September 1, 2010 marks the beginning of National Preparedness Month. National Preparedness Month was initiated to encourage citizens to prepare for disasters and emergencies in their homes, communities and businesses. As part of this campaign the Georgia Tech Office of Emergency Preparedness will be doing several things to help educate the campus community. Listed below are some of the events:

• On September 2nd at 11:00 a.m. we will conduct a campus wide test of the Georgia Tech Emergency Notification System.

• On September 9th the Office of Emergency Preparedness will be handing out information in the Student Center from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

• We have launched two new Emergency Preparedness courses: See Something, Say Something and Awareness for Initial Response to Hazardous Materials. Visit the Office of Organizational Development website at http://www.trainsweb.gatech.edu/ for more information and to register.

• We will also be offering a Brown Bag Session on how to create your own emergency supply kit during the month of September.

The Office of Emergency Preparedness will also be conducting exercises and drills with our Campus Emergency Response Team and various other activities.

Campus community members are encouraged to visit the Ready Georgia website at www.ready.gov for more free emergency preparedness information and tools. Additional guidance can also be located on the Office of Emergency Preparedness website at www.emergencypreparedness.gatech.edu.