Regional Association of Public Information Officers

Next meeting: Friday, January 27, 2012, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Topic: News Clipping Services and Media Monitoring Solutions

Have you struggled with tracking your media coverage? Do you have questions about the value of tracking social media? Do you wonder what these kinds of services might cost and whether they’re worth it? Are there free tools you can use to help track media?

All these questions and more will be answered at our next meeting on News Clipping Services and Media Monitoring Solutions.

• Kelly Walsh. Media Library, a local firm that has now gone national,
  will explain the clipping services they provide for both print and
  electronic media.
• A representative from Spiral 16 will discuss their social media monitoring services.
• Sara Wright, PIO for the city of Leavenworth, will share a list of all the free services and what each can do.
• Then we’ll open the discussion so you can tell us what you use
  and how it works for you.

If you plan to attend please email Eliza Waterman, ewaterman@marc.org, and also let her know if you’d like lunch. Lunches are $8 and include a drink. If you have to cancel less than 24 hours before the meeting and don’t have someone to take your lunch, we may have to bill you for it.

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.

February 21 - 22, 2012
Sylvester Powell Community Center
6200 Martway, Mission, KS 66202
You must register separately for each session. SPACE IS LIMITED!

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. More»

• Pre-Workshop: Social Media 101
  Feb. 21, 8:30 a.m.–Noon
  Equipment Requirements: Please bring your own laptop. Computers will not be provided. • Limited to 60 participants. Register for this session»

• Social Media Tabletop Exercise
  Feb. 21, 1 p.m.–5 p.m.
  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. • Limited to 60 participants. Register for this session»

• Midwest Disasters 2.0 Seminar
  Feb. 22, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
  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. Register for this session»

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.

Resources

• Media Monitoring Presentations 1/27/12
  • Spiral16, Social Media Monitoring
  • Media Library, Print and Electronic Clipping
  • Free Monitoring Services
• Webinar materials from 11/18/11 – What Not to Web: Plain Language and Writing for the Web Made Easy
• Digital photography presentation from 1/28/11
• RAPIO slate of officers and committees (12/10)
• A New Way to Communicate with Residents: Local Government Use of Social Media to Prepare for Emergencies - ICMA (2.4MB pdf)

Minutes:

• January 18, 2011
• April 22, 2011
• May 20, 2011

2011 Midwest Disasters 2.0 workshop presentations

From the social media workshop held at the Jack Reardon Center on Feb. 22, 2011.

• Aaron Smith’s Presentation
• Connie White’s Presentation
• Adam Crowe’s Presentation
• Tom Erickson’s Presentations

Social Media Guidelines Workshop

Thanks to all that participated in our Social Media Guidelines Workshop on June 30, 2010.

Documents:

• Max and Kathleen's PowerPoint (3.2MB .pdf)
• Sample Social Media Guidelines (.doc)

Midwest Disasters 2.0 workshop presentations

From the social media workshop held at Swiss Re on January 21, 2010.

• Workshop Introduction - Adam Crowe
• How Social Media are Changing the Landscape of Crisis Communications - Dr. Jeannette Sutton
  (if shared, please give attribution for the ideas and content presented)
• Social Media and Virginia Tech - Dr. Jeannette Sutton
  (if shared, please give attribution for the ideas and content presented)
• Social Media Policy Development: Leap then Look?- Jane Mobley Associates
• Facebook: Planning, Implementation and Beyond - Almitra Buzan
• Photo and Video Sharing - Susan Waters
• Social Media Integration - Adam Crowe
• Video Production for the Web - John Baccala

RAPIO Co-chairs:

Joe McBride, Manager, Marketing & Communications, Kansas City, Mo., Aviation Department

Marsha Bennett, Community Relations Manager, Johnson County Library

About RAPIO

The Regional Association of Public Information Officers (RAPIO) was formed in 2000 to give area PIOs an opportunity to share information, work cooperatively on regional issues and network with their peers.

Members meet monthly (usually on the fourth Friday of each month) at the Mid-America Regional Council offices, 600 Broadway, Kansas City, Missouri. The informal meetings are held over box lunches, and may involve a speaker or presentation, or may be casual exchanges between members.

Meeting notices are emailed in advance of each meeting to those on the RAPIO listserv. All local government employees who are full or part–time PIOs in the metropolitan area — and other local government employees who are regularly called on to serve in a public information capacity — are welcome to attend.

Membership List
PIOs' contact information:

• Excel format

Join Our Discussion List

Members may send a message to the entire listserv by emailing to: rapio@lyris.marc.org. When replying to a message, the "reply" function will send your email to the sender; the "reply to all" function will send it to the entire list. If you experience any problems with the listserv, please contact the list administrator.