Canadian Public Alerting Forum and Workshop - November 6, 2003

Forum - November 6, 2003 Capital Hall 1B, Ottawa Congress Centre

Agenda

8:00	Breakfast provided by THE WEATHER NETWORK
8:30	Opening Remarks	Jan Skora Industry Canada
8:45	Keynote address: Why have a public warning system?	Herb Presley Alberta Government
9:30	Summary of Nov. 5th Workshop on Public Alerting	Barrie Kirk Globis Consulting Inc.
10:00	Break
10:20	Panel: Technologies & Techniques for Public Alerting Public Alerting Systems in Canada - Michael Salib, The Zeta Group Full report Summary report Alerts for Your Radio - Barrie Kirk, Globis Consulting Inc. Full report Public Alerting using Satellite Technology - Dr. Michael Stott, NeoDym Systems Full report Public Emergency Alerts over Cellular Phones: The Challenges - Gyles Panther, Wi-Sys Communications Full report Public Alerting via Internet - Prof. Ioannis Lambadaris, Sombra Labs Inc. Full report Integrated Alerting and Common Protocols - Art Botterell	Irena Streibl Industry Canada
12:00	Lunch - hosted by Industry Canada Presentation by Timothy Putprush: Department of Homeland Security, U.S.A. "US Emergency Alert System and How it Relates to Warning"
13:30	The Weather Alerting System and Current Developments	Basile VanHavre Environment Canada
14:00	Panel: Existing Public Alerting Systems RDS- Early Warning System/Receiver - Jens Polleit, 2WCOM P3 Opportunities for Emergency Broadcasting - Jackson Wang E radio All Channel Alert - Paul Temple, Pelmorex	Kathleen McCrea Industry Canada
15:00	Break
15:20	Panel: Existing Public Alerting Systems (continued) Northeast Region Community Awareness & Emergency Response - NRCAER Community Notification Program - Dave Worman, Strathcona County & Jennifer Rolph, Telus Geomatics Report - part 1 Report - part 2 Report - part 3 Sarnia Field Trials - Cal Gardner, Sarnia Essex County Experience - Phillip Berthiaume, Essex County Brandon Emergency Alerting Project - Brian Kayes, City of Brandon Survey Results	Kathleen McCrea Industry Canada
16:20	Closing Remarks	Jan Skora Industry Canada
16:30	End of Day

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