Overview

August 5

State and local governments significantly ramped up notifications to the public during the pandemic to spread awareness about COVID-19 and accompanying public health measures. But after nearly a year and a half, communities and residents are beginning to experience alert fatigue. With severe weather season approaching, economies reopening and other unknown events ahead, how do governments ensure their emergency communications are being received instead of tuned out?

On August 5 at 10am PT/1pm ET, join Government Technology and Everbridge for practical tips and strategies governments can use to re-engage the public and ensure their emergency notifications are heard.

Speakers

Brian Toolan

Sr. Director, Public Sector industry Solutions, Everbridge

Brian Toolan joined the Everbridge family in April 2016 as the Technical Account Manager for the AlertFlorida Statewide notification system, and currently serves as the Director of Government Strategy. Brian came to Everbridge after completing a 24-year career in public safety with the State of Connecticut. Brian served as the program manager for the Urban Search and Rescue Task Force where he gained valuable experiencing utilizing the Everbridge platform as a customer. Brian was also the Operations Chief for the State Emergency Operations Center and served the State during historic blizzards, hurricanes, floods, the largest natural gas power plant explosion in the US and other natural and man-made disasters. While serving as the TAM in Florida, Brian has assisted the State Division of Emergency Management in the Florida Emergency Operations Center during Hurricane Matthew and Hurricane Irma.

Morgan Wright — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Morgan is an internationally recognized expert on cybersecurity strategy, cyberterrorism, identity theft and privacy. Morgan's landmark testimony before Congress on Healthcare.gov changed how the government collected personally identifiable information. He is currently a contributor to TheHill.com on matters of cybersecurity, national security and intelligence in addition to his national news appearances. Previously, Morgan was a senior advisor in the U.S. State Department Antiterrorism Assistance Program and senior law enforcement advisor for the 2012 Republican National Convention. In addition to 18 years in state and local law enforcement as a highly decorated state trooper and detective, Morgan has developed solutions in defense, justice and intelligence for the largest technology companies in the world including Cisco, Alcatel-Lucent/Bell Labs, Unisys and SAIC.

Webinar

Cutting Through COVID Emergency Alert Fatigue