[SBE] Partnership For Public Warning - Alumni and InterestedStakeholders

[Edwin Bukont]

The problem is, while the idea is noble, it appears the interest is on the part of engineers, not station owners.  The FCC and FEMA have become so fed up with broadcaster attitudes that they are mandating various alternates to broadcast of emergency info.  The approach now being favored is to send info direct to cell fones, which would respond to the alert based upon their GPS position.  Radio at best would broadcast an announcement saying 'if you live in XXX, please turn on your cell fone for important news".  We should note that radio, unlike all other wireless communication media, is not required to meet public communications emergency criteria such as generators and their run time.  Edwin Bukont CSRE, DRB, CBNT Comm-Struction and Services LLC P.O. Box 629;  Bel Air, MD 21014 USA V- 410.879.5567 F- 240.368.1265 C- 240.417.2475 ebukont at msn.com Member: IEEE, SBE, AES, PMI Digital Media and Power Systems Integrators. A Harris Broadcast Channel Partner > From: weathertop at charter.net> To: sbe at sbe.org> Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 12:23:09 -0700> Subject: Re: [SBE] Partnership For Public Warning - Alumni and InterestedStakeholders> > Richard--> I am interest in being a part of your revived group for Partnership for> Public Warning, in whatever form it takes. I am particularly interested in> developing an educational program to train emergency managers in the use of> the broadcast media for public warning and in the coordination of those> warnings across all technologies. > Adrienne> > OK--so I'm just getting around to answering my emails--it's been a busy> week!> > > -----Original Message-----> From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org] On Behalf Of Richard> Rudman> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 10:54 PM> To: Rudman Richard> Subject: [SBE] Partnership For Public Warning - Alumni and> InterestedStakeholders> > Greetings:> > I have set up a group within the LinkedIn professional network to see > if there is interest in reviving the Partnership For Public Warning > (PPW) in some form.> > I cannot and will not promise outcome. I just want to see who might be > interested in connecting on this effort. I have talked to some other > original PPW Trustees about this with some positive response.> > I personally believe that an independent group of public/private > stakeholders might help advise and guide the unfolding process.> > It worked once. It might work again.> > Here's the link:> > http://www.linkedin.com/groupsDirectory?results=&sik=1220420061944> > Richard Rudman> > > > > _______________________________________________> The SBE Roundtable, SBE at sbe.org> To unsubscribe, go to http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/options/sbe> > http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/sbe> > _______________________________________________> The SBE Roundtable, SBE at sbe.org> To unsubscribe, go to http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/options/sbe> > http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/sbe
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