RE: Emergency Interoperability Summit at the NIEM Traing Events -- Update

Hello Everyone,

 

I wanted to pass along an update.  

 

All our new requests were forwarded to
NIEM.  I have a conference call with NIEM staff later today.  Initial
feedback looks good and I hope to forward final details to everyone later today
or tomorrow morning at the latest.  

 

Regards, Jane

 

 

 

From: Jane Harnad
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Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009
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Subject: Emergency
Interoperability Summit
at the NIEM Traing Events -- Update

Importance: High

 

 

Dear Committee Members,

 

As you all know, I’ve been
working over the last few days on integrating our Emergency Interoperability
Summit into the large NIEM training event in Baltimore, Maryland. 
I held several conference calls with various people discussing the best
scenario that provides us the most visibility.  Given the size of the NIEM
event, you can image that is no easy task.  Please find the current NIEM
event program for review:  http://www.iir.com/registration/niem/pdf/Master.pdf
.  Please note:  The NIEM event structure includes six presentation
tracks over three-four days.      

 

Key to our success at this event
will be our interoperability demonstrations.  Donna Roy (with DHS) expressed
much interest in this aspect.  In addition, NIEM isn’t planning to
hold interoperability demonstrations or exhibits at this particular
event.  We would be the only ones – giving us a leg up. 
Therefore, we feel that our best option will be to focus not as much on
presentations, but on the interoperability demonstrations themselves.  

 

Below and attached is an outline of
an option we would like the committee to consider.  Please review all the
information and let me know if it might be possible to hold a quick special
call this week to discuss it further.  Thanks in advance, Jane

 

 

 

Emergency Interoperability Summit Proposal – at
NIEM Training Event

 

·        
Date: Wednesday, 30 September &
Thursday 1 October

·        
Location:  Baltimore Hilton 

·        
Sleeping Room Rate:  $179 per
night

·        
Schedule:  10:00 am –
8:30 pm (Wednesday) and 9:45 am – 8:30 pm (Thursday)

*see detailed draft schedule of presentation & demo times attached

 

·        
Room Setup:  One large room
with 15-20 demonstration tables around the perimeter with theater seating &
podium in the center of the room

·        
Registration:  NIEM training
registration fees are $195 for gov employees and $395 for non-gov attendees.

People wanting to attend the NIEM sessions will need to register using their
online form.

Our portion of the event could still be free of charge; however, we will need
to work out all the details with the folks at NIEM.

·        
Interop Participant/Sponsorship Fee
& Package:  Open only to members of OASIS – the fee per company
= TBD and will include:  a demonstration table space; two chairs; internet
connectivity; power; one complimentary registration for the whole NIEM/EI
event; executive quote & company info featured in OASIS press release;
conference website advertising - including logo, profile, & hyperlink; on
site company promotion including - prominent venue signage and recognition in
onsite attendee materials