RE: [emergency-adoption] 2009 Emergency Management EventOpportunities

[Rex Brooks <rexb@starbourne.com>]

Hi Patrick, Everyone,

If you add another sentence to encapsulate a description of the 
OpenPlan, please make that a description of a proposed "Open Floor 
Plan Display (OFPD)"  Project based on Case Studies intended to show 
what is possible now and how we might move toward a standard and 
NIST...

It might also be worth mentioning that this project was one of nine 
endorsed in the Ontology Summit held April 6, 7 at NIST 
http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2009 in the 
Ontology Summit Communique 
http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2009_Communique

Cheers,
Rex

At 11:34 AM -0400 4/21/09, Patrick Gannon wrote:
>David,
>
>I think your revised description of Session 2 encompasses the new 
>ideas to introduce work within the NFPA.  Thanks!
>
>We may need to add another sentence to encapsulate a description of 
>the OpenPlan standard and NIST work on Building Information Exchange 
>With First Responders. We had planned to invite David Holmberg from 
>NIST to discuss the work of the Building Information Services and 
>Control System (BISACS).  The system implements building alerts 
>encapsulated in the OASIS Common Alerting Protocol (CAP).
><http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/863/OLESprojectOverview.html>http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/863/OLESprojectOverview.html
><http://cic.nist.gov/bisacs/index.html>http://cic.nist.gov/bisacs/index.html
>
>Here is a proposed text that could be added at the beginning of the 
>session description, and then insert a sentence about the NIST work:
>"This session explores standards-based solutions for spatial 
>awareness of buildings in emergency scenarios and the efforts to 
>utilize Internet technologies."
>
>This would change the session description to read:
>
>Emergency Alerting Trends in the Building Space
>This session explores standards-based solutions for spatial 
>awareness of buildings in emergency scenarios and the efforts to 
>utilize Internet technologies. There is a recent paradigm shift in 
>the building space: from banning use of IP technologies in emergency 
>communication in building technologies (e.g. fire alerts and fire 
>suppression systems), we now see the industry starting to adopt the 
>use of IP technologies. The Department of Defense led the way with 
>the latest Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC 2008), and National Fire 
>Protection Association (NFPA) continues with the next version of the 
>NFPA 72 code (2010). NIST has also conducted research on Building 
>Information Exchange with First Responders.
>This trend represents the following challenges and opportunities:
>1.       Regulation changes open the market for customer demand, 
>which could end with many proprietary solutions; this situation 
>calls for wide adoption of emergency communication standards, such 
>as those developed by OASIS EM-TC (CAP and EDXL family)
>2.       As we've witnessed over the last decades, use of IP 
>technologies in a certain field is an opportunity for "doing more 
>and not more of the same"; new exciting IP based applications can be 
>implemented changing the way emergency situations are handled
>
>
>Any other inputs/suggestions?
>
>Patrick Gannon
>
>
>From: David Box [mailto:dbox@athoc.com]
>Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 8:06 PM
>To: Aviv Siegel; Jane Harnad
>Cc: Patrick Gannon
>Subject: RE: [emergency-adoption] 2009 Emergency Management Event 
>Opportunities
>
>Hi Jane,
>
>Below is the proposed session description.  Please let me know what you think.
>
>Thanks,
>David
>
>Emergency Alerting Trends in the Building Space
>There is a recent paradigm shift in the building space: from banning 
>use of IP technologies in emergency communication in building 
>technologies (e.g. fire alerts and fire suppression systems), we now 
>see the industry starting to adopt the use of IP technologies. The 
>Department of Defense led the way with the latest Unified Facilities 
>Criteria (UFC 2008), and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 
>continues with the next version of the NFPA 72 code (2010).
>This trend represents the following challenges and opportunities:
>1.       Regulation changes open the market for customer demand, 
>which could end with many proprietary solutions; this situation 
>calls for wide adoption of emergency communication standards, such 
>as those developed by OASIS EM-TC (CAP and EDXL family)
>2.       As we've witnessed over the last decades, use of IP 
>technologies in a certain field is an opportunity for "doing more 
>and not more of the same"; new exciting IP based applications can be 
>implemented changing the way emergency situations are handled
>
>
>From: Aviv Siegel
>Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 10:19 AM
>To: Jane Harnad
>Cc: David Box; 'Patrick Gannon'
>Subject: RE: [emergency-adoption] 2009 Emergency Management Event 
>Opportunities
>
>Jane -
>
>Yes - we will need to change the session description, we will 
>provide an updated language.
>I will be out next week; David will send the language next week and 
>will join the Friday meetings.
>
>Best,
>
>Aviv.
>
>From: Jane Harnad [mailto:jane.harnad@oasis-open.org]
>Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 7:46 AM
>To: Aviv Siegel; 'Patrick Gannon'; David Box
>Subject: RE: [emergency-adoption] 2009 Emergency Management Event 
>Opportunities
>Importance: High
>
>Hello Aviv,
>
>Good news Aviv & David!
>
>Do you have any recommended changes for the session description?  I 
>would like to be sure that all your suggestions are reflected. 
>Below is the current description for session #2.  Please let me know 
>if you have any recommendations.  We're hoping to secure speakers 
>for this track by next week.
>
>Kind regards, Jane
>
>
>Situation Awareness in Building Space
>
>One of the challenges in any emergency is understanding the space in 
>which the problem is occurring. Building systems and energy supplies 
>can offer telemetry for any situation. This session explores 
>standards-based solutions for spatial awareness of buildings in 
>emergency scenarios. Panelists will present datacenter, cloud and 
>open-source web-based approaches to space, floor plans, and 
>emergency telemetry.
>
>
>From: Aviv Siegel [mailto:asiegel@athoc.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 2:38 AM
>To: Patrick Gannon; Jane Harnad
>Cc: emergency-adoption@lists.oasis-open.org; David Box
>Subject: RE: [emergency-adoption] 2009 Emergency Management Event 
>Opportunities
>
>Team -
>
>I discussed with my team here, and we will be happy to support the 
>2nd session in the EM track of ConnectivityWeek.
>
>David Box (CCed) will be the prime contact for coordinating that 
>session support on our side; we are not sure yet who will be the 
>person presenting.
>
>I suggest the session to focus on recent trends of emergency 
>alerting in the building space
>There is a recent paradigm shift in the building space: from banning 
>use of IP technologies in emergency communication in building 
>technologies (for example, for fire alerts and fire suppression 
>systems), we see the industry starting to adopt use of IP 
>technologies. DoD led the way with the latest UFC (2008), and 
>National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) continues with the next 
>version of the NFPA 72 code (2010).
>This trend represents a challenge and an opportunity -
>3.       Regulation changes open the market for customer demand, 
>which could end with many proprietary solutions; this situation 
>calls for wide adoption of emergency communication standards, such 
>as those developed by OASIS EM-TC (CAP and EDXL family)
>4.       As we've seen time and again in the last decades, use of IP 
>technologies in a certain field is an opportunity for "doing more 
>and not of the same"; new exciting IP based applications can be 
>implemented changing the way emergency situations are handled
>
>These represent my thoughts, and before a more thorough discussion 
>with my colleagues here.
>
>When do we need to finalize the synopsis and the speakers?
>Thoughts?
>
>Best,
>
>Aviv.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Patrick Gannon [mailto:pgannon@warningsystems.com]
>Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 9:01 AM
>To: 'Jane Harnad'
>Cc: emergency-adoption@lists.oasis-open.org
>Subject: RE: [emergency-adoption] 2009 Emergency Management Event 
>Opportunities
>
>Jane,
>
>Attached is the Emergency Track spreadsheet for Connectivity Week. 
>I edited the abstract for Session 3, so hopefully this will enable 
>us to move forward with recruiting speakers for that session.
>
>Patrick Gannon
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jane Harnad [mailto:jane.harnad@oasis-open.org]
>Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 3:11 PM
>To: emergency-adoption@lists.oasis-open.org
>Subject: [emergency-adoption] 2009 Emergency Management Event Opportunities
>Importance: High
>
>
>Hello Adoption Committee Members,
>
>Per our last conversation, please find a list of Emergency Management events
>below for your review.  Feel free to provide feedback.  Regards, Jane
>
>
>1.)  ConnectivityWeek - OASIS Blue Track on Emergency Management
>http://www.connectivityweek.com/2009/#home
>
>Organizers/Host - Hosted by Clasma; organized by OASIS
>
>Date - June 8-11, 2009
>
>Location - Santa Clara  Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA
>
>Format - a one-day track with three sessions lasting between 1.5 & 2 hours
>(schedule is attached)
>
>Session Coordination - OASIS (with the help of the Emergency Adoption
>Committee) is responsible for confirming the session descriptions (due by
>3/27) and speakers (speakers to be confirmed by 4/11).  Clasma will
>coordinate the speakers once they've confirmed.
>
>Attendee Demographics - ConnectivityWeek was designed for... . Federal,
>state & local government planners / regulators . Technology companies and
>executives . Facility owners and managers .
>Venture and investment companies . Developers of commercial and residential
>projects . Energy and smart grid stakeholders . Managers and executives of
>utility companies . Integrators and consultants . Equipment and technology
>vendors . Press, media and analysts . University students and professors
>
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>2.) Emergency Management Event Proposal.
>
>Organizers/Host - Hosted by "TBD"; organized by OASIS
>
>Date - September 21-22 was proposed. This date would make sure the event is
>far enough away from competing event such as: NEMA and IAEM, as well as the
>proposed OASIS Security event at NIST (week of September 27th).
>
>Location - It would be ideal to have an OASIS member organization host the
>event to save costs - such as DHS. If that scenario doesn't work out, we
>would look into renting space at an area hotel in Crystal City. Crystal City
>is a good option because it's close to the metro and area airport, as well
>as can be much cheaper than renting space in downtown DC.
>
>Format - A two-day forum featuring presentations from all our Emergency
>Management technical committees, as well as an interOp demonstration
>component. The Committee mentioned that it would be preferred to have the
>interOp demonstrations weaved into the overall program schedule - rather
>than having it as a competing component.
>
>Who Should Attend? It was mentioned that invitations should be sent to DHS,
>DOT, DOD and other related agencies - as well as Congressional
>Representatives. The thought was that we should expect between 150-250
>guests; however, space at a facility may dictate a different number.
>
>Registration - If the event is held at DHS, we believe it will be a free
>event. This might change if we move to a hotel or outsource venue, where
>additional costs will be associated. This will ultimately be determined when
>we decide on a location. Funding will need to be determined at that time
>(via registration fees, sponsorship fees, member section funding, etc..).
>
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>3.) NEMA - OASIS Emergency Management Workshop
>http://www.nemaweb.org/?2068
>
>Organizer/Host - Hosted by NEMA; organized jointly by OASIS and NEMA
>
>Date - the event dates are October 10-13, actual workshop date would be
>determined
>
>Location - Hyatt Regency in Columbus, Ohio
>
>Format - It was mentioned that a roundtable workshop format was desired;
>with an interest to not only include our standards perspective, but also
>maybe the new DHS initiative and online networking groups like Twitter and
>Face book.
>
>Attendance Demographics - NEMA conferences is varied but represents all
>areas of the emergency management profession.  State emergency management
>directors, executive staff, local emergency managers, corporations,
>organizations, and academia comprise the attendance.
>
>Workshop Coordination - OASIS is responsible for drafting a workshop
>proposal for NEMA's review.  The deadline given to submit the proposal is
>4/6.
>
>
>4.) IAEM - OASIS Emergency Management Interoperability Demonstration &
>Conference Sessions http://www.iaem.com/events/annual/intro.htm
>
>Organizer/Host - Hosted by IAEM; organized by OASIS
>
>Date - The event dates are 31 October-5 November 2009, actual interop demo
>and conference session dates would need to be determined
>
>Location - Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida
>
>Format - to be determined
>
>Attendance Demographics - the people attending this event include emergency
>managers, homeland security officials, first response coordinators, private
>industry risk managers or contingency planners
>
>Next Step - Jane Harnad to follow up with IAEM to confirm the details and
>options
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