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September

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Manama, Bahrain, September 15-19.

BCP 501W- Business Continuity Planning Review- Web-based Training, Web-based Course, September 16-17.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Houston, TX, September 16-20.

GCLE 2000- Business Continuity for the Public Sector, in Hanover, MD, September 16-20.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Toronto, ON Canda, September 16-20.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Falls Church, VA, September 23-27.
BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Hong Kong, Hong Kong, September 23-27.

BCP EXRC- Business Continuity Planning, in Winnipeg, MB Canada, September 23-24.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Vancouver, BC Canada, September 23-27.

BCLS 2000- Business Continuity Planning-Spanish, in Bogota, Colombia, September 23-27

BCLC 2000- Business Continuity Planning-Chinese, in Beijing, China, September 23-27.

BCLS 2000- Business Continuity Planning- Spanish, in Medellin, Colombia, September 23-27.

BCP 501- Business Continuity Planning Review, in St. Michael, Barbados, September 24-26.

BCP 501- Business Continuity Planning Review, in Mumbai, India, September 27-29.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, September 29-October 03.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Las Vegas, NV, September 30- October 04.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 30-October 04.

October

BCP 601- Master Case Study Review, in New York, NY, October 1-3.

GCP 501- Business Continuity for the Public Sector, in Washington, DC, October 2-4.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Khartoum, Sudan, October 6-10.

BCLF 2000- Business Continuity Planning-French, in Paris, France, October 7-11.

BCLF 2000- Business Continuity Planning-French, in Montreal, QC Canada, October 7-11.

BCP 501- Business Continuity Planning Review, in Kirkland, WA, October 9-11.

BCP 501- Business Continuity Planning, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, October 9-11.

BCLE 1500- Higher Education Initiative Business Continuity Planning, in Hamsburg, PA, October 9-10.

BCP 501- Business Continuity Review, in Bengaluru, India, October 11-13.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Lexington, KY, October 14-18.

BLCE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Hyderabad, India, October 14-18.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 14-18.

BCLEI 2000- Business Continuity Planning-Italian, in Rome, Italy, October 14-18.

BCPJ 501- Business Continuity Planning Review- Japanese, in Tokyo, Japan, October 17-18.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Tel Aviv, Isreal, October 20-23.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 21-25.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Toronto, ON Canada, October 21-25.

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Issue #76

September 6, 2013

DRI2014 News: Save Dollars and the Date!

DRI2014: The Professionals Conference will be held May 18-21, 2014, in Atlanta, GA! Registration for DRI2014 will open in mid-September, and this year we will be offering a special $1195 early bird registration price. So, plan and budget accordingly, and we'll see you in Atlanta at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Atlanta.

We'll also be unveiling an innovative, in-depth conference program for experienced industry professionals that you will not want to miss. The emphasis is on information exchange and interaction among speakers and attendees. And we're not just talking swapping war stories, we'll deliver meaningful opportunities to network and brainstorm!

In the meantime, mark your calendars with the conference dates, May 18-21, 2014, and also plan to be at Volunteer Day on May 17.

What Makes Communities Resilient? Global Risk Forum Answers That Question and DRI Is There!

Last week DRI partnered with the Global Risk Forum for its 4th annual Conference on Community Resiliency. The conference was a great success due to the efforts of Global Risk Forum, Virginia Tech, and the engaged participants.

DRI's Director of Global Operations, Chloe Demrovsky, was one of the panelists for the discussion on public-private partnerships for "Building the Critical Infrastructure for Resiliency," the main topic of the conference. "Resilience is a broad-reaching goal that requires action from both the private and public sectors", she says, "It needs to be addressed on multiple levels including grassroots, national, and international. This conference was a terrific start."

According to Demrovsky, conference panels featured a wide range of qualified professionals from engineers to risk managers to business continuity professionals to sociologists, all brought together to answer the central question: what makes communities resilient?

"There are many ideas about how to address this important issue," she says. "A key component is building a culture of resiliency in which issues of sustainability and resilience are a familiar topic of discussion within communities before a hazardous event occurs. Habits take a long time to form and it is essential that individuals and organizations think about preparedness in advance. The messaging may take time to permeate the community and it may also take a while to establish the best form for adoption. One interesting comment brought by Keith Shaw, a Professor of Politics at North Umbria University in Newcastle, UK, is that the word 'sustainability' is viewed negatively by lower-income communities in northern England and Scotland, but that the term 'resilience' did not meet with the same resistance. Certainly it is important to frame the argument in terms that are acceptable to communities."

Says Demrovsky, "Because disasters tend to transcend national borders, it is at the international level that policy must be established. Making resilience a priority is essential for establishing the follow-up to the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA), which is a 10-year plan to make the world safer from natural hazards including climate change. Disasters have a way of washing away the hard-earned progress of economic development. It is for this reason that in addition to the creation of HFA2 for 2015-2025, resilience should be a priority in the next round of Millennium Development Goals released by the United Nations."

For those of you who attended the conference, be sure to keep track of your CEAPs (Continuing Education Activity Points). You are eligible to receive 16 CEAPs for attending this event! Please login to MyDRI, and log your points. Be sure to visit our CEAP Guidelines

to learn more ways you can earn your CEAPs.

Back to School Safe with National Preparedness Month

It's the most wonderful time of the year - back to school!!! This week our National Preparedness Month coverage focuses on personal preparedness, with an emphasis on families and children. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) put together an entire interactive website for children to learn about being prepared. It's called Ready Kids and is a great resource for children, as well as parents and teachers to prepare for emergencies.

Are you and your family prepared? This school year, make sure that you and your children are prepared for any and all types of emergencies. Play the interactive "Build a Kit" game on the FEMA website to be sure that you know exactly what should and should not be in your emergency tool kit. This isn't just for school age children either, even college kids, and adults can learn from these activities.

And be sure to follow DRI on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn this month as we update you on different tools, tips, and tricks to help keep you prepared.

Twice as Nice: A Conference and a Course!

Join NEDRIX, October 28-30 for its annual conference in Newport, RI. And after attending NEDRIX, be sure to stick around
for DRI's BCP 501 course - the first step toward becoming a Certified Business Continuity Professional. The DRI course, offered at a special discount to NEDRIX attendees, immediately follows the event, and will be held October 31 - November 1.

About The NEDRIX Conference

Come and take part in with colleagues from both the public and private sectors, as well as hear presentations from experts from many different organizations. For the updated program, as well as the speakers, and link to register, click here.

About the DRI Course

BCP 501 is a rapid business continuity planning refresher course covering the Professional Practices for Business Continuity Professionals in preparation for the DRI International Qualifying Exam. This two-day course features 16 hours of instruction followed by the Qualifying Exam that will be taken online. Instructors take a fast-paced approach to the Professional Practices with emphasis on BC planning and the knowledge, skills, and procedures needed to effectively implement each step of the planning process. For more information, click here.