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Integrated Warning Team Workshop

Integrated Warning Team Workshop. Inaugural Event October 17, 2012. Welcome!. What is an IWT? Who’s Here? What can you expect? What we hope to gain from this ? Agenda Presenters. What is an IWT.

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Integrated Warning Team Workshop

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  1. Integrated Warning TeamWorkshop Inaugural Event October 17, 2012

  2. Welcome! • What is an IWT? • Who’s Here? • What can you expect? • What we hope to gain from this? • Agenda • Presenters

  3. What is an IWT • The concept of the Integrated Warning Team originated as part of the “Weather and Society Integrated Studies” (WAS*IS) • The IWT Workshop brings the major partners together to identify common problems and work on mutually beneficial solutions. • An IWT Workshop can be used to better understand how the public we serve responds to our services. • Many are Statewide initiatives • Many are multi-day events • Many tackle a variety of topics

  4. Who’s Here? • An Effective Team has: • Common goals / shared purpose • Well thought out strategy • Committed team members • Diversity The result of a great team is SYNERGY • Media • Emergency Managers • First Responders/Emergency Responders • National Weather Service

  5. What can you expect? • Learn about each of the other team members • “Walking in their shoes” • Fast pace • Your time is valuable and we want to move quickly and with purpose • Guest speakers • Media/EMA/NWS • Breakout Session • Brainstorming solutions for mutualbenefit

  6. What we hope to gain? Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead • Familiarity • Understanding • Solutions • Future expansion • Ideas

  7. Where data plays a role Partners in IWT

  8. Emergency Management Agency (and associated Emergency Response Organizations) • Ensure the capabilities of the public and provide for the well-being, protection and preparedness of the citizens, their property and the local economy. • EMA • NWS • Media • NWS • Provide forecasts and warnings for the protection of life and property. • Media • Provide life saving information to the public in nearly continuous manner.

  9. PromoteNotify InformPublic Planning Increased Awareness I W T Meteorological /Climate/ Forecast Discussions

  10. Getting the data. Why it matters Opening the window

  11. Agenda • Data needs and requirements • NWS • Media • EMA • Working Lunch • Social Media Utilization (web conference call) • Breakout Session • Come back with 1 or 2 ideas on who to better gain, share and integrate data for the IWT • Prepare final statement and focus for this group moving forward.

  12. NWS and the IWT Media – WANE TV Media – WNDU TV Ohio EMA Indiana EMA Lunch Presenter Twitter Postings

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