Web Seminar and Consulting Assistance
Future Dates to Be Announced
Presenters: Christopher Simpson, CEO
Teresa Valerio Parrot, Senior Project Director
$449 per single site connection, $299 per additional connection

Click here to register.

Avian Influenza – is it real, possible and as deadly as many suggest? According to government officials at agencies including the renowned Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the answer is clear, and it is yes. Deadly influenzas such as avian flu are real, cyclical, and likely coming to the United States in the future.

When they do, how prepared will your campus be for the resulting crises? An avian flu strike may mandate closure of your office or campus for three to six months, requiring that your faculty and staff work from home for an extended period of time. How will you communicate with faculty, staff, students and parents if the anticipated magnitude of the epidemic is realized? And, how well prepared are you to advocate on behalf of your students and community for a share of the limited amounts of vaccine?

Let our senior team walk you through the latest information on how to respond effectively to an extended crisis. Our seminar will include the latest information and predictions on influenza outbreaks, how to build an effective influenza crisis plan, links to further resources,  the top ten mistakes crisis planners make and an overview of the lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina, whose devastation mirrored the challenges an influenza outbreak may trigger. Our web seminars include one hour of review of your plan by our presenters any time within 30 days following the workshop.

Who should attend?

• Senior staff
• Vice Presidents
• Chief of Staff
• Communications Staff
• Dean of Students
• Web Team
• Media Team
• Marketing Team

During this seminar, you will:

• Find out the latest information on the influenza threat
• Learn how to build a comprehensive avian flu crisis plan
• Find out the common mistakes crisis planners make
• Discover what flu crisis planners can learn from the institutions hit hardest by Hurricane Katrina

How do you participate?

Click here to register. The cost is $449 for a single site connection and $299 per additional connection. You will receive an email message confirming your registration and payment options.

Upon confirmation of registration, you will receive an email message containing the URL and toll-free telephone number you will need to participate in the seminar. On October 22 at 12:50 p.m. EDT, logon to the website and dial the provided number to participate. Upon dialing into the call and logging onto SimpsonScarborough’s secure Webex™ system, you will be able to see the presentation onscreen and pose questions through a live chat feature.

About the presenters:

Christopher Simpson, a veteran crisis and media expert, will lead the interactive session and review crisis plans for institutions that seek that extra step. A former reporter in the local and national media, former press secretary to the senior member of the U.S. Senate, and senior communications officer at three major research universities, he has taught media training, media relations, and crisis communications to more than 4,000 presidents, chancellors, senior staff, deans, faculty, coaches, and student-athletes at more than 1,000 colleges and universities in the United States and Mexico, Canada, and Europe.  As a senior university staff member and consultant, he has handled campus crises ranging from the firing of Indiana University men’s basketball coach Bob Knight to the athletic and administrative controversy at the University of Colorado.