Use of Technology and Crisis Communication in the Georgia Emergency Response Plan Thomas Bevan, PhD, is the Director of the Center for Emergency Response Technology, Instruction and Policy (CERTIP) at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Bevan begins the lecture with a description of CERTIP, its role, member institutions and the experiences of CERTIP-staged emergency demonstrations. As Dr. Bevan explains, CERTIP works to improve the technologies used in the field by emergency first responders and to strengthen coordination and collaboration plans. The presentation highlights the use of technology and crisis communication in the Georgia Emergency Response Plan and includes a brief overview of the agencies involved in the response plan and their roles. Attention is given to the Command and Control Software Project that CERTIP and the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) are developing together. (Lecture given on October 23, 2003) Audience: General Public Health Time 58 minutes Format(s): CD-ROM, Webcast, Podcast