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Webinar Watch
June 30, 2010 8:00 pm | Articles | CommentsThe latest webinars for your CI toolkit. Notification Q&A with the experts in July, and The Next REAL Pandemic in August. Plus, we’ve archived a great webinar on how to get the most out of your exercise.
The Extra Mile
June 30, 2010 8:00 pm | by Michael Keating | Articles | CommentsForget senior management for a minute. Five above-and-beyond steps you can implement to get everyone else in your organization behind the business continuity program.
The Best Deal in BCP!
June 30, 2010 8:00 pm | by Buffy Rojas Editor-in-Chief | Articles | CommentsPersonally, I think it’s the best deal in BCP. A three-day online conference requiring zero travel, providing up to 20 CEAP points toward your DRI International certification, and an incredible line-up of speakers and topics. And it’s only $195. You can even watch the sessions later if you get called away during the live event.
BC Management Announces New International Benchmarking Advisory Board Members
June 30, 2010 8:00 pm | News | CommentsAs a part of BC Management's commitment to providing leading compensation and continuity program benchmarking reports, BC Management is pleased to announce our newest International Benchmarking Advisory Board members.
The Continuity Insights e-Conference
June 29, 2010 8:00 pm | by CI Staff | Articles | CommentsHave recent budget cuts kept you from securing the information, education and networking opportunities you need to enhance your business continuity program?Join us on September 28-30, 2010 for the second annual Continuity Insights e-Conference and enjoy many of the benefits of an onsite event, without leaving your office.
How to Conduct Powerful Exercises Every Time
June 29, 2010 10:25 am | by The Center For Continuity Leadership | Webinars | CommentsCrisis situations that require quick reaction and on-the-spot decision making are often unexpected and unavoidable. The degree of our success in responding, controlling and managing such a crisis is directly reflected by the level of effective ...
Cloud Computing... and Business Continuity
June 10, 2010 10:25 am | by PlantCML | Webinars | CommentsCloud computing – it’s the latest buzzword in BCP, but what does it mean to you? Attend this informative webinar to find out. Our experts will answer your questions about security, reliability, cost, and basic strategy. Are cloud solutions ri...
ASM Consortium Releases Best-Practices Procedural Guidelines
June 9, 2010 8:00 pm | News | CommentsThe Abnormal Situation Management (ASM) Consortium has released the third in its series of best-practice publications based on 15 years of research in the prevention of abnormal situations.
New National Survey Shows Americans Unprepared for Natural Disasters
May 23, 2010 8:00 pm | News | Comments“Hurricane season officially begins on June 1 and other disasters can happen anytime, anywhere, as we recently saw with the devastating floods in Tennessee,” says Madelyn Flannagan, Big “I” vice president of agent development, education and research. “Lives and property are saved when people know what to do before, during and after a disaster. This national study further demonstrates that unfortunately most people are not ready in the event of a natural disaster.”
The H1N1 2009 Pandemic
May 20, 2010 1:43 pm | Articles | CommentsDid organizations do all that mitigation for Y2K and nothing happened, or did nothing happen because organizations did all of the mitigation organizations did?
Connect More!
May 20, 2010 11:59 am | Articles | CommentsFirst, a sincere thank you to everyone who attended the 2010 Continuity Insights Management Conference. It’s always great for me to connect, in person, with readers and vendors alike. And this year was no exception; I walked away from the event full of new contacts and new ideas, excited about our industry, and hopeful for its future.
On With the Show!
May 20, 2010 11:16 am | Articles | CommentsThe 2010 Continuity Insights Management Conference kicked off with an informative panel of New Orleans residents discussing the progress that’s been made, and how much work there is yet to do. Those who were able to attend the pre-conference "Road to Recovery" tour were able to witness this first hand. As we wound our way through the streets of the 9th ward, progress was evident from the Musicians Village to the Brad Pitt houses.
Simple Isn't Stupid!
April 30, 2010 8:00 pm | by Buffy Rojas Editor-in-Chief | Articles | CommentsPhelps says he thinks we need to think more about designing systems and tools that are simple, intuitive and “help us maintain competency in a crisis.” But instead of doing that, we tend to get caught up in bells and whistles that we don’t need, that the rank and file can’t use, and that ultimately complicate our lives and hinder crisis response.
The H1N1 2009 Pandemic - Another Y2K?
April 30, 2010 8:00 pm | by Cynthia Simeone | Articles | CommentsDid organizations do all that mitigation for Y2K and nothing happened, or did nothing happen because organizations did all of the mitigation organizations did?
Ask the EAB - May/Jun 2010
April 30, 2010 8:00 pm | Articles | CommentsWhat did you take away from this year’s Continuity Insights Management Conference? How will you apply those lessons learned to your program or practice?
