SBE EAS Alert National EAS Test Set for November 9 Rear Admiral James Barnett, Jr., Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, today announced that the National Emergency Alert System (EAS) Test will take place November 9, 2011 at 2pm EST. The announcement was made during today's regularly scheduled FCC Meeting. "With the date of the National EAS Test now set, broadcast stations will now be able to make their plans to participate. SBE will continue to provide information to our members to assist in their preparation," said SBE President, Vinny Lopez, CEV, CBNT. Watch the EAS pages on the SBE website for updates to the SBE's FAQ section that reflect this and other EAS announcements. Today at 12:30 EDT, FEMA will be holding a Virtual Roundtable to discuss the National EAS Test. The roundtable includes industry and government leaders including SBE President Vinny Lopez, CEV, CBNT and SBE EAS Education Co-Chair Jeff Smith, CSRE, CBNT. Session 1: AM, FM, Digital Radio Industry Session
June 9- 12:30pm - 1:50pm Session 2: Digital Television, Cable, Satellite Industry Session
June 9- 2:30pm- 3:50pm View today's Virtual Roundtable by following the URL below: https://www323.livemeeting.com/cc/eiip/join?id=IPAWS&role=attend Instructions for configuring your system are available on the FEMA website. | 
