Public Response to Alerts and Warnings on Mobile Devices : Summary of a Workshop on Current Knowledge and Research Gaps Paperback / softback

This book presents a summary of the Workshop on Public Response to Alerts and Warnings on Mobile Devices: Current Knowledge and Research Gaps, held April 13 and 14, 2010, in Washington, D.C., under the auspices of the National Research Council's Committee on Public Response to Alerts and Warnings on Mobile Devices: Current Knowledge and Research Needs. The workshop was structured to gather inputs and insights from social science researchers, technologists, emergency management professionals, and other experts knowledgeable about how the public responds to alerts and warnings, focusing specifically on how the public responds to mobile alerting. Table of ContentsFront Matter1 Overview and Context: The Commercial Mobile Alert Service, theWarning Process, and Public Response2 Current Use of Text Messages for Alerts and Warnings: Experiencesand Lessons Learned3 Communicating During a Crisis4 Public Education and Training5 Communicating with At-Risk Populations6 Research GapsAppendixesAppendix A: Workshop AgendaAppendix B: Biosketches of Workshop SpeakersAppendix C: Committee and Staff Biosketches