It is generally very difficult to get a speaking event, they do not want
any vendors to share space and are not very easy to work with.
However, always worth another try. I serve as the private sector
liaison to the Preparedness Committee who is chaired by David Maxwell,
Arkansas. I've tried for 3 years but this may be a year we can get
something done. I'll plan to introduce it at an upcoming telecon
(after socializing it first). Always worth a try. WSI always
attends and would be happy to participate. Elysa
At 10:32 AM 3/19/2008, Dee Schur wrote:
It
looks to me like this event might be a good one, the timing is
right.
NEMA 2008 Annual Conference
September 8-11, 2008
Portland, OR
Information Available June 2008
dee
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<CTR>'; steven.streetman@associates.dhs.gov;
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Subject: RE: [emergency-sc] RE: Interoperability
demonstrations
Great feedback--just so I am clear,
EIC/Comcare is working on a healthcare focused, GoToMeetings demo? Or
event?
And you are thinking of OASIS following up on the NIMS project? I like
the idea of using the GoToMeetings product since I have access to this
software too. Can you truly create a canned InterOp demo using a static
tool like GoToMeetings? Would NIMS participate? It would be neat to
re-create the NIMS test suite, no? and invite successful implementers to
demo. Can we tie these implementers together with a larger scenario
(fictitious emergency event) like you have described in past events.
We could actually do both; create a webinar with various vendors/service
providers and select one venue to recreate the demo live. The webinar
would drive traffic to the event.
It looks like you ended up charging each participant 2.5K for the IAEM
event? Any other great events you can recommend? Where do state-level
public emergencies officials (folks that make monetary decisions for
their states) gather?
Dee
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Subject: [emergency-sc] RE: Interoperability demonstrations
Dee:
Not at all. Go ahead with your ideas. Neither EIC nor we have
the funding now; we are focused on demonstrating core services and
emergency medical information systems. The NIMS project is
producing more companies that should be able to play using the DE
easier
The key insight we developed in these earlier demonstrations was that a
persistent, web-based demonstration as described in the COMCARE/EIC
proposal will be a lot more efficient in promoting the companies and
cause than simply doing one-off events at trade shows.
With a persistent, web-based capability, those companies that wanted to
go to a particular show could tie back into the bigger demonstration,
showing interoperability with those that didn�t want to go. Plus,
using goto meeting etc we could create our own virtual demonstrations
easily and cheaply. We are trying to develop a version this in the
patient records/emergency medical response area.
I wrote the COMCARE/EIC proposal a couple of years ago; it was approved
by the EIC membership and Board and formally submitted to DHS DM by EIC,
but they decided not to fund it. I think Elysa re-submitted
it to DM later without COMCARE�s name on it. Again, no
response. If you folks want to steal all or part of it, please
do.
David K. Aylward,
Director
COMCARE - Emergency Response Alliance
1701 K Street NW Fourth Floor
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: 202.429.0574 ext. 201 202.255.3215 (mobile)
202.296.2962 (fax)
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Subject: RE: Interoperability demonstrations
Thanks David!
Very impressive, I had no idea that EIC/Comcare had sponsored so many
events! They are extremely professional. Maybe you don�t really need
OASIS involvement; I suspect you have another one in the works
already.
Let me know if I can be of any assistance.
Great job!
Dee
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Subject: Interoperability demonstrations
Dee:
In yesterday�s Steering Committee meeting you expressed interest in
organizing an interoperability demonstration. I promised then to
share some of the prior work in this area.
As noted in the call, we have a long record of cooperative standards
demonstrations, usually with COMCARE and EIC being the ringleaders.
Initially DM contributed some of the costs (e.g. buying the booth and the
internet connections, and having Gary Ham help people connect).
Later they were mostly interested in demonstrating their own product:
DMIS.
A couple of the companies who participated in these (e.g. Warning Systems
and mystateUSA) put together a similar group and put on demonstrations
using CAP and then the DE.
Here are some materials from four of about 7 or 8 of these. I also
threw in an NCOIC interop demo summary. That was focused on
transport layer. Only we were showing OASIS standards.
Best wishes,
David
David K. Aylward,
Director
COMCARE - Emergency Response Alliance
1701 K Street NW Fourth Floor
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