Friends,
As you know the OASIS Symposium is this week and for the first time
in several years, we do not have LONG face to face meetings
scheduled. There are a few TC members here and we may be able to
have a face-to-face meeting during our normally scheduled meeting
time today. However, we are on the west coast and the keynote
speaker (Eduardo Gutentag) will not be finished until 9:30PDT or 12:30EDT.
We are considering sliding the meeting time forward an hour so that
we could start the IF-SC at 11:30EDT (9:30 here) and the EM-TC call
at 12:00EDT (10 here) to avoid the conflict with the keynote. Bill
Kalin representing DHS/S&T is here as well as Chris Springer
representing DHS/FEMA/IPAWS. They may also be available for our
meeting. I am hoping to find a room where we can have those here in
person meet together during our call. If any other EM-TC members are
here in person, please let me know. We are also hoping to have a
gathering either this evening after the reception (around 6:30 or 7)
or Wed evening after the General Membership Meeting and reception (around 7).
Please respond to this note as to your availability for the meetings
today - 1) whether you can only be available for the normal time or
if you are ok with starting an hour later, 2) if you are here and can
be available for an evening meeting either Wed or Thurs at the time mentioned.
Thanks,
Elysa