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OPEN is an interoperability infrastructure enabling secure data exchange for sharing emergency alerts or incident-related information between disparate systems through the use of standards-based messages.

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  OPEN Mailing List
This FEMA-hosted mailing list is used to provide subscribers with updated information and announcements, including monthly event programs and follow up items.
 
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  Monthly Online Presentations
Monthly online presentations are scheduled on a range of topics of interest to OPEN developers the third Wednesday of each month beginning at 12:00 Noon Eastern Time. Please review the instructions to participate.

Next Presentation Wednesday August 20, 2008
Presentations Archive

  Documents and Code Samples
Access OPEN documents and code samples as they become available.

Documents and Code Samples

  Links to Related Initiatives
Access standards-related initiatives.

Open Source Project -- The associated applications in this project are intended to demonstrate simple connection methodologies and small application demonstrations of Open Platform for Emergency Networks (OPEN) connectivity, with a focus on  OASIS Emergency Data eXchange Language (EDXL) standards. OPEN SIG members are encouraged to participate.

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  Disaster Management SIGnals Quarterly Newsletter
Suitable for printing and sharing, the newsletter features articles of interest relating to DMIS and other aspects of the Disaster Management e-Gov Initiative including OPEN.  Adobe Acrobat Reader (4.0 or above) is required to view.