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Industry Associations Bulletin
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October 2004
NEWS AND EVENTS
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ORGANIZATION SPOTLIGHT
Southeastern Continuity
Planners Association (SCPA)
SCPA is an informal professional association made up of business
continuity professionals, public sector emergency management
professionals, and vendor professionals catering to the business
continuity field. Our purpose is to provide a forum for training,
networking, and the exchange of ideas and information. We meet on a
quarterly basis, usually the second Thursday of the middle month of
each quarter at one of our member locations, usually in the Atlanta
metropolitan area. We have no dues. We welcome all who are interested
to join us. Contact and meeting information can be found at our web
site, www.scpa.us
NEW ADDITIONS
Establish and Document a BC Program Methodology
Business Recovery and Continuity Education Experts (BRACE) is holding
a workshop that will lead the participants through the steps necessary
to establish and document a BC program methodology based on internationally
accepted Business Continuity Industry Standards as defined by the Disaster
Recovery Institute (DRI) and the Business Continuity Institute (BCI).
For more information, www.braceonline.com/eventschedules.htm
"Staying Balanced in a Merry-Go-Round World"
April 6-9, 2005 - Dallas, TX
The Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists is having their 13th Annual
Conference on Stress & Trauma. They are accepting workshop proposals until
October 31, 2004. You can contact them at (512) 868-3677 or admin@ATSS-HQ.com
CAFM Web Seminars
FM:Systems, a leader in the field of CAFM (Computer-Aided Facility Management)
software and integration, invites you to attend COMPLIMENTARY WEB SEMINARS
on targeted CAFM topics.
What: CAFM Web Seminars (no charge to attend): http://fmsystemsevents.webex.com
When: October 12th through November 30th (Pick from several topics and
dates to fit your schedule)
Where: From the comfort of your own office. All you need is a phone and
Internet access.
Who should attend: Facility Management professionals
What you will learn:
"Facility Information - Anytime, Anywhere using Web-based CAFM"
• How to deploy facilities data, reports and floor plans over the web
for corporate-wide access
• How to effectively manage space, employee locations, assets, leases,
properties and facility maintenance - with real-time data
• Methods for business continuity planning using CAFM
"Best Practices for Implementing CAFM"
• The proven steps for implementing a CAFM system - painlessly and successfully
• How to link to enterprise systems and maintain accurate data
• Lessons learned from real-life case studies of successful CAFM implementations
"Power Tools for Web-based CMMS & Move Planning"
• How to manage move projects and coordinate move teams over the web
• Reduce churn and move costs using CAFM move management tools
• How CMMS can streamline your work order fulfillment process & provide
optimum service to end users
• Add efficiency to the Move/Add/Change process with collaboration tools
How: Sign-up today for the free seminars of your choice at: http://fmsystemsevents.webex.com
For more info:
Toll free: (800) 648-8030 ext.10
Email: info@fmsystems.com
Website: www.fmsystems.com
Association of Contingency Planners (ACP) Hosts Two
Fall Conferences
ACP, Utah Chapter 2004 Symposium, October 9-11
ACP/PRISM Joint Symposium, December 9-11
www.acp-international.com/articles.html
NEDRIX News
NEDRIX Annual Conference
October 25-27, 2004 Newport, RI
www.nedrix.com/100next/100.htm
CPM/NEDRIX Symposium
Creating an Environment for Effective Communications and Coordination
between the Emergency Management, Security and Business Continuity
Disciplines. December 6, 2004 Boston Convention Center.
Coming Soon From DRI International
DRII will launch a user-friendly online, electronic version of its
certification application. Be watching for the announcement of this new
service by the last quarter of 2004. www.drii.org
IAEM Certification Exam
CEM® Program Overview & Exam Registration
November 11, 2004
CPM 2004 East Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC
https://newfocus.securewebsites.com/iaem/iaemcpmeast.html
Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness
CCEP's World Conference on Disaster Management: A Call for Papers
The 15th annual conference will be held July 10-13 in Toronto, Canada.
The theme of the 2005 Conference will be "The Changing Face of Disaster
Management Defining the New Normal" Deadline for submissions is
December 4th, 2004. For more information, www.wcdm.org/main.html
New Course Added to HazMat Explo 8
We've expanded the MERRTT training that is being offered on Monday
during Pre-Conference. On Friday, we'll be offering the second day of
training which will be train-the-trainer.
From the conference guide description:
Day 2 MERRTT (Pre-requisite: attendance at Day 1 MERRTT
November 15 pre-conference)
MERRTT Day 2 completes the full MERRTT program and overviews MERRTT
Train-the-Trainer delivery. Modules taught on Day 2 include ;
Decontamination, Disposal and Documentation; Transportation by Rail,
Transportation of Safeguards Material, Pre-Hospital Practices, Incident
Command, Public Information Officer. Attendees completing both Day 1 on
November 15 and Day 2 on November 19 will receive Trainer certificates
and Instructor materials for use in conducting MERRTT courses in their
localities.
To register online, click here:
www.hazmatexplo.org/pages/registration/index.php
To fax your registration, simply click here:
www.hazmatexplo.org/pages/dl/Fax_Reg_Form.pdf
To mail in your registration, simply click here:
www.hazmatexplo.org/pages/dl/MailIn_Reg_Form.pdf
To download the complete conference brochure, click here:
www.hazmatexplo.org/pages/dl/HE8_Conference_Brochure.pdf
If you have any questions, please call us directly at (702)
768-0887 or (702) 455-5710.
IAEM 2004 Conference: "Collaboration: The Key to
Success in Emergency Management."
The IAEM Conference will be held November 5-11, 2004 at the Adams Mark
Hotel in Dallas, TX. The conference will provide a forum for current
trends, topics and the latest tools and technology in emergency
management and homeland security, as well as advance IAEM committee
work. Sessions encourage stakeholders at all levels of government, the
private sector, public health and related professions to exchange ideas
on collaborating to protect lives and property from disaster. For more
information go to www.iaem.com
ASIS ACP Homeland Security Seminar Call for Sponsors
The Central Illinois Chapters of ASIS (formerly American Society for
Industrial Security) and ACP (Association of Contingency Planners) will
be conducting their annual seminar later this year. To read more, click
here.
Utah-ACP Annual Symposium
The Utah Chapter of the Association of Contingency Planners is pleased
to announce that its annual Symposium will be held on October 21, 2004.
Our theme this year is, "When Disaster Strikes We're All Connected…
Ready at Every Level." We've lined up an exciting program featuring the
Editor of CPM Global Assurance Magazine, Paul Kirvan; Senior Staff of
Mitretek Systems, Paul Streidl; Executive Director of Risk Management
for Morgan Stanley, Andrew Weisman; along with a number of other
speakers covering a variety of topics. Please visit the ACP website at www.acputah.org for
the latest information. The ACP Symposium will take place at The Salt
Lake Community College Miller Campus located at 9750 South 300 West,
Sandy, Utah. Free parking will be available. For registration see web
site www.acputah.org/symposium.htm
Also we have monthly meetings:
www.acputah.org/meetings.htm
Three Rivers Contingency Planning Association (TRCPA)
Three Rivers Contingency Planning Association Announces the following
schedule of meetings.
Friday, November 12, 2004 at 1:00 p.m.
Friday, January 14, 2005 at 1:00 p.m.
Friday, March 11, 2005 at 1:00 p.m.
Friday, May 13, 2005 at 1:00 p.m.
Meeting locations and agendas will be announced at a later
date. For more information, please visit the TRCPA web site at www.trcpa.org
Association of Contingency
Planners & PRISM International to Hold Joint Conference in December
2004
The Board of Directors of the Association of Contingency Planners (ACP)
and the Board of Directors of Professional Records and Information
Services Management International (PRISM) have agreed to jointly host a
conference on December 9-11 in New Orleans.
Main features of the conference will
include a joint opening keynote session with Jane Boucher, author of
"How to Love the Job You Hate," joint receptions, a joint trade show
area, and an opportunity for the two associations to network
individually and across organizations.
In addition, the conference will
feature a number of facility tours relating to both planning for
emergency response and business continuity and commercial information
management.
The Association of Contingency
Planners is the largest international professional association for
business continuity planners as well as related professions such as
crisis management, emergency management, all arenas of disaster recover
planning, and any other interested fields. Founded in 1984, ACP has
over 1500 members and 23 chapters.
The ACP corporate website is: www.acp-international.com.
PRISM International is a trade
association serving commercial information management facilities which
include commercial records facilities, secure media vaults, electronic
vaulting and data repositories, imaging services companies and
confidential destruction companies.
Their corporate website is: www.prismintl.org.
Plan now to attend.
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