About the Summit
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
OASIS is pleased to host the “Emergency Interoperability (EI) Summit” in Baltimore, MD, USA, 29 September-1 October, 2009. The Summit is part of 2009 National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) National Training Event. During the Summit, industry experts will demonstrate that there is much to be gained from interoperable software solutions, not only in terms of cost reduction and operational effectiveness for the Emergency Management (EM) community, but also in terms of marketability and access to a broader market for software tool developers.
OASIS EM standards play a key role in the coherent framework for EM data interoperability. The OASIS EI Summit will demonstrate the value of these interoperable solutions to participants from the worldwide EM community--industry, institutions and government agencies.
Sessions at the OASIS EI Summit will cover critical emergency management standards including:
- Common Alerting Protocol (CAP), the open standard for alerting and warning messages in any medium. The wide variety of CAP implementations, Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), work to-date on CAP 1.2 and innovative uses of CAP will also be addressed
- Emergency Data Exchange Language (EDXL), the "umbrella" for a number of emergency data message types including resource queries and requests, situation status and forecasts, financial and personnel data, message routing instructions and the like. Presentations will detail the family of EDXL open standards and specifications including: Distribution Element (EDXL-DE), Resource Messaging (EDXL-RM), and Hospital Availability Exchange (EDXL-HAVE). A preview of the Situation Reporting (EDXL-SitRep) specification currently under development will also be featured.
OASIS EI Summit Roundtables will foster open dialogues on the roadmap of emergency data standards, as well as coordinated efforts between OASIS, NIEM, and other organizations. Attendees of the Summit will gain a clearer understanding of the interoperable solutions being implemented today, the value of mutually supportive standards for information sharing, and insights into how this information ecosystem can benefit us all.
Come witness real-world interoperability demonstrations and listen to the experts on what this all actually means to the EM community.
INTEROPERABILITY DEMONSTRATIONS
The OASIS EI Summit will showcase interoperable applications and tools that support CAP and EDXL. Demonstrations will address the operational and economic benefits, as well as coherent frameworks that enable a more accurate, rapid, coordinated emergency response.
Vendors interested in demonstrating standards-compliant products in the EI Summit should contact Dee Schur.
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REGISTRATION &
ACCOMMODATION
Register to attend the OASIS EI Summit by registering for the NIEM Training Event.
~ 195 USD for government
employees
~ 395 USD for private industry
companies/organizations
The 2009 NIEM National Training Event will be held at the Hilton Baltimore in Baltimore, Maryland. A limited number of hotel rooms will be available to NIEM registrants. Reservation deadline ends 31 August -- so please reserve your hotel rooms today!
Hilton
Baltimore
401 West Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Direct: (443)
573-8700
Toll Free: (800)
445-8667
Room Reservations
To reserve a room at the Hilton
Baltimore, please visit the group
reservation page for this event. (Note: if you do not make a reservation
through the group page you will be required to enter a "Group/Convention Code"
on the hotel’s standard reservation page in order to receive the group rate. The
Group/Convention Code for this event is NIE.)
Participation is open to members of OASIS, as well as non-members. The program is specifically directed to emergency management leaders and professionals, including (but not limited to):
- National and International Government Officials
- Policy Maker and Legislators
- Congressional Staffers and Federal Officials, with a role in homeland security and emergency management
- Disaster Planning and Preparedness Managers
- Response Coordinators
- Emergency Communications Managers
- Private Industry Contingency Planners
- Contract Services Providers
- Local, State, National Government Officials
- Non-profit Associations, supporting emergency & standard activities
- Researchers
- Civil Preparedness Officials
For information on attending, speaking at, or participating in the interoperability demonstrations at the Emergency Interoperability Summit, contact Jane Harnad.
