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BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 3-25.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Herndon, VA, November 4-8.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in New York, NY, November 4-8.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity, in Boston, MA, November 4-8.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Ottawa, ON Canada, November 4-8.

BCLC 2000- Business Continuity Planning-Chinese, in Hong Kong, Hong Kong, November 4-7.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Istanbul, Turkey, November 4-8.

BCLS 2000- Business Continuity Planning- Spanish, in Mexico City, Mexico, November 5-9.

BCP EXRC-Exercising Business Continuity Planning- DRI Canada Offering, in Vancouver, BC Canada, November 7-8.

BCP 501- Business Continuity Planning Review, in Chennai, India, November 8-10.

BCLE AUD- Business Continuity Planning for Auditors, in Dallas, TX, November 11-15.

HCLE 2000- Business Continuity for the Healthcare Industry, in Chicago, IL, November 11-15.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in St. Michael, Barbados, November 11-15.

BCP 601- Masters Case Study Review, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, November 12-14.

BCP 601- Masters Case Study Review, in Atlanta, GA, November 13-15.

BCLJ 2000- Business Continuity Planning- Japanese, in Tokyo, Japan, November 13-15.

GCP 501 C- Business Continuity for the Public Sector, in Dallas, TX, November 17-18.

BCP 501- Business Continuity Planning Review, in Las Vegas, NV, November 18-20.

BCLE AUD- Business Continuity Planning for Auditors, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 18-22.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Madrid, Spain, November 18-22.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning- Spanish, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 18-22. 

BCLS 2000- Business Continuity Planning- Spanish, in Lima, Peru, November 18-22. 

BCLC 2000- Business Continuity Planning- Chinese, in Beijing, China, November 18-22. 

BCLS 2000- Business Continuity Planning- Spanish, in San Jose, Costa Rica, November 18-22.  

BCP 501W- Business Continuity Planning Review- Web-based Training, Web Based Course, United States, November 20-21.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Doha, Qatar, November 24-28.

BCLF 2000- Business Continuity Planning- French, in Paris, France, November 25-29.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Sydney, Australia, November 25-27.

BCP 501- Business Continuity Planning Review, in Beijing, China, November 25-27.

BCP 601- Masters Case Study Review, in Mexico City, Mexico, November 28-30.

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Issue #79          
October 25, 2013  

Lifetime Achievement and Service Provider of the Year Nominations Due November 15! 

Nominations for two DRI 2014 Awards of Excellence categories are due by November 15. Those categories are Lifetime Achievement and Service Provider of the Year. Winners in each category are chosen by DRI certified professionals casting their votes online. The list of nominees will be announced on November 18. 
 
To nominate in either category, click here. And for more information, read on: 
 
What is the Lifetime Achievement Award? 
This honor goes to a person who has demonstrated exceptional achievement within business continuity, and professional excellence over the course of a significant career in the industry. Nominees must demonstrate professional credibility, a substantial public relations profile, and respect within the industry in general. The nominee should provide examples of the tenets contained within DRI's Professional Practices. Nominations should be submitted in the form of a maximum 1,000-word statement. 
 
What is the Service Provider of the Year Award? 
Designed to recognize the very best in service delivery amongst full-service business continuity providers, this category will be judged on both a company statement - prepared by both the service provider and a customer - as well as an online vote, targeted at business continuity managers across all industry sectors. The company statement should demonstrate the company's commitment in promoting business continuity to its customer base and the wider audience, which may include staff awareness, training and user-group activity, amongst other efforts. The judges will base the award on innovation and quality as well as customer service and satisfaction and an ability to respond to changing market demand. The company and customer statement each should be submitted in the form of a maximum 500-word statement. 
DRI2014 News: Two Sessions Added, Even More to Come! 
Since we announced our incredible conference program, we've been hard at work...adding to it! Why stop at incredible, right? In the past few weeks, we've added two exciting sessions, and we'll be adding even more in the weeks to come in order to bring DRI2014 attendees maximum educational value. 

DRI2014 will be held May 18-21, 2014 in Atlanta, GA. Register now to take advantage of our early bird pricing!

Just added:

Europe's common currency is in crisis. If it fails, the consequences would be numerous and serious and could include bank runs, social and political unrest, as well as widespread economic instability. Businesses must not adopt a wait-and-see approach. Rather, they must seek to understand the potential impacts, and then prepare for potential outcomes. Such plans should consider finance and cash management, business continuity, revenue assumptions and targets, and client and supply chains. Attend this session to better understand what this looming crisis could do to your organization, and what you must do to be ready for it!

You have the credentials and experience, but do you have what it takes to conduct an effective Business Impact Analysis? An inadequate BIA yields wrong and useless data leading to a disastrous business continuity plan. Learn important tips such as using the "SMART" method, defining and setting reachable objectives, engaging the C-suite, knowing what and how to get the data for a productive Business Impact Analysis, identifying key players in your organization, and distinguishing what may be essential to upper management may not be critical to your business continuity plan.

Thought Leadership the Theme at BRPA! 

What matters right now?  If you were in Chicago, IL, last Tuesday, you'd know. DRI made the trip to the Windy City to sponsor the Business Resumption Planners Association (BRPA) meeting. DRI President Al Berman presented on the topic, "Business Continuity, What Really Matters Right Now?" and BRPA Program Director, Bob Flannery said, "The presentation was interesting, informative and fit right with the 'Thought Leadership' theme of the meeting."  


The event gave DRI the opportunity to meet face-to-face with many of the BRPA members and to answer questions they had about DRI certification and DRI's own conference, DRI2014.

 

"It's very important and insightful for BRPA members to get an international certification organization to weigh in on what's important to the BC Practitioner from a current issues and concerns perspective", Flannery said about having DRI present at the meeting. 

 

"We were really pleased to take part in this event," said Berman. "We are committed to supporting regional organizations like BRPA and always enjoy the opportunity to meet with our certified professionals and to meet future certified professionals as well."


The entire event was tweeted live by DRI. Be sure to follow DRI International on Twitter, as well as on Facebook, and LinkedIn.  

 

For those who attended and who are DRI certified, be sure to update your CEAPs in your MyDRI profile! 

Building Global Resilience at CI New York!

Chloe headshot 4aDRI's Director of Global Operations, Chloe Demrovsky, spoke last week at Continuity Insights New York.

 

"I was proud to be asked again to speak at Continuity Insights New York this year", Demrovsky said. Her "Building Global Resilience" presentation which talked about the risks that an organization faces across borders and markets, was among many outstanding presentations over the two-day conference. 

 
"Events such as these help keep the business continuity profession at the cutting edge. I was also impressed by the insights presented by my fellow speakers on a wide variety of topics and trends", said Demrovsky.

 
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.