Emergency Public Information & Warning Work Group

Purpose

The Houston Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) (houstonuasi.com) Emergency Public Information and Warning Work Group is a multi-disciplinary working group focused on addressing Emergency Public Information and Warning issues in the Houston Urban Area. Your participation is humbly requested.

This group is open to any and all representatives of governmental, non-governmental agencies with an interest in ensuring that accurate, timely and effective messaging is available to all residents, businesses and response agencies within the Houston Urban Area.

Meeting Location

We will be meeting at SETRAC Conference Room, 1111 North Loop West, Houston, Texas 77008

Agenda

• Welcome/Introductions
• Program
• No program this month
• Work Group Updates
  • Regional JIC (Sanchez)
• New Business
  • EPIP Re-Write (SAIC, All)
• Old Business
  • Annual Workshop
  • Group Membership
• Adjourn / Next Meeting
  
  

If you are not the appropriate representative for your organization, please email Lach Mullen (lachlan.mullen@co.fort-bend.tx.us) or Michael Walter (michael.walter@houstontx.gov) with the correct contact information. Thank you!

RSVP 

Please RSVP if you are able to attend: http://www.houstonuasi.com/go/survey/1532/13435/

This is a reminder of the EPIP Kickoff Webinar this morning at 1000.

We will review the project plan, outline the upcoming meetings, and go over the items to be focused on during the rewrite.

• When: May 16, 2013 @ 1000 CDT
• Where: GoToMeeting Webinar or audio conference: 1-800-366-7242 (access code is 1745169#). Meting password is "epip" without quotes. NO physical meeting.
• Who: Anyone interested in the EPIP rewrite; emergency managers, PIOs, JIC staff, regional and local planners, etc.

Also, check the EPIP Validation Work Group page on HoustonUASI.com (UASI > Regional Collaboration > Emergency Public Information and Warning Work Group > EPIP Validation Work Group [Subtype]) for more information about upcoming meetings, a copy of the project plan, and updates from the work group.

Thank you for your interest in this project.

Join SAIC and the EPIP Validation Work Group for an EPIP Rewrite Project Kick-off meeting.

We will review the project plan, outline the upcoming meetings, and go over the items to be focused on during the rewrite.

When: May 16, 2013 @ 1000 CDT

Where: GoToMeeting Webinar or audio conference: 1-800-366-7242 (access code is 1745169#). Meting password is "epip" without quotes. NO physical meeting.

Who: Anyone interested in the EPIP rewrite; emergency managers, PIOs, JIC staff, regional and local planners, etc.

Also, check the EPIP Validation Work Group page on HoustonUASI.com (UASI > Regional Collaboration > Emergency Public Information and warning Work Group > EPIP Validation Work Group [Subtype]) for more information about upcoming meetings, a copy of the project plan, and updates from the work group.

Thank you for your interest in this project.

I have scheduled a time with PIER for tomorrow morning to discuss this. Any of you that can still make it tomorrow are welcome to participate; most had indicated that time free, at least as of a week ago.

The call is scheduled for 1130 Central. Call (281) 238-3660 and use conference code14665#.

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