Governor’s Campus Preparedness Conference Emergency Response Planning: Strategic Application of New and Existing Technologies for Campus Safety and Security Brenda van Gelder Director, Strategic Partnership Initiatives Virginia Tech August 2008

Background: Emergency Response Planning at Virginia Tech Lessons learned Moving forward Campus infrastructure

IT and Law Enforcement Historically and nationally, IT units and law enforcement/ first responders do not typically interact except on an as-needed basis We’ve created a means of having ongoing dialog to plan and develop pro-active measures IT now works with law enforcement to develop new tools for crisis prevention, detection and management while emphasizing that the tools must adapt to the culture, not vice versa

The Convergence of IT and Physical Security A new area of focus for IT Logical/ information Security Physical Security

Physical Security Technologies Physical security applications utilizing Google Earth and GIS/ GPS tools Biometrics Door access/ authorized areas Sensor technologies

Notification Technologies VT Alerts: Mobile VT Alerts: Notification Console VT Alerts: Classroom

Policy Considerations Not going to be “Security U” Academic environment toughest test for some security innovations Proceed with extreme caution Testing, research and development with university community participation