Center for Biosecurity of UPMC University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Atlantic Storm
 

 

Atlantic Storm Interactive is a web-based, multimedia presentation that takes the briefings, updates, simulated newscasts, and other materials that were prepared for the exercise and integrates them with excerpts from the actual discussions of the exercise participants. This presentation has been designed to allow viewers to place themselves in the role of one of the decision-making participants or in the role of one of the event’s observers. The Guide for Viewers and Facilitators suggests ways to use this presentation and poses questions to help guide discussion of biosecurity challenges that were highlighted by the exercise.

  • START Atlantic Storm Interactive (please make sure your speakers are on). The presentation is approximately 60 minutes long if played without interruption.
     
  • Instructions Orientation to the interface, functionality, and features of Atlantic Storm Interactive; recommended for first-time viewers.
     
  • Exercise Documents  Documents that were used during the Atlantic Storm exercise are available here to download and print in advance (PDFs); they are also embedded in the presentation.
     

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The Atlantic Storm bioterrorism exercise was convened on January 14, 2005, and was organized by the Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, the Center for Transatlantic Relations of Johns Hopkins University (JHU), and the Transatlantic Biosecurity Network, with generous financial support from The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, and the Nuclear Threat Initiative. Virtual Atlantic Storm was written, designed, and created through the collaborative efforts of a team that included Mary Beth Hansen, Brad Smith, Crystal Franco, Tim Holmes, Bill Boggs, Molly D'Esopo, and Jackie Fox of the Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, and Megan Van Wagoner of JHU Design and Publications. Brendan Plapp narrated.

COPYRIGHT © 2006 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Materials included in this Virtual Atlantic Storm presentation may not be reprinted, reproduced for distribution, posted on another website, or adapted without permission; requests to do so should be directed to AtlanticStorm@upmc-biosecurity.org, with "Permissions Request" as the email subject line.