton, 1150 22nd Street NW, Washington, D.C. ~ Plaza Ballroom
 
Panel discussions, 1:00-3:20 p.m. (Eastern), will be video-streamed live over UStream,
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasba-eas
 

1:00-1:05
Welcome and introductions
Remarks from Matthew   Straeb, GSS, program sponsor
 

1:05-2:00
 
Topics: 
>EAS System Security
(30 minutes)
>NWS Message Loads
(15 minutes)
>NCMEC Wireless AMBER   Alerts
(10 minutes)
Mopping Up from the Zombie Apocalypse, Averting   Message Overload, and the 2 AM Wakeup
 
sDamon Penn, Assistant Administrator, National   Continuity Programs, Federal Emergency Management Agency
sDavid Turetsky, Chief, Public Safety and Homeland   Security Bureau, Federal Communications Commission
sCraig Hodan, Chief, Dissemination System Branch,   Office of Operational Systems, National Weather Service
sRobert Hoever, Director, Special Programs, National   Center for Missing and Exploited Children
sModerated by Suzanne Goucher, Maine Assoc. of   Broadcasters
 

2:00-2:20
"First Informer" State Legislation
sBob Fisher, Nevada Broadcasters Association
sDennis Lyle, Illinois Broadcasters Association
sModerated by Art Brooks, Arizona Broadcasters   Association
 

2:20-2:30
Break
 

2:30-3:00
Rewriting your State EAS Plan:  Best Practices
Tom Beers, Chief, and Greg   Cooke, Associate Chief, Policy and Licensing Division, Public Safety and   Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications Commission
 

3:00-3:20
Accessible Emergency Information
Ann Bobeck, Senior VP and   Deputy General Counsel, and Kelly Williams, Senior Director, Engineering and   Technology Policy, National Association of Broadcasters
 

3:20-4:00 
Possible topics:
>IPAWS testing >State   EAS plan updates
>FEMA best practices
>CMAS messaging
Informal roundtable discussions
Two groups led by: 
Tom Beers, FCC | Greg Cooke, FCC
Wade Witmer, FEMA | Antwane Johnson, FEMA
Mike Gerber, NOAA |  Mike Szkil, NOAA