2012 CAP Workshop

Preliminary Agenda

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Due to the interactive nature of the workshop, all participants are welcome to participate in all workshop discussions.  The organizing committee has drafted a short list of common policy issues in advance to help participants consider their positions (and comments) prior to arriving.  This list of common policy issues may be found online at:  Policy Topics with Example Questions.

*Agenda is subject to change

 

TUESDAY, 1 May 2012
08.15-8.45 Registration/Greeting
08.45-10.15
OPENING SESSION
Moderator:  Norm Paulsen

  • 1.1—Welcome Remarks

    World Meteorological Organization (WMO) / Environment Canada
    David Grimes, President, WMO and Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment Canada

    Public Safety Canada
    Gina Wilson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Emergency Management and Regional Operations

    (OASIS) Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards
    Patrick Gannon

    International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
    Brahima Sanou, Director, ITU - BDT

  • 1.2—Keynote Presentation:  CAP, The Next Big Thing in Alerts and Warnings
    Damon Penn, Assistant Administrator, National Continuity Programs, U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency

  • 1.3—Framing the Policy Exercise
    Norm Paulsen, Environment Canada
 
10.15-10.45 Refreshment Break (no-host dinner sign up)
10.45-12.30

SESSION TWO:  QUESTIONS OF ALERTING POLICY (Part I) — An Interactive Panel Discussion
Moderator – Eliot Christian

2.1—Policy Categories:

  • Authority
  • Authentication
  • Interoperability
  • Funding
  • Scope

    Panelists include    :
  • Maurizio Blasilli
  • Art Botterell
  • Mark Lucero
  • Richard Moreau
  • Doug Allport
  • Nigel Snoad
12.30-14.00 Break for Lunch (on own)
14.00-15.30

SESSION THREE: JOINT ALERTING INITIATIVES:  Plans, Strategies, Presences, etc...
Moderator:  Elysa Jones

  • 3.1—Canadian National Public Alerting System/Multi Agency Situational Awareness System
    Richard Moreau, Public Safety Canada

  • 3.2—United States Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS)
    Wade Witmer, U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

  • 3.3—Migration of Washington State to CAP
    Don Miller, AlertSense/MyStateUSA

  • 3.4—Voice-Enabled CAP Messaging for Emergency Coordination in Sri Lanka: Lessons Learned
    Nuwan Waidyanatha, LIRNEasia
15.30-16.00 Refreshment Break
16.00-17.30

SESSION FOUR:  QUESTIONS OF ALERTING POLICY (Part I) — An Interactive Panel Discussion
Moderator – Eliot Christian

  • 4.1—Open Policy Forum, with Questions from the Floor

    Panelists include:
  • Maurizio Blasilli
  • Art Botterell
  • Mark Lucero
  • Richard Moreau
  • Doug Allport
  • Nigel Snoad
17.30 Workshop Adjourns for the Day
  No-Host Dinner
(sign up to attend by 12:00)
 

WEDNESDAY, 2 May 2012

08.30-09.05

SESSION FIVE: LESSONS LEARNED
Moderator:  Patrick Gannon

  • 5.1—Lessons from Previous CAP Workshops—(WMO) 2008, 2009, 2011
    Eliot Christian

  • 5.2—CAP Usage Update
    Elysa Jones, OASIS Emergency Management Technical Committee
09.05-10.00

SESSION SIX: POLICY CHALLENGES & SOLUTIONS IN MAJOR ORGANISATIONS AND VENDORS
Moderator:  Norm Paulsen

  • 6.1—ESRI
    Jeanne Foust, Environmental Systems Research Institute

  • 6.2—Google
    Steve Hakusa, Google.org

  • 6.3—Policy Challenges in Commercial Mobile Ventures
    Rick Ruth, TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.

  • 6.4—CellCast
    Paul Klein, CellCast Technologies
10.00-10.30 Refreshment Break
10.30-12.00

SESSION SEVEN: INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY CHALLENGES
Moderator:  Patrick Gannon

  • 7.1—International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
    Orhan Osmani, ITU-BDT

  • 7.2—How to Select an Alert Source
    Maurizio Blasilli, United Nations World Food Programme, Emergency Preparedness Branch

  • 7.3—Legal, Policy and Procedural Challenges in Building CAP Warning Systems (includes experiences with Mexico and the Caribbean)
    Efraim Petel, Alerting Solutions

  • 7.4—European Union Project: IDIRA - Procedures in Large-Scale Multinational Disaster Response Actions
    Marcel Heckel, Fraunhofer Institute for Transport and Infrastructure Systems

  • 7.5—Space Weather CAP / Earthquake CAP (Canada)
    David McCormack, Natural Resources Canada
    Khalil Hayek, Natural Resources Canada

  • 7.6—Global Policy Challenges
    Stephane Viau, Canadian Red Cross
12.00-13.30 Break for Lunch (on own)
13.30-15.00

SESSION EIGHT: WEATHER SERVICES (Part I)
Moderator:  Norm Paulsen

  • 8.1—WMO Perspective
    Haleh Kootva, World Meteorological Organization
  • 8.2—Disaster Prevention Information Provided by the Japan Meteorological Agency
    Kenichi Kuma, Japan Meteorological Organization

  • 8.3—China
    Gao Kang, National Meteorological Information Center

  • 8.4—Switzerland
    Christoph Schmutz, Swiss Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology, MeteoSwiss

  • 8.5—Sweden
    Fredrik Linde, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, SMHI

  • 8.6—United States
    Craig Hodan, U.S. National Weather Service / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NWS/NOAA) 
15.00-15.30 Refreshment Break
15.30-17.00

SESSION EIGHT:  WEATHER SERVICES (Part II) and CLOSING
Moderator: Norm Paulsen

  • 8.7—Canada
    Norm Paulsen, Environment Canada / Meteorological Service of Canada (EC-MSC)

  • 8.8—Open Question & Answer Period
    All attendees are invited to participate.

  • 8.9—Demonstration Overview
    Norm Paulsen, Environment Canada

  • 8.10—Conclusions and Next Steps
    Patrick Gannon
    Norm Paulsen, Environment Canada
17.00 Workshop Program Ends
 

THURSDAY, 3 May 2012

 


Demonstrations of various public alerting systems will be held on 3 May at the Quebec Storm Prediction Center building (near the Hilton Montréal
Bonaventure). Walking directions are provided in the onsite program guide. Four demonstration time slots are available, with each having equivalent content. Space is limited, so we do ask that you participate in your confirmed session timeslot. Session participant lists will be provided at the onsite workshop registration desk.

08.30-10.15  DEMO SESSION ONE
  • MASAS & ESRI
    Doug Allport
    Pierre Bilodeau

  • IPAWS & ALERTSENSE/MYSTATEUSA
    Don Miller
    Wade Witmer
    Mark Lucero

  • GOOGLE
    Steve Hakusa

  • CELLCAST
    Don Beattie
10.15-12.00 DEMO SESSION TWO
  • MASAS & ESRI
    Doug Allport
    Pierre Bilodeau

  • IPAWS & ALERTSENSE/MYSTATEUSA
    Don Miller
    Wade Witmer
    Mark Lucero

  • GOOGLE
    Steve Hakusa

  • CELLCAST
    Don Beattie
12.00-13.30 Break for Lunch (on own)
13.30-15.15 DEMO SESSION THREE
  • MASAS & ESRI
    Doug Allport
    Pierre Bilodeau

  • IPAWS & ALERTSENSE/MYSTATEUSA
    Don Miller
    Wade Witmer
    Mark Lucero

  • GOOGLE
    Steve Hakusa

  • CELLCAST
    Don Beattie
15.15-17.00 DEMO SESSION FOUR
  • MASAS & ESRI
    Doug Allport
    Pierre Bilodeau

  • IPAWS & ALERTSENSE/MYSTATEUSA
    Don Miller
    Wade Witmer
    Mark Lucero

  • GOOGLE
    Steve Hakusa

  • CELLCAST
    Don Beattie
 17.00 Demonstrations End