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Share the Wealth…
Industry Associations Bulletin Board
November 2004
NEWS AND EVENTS
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ORGANIZATION SPOTLIGHT
International Disaster Recovery Association
April 3-6, 2005 - Baltimore, MD - The 15th Annual Conference on Contingency
Planning, Emergency Management and Disaster Recovery using Telecommunications.
It's a unique learning experience. All presentations relate to telecommunications
disaster recovery, business continuation and contingency planning. Since
1990 it has been the first and only conference dedicated to Telecom DRP.
Each year IDRA assembles experts from the field to speak on the latest
information regarding Telecom DRP. There are also refresher / introductory
courses for attendees to choose from. Their website is: www.idra.com
NEW ADDITIONS
Mid Atlantic Disaster Recovery Association, Inc.
This association was formed to stimulate communications among individuals,
groups and the community working in the areas of disaster recovery and
business continuity planning. By disaster recovery and business continuity
planning, they mean those disciplines required to recover an organization
which has suffered a catastrophic event, seriously impairing its ability
to perform its normal business. In a simple word, "a disaster." Learn
more at www.madra.org
The Business Continuity Planners Association
BCPA, based in Minneapolis-St. Paul, is a non-profit, mutual benefit association
of business professionals responsible for, or participating in, business
recovery, crisis management, emergency management, contingency planning,
disaster preparedness planning, or a related professional vocation.
The mission of BCPA is to provide a professional
and educational environment for the exchange of experience, dissemination
of information, professional growth, and for added value of mutual interest
to the membership.
BCPA membership is open to any and all professionals
interested in the vocations identified above, or related vocations. www.bcpa.org/metadot/index.pl
Community Briefings And Professional Training Opportunities
- November 17-19, 2004
"Emergency Medical Services Operations And Planning For WMD"
Los Alamitos, CA
- February 1-3, 2005
"Threat and Risk Assessment for WMD"
Los Alamitos, CA
- February 8, 2005
"Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings - Awareness"
Los Alamitos, CA
- February 10, 2005
"Hospital Emergency Management: Concepts and Implications of WMD Terrorist
Incidents"
Los Alamitos, CA
- February 15-17, 2005
"WMD/Terrorism Incident Defensive Operations for First Responders"
Los Alamitos, CA
- March 1-3, 2005
"Emergency Medical Services Operations and Planning For WMD"
Los Alamitos, CA
- March 8, 2005
"Protecting High Risk Buildings"
Los Alamitos, CA
- March 15-17, 2005
"Enhanced Threat and Risk Assessment"
Los Alamitos, CA
- March 22-24, 2005
"Incident Management/Unified Command for WMD/Terrorism Incidents"
Los Alamitos, CA
For complete course information visit: http://rohrabacher.house.gov/homelandsecurity
or contact:
Fadi Essmaeel M.D. CEM
Homeland Security Director
U.S. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher's Staff
101 Main St., Suite 380
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Office: (714) 960-6483 or (310) 377-9493
Cell: (562) 208-9845
Fax: (714) 960-7806
Email: fadi.essmaeel@mail.house.gov
NEDRIX/CPM Symposium
Please mark your calendars for Monday, December 6th 2004 when NEDRIX in
partnership with CPM will host a very important symposium that should
not be missed by anyone who is involved in Emergency Management, Security
and Business Continuity.
The primary objective of this event is to bring
together business continuity, security, and emergency management practitioners
to explore how the disciplines can work together building on the collective
best practices and standards of each, to create a more effective model
for cooperation and coordination in both the private and public sectors.
Your attendance and participation in this event
will not only benefit your organization but will also contribute to our
efforts as a community to collectively strengthen the effectiveness of
our nation's security, emergency response and business resumption activities
in response to threats and major interruption events. We look forward
to your attendance and participation and ask that you also send this along
to anyone else in your organization that you feel should attend and participate
in this event.
NEDRIX is extremely grateful for CPM's involvement
and support in helping us deliver this important event to you. We are
also grateful to ISSA, ASIS, MAEMP, and members emergency management agencies
from the City of Boston, State of Massachusetts and FEMA Region 1 for
their support and participation in the symposium. Their involvement will
ensure that the presentations and work sessions in this symposium will
truly generate a wide range of ideas and actions to help us achieve our
objective.
For more details on the symposium, or to register,
please go to the NEDRIX website www.nedrix.com
and select 'NEDRIX/CPM Symposium' from the menu on the Home Page.
If you have any questions or need further information,
please call or email the following people:
Ed Deveau
NEDRIX
edeveau@nedrix.com
(781) 485-0279
Brian Shapiro
CPM
bshapiro@writterpublishing.com
(908) 788- 0343 ext.171
POSTINGS FROM PREVIOUS WEEKS
Midwest Contingency Planners
MCP is a not for profit organization. They serve as a forum for business
professionals working in the areas of business continuity, business resumption,
contingency planning, disaster recovery and other related emergency recovery
functions. Membership area covers Indiana and surrounding states. www.drj.com/groups/mcp/MCPindex.htm
In-Company, On-Site Training by RIMS
All of workshops offered by the Risk and Insurance Management Society,
Inc. (RIMS) can be custom-designed for in-house training for your group
at the site you select. It is economical, convenient, and effective for
them to deliver a customized workshop at your facility or anywhere else.
RIMS' custom designed in-house workshops are a great value for your organization,
whether you require a large group to be trained or only a few employees
at a time. This is an opportunity for organizations to develop managers
sensitized to modern risk management. www.rims.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Education/In-CompanyTraining/In-CompanyTraining.htm
PRIMA Risk and Recreation Workshops Coming
to California and the Carolinas!
Sign up Today… 5 different locations available. Instructor will be Doug
Wyseman - a Recreation and Parks professional with over 30 years of Risk
Management experience! Click on the links below for flyers and registration
information!
The International Association of Privacy
Professionals
IAPP is the result of the recent union of the Privacy Officers Association
(POA) and the Association of Corporate Privacy Officers (ACPO). IAPP is
the nation's leading association for privacy and security professionals.
It helps its members build and maintain privacy programs while effectively
navigating the rapidly changing regulatory and legal environments. IAPP
wants to support your organization's privacy and data protection needs.
By joining IAPP, you will have access to the most up-to-date resources
and information to assist you and your internal and external teams. For
more information, please visit: www.privacyassociation.org/html/membership.html
The Great Plains Contingency Planners
GPCP is an organization of business continuity professionals in the Midwest
with a commitment to leadership and professionalism. They accomplish this
by providing an organized environment for exchange of information, networking
and continuing education for all professionals. It was created in 1992
by a group of local area corporate professionals dedicated to enhancing
the business continuity planning process. GPCP is a non-profit organization
incorporated in the State of Nebraska. While their members are primarily
from the Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska areas, anyone with an interest in
business continuity planning can join their organization. For more information,
please visit: www.greatplainscontingencyplanners.com
Iowa Contingency Planners
ICP is a professional group of Contingency Planners and Emergency Management
Officials from all sectors of society - business, industry, government,
and volunteer agencies. Their mission is to provide contingency planning
and disaster recovery educational and networking opportunities in a professional
setting at little cost to participants. For more information, visit: www.iowacontingencyplanners.org
Information Systems Audit and Control
Association
Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) got its start
in 1967, when a small group of individuals with similar jobs-auditing
controls in the computer systems that were becoming increasingly critical
to the operations of their organizations-sat down to discuss the need
for a centralized source of information and guidance in the field. In
1969, the group formalized, incorporating as the EDP Auditors Association.
In 1976 the association formed an education foundation to undertake large-scale
research efforts to expand the knowledge and value of the IT governance
and control field. For more information, please visit: www.isaca.org
Contingency Planning Association of the Carolinas 2004 Symposium
Registration
Friday, December 3, 2004, 8am - 4pm
UNCC Cone Conference Center, Charlotte, NC
After The Smoke Clears... Getting Back In Business
2 General Sessions and Multiple Breakout Topic Sessions
Paid Registration includes Continental Breakfast, breaks, Lunch, Parking,
Door Prizes
Before 11/19: $100 for members of CPAC or other BCP groups, $135 for
non-Members
After 11/19 $125/$150. See registration form for details
Keynote speakers include:
- Congresswoman Sue Myrick
- John B. Copenhaver, DRI International Chairman
- Ken Taylor, North Carolina Director of Emergency Management
For more information, please visit: www.cpaccarolinas.org/index.html
Symposium 2005: Best Practices in Risk Reduction for Colleges
and Universities
Learn how to make your college or university more disaster resistant!
Sign up today for this two-day symposium hosted by the University of Washington
Office of Emergency Management and supported by the Public Entity Risk
Institute and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
- Find out about innovative approaches to disaster preparedness in institutions
of higher learning
- Hear from and question experts on cutting edge successful hazard mitigation
techniques
- Talk and network with fellow peers from other colleges and universities
- Learn how you can set up and support an Office of Emergency Management
- Take home a "toolkit" for building a Disaster Resistant University
Date: January 27-28, 2005
Location: University of Washington campus - Seattle, WA
For more information and to register online, please visit:
www.washington.edu/admin/business/oem/symposium/index.html
Disaster Recovery Institute Asia
DRI Asia is pleased to announce they are conducting a 2-day Business Continuity
Management Best Practices Course specially designed for Managers and Executives
from the public services sector in Singapore. This course is organized
under the Infocomm Education Program, a joint initiative by the Infocomm
Development Authority of Singapore, and the Ministry of Finance. For more
details, visit www.driasia.org/IEO0405_BCM.htm
Disaster Recovery Information Exchange Canada
DRIE Canada was officially inaugurated on May 26, 1994. It was formed
in order to promote the profession across Canada and to co-ordinate the
efforts of the various chapters of DRIE. The aim of DRIE Canada is to
become the primary source of information and education for contingency
planners across Canada. The formation of DRIE Canada was announced at
the 1st National General Meeting of DRIE held during the Fourth World
Conference on Disaster Management in Hamilton, Ontario. For more information,
please visit: www.drie.org
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