Conference Draws Momentum For National Warning Organization.Business/Technology Editors MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2001 More than 120 leaders from the emergency warning community met yesterday and unanimously called for the creation of a public-private partnership Public-private partnership (PPP) describes a government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies. These schemes are sometimes referred to as PPP or P3. aimed at improving the delivery of timely and accurate emergency information to people at risk. The group came together at a special conference arranged by the National Warning Organizing Committee, a group of emergency warning advocates representing the public and private sectors. Conferees included federal, state and local government officials, not-for-profit Not-for-profit An organization established for charitable, humanitarian, or educational purposes that is exempt from some taxes and in which no one in profits or losses. organizations, and representatives from the private sector. The mission of the new organization is to improve the delivery of warnings and emergency information to the public through better education, research, standards creation and policy recommendations. Committee Chair David Liebersbach, Director of the Alaska Division of Emergency Services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' , appointed Peter Ward, formerly of the U.S. Geological Survey The term geological survey can be used to describe both the conduct of a survey for geological purposes and an institution holding geological information. A geological survey and chair of a White House-appointed working group on natural disaster information systems, to head up a committee to determine the new organization's structure and governance Governance makes decisions that define expectations, grant power, or verify performance. It consists either of a separate process or of a specific part of management or leadership processes. Sometimes people set up a government to administer these processes and systems. . Ward, who also serves as the new organization's spokesman, stressed that "The need for a partnership of this kind has been underscored in numerous studies and by many national committees over the past few years." Liebersbach added: "It is gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to sense the momentum for a partnership of this kind. We're moving ahead on a national initiative which will enhance ongoing efforts to save lives by providing integrated solutions for rapid, reliable and precise emergency warning and notification to the public." The conference was hosted by The MITRE Corporation (body) MITRE Corporation - A US federally funded R&D center, spun off in 1958 from the MIT Lincoln Laboratory (also an FFRDC). MITRE is a non-profit corporation chartered to do R&D in the public interest. in McLean, Va. MITRE (www.mitre.org) is a not-for-profit national technology resource that provides systems engineering, research and development, and information technology support to the government. |
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