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Protect and Connect Your Most Valuable Assets Placing your people and their needs first is not just the right thing to do – it’s a critical enabler of organizational continuity. Don’t fail to take the human cost into consideration in your BCP. Steve Zirkel writes. Click HERE>>

Colorado Doctors Get Pandemic Training
An initiative trains doctors and emergency response teams to ensure a response plan is in place to counter any surge in patient admissions during a pandemic. Click HERE>>

NYC Surveillance Plan Raises Privacy Concerns
NYC officials say they are planning to install a camera surveillance system for lower Manhattan by the end of 2007 – and privacy and security experts are already sounding the alarm. Click HERE>>

Black Verdict Shows Corporate Crackdown is Working, Experts Say
Five years after Bush ordered a crackdown on lax corporate governance, newspaper tycoon Conrad Black was convicted of fraud charges. Is this a sign the crackdown is working? Click HERE>>

Feds Work to Raise Terror Readiness
After last week’s announcements that al-Qaida may be stronger than it has been since 9/11, what is the federal government doing to strengthen the nation’s terror readiness? Click HERE>>

FEMA Dumping Ice that Cost Millions to Store since Katrina
After almost two years, thousands of miles and $12.5 million, a big part of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort has gone down the drain. Click HERE>>

Governance Experts Say Whole Foods Should Launch Internal Probe
Corporate governance experts say Whole Foods Market should launch a probe into chat room posting by its CEO that criticized its rivals. How far does corporate governance go? Click HERE>>

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COOP Systems General Release of myCOOP Version 6.0
Herndon, VA – COOP Systems announces the general production release of its new 6.0 version of myCOOP, a Business Continuity Management (BCM) software package. There are three major new aspects of the new release: several powerful new tools for Administrators, internationalization and support for any client anywhere in the world, and premium service levels available for hosted clients. Click HERE>>

CFEDWest 2008 Conference
Pala, CA – May 19-23, 2008. Built by California's first responders, for California's first responders - CFEDWest was developed to provide an educational forum that would provide dynamic continuing education focal to the needs of the western based first responder and a milieu for collaboration and cohesion amongst California's various first responder stakeholders. It’s truly an event California first responders can call their own. Click HERE>>

Mass Notification Announcer with Alert Tones
Viking Electronics, Inc. introduces a cost effective digital mass notification / evacuation announcer designed to work with a building or campus’s existing paging system. Model DNA-510 can provide 5 different alert tones and digitally pre-recorded voice evacuation, severe weather warning, lockdown, etc. instructions with a total record time of 2 minutes. The alert tones and messages can be repeated 1-99 times or until reset. Click HERE>>

National Registry of Environmental Professionals’ Huge EH&S Conference
San Antonio, TX – Two days jam-packed with certification preparatory workshops, technical papers and special seminars aimed at updating your skills. This year’s meeting will include important presentations on Homeland Security and Preparedness, dealing with mold, handling and transporting very dangerous and hazardous materials, and better environmental management practices to improve your job skills. Click HERE>>

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