Fwd: [Iaem-list] Standardizing Map Symbology - Weds Dec 3, 12:00Noon EST

FYI.  Scott is a former California colleague of mine...

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>Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 07:13:34 -0600
>Subject: [Iaem-list]  Standardizing Map Symbology - Weds Dec 3, 12:00 Noon EST
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>Standardizing Map Symbols -An Initiative to Improve Communication
>December 3, 2003 -- 12:00 Noon Eastern
>
>The EIIP is pleased to host a 'live chat' presentation and 
>interactive Q&A session, December 3rd, beginning at 12:00 Noon 
>Eastern Time (convert to your local time). Our topic will be an 
>initiative begun in 2001 by FEMA, and continued by members of the 
>Fderal Geographic Data Committee's Homeland Security Working Group 
>(FGDC-HSWG) and the Open GIS Consortium (OGC), to develop a standard 
>for map symbols for use in emergency management and homeland 
>security mapping.
>
>Our guest will be Scott McAfee, GIS coordinator for the DHS/FEMA 
>Mitigation Division. Mr. McAfee helps to develop policy and 
>coordinate the geospatial information aspects of a number of FEMA 
>activities and programs, including HazardMaps.gov; Emergency 
>Management Map Symbology; HAZUS; and Multihazard Flood Map 
>Modernization. See the Background Page for further information and 
>related links http://www.emforum.org.  Click on the "Chat Login" 
>link to participate in the discussion.
>Then please plan to join us and mark this event on your calendar 
>now. Newcomers are welcome. If this will be your first time, please 
>review the instructions on the Background Page and check your 
>connection in advance.
>
>This interactive educational opportunity brought to you by the 
>Emergency Information Infrastructure Partnership (EIIP).  If 
>interested in partnering with the EIIP, please see the Partnership 
>link on http://www.emforum.org .
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