WCA eCLIC and Carnegie Mellon to Collaborate on Disaster Management R&D

Jan. 19, 2010 - PRLog -- San Jose, California – The Wireless Communications Alliance is pleased to announce that our Emergency Communications Leadership and Innovation Center (eCLIC) will participate in the important disaster management work of Carnegie Mellon University’s Silicon Valley Campus and jointly plan and develop the “WCA eCLIC Labs at Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley”. We are willing to collaborate both in selected research areas and in overall proposal / public policy development, submissions and supervision. We would like to help grow the community, create test-beds and pilot programs, and prototype novel applications to continue our established work in helping to create “Connected, Protected, Educated Communities”.

Authorized eCLIC (emergency Communications Leadership & Innovation Center) members will participate in development and writing of submissions with Carnegie Mellon and will help develop opportunities for students and faculty to work on projects of mutual interest and to participate in eCLIC events, conferences, and policy deliberations.

We have extensive experience co-leading collaborations to help create “Connected, Protected, Educated Communities” at local, regional, state, national and international levels. We now seek, with Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley’s very capable support, to exponentially grow our collaborations so that disaster response/recovery managers from all fields (OES/EMA, police, fire, schools, health, NGOs, etc.) are truly supported by the best leadership, policy frameworks, technologies, policies, and practices. Based on our experience, great gaps currently exist between what is possible and what is in actual use. Our collaborative work is really needed – now!

We are eager to be part of this crucial Humanitarian Assistance, Disaster Response and Emergency Services work, and look forward to collaborate closely with members of the Carnegie Mellon University family.


Contacts :
Dr. Martin Griss (Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley): martin.griss@sv.cmu.edu
Pat Lanthier (Chairman, WCA eCLIC): eclicsig@wca.org
Wireless Communications Alliance PR: pr@wca.org


About the Wireless Communications Alliance :
The Wireless Communications Alliance is a non-profit business league founded in 1994 to provide education, connection, and community to the wireless industry.  The WCA accomplishes these goals by hosting seminars/panels; providing networking opportunities; encouraging and supporting start-ups and entrepreneurs; and helping to build and maintain bridges between business and academia.  Please visit us at http://www.wca.org/ to learn more.


About Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley
Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley is dedicated to educating its students to become leaders in global technology innovation and management and to performing innovative research that connects it to local, national, and global high-tech companies. Long known for its leadership in engineering and computer science research and education, Carnegie Mellon and the College of Engineering have established a natural extension in the Silicon Valley, one that integrates the rich heritage and resources of the Pittsburgh campus with the opportunities available in the highly innovative and entrepreneurial Silicon Valley. Offering graduate programs in software engineering, software management, information technology, innovation and mobility, each program provides the appropriate mix of technical, business and organizational skills critical to our students' success. With research that focuses on a suite of new technologies, Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley is committed to creating and implementing solutions for real problems.

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The Wireless Communications Alliance is a non-profit business league founded in 1994 to provide education, connection, and community to the wireless industry. The WCA accomplishes these goals by hosting seminars/panels; providing networking opportunities; encouraging and supporting start-ups and entrepreneurs; and helping to build and maintain bridges between business and academia. Please visit us at http://www.wca.org/ to learn more.