EMA-TC Activities

Outlook 2011

Production of Artifacts

• Formal capture of a broader range of artifacts
• Extended planning matrix - priorities, responsibilities, schedules

Interop Demos

• Improve communications about benefits
• Broaden participation
• Cross-border events
• Extend to events outside of US

Support

• Resource Info Database / EDXL feeds
• Improve presence on social media

Outreach

• Extend to local public safety agencies and jurisdictions
• Explore NCOIC patterns for best practices
• Include more international organizations

Improve participation in TC/SC tasks

• Work with responders side to promote benefits of interoperability
• Work with procurement side to push requirements for interoperability
• Timeline of milestones and deliverables

Address the "Adoption inherent conflict"

• Promote adoption of standards
• Limiting OASIS policies about participation

Preparation for the "Advisory Meeting"

• The EMA-TC has decided to call for an "Advisory Meeting" with OASIS Staff and possibly others to address a range of fundamental questions that will affect the way EMA-TC can go about fulfilling its mandate.
• List of questions (add your own!)
  • OASIS policy regarding Interop demos presents an inherent conflict
    • Should EMA sponsor interop demos?
    • How to broaden participation?
    • How to protect membership value?
  • Sustainment
    • How to finance specific projects, e.g. multi language translation of CAP video?
    • Support for testing
  • Social networking technologies
    • Adapt and embrace or coexist?
    • IPR implications?
  • Outreach
    • EMA-TC direct to other standards working groups (e.g. ISO TC223)
  • EMA-TC or EM-AC?
  • Certification authority
  • ...
• Time frame
  • Completion of question list
  • When / how -- Agenda
  • Sending out invitations
  • When / how?
• Participants
  • EM/EMA-TC
  • OASIS
  • other