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The University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

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Monday, July 21, 2008

CONTACT: Bert DeSimone, 706/338-9849, bert@uga.edu

EITS and UGA emergency personnel participate in Simulation-Based Training for Command Post Personnel

Attendees at a three-day training seminar focusing on Homeland Security Presidential Directive Five (HSPD-5) tested what they had learned by responding to a mock riot at UGA using a model campus.

DeSimone participated in the Intelligence Section, along with Jim Williams, Lieutenant at Athens-Clarke County PD, Homeland Security Coordinator, and Pete Golden, UGA Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Operations Coordinator. The Intelligence Section is responsible for gathering, evaluating, and disseminating intelligence data during an incident.

The session concluded with a simulation of an emergency incident using a model campus where attendees were able to test what they had learned in the session.

The training was provided by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA). IACLEA is an association that advances public safety for educational institutions by providing educational resources, advocacy, and professional development services. For more information on IACLEA, see:

www.iaclea.org/

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The Office of the Chief Information Officer and Enterprise Information Technology Services (EITS) are committed to the mission of UGA as a land-and-sea-grant institution where academics come first and the research extensive university community encourages research efforts at the undergraduate and graduate levels. To that end, under the direction of the University´s Chief Information Officer, EITS endeavors to provide a robust, reliable, and secure information technology infrastructure, maintain essential production services, and offer world-class support.