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To deal with potentially hazardous Near Earth Objects (NEOs) thatcould strike the Earth, there is need to establish an effectiveinternational communications strategy - but doing so is a dauntingtask, one that demands effective use of mass communication tools. That key view is addressed in The Near Earth Object Media/RiskCommunications Working Group Report issued by Secure WorldFoundation. The report and its findings are being presented this week to theUnited Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space(COPUOS) and its Action Team-14 on NEOs during the 55th session ofthe UN COPUOS being held in Vienna, Austria. The report stems from a two-day meeting held in November 2011,convened by Secure World Foundation (SWF) and the Association ofSpace Explorers (ASE). Nearly 40 scientists, reporters, riskcommunication specialists and SWF staff participating in themeeting, held at the University of Colorado, Boulder's Laboratoryfor Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), Boulder, Colorado. The meeting concentrated on assisting the United Nations ActionTeam-14 (UN AT-14) on NEOs in its deliberations about the makeupand focus of an Information, Analysis and Warning Network (IAWN),designed to gather and analyze NEO data and provide timely warningsto national authorities should a potentially hazardous NEO threatenEarth. Communications strategy The working group explored in more detail the views of riskcommunication experts and experienced science journalists on thedevelopment of a successful communications strategy. The report delves into an assortment of NEO issues, such as: + The Complexity of Communicating the NEO Story + Need for a Warning Communication Strategy and Protocol + Risk Communication and the Framing of NEO Alerts and Warnings + Communications Staff as Trusted Sources + NEO Messaging + The Lessons of Reentering Spacecraft + Building the IAWN Communications Infrastructure + The Threat, Mystery and Promise + Outreach and Education Learning to work together "A lot of attention is focused on the catastrophic damage a largeasteroid could do if it collided with Earth. This report focuses onhow to prevent the even greater damage we could cause ourselves bymis-communicating or failing to work together on a common responseto the threat," said Dr. Michael Simpson, Executive Director ofSecure World Foundation. "In an important way, an eventual threat of impact with a largeasteroid could be the challenge that shows all of us that ourfuture depends on learning to work together," Simpson said. "In technical organizations, communications with the public areoften treated more as an afterthought than a critical missionelement," said Dr. Ray Williamson, SWF Senior Advisor. "This report emphasizes how important clear, effective, andaccurate assessments to the public of the danger posed by athreatening Near Earth Object are to the ultimate goal ofprotecting human life and property.". I am an expert from sinocoredrill.com, while we provides the quality product, such as Tungsten Carbide insert , China Horizontal Directional Drilling Machine, Drill Rig Parts,and more.
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