Hello busy week in DC!
First up a meeting w/ old friends from DoD at the Pentagon.
Then I head to DHS to chat about social media to OHA/BioWatch leadership.
Then dinner with all the social media and disaster peeps from across the county. Lots of pretty important and influential peeps to meet up tonight.
Tomorrow is the White House workshops and events.
Still, totes excited.
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Breaking news…..
Whoa-did I just get invited to the White House?
Never done this before….More to come.
Good overview on how the American Red Cross (ARC) uses social media.
Through the heat maps provided by Radian-6, ARC has the ability to better visualize the needs of the worldwide community.
Definitely a commercial for American Red Cross, Radian-6, and Dell.
Bonus: It also features a few friends too (Hi Gloria and Wendy!)
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See, it was a good question!
Paulette Aniskoff (@PAniskoff44), Director of the Office of Public Engagement, The White House.
Well, it’s not often I get to correspond with my White House peeps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nMXu2GriQ0
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Had a chance to stop by FEMA HQ.
Also FEMA’s new MCOVs were on display right next to Quizno’s. Neeto stuff.
One of the highlights was a chance to sit and hang in the NRCC for a bit…just to see where the magic happens. Sa-weet.
Then on to the serious stuff. Lots of discussion with FEMA’s External Affairs folks pertaining to preparedness and readiness. #Prepared2014 – great stuff planned as we move into mid 2014. Truth be told, I’m just glad to be a part of the action.
I also enjoy meeting with people who are passionate about their jobs and really believe in their careers. It’s not often you get to see that kind of true dedication.
Running to make my afternoon meetings, I got a chance to hang with several Emergency Managers from around the country who were in town attending the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) Mid Year Planning Conference in VA.
Not only are they true fellow emergency managers, more importantly, they are friends. Trouble was to be had since we tried to emulate Ellen DeGeneres’ Oscar night #Selfie for the other #SMEM folks. BTW-if you don’t know these peeps in this picture, trust me, you should. No seriously, trust me, you should.
Mahalos to Meischa Jackson for the assist.
I also got to sit down and talk again to Doc Lumpkins who is the Director of National Integration Center at FEMA HQ.
Haven’t seen him since the 2011 UASI Conference in San Francisco. I can’t begin to tell you how funny he is. I got nothing but mad respect for this guy!
In review, I should really make more trips to DC to meet with my peeps.
*sigh*
Now off to South Carolina!
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Various flight paths today:
Early AM: OH to PA to DC.
Then later: DC to SC.
Hope your week is going well.
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Little known fact about me: On every trip I make to DC, I always pay my respects at Arlington to a great leader.
Let JFK’s full quote inspire you to serve this great country…as well as this world.
“And so my fellow Americans…” JFK 1961
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