Developing CanVOST
This blog chanel is dedicated to discussion and announcements regarding the development of a Canadian Virtual Operations Support Team CanVOST.
A crucial year in the development of CanVOST comes to a close and at the same time, the team will be changing its online presence.
2014 will have marked a key milestone for CanVOST. More members, more interest ... all culminating in the recent #dvsroe/Cause III event in which we played a key role. We still need to improve our abiiity to sustain a team deployment for more than a couple of days ... but we are making progress.
So, a couple of points:
- CanVOST will be looking for a new online home ... as you may know, PTSC-Online will more than likely shut down in early January ... I first want to personally thank William…
Early learnings from the Cause3 and DVSROE experiment ... digital volunteers matter!
I had the great opportunity to be in Halifax this week to take part in a joint US-Canada emergency management exercise focusing on social convergence (mobile tech + social networks).
While thoughts are still circulating unrefined in my mind, I thought it'd be good to look at what I personally learned during the Cause III and DVSROE experiment.
I was there to help coordinate the digital volunteer aspect of the three day session, and , particularly to oversee the work of the CanVOST.
It was a sometimes intense "experiment" but with the group of people in Halifax ...it never got to be a burden ... So, in no particular order, eight things I learned this week:
1- A…
What to look for in a couple of weeks and getting the team ready to take part in this important validation of the CanVOST concept
I'd first like to thank those of you who could join us in the google hangouts to hear more about this challenging and interesting opportunity for the team!
Exercise background
The Digital Volunteer-Supported Recovery Operations Experiment (DVSROE) runs from Nov. 18 to the 20. The participation of CanVOST members is really focused on two days (Nov. 19 and 20) although there will be occasion for those who wish to watch/take part in exercise briefings and demos on the first day (Nov. 18).
Valid…
More info on the mid-November exercise which will involve the team.
I will call a team meeting for the week of November 3 to talk about the upcoming exercise. More info on CAUSE III here.
Here are some documents that team members should make themselves familiar with, especially if they intend to take part in the exercise on Nov. 18 to 20. A team briefing will be set for the week of Nov. 10 for those who want to participate.
A draft of a proposed CanVOST activation form (the document a municipality or emergency management agency…
scheduling the next team meeting
We will have a couple of team meetings next week ...primarily to refine our contribution to the CAUSE III and DVSROE experiment discussed in last month's meeting ... Please read this for more details:
the meetings will be the same so you only need to attend one of the two scheduled google hangouts.
Thursday, October 23 at 7:30 pm eastern OR
Friday, October 24 at 7:30 eastern
just email me at [email protected] to let me know which session you plan to attend ...
I'll post…
CanVOST - Updating Our Records and Working More Effectively
The purpose of this article is to help Patrice Cloutier and his CanVOST supporters get a better handle on the number of folks who are willing to support CanVOST, who they are and how best to work together within this CanVOST space.
NOTE: YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE ACTION TO CONTINUE TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A CanVOST SUPPORTER.
In recent discussions with Patrice Cloutier we concluded it would help CanVOST develop and be more visible to potential CanVOST supporters and users if we focused more on using this CanVOST space within PTSC-Online. It was set up to help develop CanVOST and to provide a visible record of its supporters, operating procedures etc. as the concept develops and matures.
We have a few problems though:
- A number of PTSC-Online members have asked to join CanVOST and are recognized on the CanVOST…
I thought CanVOST supporters might be interested in how the recently published CSA N-1600 Emergency Management for Nuclear Facilities addressed the need to incorporate social media. I received this information from Candace Sellar the CSA support person for the N-1600 technical committee.
"Addressing social media aspects was and will continue to be an ongoing discussion amongst the CSA N1600 TC (Emergency Management for Nuclear Facilities) as well. The recently published CSA N1600-14 (General Requirements for Nuclear Emergency Management Programs) contains requirements for defining and maintaining a social media policy and related procedures (Clause 4.3.8), as well as defining and implementing testing cycles for social media networks (Clause 4.3.9), and defining…
I"ll be organizing a team teleconference (and gotomeeting) in early September to update members on latest development and much more ...
Some of the things we'll cover in the meeting:
- our team's participation in a joint US-Canada experiment on the integration of digital volunteers in emergency management and recovery operations will rely heavily on the involvement of CanVOST members. In November, In Halifax ... team will support virtually .... more info here
- How the team can better use this platform PTSC-Online to support CanVOST's growth and development ... and how we can promote the team across Canada (perhaps with some…
The following blog article was posted in the Canadian Standards Association on line community to raise awareness of and solicit support for CanVOST. The CSA Community will be used by members of the technical committee which will be upgrading the CSA Z1600 emergency and continuity management program standard.
The Z 1600 standard for emergency and continuity management programs includes the need for ones program to address communication, including the social media aspects of communication during an emergency. As social media is a relatively new phenomenon and a complex one, many organizations struggle with the challenge of how to effectively deal with it. The standard unfortunately identifies the need to address social media, but does not specifically tell one how to do it.
Some resources one might…
Next November, a joint US-Canada experiment on the integration of digital volunteers in emergency management and recovery operations will rely heavily on the involvement of CanVOST members.
CanVOST members have an excellent training opportunity to look forward to. The team will be invited to play a key role in an experiment to promote the use of digital volunteers in response/recovery operations. The Digital Volunteer-Supported Recovery Operation Experiment (#DVSROE on twitter) will have the following key objectives:
- Demonstrate the value of social media-aided cooperation between digital volunteers, EM officials, first responders and humanitarian workers for better recovery…
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- Team Exercise Briefi…thanks Jeff and Bill .... I'll send up a roster in the next couple of days to let everyone know who'll be on
- Team Exercise Briefi…Patrice, I can do the rumour control portion on the 19th. I believe that's 10:00am EST?
- Team Exercise Briefi…I'd also like to use the orientation activities on the 18th to get up to speed on how the online software operates.
Please advise me as to how to connect when that information is available.
A great opportunity for CanVOST! - Team Exercise Briefi…I can help wherever you need me most on the 19th or 20th but I unfortunately have a previous commitment on the 18th.
Good luck with getting the resources you need. - Team Exercise Briefi…thanks Barry !
- Team Exercise Briefi…You can add me to the Nov 20 0900hrs session.
- Next team meetingPLEASE BE ADVISED ... the meeting will be postponed until next week ... dates TBD ... a meeting on the upcoming exercise is scheduled for early next week and I'll have some info to update the team on ...
My apologies and stay tuned ! - CanVOST - Updating O…The CanVOST supporters list has now been updated as described above. Only persons listed as CanVOST supporters have access to any secure sections of the CanVOST space. If you wish to be listed as a CanVOST supporter please contact Patrice Cloutier directly.
Thank you to the supporters who have reconfirmed your interest in CanVOST. We lost 18… - CanVOST - Updating O…Please keep me in the group. Thanks!
- CanVOST - Updating O…Thank you for all who expressed your desire to support CanVOST. I created an updated supporter's list so the list of supporters that is displayed on the CanVOST home page displays only the names of those who have confirmed support for CanVost by rewsponding to this blog post.
Please respond to this blog post if you wish to remain a supporter of…
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