Midwest Disasters 2.0
Social Media and Emergency Response Workshop
Sponsored by the Training and Exercise Subcommittee of the Regional Homeland Security Coordinating Committee with financial support from the DHS Urban Area Security Initiative.
When:
You must register separately for each session.
Feb. 21, 2012
Pre-Workshop: Social Media 101
8:30 a.m.–noon
FULL– No longer accepting registrations for this session.
Feb. 21, 2012
Social Media Tabletop Exercise
1–5 p.m.
FULL– No longer accepting registrations for this session.
Feb. 22, 2012
Midwest Disasters 2.0 Seminar
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Space is still available. Register for this session, now!
Where:
Sylvester Powell Community Center
6200 Martway
Mission, KS 66202
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Fee:
No cost to attend.
Registration:
Online: Select from sessions above.
Call: 816/701-8234
Email: Beverly Wilson
Priority registration reserved for personnel from the Kansas City UASI region.
Questions?
Contact Adam Crowe at
913/715-1003 or
Lisa Elsas at 816/701-8392.
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Details about an emergency situation are on Twitter and Facebook in a matter of minutes. Updates on these social networking sites can impact emergency response and public information. Join us for the 3rd annual Midwest Disasters 2.0 Workshop, a two-day training and exercise opportunity created by the Regional Association of Public Information Officers (RAPIO) to provide information on the use and effectiveness of social media in emergency preparedness and response.
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Pre-Workshop: Social Media 101:
Taught by local social media experts, this pre-workshop is for emergency responders who want hands-on training and step-by-step instruction on creating and using social media accounts. You'll learn how to use these tools to share your agency's emergency preparedness and response messages.
Equipment Requirements: Please bring your own laptop. Computers will not be provided. • FULL– No longer accepting registrations for this session..
Social Media Tabletop Exercise:
You will gather intelligence during various threat and hazard scenarios using controlled social media accounts. Then you will develop responses and communicate in real time using social media best practices. This tabletop exercise meets the objectives outlined in Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation (HSEEP) guidance, National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Preparedness Goals in accordance with PPD-8.
Prerequisites: Completion of ICS300 and a basic understanding of social media sites or the Social Media 101 pre-workshop is recommended.
• FULL– No longer accepting registrations for this session..
Midwest Disasters 2.0 Seminar:
Learn to strengthen your organization's preparedness planning and proactively communicate with citizens using social networking tools in the event of a terrorist attack or other emergency. • Limited to 200 participants.
Seminar Topics:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Zombie Preparedness
- Twitter and Tornadoes
- Gamification in Preparedness
- Business Communications during the Joplin Recovery
IMPORTANT: Priority registration is reserved for emergency services personnel within the nine-county Kansas City metropolitan area: Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte and Ray counties in Missouri and Leavenworth, Johnson, Miami and Wyandotte counties in Kansas. Due to grant requirements, we are not able to accept registrations from outside the states of Kansas or Missouri.
Mid-America Regional Council
600 Broadway, Suite 200 | Kansas City, MO 64105
ph: 816/701-8234 | fax: 816/421-7758 |
www.marc.org/emergency