Emergency 2.0 Wiki is Now LIVE!!

Today is a big day for social media and emergency management: The Emergency 2.0 Wiki is now live! For those already in the know about #SMEM and its rather large following this is great news. For those of you that have no idea what ‘m talking about, let me fill you in: #SMEM is the twitter hash tag that a great deal of emergency management professionals are using to track conversations and connect on topics that involve the use of social media in emergency management. (Did you catch that? Social Media in Emergency Management..Clever right?..moving on..)

The Emergency 2.0 Wiki Project, as it has been deemed, is an international group of emergency management professionals from every corner of the globe and is current lead by Eileen Culleton an emergency management professional from Queensland, Australia. Like most organizations of its type, its followers and supports come together via multiple forms of social media including Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and of course their brand new Wiki. However, unlike a lot of social media outlets, this one is specifically dedicated to the profession of emergency management and how to use technology to better keep citizens informed during disasters. With experienced professionals from all over the world inputting their lessons learned and best practices, people can search the wiki for just about any related topic and find input on just about any type of emergency situation.

The Emergency 2.0 Wiki has now been officially online for a few hours, but be sure to check in and see what’s going on. Eileen and crew have been reaching out around the clock for people to help provide content on different topic areas and many around the glob have answered the call. This is a huge moment for emergency management professionals the world over and even more so for those directly involved with the project. Like any wiki, the success of this tool will hinge on the community and those that choose to help support the efforts.

Bottom line here is that the #SMEM community grows almost by the hour and new professionals come to the plate to discuss what they are up to and/or issues they face. If you are interested emergency management and the use of social media, this is a great starting point to plug into a worldwide community of professionals.

So, what are you waiting for? Be sure to check out the Emergency 2.0 Wiki and #SMEM and become part of the solution!

[Source: Christopherpoirier.com]