Meeting Info

2025 AGENDAS:

• JANUARY - Share marketing/outreach strategies for increasing opt-in signups.

• FEBRUARY - Community experiences with alert and warning. Discuss the RDPO's Accessible Alert & Warning Workshops report and CADRE's Alert & Warning Focus Group report. 

• MARCH - Joseph Trujillo-Falcon presentation on the National Weather Service and multilingual alerting. 

• APRIL - Open discussion and updates.

• MAY - Open discussion and updates.

• JUNE - Carol Freeman presentation on Argonne National Laboratory's Alert & Warning Technical Assistance. 

• JULY - Laura Hall presentation on alerting signup portal usability study.

• AUGUST - Dr. Sarah Miller presentation on AI in emergency management. 

• SEPTEMBER - Jen Wilson presentation on Multilingual Emergency Alerts Translation and Accessibility.  

• OCTOBER - Jennifer Lazo presentation on alerting during LA wildfires

• NOVEMBER - Panel discussion about language access during the World Cup

• DECEMBER - Christopher Buja from Kara Tech presentation on the use of AI for ASL videos 

2024 AGENDAS:

• • JANUARY - National Weather Service presentation on automated alert translation

  • FEBRUARY - Federal Communications Commission presentation on updates on the WEA ruling of 10/19/23 

  • MARCH - Natural Hazards Center presentation on new report titled Inclusive Emergency Alerts for Colorado: An Assessment and Recommendations for Language and Disability Considerations

  • APRIL - DeafLEAD Disaster Distress Hotline presentation

  • MAY - Discuss formalization of LAAWW, progress of Community Inclusion subcommittee, LAAWW's response to recent FCC dockets on WEA 4.0, and the use of AI in alerting

  • JUNE - Center for Plain Language presentation. Discuss survey results and formation of executive board.

  • JULY - Rebekah May presentation on Frederick County, MD implementation of Convey 9-1-1 translation system

  • AUGUST - Erin Mossop presentation on ReadyPhiladelphia in 11 languages

  • SEPTEMBER - DeafLink presentation on their Accessible Hazard Alert System (AHAS)

  • OCTOBER - Updates from the Community Partnerships Subcommittee and the Formalization of LAAWW Subcommittee

  • NOVEMBER - Notify NYC (New York City Emergency Management)

  • DECEMBER - Updates from the Community Partnerships Subcommittee and the Formalization of LAAWW Subcommittee

2023 AGENDAS:

• JANUARY - Carol Freeman & Karen Marsh on FEMA’s Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool (RAPT); discussion of equity and justice issues with translation services

• FEBRUARY - Alita Fitz on preliminary findings from the RDPO's Accessible Alert & Warning Workshops; Carol Freeman on Argonne National Laboratory's Alert & Warning Technical Assistance program

• MARCH - Cancelled 

• APRIL - Discussion about alert & warning vendor accessibility audits - Facilitated by Laura Hall, RDPO, with SME availability by Danielle Bailey (FEMA R10 Regional Disability Integration Specialist) and Katie Warden (Director, Northwest ADA Center); Update on WEA 4.0. 

• MAY - James Wiley and Michael Antonio from the FCC on proposed FCC Rulemaking for WEA (Including Multilingual Alerting)

• JUNE - General discussion

• JULY - Discussion of FCC Docket Review, LAAWW presentation at A&W Community of Practice Fall meeting, progression of workgroup goals

• AUGUST - Presentation by Tatiana Elejalde of the City of Portland on Language Pay Differential Policy & Implementation; discussion of wildfire in Maui, FCC Docket, and FCC WEA test findings

• SEPTEMBER - Overview and discussion on August FEMA’s Community of Practice webinar, led by Jennifer Lazo, LA County Emergency Management

• OCTOBER - Round robin discussion – What are some successes and challenges your agency/department has had with alerts in other languages?

• NOVEMBER - Presentation by Dr. Jeannette Sutton on the Message Design Dashboard and other alert & warning projects

• DECEMBER - General discussion 

2022 AGENDAS:

• • MARCH - Workgroup formation and organization

  • APRIL - Discussion of workgroup goals and meeting frequency, WEA 4.0 updates

  • MAY - Roundtable discussion

  • JUNE - Workgroup formation and organization

  • JULY - Demonstration of Notify NYC system by Becca Baudendistel 

  • AUGUST - Workgroup formation and organization

  • SEPTEMBER - Demonstration of GoCC4All by the DiCapta Foundation

  • OCTOBER - Cancelled

  • NOVEMBER - Report out from recent Bay Area UASI Conference 

  • DECEMBER - Yason Fesehazion presentation on CLEAR Global