[LINK] National Bushfire Warning System, Seminar, Canberra, 16 April 2009
Tom Worthington
Tom.Worthington at tomw.net.au
Tue Mar 10 17:53:28 AEDT 2009
I will be presenting a seminar on a "National Bushfire Warning
System" at The Australian National University in Canberra on 16 April
2009. All welcome, no need to book, just turn up:
Seminar Announcement
School of Computer Science, CECS
The Australian National University
Date: Thursday, 16 April 2009
Time: 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Venue: Room N101, CSIT Building [108], North Road, Canberra
Speaker: Tom Worthington
Title: National Bushfire Warning System
Abstract:
Recent bushfires in Victoria and floods in Queensland have brought
the issue of warning systems for the public to prominence. Modern
digital communications, the Internet and web, have a useful role in
emergency communications. However,some technologies such as VoIP may
make Australia more vulnerable. An alternative national system using
Cell Broadcast technology via mobile phones is proposed. The
potential for Social Networking to be used for emergencies will also
be discussed.
Biography:
Tom Worthington is an IT consultant and Adjunct Senior Lecturer in
Computer Science at the Australian National University, where he
teaches the design on Internet, web and mobile phone systems,
including for emergency management.
He is a former IT adviser at Headquarters Australian Defence Force.
Tom is a member of the Project Management Committee of Sahana open
source disaster management system, used for the 2004 Indian Ocean
tsunami. He was elected a Fellow of the ACS for his work on Internet
policy for Australia.
URL: http://cs.anu.edu.au/lib/seminars/seminars09/dept20090416
Seminars homepage: http://cs.anu.edu.au/seminars/
See also:
* Community Warning Systems:
<http://www.tomw.net.au/technology/it/community_warning_systems/>
* Australian Community Warning System Proposal:
<http://www.tomw.net.au/blog/2009/03/australian-community-warning-system.html>
Tom Worthington FACS HLM tom.worthington at tomw.net.au Ph: 0419 496150
Director, Tomw Communications Pty Ltd ABN: 17 088 714 309
PO Box 13, Belconnen ACT 2617 http://www.tomw.net.au/
Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Australian National University
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