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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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