1. Earthquake Information Dissemination Workshop
May 26, 2006
ITR – RESCUE
Natural Hazards Center, U.C. Boulder

2. Integrated Warning System Components:
Governance, Capacity-Building
Monitoring
and
Assessment
System
Effectiveness
Public
Education,
Preparedness
System Institutionalization

3. Warning Systems & Protective Action
Warning Content, Timing, etc.
Warning Decision
Emergency Communications Cycle
Data Collection and Analysis
Warning Dissemination
Self -Protective Action
Public Perception
Confirmation
Public Education & Preparedness
Technology
Governance

4. Discussion Questions Privacy issues Frequency of information flow
Channels used for sending information
False positives/missed warnings
Deciding when to warn
Content to send