Overview

March 1

When an emergency hits your community, how will the public receive critical information and updates? Today’s alert systems rely on large collections of opt-in data to ensure notifications are reaching as many people in the community as possible. An evolving technological landscape has created several challenges to collecting this type of data that was once much easier to obtain. Failing to have as much data as possible could mean failing to fully inform constituents. When urgent information needs to get out quickly, you want to know its reach hasn’t been hindered.

Government Technology is partnering with Everbridge for a webinar on March 1 at 10am PT/1pm ET that will cover the importance of enhancing state and local governments’ notification strategies. Sign up now to learn more about:

Strategies to ensure your contact database is up to date and comprehensive
How to reach higher percentages of the community
Disruptions to data collection and how they can be addressed

Speakers

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 currently is an adviser to the U.S. Congress House Science, Space and Technology Committee. He’s made hundreds of appearances on national news, radio, print and the Web, and has spoken to audiences around the world. 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, Unisys and SAIC. He’s a contributing author for the 4th Edition Computer Security Handbook, and has been quoted in two New York Times best sellers (Sharyl Attkisson: Stonewalled, and Carmine Gallow: Talk Like TED).

Brian Toolan — Speaker

Vice President, Public Safety, 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.

Webinar

How to Expand Your Reach and Build Community Resiliency