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MEETINGS

General LAAWW meetings are on Microsoft Teams on 2nd Thursdays from 9-10 AM Pacific. Complete our signup form to be added to our roster and receive a meeting invite.
Community Partnerships Subcommittee meetings are on 4th Wednesdays from 12-1 PM Pacific.
Executive Board meetings are on 3rd Thursdays from 9-10 AM Pacific.

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AGENDAS

2026

JANUARY - Dr. Carson MacPherson-Krutsky and Dr. Mary Painter presentation on their future NOAA-funded project titled project titled "Emergency Alert Systems: Exploring the Perspectives and Behavior of Populations with Limited-English Proficiency (LEP)."
FEBRUARY - Peter Scott presentation on PBS WARN and an update from Jen Wilson on the Multilingual Translations for Crisis Preparedness survey
MARCH - Dr. Sharon O'Brien, Dr. Aline Larroyed, and Dr. Pat Cadwell present on Maturity Model research and their survey on multilingual communication barriers
APRIL - San Diego County presentation on their Partner Relay Program
MAY - Multilingual Alerting Summit. Organized by Alita Fitz from Washington County, Oregon
JUNE - Recap: What we learned during the Multilingual Alerting Summit, led by Alita Fitz from Washington County, Oregon

IDEAS WELCOME

If you have an idea for future presentations (or group discussions), please share it with us at NationalLAAWW@gmail.com.

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

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