2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2 From: "Stovall, Wendy K" <wstovall@xxxxxxxx> Do you or your agency communicate about volcanoes? Hint, everyone on this listserv should answer here. ;-) Are you attending CoV11? If yes to both, please consider planning travel to arrive a bit early and attend our workshop, Communicating During Crisis in a New Media Landscape (Pre-conference workshop #2). This is an IAVCEI training based on newly developed professional considerations for the volcanology community. Topics will be centered around various forms of social media, and we will bridge into discussions relating to traditional media. Discussions will include perspectives from a variety of roles in the volcano communications realm (agency, researcher, NGOs). Any and all are welcome! If you wish to participate please send an email to bartel@xxxxxxxxxx. Workshop description: The media landscape for communicating volcano hazards has changed rapidly in the past decade. Social and other digital media can quickly provide information to communities at risk so they are able to make appropriate decisions to reduce their exposure to volcanic hazards and alleviate psychological distress. Digital media also has a global reach, informing those who may be concerned about at-risk family or helping others determine whether to travel to potentially at-risk regions. However, these new media forms also provide an unrestricted platform, where misinformation can go viral. The aim of this workshop is to enable social media practitioners from all sectors to communicate effectively and responsibly about volcanic hazards on social media, and subsequently with the media, particularly during crises. Participants will have the opportunity to practice skills, as well as discuss methods for developing and strengthening partnerships between multiple sectors prior to the onset of a crisis. The workshop builds on efforts by the IAVCEI Hazards and Risk Commission Communication Working Group to develop IAVCEI-wide professional considerations around social and mass media communication of volcanic hazards. The effort began with a workshop at COV10; input continued in April 2019 with a related survey sent to the broad volcanology community. The resulting consensus of considerations have been summarized in a document that represents our best understanding of community needs at this time and has been adapted into a community workshop. The supporting document is expected to evolve with further first-hand experience and as the media landscape changes. This workshop is endorsed by the IAVCEI Hazards and Risk Commission. We hope to see you there! 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2 ------------------------------
