For the past several years, the National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations, in partnership with the National Association of Broadcasters, has hosted an Emergency Alert System Summit in Washington, D.C., to expand and energize efforts to make sure the government and public understand the crucial role broadcasters play in serving as First Informers to the public in emergencies.

Due to financial constraints, Summit attendance has been subject to strict limitations.  With the September 30, 2011, deadline for conversion of EAS to the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) drawing near, we recognized the need for broader outreach to the EAS community.  Thus, instead of holding an EAS Summit in 2011, we will undertake a series of streaming-video Town Halls and interactive webinars exploring various aspects of the CAP transition and other issues of importance.  Please check our new website, www.easalert.org, for details and schedules.