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Industry Associations Bulletin Board
February 2004
NEWS AND EVENTS
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NEW ADDITIONS
RIMS To Hold Disaster Planning/Business
Continuity Planning and Management Workshop
February 19 - 20, 2004, Atlanta, GA
"Managing the Disaster"
Attend this workshop and learn the elements of a disaster plan and the
principles of contingency planning and bring new skills, including media
management and product recall, back to the workplace. Credit toward the
RIMS Fellow designation will be given for participation in this workshop.
www.rims.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Education/RIMS_Fellow/RIMSFellowWorkshops/Business_
Continuity_Planning_-_Atlanta.htm
Mid Atlantic Disaster Recovery Association,
Inc. (MADRA)
Forty-fourth General Meeting, February 19, 2004
12:00 Noon to 4:00 PM
Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute Training Academy
Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD
For more information visit www.madra.org
NEDRIX Winter Meeting
February 24, 2004
Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center, Sturbridge, MA
www.nedrix.com
New England Disaster Recovery Information X-Change is a non-profit organization
with more than 600 active members throughout the six New England States.
The winter meeting will include the following sessions:
- Resilience - Rebounding During Turbulent Times
- "Assuring Business Continuity Through An Effective IT Recovery Program"
- In this session, Ed Deveau, Turning Point Solutions will identify
points to use in assessing your IT recovery plan to ensure that it supports
your organization's business continuity goals.
- Recovery Contract Negotiations" - Come benefit from experiences Cliff
Leavitt - Staples, as he relates what you need to look for in your recovery
contract and how to make sure you get what you need.
- "Private/Public Sector Initiatives Update" - Come hear the latest
on the implementation of the NEDRIX Notify and CEAS initiatives presented
by Chris Glebus-NEDRIX and Steve Morash-BEMA.
- "2003 Blackout-Lessons Learned" - Join Paul Kirvan editor in Chief
of Contingency Planning & Management magazine as he describes the lessons
learned from the Interim Report by Joint US-Canada Power System Outage
Task Force.
- "Protecting Your Company from the Invisible Enemy" a presentation
on Cyber terrorism and ways to mitigate the threat that it presents.
March 21-24, Providence, RI - IDRA Annual
Conference
Don't miss the 14th Annual conference on "Voice, Data and Image Telecommunications,
Contingency Planning, Business Continuation, Emergency Management and
Disaster Recovery." The conference is scheduled for Sunday through Wednesday,
March 21-24, 2004 in Providence, Rhode Island.
All educational sessions and exhibits focus on the voice, data, image
and sensory telecommunications aspects of contingency planning. Topics
include equipment, applications, case studies, networks, check lists for
success, introductory sessions, pitfalls and more.
For more information, go to www.idra.com,
click on "Annual Conference" and follow the links to "Selected Past Attendees"
and other important details.
Click on www.idra.com/2004ConferenceFlier.doc
for the latest Eflier.
Check back to the web site www.idra.com
for updates as the program is finalized.
Make your hotel room reservations EARLY.
Contact: Benjamin W.
Tartaglia, Executive Director
International Disaster Recovery Association (IDRA)
PO# 4515, Shrewsbury, MA 01545
Phone: 508.845.6000
Fires, Floods and Faults -V and Fanatics
Conference
Tuesday, March 30
San Jose, CA
The Collaborative for Disaster Mitigation and the City of San Jose Office
of Emergency Services present FIRES, FLOODS, and FAULTS - V and Fanatics
Conference, Tuesday, March 30, 2004 at San Jose State University, Barrett
Ballroom, Student Union in San Jose, CA. The Collaborative for Disaster
Mitigation was founded on the concept that only by all involved parties
collaborating, and working towards implementing mitigation, that we will
be able to minimize the consequences of disasters. You are invited to
attend the 5th Annual Conference, to both learn from the speakers and
also share your knowledge and experience with the others attending the
conference. www.sjsu.edu/cdm/fffconference
National Conference on Animals in Disaster
2004
May 12-14, 2004
Philadelphia, PA
The National Conference on Animals in Disaster will include more than
60 hours of valuable seminars and workshops that will appeal to emergency
managers and responders, animal care and control personnel, veterinary
professionals, and volunteers of all levels and experience. The topics
fall into three main areas: Preparedness and Planning, National and Veterinary
Issues, and Response Issues. For more information, contact the Disaster
Services department at the Humane Society of the United States at 301-258-3063
or e-mail ncad@hsus.org
ASSOCIATION OF SACRAMENTO AREA PLANNERS
Meetings of the Association of Sacramento Area Planners are held the second
Wednesday of each month at 9:00 A.M. at Vision Services Plan (VSP) 3333
Quality Drive, Rancho Cordova, California. VSP provides us with a comfortable
meeting room that is large enough for our group and the necessary presentation
equipment.
BICEPP ERT Challenge Set for April 2004
Business & Industry Council for Emergency Planning and Preparedness (BICEPP),
based in Los Angeles, California, will hold a special skills competition
for Corporate and Community Emergency Response Teams on April 3 and 4th.
The BICEPP ERT Challenge will test team member skills through competition
in a number of skill stations that are timed and judged by a panel of
experts.
www.disaster-resource.com/articles/news_factsheet_ert.shtml
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