In June 2010, the OASIS EI Member Section presented an EDXL Interoperability poster on the exhibit floor at the World Conference on Disaster
Management (WCDM).  View and download the poster presentation.

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This one-hour briefing on the EDXL suite of standards was originally presented 15 July 2010. It provides an overview of EDXL and explains how implementation can enhance interoperability and information sharing capabilities in the emergency management and response domains. The presentation highlights the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) and the Distribution Element (DE) and includes specific implementation examples.

The OASIS Emergency Management Technical Committee is seeking input from users who have implemented the EDXL-Distribution Element (DE).  Use cases, requirements for new elements, enhancements to existing elements, and other suggestions are welcome.  This feedback will form the basis for discussion and consensus on possible changes and enhancements to the EDXL-DE.

For details on what information is being sought and how to submit comments, see the open letter from Elysa Jones, chair of the OASIS Emergency Management Technical Committee.

Demonstrations Held for First Time at NIEM Training, IAEM Annual Conference, and DHS Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness (TCIP) conference

Desktop Alert, Warning Systems Inc (WSI), U.S. FEMA, NOAA, and Others Demonstrate Interoperability of EDXL Standards at US Department of Homeland Security Event

Members of the OASIS Emergency Interoperability (EI) Member Section
will come together to showcase interoperable applications and tools
that support OASIS Emergency Management (EM) standards, including the
Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) and the Emergency Data Exchange Language
(EDXL) suite of standards at the TCIP Conference in Philadelphia on 2 - 4 February 2010.

Gary Hamm provides an informative tutorial for developers of Information Exchange Package Documentation (IEPD) in the Dec 2009 edition of the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) Newsletter.  The article explains how EDXL-DE functions as a standard data "wrapper" for providing addressing and characterization for IEPs.

IAEM Bulletin published “Distributing Emergency Data Using Messaging Standards”, October 2009.
These issues of the IAEM Bulletin are provided courtesy of the International Association of Emergency Managers; learn about
the work of IAEM at www.iaem.com.

IAEM Bulletin published “Why Emergency Managers Should Care About Data Standards”, September 2009.
These issues of the IAEM Bulletin are provided courtesy of the International Association of Emergency Managers; learn about
the work of IAEM at www.iaem.com.