SBE 124 Monthly Lunch Meeting Notice
When:
Wednesday January 14th, 2026, Noon
Where:
Buster’s Texas Style BBQ
11419 SW Pacific Hwy
Tigard, OR 97223
(503) 452-8384
https://www.bustersbarbecue.com/
The presenter will be via Zoom, so we’ll email the link to you before the meeting so that you can play at home or work.
We’re in the banquet room, past the condiment/drink island and to the right
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What:
Edward Czarnecki, Ph.D.
Vice President of Global and Government Affairs, Digital Alert Systems, Inc.
From Alerts to Engagement:
How NextGen Broadcasting Deepens Audience Connection
The FCC has two key proceedings underway that could open the door for reasserting broadcast relevance – looking at a ground-up modernization of the Emergency Alert System, alongside its ongoing ATSC 3.0 NextGenTV proceeding. Broadcasters have a timely opportunity to redefine their role in a streaming-dominated media landscape. We’ll explore how EAS modernization, NextGen TV, and HD Radio together strengthen broadcasting’s unique public-interest value. With ATSC 3.0, broadcasters can deliver richer, more precise, and more accessible emergency information through IP-based delivery, enhanced geo-targeting, rich media, and interactivity—capabilities that also support audience growth, engagement, and service differentiation beyond traditional linear viewing.
The discussion will also examine how broadcast radio, including HD Radio, extends these capabilities through advanced emergency messaging, data services, and hybrid analog-digital experiences that reinforce radio’s immediacy and local connection. Finally, the session highlights how Digital Alert Systems’ next-generation solutions align with FCC objectives across television and radio, enabling broadcasters to modernize alerting, expand audience touchpoints, and reaffirm broadcasting’s role as a trusted, resilient, and indispensable service in a streaming world.
Dr. Edward Czarnecki WB2LYP is Vice President of Global and Government Affairs at Digital Alert Systems. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) where he is also Chair of the IT-1 Advanced Emergency Information Implementation Team. He is an active member of several national working groups, including FEMA’s IPAWS Select Working Group and Canada’s Alert Technical Working Group. He also serves on the AWARN Alliance steering committee and has been a member of FEMA’s National Advisory Council alerting group as well as the FCC’s Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council. Dr. Czarnecki has advised multiple countries on deploying effective public warning systems, working with broadcasters, cable, mobile, and satellite industries across the Americas and Europe. He earned his Ph.D. from Georgetown University and holds a Master’s Degree and Certificate in International Law from St. John’s University.
