The Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) is promoted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and others as the foundation standard for public alerting in societies worldwide. CAP is an OASIS standard adopted as ITU-T Recommendation X.1303.  Another in the series of CAP Implementation Workshops will be held at the WMO in Geneva, 23-24 April 2013. Also, on  the day following the Workshop, 25 April, WMO is offering "CAP Jump Start" training in the same venue, open to anyone interested.

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OASIS plans to organize an “Emergency Standards Round-up” on the exhibit floor of the Emergency Management & Homeland Security Expo (EMEX), held in conjunction with the annual conference of the International Association of Emergency Managers IAEM. This round-up is
designed to provide companies showcasing applications and tools in support of the Emergency Data Exchange Language (EDXL) suite of
standards more visibility during the event.

Participation is open to all confirmed EMEX exhibitors. Participating companies must have products that support specific

The Emergency Alerting Policy Workshop will explore domestic policy and international coordination issues surrounding public alerting. Implementations of the OASIS Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) standard will be featured. Workshop co-hosts include OASIS, Environment Canada, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Public Safety Canada, and the World Meteorological Organization. Registration is filled; however, a waiting list is available and additional delegates will be accommodated should cancellations occur.

Emergency Standards Round-up

OASIS plans to organize an “Emergency Standards Round-up” on the exhibit floor of the Emergency Management & Homeland Security Expo (EMEX), held in conjunction with the annual conference of the International Association of Emergency Managers IAEM. This round-up is designed to provide companies showcasing applications and tools in support of the Emergency Data Exchange Language (EDXL) suite of standards more visibility during the event.

Our Emergency Interoperability (EI) Member Section plans to host a reception on Wednesday, 24 August, following the spotlight session featuring our work. The reception is free of charge and is scheduled to be held from 4:00-6:00 PM in Salon J (at the Philadelphia Marriott).  During this reception, OASIS members are invited to participate in a solution showcase.  This showcase will be integrated into the reception and will provide our members with an opportunity to demonstrate their use of the EM standards.

The OASIS Emergency Interoperability (EI) Member Section is pleased to announce the completion of the third webinar in the series, 'OASIS Emergency Data Exchange Language (EDXL) Technical Best Practices.' 

This webinar as well as the other two in the series are available for complimentary download. 

"The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced the adoption of a new digital message format for the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), the nation's next generation emergency alert and warning network.
The new digital message format being adopted by FEMA is the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards

This data sheet was produced by the OASIS Emergency Management Adoption Committee.

AtHoc, Desktop Alert, Environment Canada, Sandia National Laboratories, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. National Weather Service, Warning Systems, Inc (WSI), and Others Advance Standard for Emergency Management Response