The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Weather Service (NWS) is pleased to announce the second 2023 Community of Practice webinar for Alerts and Warnings Communications. This webinar continues the peer-to-peer learning, the social science insights, and the technical discussions initiated through the When Minutes Matter Technical Assistance deliveries.

Who Should Participate?

Those with a role in communicating emergency protective action guidance to the public. Past participants of the TA are encouraged to attend, but the webinar is open to all public sector individuals involved in the alert and warning process. The webinar is available for up to 1000 participants.

Agenda

Welcome and Introduction- Diane Cooper, FEMA National Integration Center -Technical Assistance Branch

FCC Updates on Proposed Rulemaking related to Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs)- James Wiley and Michael Antonino, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division. In addition to the updates on the rulemaking and an overview of the comments received, the FCC will also provide a demonstration of the proposed WEA database and interface to evaluate real-time WEA distribution and performance.

National Weather Service Updates and Migration to NWSChat 2.0- Brian Miretzky, Physical Scientist, National Weather Service Headquarters, Silver Spring, Maryland

IPAWS WEA Updates- FEMA IPAWS Technical Support Services Facility

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FEMA Alert and Warning Community of Practice Webinar Series