Workshop: Public Response to Alerts and Warnings via Social Media

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 8:00 AM – Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 1:00 PM (PT)Irvine, CA

The Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB) of the National Academies will be holding a workshop to examine current knowledge and research on social media’s role in alerts, warnings, and crisis.  The workshop, organized by the National Academies, is sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Division. The workshop will take place February 28-29 at the National Academy of Sciences’ Beckman Center in Irvine, California

Participants in this event will include researchers and practitioners in the fields of risk communication, public response to emergencies, alerts and warning systems, emergency management, and mobile device communication.

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