TRB Webinar: Uses of Social Media During an Airport Emergency

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, January 18, 2018, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)’s Synthesis 82: Uses of Social Media to Inform Operational Response and Recovery During an Airport Emergency.

This webinar served as an introduction to using social media platforms at airports to enhance situational awareness and resource allocation decisions during emergency situations. The presenters described how social media has changed the speed of communications that an airport may expect to experience, and how airports may affect the flow of information that may assist with making critical decisions.

Webinar Presenters

• James Smith, Smith-Woolwine Inc.
• Kim Kenville, University of North Dakota
• Amanda Greene Guentzel, Metropolitan Airports Commission - MSP Airport

Moderated by:  John Valadez, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

This webinar is sponsored by the Airport Cooperative Research Program. There is no fee to attend this webinar.

Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives

The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) is making 1.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) available for A.A.E. If you are an A.A.E. and would like to apply for CEUs for this webinar, visit www.aaae.org/ceu. For questions about A.A.E. continuing education units, please contact accreditation@aaae.org.

Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu.