New Approaches to Mass Notification

While commercial mass notification systems have been around for more than a decade, the attempted bombing in New York’s Time Square in May and major disasters like Hurricane Katrina have highlighted the need to leverage newer technologies for the rapid notification of people and organizations. These seminal events brought forth a large number of businesses that sought to grab a piece of the notification system market. One of the challenges for emergency managers is trying to select from a wide array of companies, each claiming to have the ideal notification system to meet their organization’s needs.

Emergency Management and Government Technology magazines are pleased to bring you a complimentary webinar that will help you better understand the challenges and solutions that are available when it comes to selecting a public warning system and optimizing its use. Join the conversation and learn more about the following issues:

• Warning the public of a danger is the most basic requirement of emergency management organizations. Not only do officials want to provide timely, informative alerts and warnings to citizens, it’s becoming a service the public expects.
• Warning systems vary and there’s a nearly endless list of possibilities. Learn about the different categories of warning systems to help determine what will best fit your organization’s needs.
• Information from surveys on factors to consider when using warning systems.
• The Great Recession has brought increased hurdles to funding government projects and services. This Webinar will address new approaches to funding mass notification systems in tough budget years.
• Looking at other organizations’ successful implementations is a good way to learn about best practices. We’ll examine two city success stories in implementing a mass notification system.