[CC-ARES-RACES] Fwd: Interoperability with Amateur Radio Emergency Communications

[Jim Dunn]

An FYI, Jim Dunn W3JTD.

> Subject: Interoperability with Amateur
> Radio Emergency Communications January 21, 2004 --
> 12:00 Noon Eastern Time
> 
> 
> The EIIP is pleased to host a 'live chat'
> presentation and interactive
> Q&A session, January 21st, 12:00 Noon Eastern
> (please convert to your
> local time). Our topic will be how the traditional
> role of amateur radio
> support for emergency communications is adapting to
> the age of
> interoperability. This overview will include key
> organizations and
> recent examples as well. 
> 
> Our guest Lloyd Colston, is well-rounded in both
> emergency management
> and amateur radio, having come up through the ranks
> of the amateur radio
> community, trained as a storm spotter, Emergency
> Medical Technician, EMT
> instructor, emergency management volunteer, and EMA
> director. He is
> active in a wide variety of organizations, and also
> serves as trainer,
> Public Information Officer, and member of the
> Disaster Medical
> Assistance Team (DMAT) in Oklahoma.
> 
> Our second guest will be Steve Ewald, Supervisor of
> the American Radio
> Relay League (ARRL) Field Organization/Public
> Service Team at ARRL
> Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut. Steve helps
> provide
> administrative support and guidance to the ARRL
> Field Organization and
> the volunteer ARRL "Section Leaders" across the
> country. He works with
> participants in the ARRL-sponsored Amateur Radio
> Emergency Service
> (ARES) and other radio amateurs that are involved in
> many facets of
> public service communications.
> 
> Please make plans to join us for this update on a
> valued service to
> emergency managers and the public. See the
> Background Page for related
> links, further biographical information, and
> instructions for
> participating (especially if this will be your first
> time) -
> http://www.emforum.org .  To login, click on the
> "Chat Login' link and
> follow instructions. 
> 
> This educational opportunity is brought to you by
> the Emergency
> Information Infrastructure Partnership (EIIP).  If
> interested in
> partnering with the EIIP, please see the Partnership
> link on the EIIP
> Virtual Forum homepage http://www.emforum.org .
> 
> 


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