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Share the Wealth…
Industry Associations Bulletin Board
December 2004
NEWS AND EVENTS
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ORGANIZATION SPOTLIGHT
Association of Specialists in Cleaning & Restoration
March 15-19, 2005 -- Annual Solutions Conference. Palm Springs, CA. It's
not your same ol' ASCR convention! Solutions - the Education Summit®
will be new and better in many respects in 2005. What's new and better?
Analysis of critical issues impacting the bottom lines of cleaning and
restoration companies; out-of-the-box speakers from leading corporations,
law firms, and one of the nation's finest business schools; and a revised
format geared to increasing the return on investment for both participants
and exhibitors. For more information, visit www.ascr.org/programs/conference/index.shtml
NEW ADDITIONS
Ice Rescue Training Programs for 2005
Lifesaving Resources announces its '2005 series of Ice Rescue Training
Programs as follows:
Ice Rescue Technician Course
Saturday, January 22
Dublin School
Dublin, NH
Ice Rescue Technician Course
Saturday, February 5
Dublin School
Dublin, NH
Ice Rescue Technician Course
Friday, February 25
Sargent Center for Outdoor Education
Hancock, NH
Ice Rescue Train-the-Trainer Weekend
Friday, February 25 through Sunday, February 27
Sargent Center for Outdoor Education
Hancock, NH
Ice Rescue Technician Course
Saturday, March 19
Dublin School
Dublin, NH
For information and/or registration, please access
the EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SECTION of the Lifesaving Resources' web site
at www.lifesaving.com.
This section also contains testimonials, a photo gallery, and a video
news story about these training programs.
For additional information, please contact Lifesaving
Resources at (603) 827-4139 or e-mail donna@lifesaving.com.
Loss Prevention and Security Association
A new partnership with UNISEN has been forged to provide discounts on
Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) products. UNISEN is a supplier of
EAS products designed to help retailers decrease shoplifting and increase
profits. UNISEN specializes in producing Acousto-Magnetic (AM) and Radio-Frequency
(RF) hard tags and labels that are fully compatible with Sensormatic UltraMax®,
Checkpoint, and any other branded EAS system. For the full press release,
www.lpsa.net/index2.htm
Security Industry Institute
Philadelphia, PA - March 6-11, 2005. The Wharton School. Experience a
learning environment that provides an outstanding opportunity to build
the talent and leaders necessary for the securities industry. Firms benefit
immensely from this knowledge building, enabling them to take back new
ideas and thought processes that can be shared with their colleagues,
and applied to personal and professional development. For full information
on the Wharton School, www.sia.com/institute
POSTINGS FROM PREVIOUS WEEKS
Business Recovery Association of Virginia
The Business Recovery Association of Virginia is an independent professional
association of those involved in Business Continuity/Recovery and Contingency
Planning. Membership is open to anyone who would like to participate.
There are no membership dues or meeting fees. Leadership is by an informal
Steering Group. Meetings are held quarterly at host sites, generally in
the Richmond area. For more information, go to: www.drj.com/groups/brav/brav.htm
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
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
- 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
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
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