[nfbwatlk] FEMA's February Think Tank

[Nightingale, Noel]

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From: FEMA-Disability-Integration-Coordination [mailto:FEMA-Disability-Integration-Coordination at fema.dhs.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 3:24 AM
Subject: FEMA's February Think Tank


U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC  20472

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Dear Colleagues,


Marcie Roth, Director of the Office of Disability Integration and Coordination, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency would like to invite you and members of the disability community to participate in a monthly call on February 17h with FEMA's Deputy Administrator Richard Serino on the FEMA Think Tank.   This is an excellent opportunity to add your ideas and thoughts on ensuring the Whole Community is actively involved in all aspects of emergency management.




FEMA's Think Tank

Technology and Social Media in Emergency Management
February 17th 2012

Please join FEMA's Deputy Administrator Richard Serino as he hosts the next FEMA Think Tank conference call on February 17th   from San Francisco, CA.

Friday, February 17, 2012
1:00 pm - 3:00 P.M. Eastern (10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Pacific)
Call in number: 1-800-369-1986
Passcode: Think Tank February



Individuals who would like to access the captioning for this event may do so by following the link below: http://fedrcc.us//Enter.aspx?EventID=1904972&CustomerID=321<http://fedrcc.us/Enter.aspx?EventID=1904972&CustomerID=321>





The focus of this month's Think Tank conference call will be the use of technology and social media in emergency management.



The two specific topics that will be discussed on the call are:

1.      How to communicate with disaster survivors and distribute information to mass audiences if cellular and on-line communications are unavailable immediately following a catastrophic disaster. In particular, we will discuss how existing communications tools, such as amateur (ham) radio operators, can be leveraged and linked to other forms of mass communications following a disaster. We'd also like to hear your ideas on how we can ensure these communications are accessible to the whole community.



2.      How mobile applications can help emergency managers and individuals prepare for, respond to, and quickly recover from disasters. We will talk about two specific ideas for mobile apps that were submitted to the online forum, and then open the discussion to other ideas for apps related to emergency management and preparedness.

In addition to these topics, the Deputy Administrator will moderate an open forum at the end of the conference call that will allow participants to raise any other issues or ideas that they wish to discuss.
Last month, nearly 650 people from around the country participated in the first Think Tank conference call. It was held at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, and was a productive and informative discussion of ideas posted on the online forum at www.fema.gov/thinktank<http://www.fema.gov/thinktank>. The participants on the call ranged from state, local, and federal emergency managers, first responders, and others concerned about helping our communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. Moreover, the call reinforced the importance of the whole community coming together to develop ideas and best practices.
Deputy Administrator Serino is looking forward to hosting these calls each month at different locations around the country in an effort to meet with those who are serving on the front lines when disasters occur.
Before our next call we encourage you to visit the online forum at www.fema.gov/thinktank<http://www.fema.gov/thinktank> to comment on the ideas we will be discussing this month or submit your own ideas and comment on others.  Read ahead materials on the two topics for discussion will also be posted to the website within the next week.

If you have any further questions please feel free to contact FEMA's Intergovernmental Affairs Division at (202) 646-3444 or at FEMA-IGA at fema.dhs.gov<mailto:FEMA-IGA at fema.dhs.gov>.



FEMA's mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards


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