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The Leading Strategies for M3i course was authored by the Government InfoSec consulting team at mindpoint.net's BLACKLIGHT practice, headed by Dr. Vijay Anshiri. Dr. Anshiri and his team have extensive experience in the field of communications security and government communications systems in crisis situations. Dr. Anshiri and his team have contributed to the body of knowledge regarding land-based and non-terrestrial based communications best practices in clandestine, crisis, and complex communications scenarios within the new paradigms of DHS EMS protocols. As instructors change based on subject matter, and to reflect the changing body of knowledge in secure mobile emergency communications, the current Instructor bios are embedded within each module of this course

Enrollment History: 1,516 Total Students in 2006/2009	Student Population Breakdown:
Completion Rate: 1,516	Federal	16%
Demographic - Age in Years: N/A	State	15%
Demographic - Gender: N/A	County or Regional	23%
Demographic - by Title:	Municipality	30%
Administration / Head Agency Staff = 16%	Corporate Enterprise	12%
Manager / Planner = 35%	School District	3%
Technical / Planner = 39%	Animal Welfare	1%
EMS Staff = 8%
Coordinator = 2%

Course Modules and Chapters

1. Why is M3i so important?
2. Evaluating Emergency Preparedness and Response Postures
3. The Role of Emergency Communication in Government Response Planning
4. Evaluating Scope of Need (Citizen base, size of supporting agencies, intercommunication up, down, laterally, and to the public)
5. Evaluating– Capacity, Access, and Security
6. Eliciting Feedback from the Citizen Base
7. Evaluating Data Types to Transmit and Methodologies for Transmission (Voice, Video, Data )
8. Preparing Funding Request for M3i Systems – Local, State, and DHS
9. Preparing Scope of Work Documents

10. Typical (inadequate) Emergency Communication Systems in Place Today
11. Challenges of Crisis Communication During Response: Historical and Current
12. Challenges of Convergence, Lack of Proper Interagency Planning, and Lack of Information
13. New Initiatives being planned at the federal, state, and local levels
14. Technology Solutions – Overall
15. Technology Solutions – Trends and Best Practices
16. Systems Design – Cost Effective, Resilient, Fault-tolerant, Secure, and Accessible
17. Land-Based Systems
18. Non-Terrestrial Based Systems: Satellites and Pagers

19. Mobile Mesh Networks
20. Ad Hoc Wide Area Wireless Networks to Support VoIP, Geospatial data, data, and video
21. Process Design and Implementation: Citizens, Intra-agency, and Inter-agency
22. Process Design: Best Practices > Responding > Establishing > Operating
23. Services Solutions – As Augmentation, Backup, or Full Outsource
24. The National Incident Management System
25. Implementing Jurisdictional Dashboards for Quick Visualization
26. Training Staff and Citizens on Emergency Communications: Seminars and Online/Print Media
27. Case Studies – Lessons Learned

Course Outline

Students completing the Leading Strategies for M3i course enjoyed these benefits after successful completion of the course:

Learned Latest Trends and Solutions in Emergency Management Communications (Secure)

Properly Prepared Funding Requests and Complied with Mandated Audits for EMS Communications Systems

Were Able to Design and Contruct M3i Systems Cost-Effectively Using Current Best Practices

Utilized M3i Design Tools from the Course Enabling More Rapid Need Assessment and Requirements Planning

Created Effective Requirements Documents, Scopes of Work to Facilitate RFPs, and Evaluation Documents to Support In-house Efforts

Increased Awareness of Citizen Population for Resources and Notifications That Will Be Issued During Emergency Situations

Established New Partnerships and Created Alliances with Industry, Media, and Other Government Organizations to Support Emergency Management and Coordination Efforts

Due to the recent mandates of the Department of Homeland Security and the ever present possibilities of extreme weather events it is increasingly critical for federal, state, and local government agencies to adopt effective emergency communication and notification solutions. We are reminded time and again by extreme emergencies such as Katrina, localized emergencies such as severe ice storms and flooding, and from repeated emergency management drills that government agencies in general are not properly prepared to communicate with their citizen population and within multi-governmental agencies during emergency response efforts. During a crisis situation and to support continuity of critical government functions, it is important to send emergency action messages to thousands of email addresses, cell phones, BlackBerry’s and other wireless devices quickly and securely as mandated by DHS government communications protocol. The ability to communicate during a catastrophic or man-made disaster is crucial to save the lives of citizens and restore critical public and government functions. This course is designed to provide the necessary knowledge to properly design, construct, and maintain a secure multi-tiered multi-mode fault-tolerant communications system able to communicate from key hub locations to urban and outlying populations, and within intra and inter-departmental relief and response teams.

The Leading Strategies for M3i course is available in a variety of formats:	Requirements to Use	Pricing
528 page Book	No special requirements	Included w/ Course
CD with Requirements Planning, Documents Resources	Windows XP Home or Pro, Windows 98/98SE, NT, 2000	Included w/ Course
1-seat License for Web-based Training (Self-Paced)	IE Explorer 4.X or above, Netscape 5.5 or above, Firefox all versions	$1,499.00
1-seat License for Web-based Live Instructor-Led Course	IE Explorer 4.X or above, Netscape 5.5 or above, Firefox all versions	Included w/ Course
1-seat License for M3i Portal Access containing downloadable tools, live links to Subject Matter Experts, Streaming Video of Case Studies, Tips and Tricks, DHS Updates	IE Explorer 4.X or above, Netscape 5.5 or above, Firefox all versions	Included w/ Course
3-Day Seminar and Design Workshop	No special requirements	Included w/ Course

40 Hours Self-Paced

Self-Paced (528 pages)

16 Hours Live Via Web
and 3-Day Seminar
N/A

N/A

16 (1-hour) Podcasts

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