The Public Risk Entity Institute (PERI) has gathered presentations made by experts at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 2007 Annual Emergency Management in Higher Education Conference into an easily referenced book. The book, released this month at the 2008 conference, includes 20 papers by industry experts on topics such as Hurricane Katrina, homeland security, special-needs populations, development of emergency management programs in higher education, and the role of technology in disaster response. For more about the book, including a list of included papers and how to order, visit the PERI bookstore.