[SBE16-Board] Next Wednesdays Luncheon at OSF, approval needed

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Ballpark guess is about $300. Seems reasonable.  What do you guys think?

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Subject: [SBE16-Board] Next Wednesdays Luncheon at OSF, approval needed


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Board

Ted Buehner, SECC Chair, will be giving a presentation on WA-PAWS/EAS for next Wednesday’s meeting.

I have the RSVP at sbe16.org<mailto:RSVP at sbe16.org> working and ready for RSVP.

His presentation and knowledge about the system is extensive and I would like to extend the invitation to the secc-wa remailer.

There is a chance we could have 20 plus show up.

Do we want to buy lunch for all??

Could be a good gesture to some folks outside our chapter and a great way to get back to normal in-person meetings.

Is it too late to see if some vendor would like sponsor (BSW, H&D e.g.)?

We need to publicize ASAP.

Jim





The May Chapter Meeting will be a “real luncheon” at the Old Spaghetti Factory in South Center, Wednesday the 11th at noon, Information on the meeting location is available on the MEETINGS tab above.  RSVP’s highly suggested for lunch planning: RSVP at sbe16.org



Our guest presenter will be Ted Buehner, Washington SECC Chair, talking about the changes that have taken us from the EAS system to the new and more comprehensive the Washington Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (WA-PAWS).



We will also be discussing the posting of the “State EAS Handbook” at the broadcast station control point.



Soon after the Washington State SECC (now the Washington Integrated Public Alert & Warning System or WA-PAWS) was organized, they published the Washington State EAS Handbook.  While not an FCC requirement, the original committee suggested that a copy of the plan be posted at the station control point.



WSAB President & CEO recently shared the following statement:



“The WSAB has consulted with its FCC counsel regarding requirements for posting of the FCC EAS Handbook and the Washington State EAS Plan (even though our SECC refers to it as WA-PAWS, it remains a state EAS Plan in the eyes of the FCC).



Section 11.15 of the FCC rules expressly states that “A copy of the FCC EAS Handbook must be located at normal duty positions or EAS equipment locations when an operator is required to be on duty and be immediately available to staff responsible for authenticating messages and initiating actions.”



No similar rule exists for State EAS Plans, either in terms of a hard copy or access to a website.  The FCC afforded confidentiality protection to State EAS plans in 2018 given that “some of the information in State EAS Plans, such as the call signs and locations of key EAS sources, is sensitive.”



Even though the State EAS Plan is not required to be posted at station control points, the WSAB encourages that it be available for reference by operators on duty in conjunction with the FCC EAS Handbook.  It is the option of the station to have a printed copy or instructions to access the State EAS Plan website (which can be accessed at www.wsab.org/eas or https://mil.wa.gov/wa-paws ) available at control points.”
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