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<title>Link to request access to RealOpt Regional</title> 
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<pubDate>2009-12-11 7:08 AM -05.00</pubDate> 
<description> <![CDATA[ &amp;lt;a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www2.isye.gatech.edu/realopt-regional/"&amp;gt;http://www2.isye.gatech.edu/realopt-regional/&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;  ]]> </description> 
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<title>ANNOUNCEMENT: Release of RealOpt-Regional©</title> 
<link>http://www.snsmodeling.org/messageview.aspx?catid=29&amp;threadid=90</link> 
<pubDate>2009-12-04 8:15 AM -05.00</pubDate> 
<description> <![CDATA[ All,&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Attached is information on a new modeling and simulation product, RealOpt-Regional©, developed by Georgia Tech especially to assist public health emergency planners who are responsible for the placement of multiple PODs at the state, regional and county wide levels. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;You may request a username and password on the website's main page located at &amp;lt;a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www2.isye.gatech.edu/realopt-regional/"&amp;gt;http://www2.isye.gatech.edu/realopt-regional/&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;You may contact Rick Pietz at eoj3@cdc.gov  with any questions or to schedule training on RealOpt-Regional©.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;  ]]> </description> 
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<title>As Promised, RealOpt Webinar (Wednesday, Sep 16 @ 2 pm) Access Instructions</title> 
<link>http://www.snsmodeling.org/messageview.aspx?catid=29&amp;threadid=88</link> 
<pubDate>2009-09-15 7:31 AM -05.00</pubDate> 
<description> <![CDATA[ Please join us for this rebroadcast of our RealOpt webinar.  We have improved access for this webinar.  It will be entirely live.  The conference phone lines will be open to a thousand callers and will be moderated.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Here is the invitation for webinar attendees.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;When: Wednesday, Sep 16, 2009 2:00 PM (EDT)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Scheduled to Occur: Once&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Duration: 1:00&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Division of Strategic National Stockpile has invited you to attend an online meeting using&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Microsoft Office Live Meeting.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/orau1/join?id=MB94JN&amp;role=attend&amp;pw=Q%7En%5D%5D6cxp"&amp;gt;https://www.livemeeting.com/cc...end&amp;pw=Q%7En%5D%5D6cxp&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Meeting time: Sep 16, 2009 2:00 PM (EDT)  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Add to my Outlook Calendar:&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/orau1/meetingICS?id=MB94JN&amp;role=attend&amp;pw=Q%7En%5D%5D6cxp&amp;i=i.ics"&amp;gt;https://www.livemeeting.com/cc...%7En%5D%5D6cxp&amp;i=i.ics&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;AUDIO INFORMATION&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;-Telephone conferencing&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; Use the information below to connect:&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;        Toll-free:            +1 (800) 369-1878 &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;        Participant code:     8545633&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;FIRST-TIME USERS&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;To save time before the meeting, check your system to make sure it is&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;ready to use Microsoft Office Live Meeting. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=90703"&amp;gt;http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=90703&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;TROUBLESHOOTING &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Unable to join the meeting? Follow these steps:&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;  1. Copy this address and paste it into your web browser:&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;     &amp;lt;a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/orau1/join"&amp;gt;https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/orau1/join&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;  2. Copy and paste the required information:&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;        Meeting ID: MB94JN&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;        Entry Code: Q~n]]6cxp&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;        Location: &amp;lt;a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/orau1"&amp;gt;https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/orau1&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;If you still cannot enter the meeting, contact support:&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://r.office.microsoft.com/r/rlidLiveMeeting?p1=12&amp;p2=en_US&amp;p3=LMInfo&amp;p4=support"&amp;gt;http://r.office.microsoft.com/...S&amp;p3=LMInfo&amp;p4=support&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;NOTICE&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Microsoft Office Live Meeting can be used to record meetings. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;By participating in this meeting, you agree that your communications&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;may be monitored or recorded at any time during the meeting.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;  ]]> </description> 
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<title>Announcing Georgia Tech students are available to collect time study data at your exercise</title> 
<link>http://www.snsmodeling.org/messageview.aspx?catid=29&amp;threadid=87</link> 
<pubDate>2009-09-10 2:57 PM -05.00</pubDate> 
<description> <![CDATA[ &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Announcing Georgia Tech students are available to collect time study data at your exercise.&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Modeling &amp; Simulation Group of the Division of Strategic National Stockpile has received funding to work with Georgia Tech’s Industrial and Systems Engineering Department to support state and local public health exercises.  Many of you may have seen the RealOpt optimization/simulation software on last week’s webinar.  The great news is we now have some funding to allow Georgia Tech students to travel to your upcoming POD and/or RSS Exercises to gather time study data for improving POD and RSS operations.   &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;If your exercise is selected, we will cover the travel, lodging and per diem costs to have approximately four PhD candidates to collect time study data.  This is what can be expected:&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;•The students may participate in your post exercise “hot wash” if requested.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;•The students will provide you a written, thorough analysis of the exercise within 30 days. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;•The students can also provide training to the POD and/or RSS Managers and planners on how to properly gather time study data to increase the accuracy of measurements and improve POD /RSS planning efforts. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;   &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The results will not be used to “rate” your exercise.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;If you are planning a POD, immunization clinic, regional node or RSS exercise, or actual operation of one or more, and you would like to participate in the time study data collection efforts, please contact your CDC Program Services Consultant or email me directly at eoj3@cdc.gov with the dates and locations of your exercises so we can add your area to this year’s schedule. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;  ]]> </description> 
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<title>As Promised, We are Rebroadcasting the RealOpt© POD Modeling Software Webinar</title> 
<link>http://www.snsmodeling.org/messageview.aspx?catid=29&amp;threadid=86</link> 
<pubDate>2009-09-10 10:50 AM -05.00</pubDate> 
<description> <![CDATA[ &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;As Promised, We are Rebroadcasting the RealOpt© POD Modeling Software Webinar&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Save the Date!&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;September 16, 2009&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;2:00 – 2:45 PM ET&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;This year’s influenza season will be an extremely challenging one for public health departments throughout the country, especially if the H1N1 influenza strain gains greater virulence.  With this in mind, CDC’s Division of the Strategic National Stockpile (DSNS) will conduct a webinar on RealOpt© modeling and optimization software to assist in designing vaccination clinics that run more efficiently and achieve desired throughput rates while operating with fewer staff. The live webinar will include opportunities to ask subject matter experts specific questions on how to use RealOpt© to design points of dispensing (PODs) and vaccination clinics.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Georgia Institute of Technology’s RealOpt© &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;RealOpt© is a modeling and optimization software tool that can assist you in planning for operations in PODs, vaccination clinics, and treatment centers.  This software was developed by the Center for Operations Research in Medicine and HealthCare, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;RealOpt© uses time-study data collected from PODs and vaccination, immunization, and treatment clinic operations during both real-world events and exercises. RealOpt© provides POD/clinic managers with an effective decision-support system for real-time resource allocation within PODs and clinics. It couples high-speed optimization algorithms and large-scale simulation into a single software decision system.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Using the models created with RealOpt© will help POD and clinic planners maximize throughput and minimize the average time patients spend in the POD or clinic.  RealOpt© provides state and local public health planners with the capabilities to:&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;•	Design customized and efficient POD and clinic floor plans using an automatic graph-drawing tool&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;•	Determine optimal labor resources required and provide the most efficient placement of staff at individual stations within the POD or clinic &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;•	Equalize staff utilization across POD/clinic stations&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;•	Perform disease propagation analysis &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;•	Assess current resources and determine minimum needs for the regional population&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;•	Allow large-scale virtual drills and performance data analysis of operations&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;More information, including the web address of the webinar, will be provided in a follow-up List Serv message and posted to the DSNS website at &amp;lt;a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://bt.cdc.gov/extranet"&amp;gt;http://bt.cdc.gov/extranet&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. The web address also is available on the SNS Modeling Forum; www.snsmodeling.org/.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;  ]]> </description> 
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<title>"Follow-up Details On Save the Date"</title> 
<link>http://www.snsmodeling.org/messageview.aspx?catid=29&amp;threadid=84</link> 
<pubDate>2009-08-27 10:49 AM -05.00</pubDate> 
<description> <![CDATA[ Webinar access details are below the line:&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;RealOpt© POD Modeling Software Webinar &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Save the Date! &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;September 2, 2009 &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;2:00 – 2:45 PM ET &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;This year’s influenza season will be an extremely challenging one for public health departments throughout the country, especially if the H1N1 influenza strain gains greater virulence. With this in mind, CDC’s Division of the Strategic National Stockpile (DSNS) will conduct a webinar on RealOpt© modeling and optimization software to assist in designing vaccination clinics that run more efficiently and achieve desired throughput rates while operating with fewer staff. The live webinar will include opportunities to ask subject matter experts specific questions on how to use RealOpt© to design points of dispensing (PODs) and vaccination clinics. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Georgia Institute of Technology’s RealOpt© &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;RealOpt© is a modeling and optimization software tool that can assist you in planning for operations in PODs, vaccination clinics, and treatment centers. This software was developed by the Center for Operations Research in Medicine and HealthCare, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;RealOpt© uses time-study data collected from PODs and vaccination, immunization, and treatment clinic operations during both real-world events and exercises. RealOpt© provides POD/clinic managers with an effective decision-support system for real-time resource allocation within PODs and clinics. It couples high-speed optimization algorithms and large-scale simulation into a single software decision system. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Using the models created with RealOpt© will help POD and clinic planners maximize throughput and minimize the average time patients spend in the POD or clinic. RealOpt© provides state and local public health planners with the capabilities to: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;• Design customized and efficient POD and clinic floor plans using an automatic graph-drawing tool &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;• Determine optimal labor resources required and provide the most efficient placement of staff at individual stations within the POD or clinic &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;• Equalize staff utilization across POD/clinic stations &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;• Perform disease propagation analysis &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;• Assess current resources and determine minimum needs for the regional population &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;• Allow large-scale virtual drills and performance data analysis of operations &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;________________________________________________________________________&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;When: Wednesday, Sep 2, 2009 2:00 PM (EDT)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Scheduled to Occur: Once&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Duration: 0:45&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;CDC’s Division of the Strategic National Stockpile (DSNS) has invited you to attend an online meeting using&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Microsoft Office Live Meeting.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/orau1/join?id=39B4W8&amp;role=attend"&amp;gt;https://www.livemeeting.com/cc...?id=39B4W8&amp;role=attend&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Meeting time: Sep 2, 2009 2:00 PM (EDT)  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Add to my Outlook Calendar:&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/orau1/meetingICS?id=39B4W8&amp;role=attend&amp;i=i.ics"&amp;gt;https://www.livemeeting.com/cc...W8&amp;role=attend&amp;i=i.ics&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;AUDIO INFORMATION&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;-Telephone conferencing&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; Use the information below to connect:&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;        Toll-free:            +1 (866) 564-0708 &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;        Participant code:     4869427&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;FIRST-TIME USERS&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;To save time before the meeting, check your system to make sure it is&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;ready to use Microsoft Office Live Meeting. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=90703"&amp;gt;http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=90703&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;TROUBLESHOOTING &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Unable to join the meeting? Follow these steps:&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;  1. Copy this address and paste it into your web browser:&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;     &amp;lt;a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/orau1/join"&amp;gt;https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/orau1/join&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;  2. Copy and paste the required information:&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;        Meeting ID: 39B4W8&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;        Location: &amp;lt;a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/orau1"&amp;gt;https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/orau1&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;If you still cannot enter the meeting, contact support:&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://r.office.microsoft.com/r/rlidLiveMeeting?p1=12&amp;p2=en_US&amp;p3=LMInfo&amp;p4=support"&amp;gt;http://r.office.microsoft.com/...S&amp;p3=LMInfo&amp;p4=support&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;NOTICE&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Microsoft Office Live Meeting can be used to record meetings. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;By participating in this meeting, you agree that your communications&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;may be monitored or recorded at any time during the meeting.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;__________________________________&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;  ]]> </description> 
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<title>Save the date - RealOpt webinar</title> 
<link>http://www.snsmodeling.org/messageview.aspx?catid=29&amp;threadid=83</link> 
<pubDate>2009-08-18 9:49 AM -05.00</pubDate> 
<description> <![CDATA[ RealOpt© POD Modeling Software Webinar&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Save the Date!&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;September 2, 2009&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;2:00 – 2:45 PM ET&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;This year’s influenza season will be an extremely challenging one for public health departments throughout the country, especially if the H1N1 influenza strain gains greater virulence.  With this in mind, CDC’s Division of the Strategic National Stockpile (DSNS) will conduct a webinar on RealOpt© modeling and optimization software to assist in designing vaccination clinics that run more efficiently and achieve desired throughput rates while operating with fewer staff. The live webinar will include opportunities to ask subject matter experts specific questions on how to use RealOpt© to design points of dispensing (PODs) and vaccination clinics.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Georgia Institute of Technology’s RealOpt© &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;RealOpt© is a modeling and optimization software tool that can assist you in planning for operations in PODs, vaccination clinics, and treatment centers.  This software was developed by the Center for Operations Research in Medicine and HealthCare, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;RealOpt© uses time-study data collected from PODs and vaccination, immunization, and treatment clinic operations during both real-world events and exercises. RealOpt© provides POD/clinic managers with an effective decision-support system for real-time resource allocation within PODs and clinics. It couples high-speed optimization algorithms and large-scale simulation into a single software decision system.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Using the models created with RealOpt© will help POD and clinic planners maximize throughput and minimize the average time patients spend in the POD or clinic.  RealOpt© provides state and local public health planners with the capabilities to:&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;•	Design customized and efficient POD and clinic floor plans using an automatic graph-drawing tool&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;•	Determine optimal labor resources required and provide the most efficient placement of staff at individual stations within the POD or clinic &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;•	Equalize staff utilization across POD/clinic stations&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;•	Perform disease propagation analysis &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;•	Assess current resources and determine minimum needs for the regional population&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;•	Allow large-scale virtual drills and performance data analysis of operations&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;More information, including the web address of the webinar, will be provided in a follow-up List Serv message and posted to the DSNS website at &amp;lt;a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://bt.cdc.gov/extranet"&amp;gt;http://bt.cdc.gov/extranet&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. The web address also is available on the SNS Modeling Forum; www.snsmodeling.org/.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;  ]]> </description> 
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<title>Getting RealOpt is now easier</title> 
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<pubDate>2009-08-17 2:29 PM -05.00</pubDate> 
<description> <![CDATA[ RealOpt POD modeling software from Georgia Tech is now easier to obtain. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;·       To order just go to: &amp;lt;a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www2.isye.gatech.edu/medicalor/leaseSoft.php"&amp;gt;http://www2.isye.gatech.edu/medicalor/leaseSoft.php&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;·       Fill out the download request form. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;You will receive two emails from Georgia Tech within 24 hours.  The first will be the download instructions and the second email will contain the user name and password required to activate the software.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;RealOpt is proprietary software.  Georgia Tech allows only federal, state and local public health departments’ to download free copies of this optimization software.  If your email contains a commercial designation (.com), such as yahoo.com or hotmail.com, you will not receive a password to activate the software.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;  ]]> </description> 
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<title>Questions Regarding RealOpt</title> 
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<pubDate>2009-01-19 1:08 PM -05.00</pubDate> 
<description> <![CDATA[ &amp;lt;br&amp;gt; You can reach Dr. Eva Lee at Georgia Tech at the email address:&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; eva.lee at gatech dot edu =&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="mailto:eva.lee@gatech.edu"&amp;gt;eva.lee@gatech.edu&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; Put in the subject line: RealOpt  ]]> </description> 
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<title>Some news information regarding RealOpt functionalities</title> 
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<pubDate>2009-01-19 1:00 PM -05.00</pubDate> 
<description> <![CDATA[ New computer program helps health departments halt outbreaks&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.news-medical.net/?id=4931"&amp;gt;http://www.news-medical.net/?id=4931&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; IIE Solutions: Feb 2005. "New tools help delineate the best response to a worst-case scenario". &amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www2.isye.gatech.edu/medicalor/news-files/IIEsolution-Feb2005.pdf"&amp;gt;http://www2.isye.gatech.edu/me...IEsolution-Feb2005.pdf&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; RxPG News:Apr 22, 2006. "RealOpt - Computer Program to Halt Pandemics".&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.rxpgnews.com/world/epidemics/article_4118.shtml"&amp;gt;http://www.rxpgnews.com/world/...ics/article_4118.shtml&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; Atlanta Business Chronicle: Apr 28, 2006. "Software helps to deal with disaster". &amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2006/05/01/story8.html"&amp;gt;http://www.bizjournals.com/atl...2006/05/01/story8.html&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Mass Dispensing Work is profiled in OR/MS Today, Feb 2008. "Doing Good with Good O.R -- O.R.'s Do-Gooders. ""National Biodefense -- In Case of Emergency""&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www2.isye.gatech.edu/medicalor/news-files/final-printed-topost.pdf"&amp;gt;http://www2.isye.gatech.edu/me...nal-printed-topost.pdf&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Enhancing Disaster and Medical Response&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology's Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering have developed a computer software system that allows flexible design of facility models, including various clinical models created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://media-newswire.com/release_1071104.html"&amp;gt;http://media-newswire.com/release_1071104.html&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;FOCUS: DRIVE-THROUGH HEALTH CARE&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Drive-through vaccination effort a success in Amherst&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/445122.html"&amp;gt;http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/445122.html&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;  ]]> </description> 
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