[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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