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March

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Los Angeles, CA, March 10-14.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Singapore, Singapore, March 10-14.

BCLC 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Beijing, China, March 10-14.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Lagos, Nigeria, March 10-14.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Hong Kong, Hong Kong, March 10-14.

BCLE AUD- Business Continuity Planning for Auditors, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 3-14.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Vancouver, Canada, March 10-14.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, March 10-14.

BCLI 2000- Business Continuity Planning - Italian, in Rome, Italy, March 10-14.

BCLJ 2000- Business Continuity Planning - Japanese, in Tokyo, Japan, March 12-16.

BCLE AUD- Business Continuity Planning for Auditors, in Elkridge, MD, March 17-20.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in New York, NY, March 17-21.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Ottawa, Canada, March 17-21.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning - French, in Montreal, Canada, March 17-21.

BCLE 2000- Business Contiuity Planning - French, in Paris, France, March 17-21.

BCP 501- Business Continuity Planning Review, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 18-20.

BCP 601W- Masters Case Study Review- Web-Based Training, United States of America, March 18-20.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Manila, Philippines, March 24-28.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Toronto, Canada, March 24-28.

BCP 601- Masters Planning Review, in Northbrook, IL, March 25-26.

BCP 501- Business Continuity Planning Review, in Lagos, Nigeria, March 26-28.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Allen, TX, March 31 - April 4.

April

BCP 501- Business Continuity Planning Review, in Arlington, VA, April 2-4.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, Dubai, UAE, April 6-10.

GCLE 2000- Business Continuity for the Public Sector, in Chicago, IL, April 7-11.

BCLC 2000- Business Continuity Planning - Chinese, in Beijing, China, April 7-11.

BCLP 2000- Business Continuity Planning - Portugeuse, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, April 7-11.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 7-11.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Calgary, Canada, April 7-11.

BCLS 2000- Business Continuity Planning - Spanish, in Bogota, Columbia, April 7-11.

BCP OVR- BCP Overview, in Millersville, PA, April 8-29.

BCP 601- Masters Case Study Review, in New Orleans, LA, April 9-10.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Minneapolis, MN, April 14-18.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Lagos, Nigeria, April 14-18.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 14-18.

BCP 501- Business Continuity Planning Review, in Toronto, Canada, April 14-16.

BCLC 2000- Business Continuity Planning - Chinese, in Beijing, China, April 16-20.

BCPJ 501- Business Continuity Planning Review - Japanese, in Tokyo, Japan, April 18-20.

BCLC 2000- Business Continuity Planning, Chinese, in Beijing, China, April 21-25.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 21-25.

BCLS 2000- Business Continuity Planning - Spanish, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 21-25.

BCP 501- Business Continuity Planning Review, in New York, NY, April 23-25.

BCP OVR- BCP Overview, in Millersville, PA. April 23-24.

BCLF 2000- Business Continuity Planning - French, in Quebec, Canada, April 28 - May 2.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 30 - May 28.

May

BCP 501- Business Continuity Planning Review, in New Orleans, LA, May 1-2.

BCLS 2000- Business Continuity Planning - Spanish, in San Jose, Costa Rica, May 5-9.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in New Brunswick, NJ, May 5-9.

BCLE AUD- Business Continuity Planning for Auditors, in Toronto, Canada, May 5-9.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Ottawa, Canada, May 5-9.

BCP 601- Masters Case Study Review, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 6-8.

BCLE AUD- Business Continuity Planning for Auditors, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 11-15.

BCLC 2000- Business Continuity Planning - Chinese, in Beijing, China, May 12-16.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Lagos, Nigeria, May 12-16.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Toronto, Canada, May 12-16.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 12-16.

BCLJ 2000- Business Continuity Planning - Japanese, in Tokyo, Japan, May 14-18.

BCLS 2000- Business Continuity Planning - Spanish, in Montevideo, Uruguay, May 19-23.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Singapore, Singapore, May 19-23.

BCLC 2000- Business Continuity Planning - Chinese, in Beijing, China, May 19-23.

BCP 600- Masters Case Study Review, in Bogota, Columbia, May 19-21.

BCP 500- Business Continuity Planning Review, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 19-21.

BCLP 2000- Business Continuity Planning - Portuguese, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 26-30.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Ottawa, Canada, May 26-30.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Winnipeg, Canada, May 26-30.

BCLS 2000- Business Continuity Planning - Spanish, in Mexico City, Mexico, May 27-31.

BCP 501- Business Continuity Planning Review, in Lagos, Nigeria.

AT DRI2014!

HCP 501 C- Business Continuity for the Healthcare Industry, in Atlanta, GA, May 15-16.

BCP 501 C- Business Continuity Planning Review, in Atlanta, GA, May 15-16.

BCP 601 C- Masters Case Study Review - in Atlanta, GA, May 15-16.

GCP 501 C- Business Continuity for the Public Sector, in Atlanta, GA, May 15-16.

BCP AUD- Business Continuity Planning for Auditors, in Atlanta, GA, May 15-16.

BCLE 2000 C- Business Continuity Planning, in Atlanta, GA, May 15-16.

JUNE

BCP 601- Masters Case Study Review, in Mexico City, Mexico, June 2-4.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, June 8-12.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Dearborn, MI, June 9-13.

BCLC 2000- Business Continuity Planning - Chinese, in Beijing, China, June 9-13.

BCLF 2000- Business Continuity Planning - French, in Paris, France, June 9-13.

BCLS 2000- Business Continuity Planning - Spanish, in Quinto, Ecuador, June 9-13.

BCPJ 501- Business Continuity Planning Review - Japanese, in Tokyo, Japan, June 13-15.

GCLE 2000- Business Continuity for the Public Sector, in Salt Lake City, UT, June 16-20.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Lagos, Nigeria, June 16-20.

BCLE AUD- Business Continuity Planning for Auditors, in Paris, France, June 16-20.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 16-20.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Washington, DC, June 23-27.

BCP 501- Business Continuity Planning Review, in San Francisco, CA, June 25-27.

BCP 601- Masters Case Study Review, in Toronto, Canada, June 25-27.
BCP 501- Business Continuity Planning Review, in Toronto, Canada, June 25-27.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 29 - July 3.

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Issue #88

February 28, 2014

Coming Soon: DRI's New International Glossary!

DRI International is proud to announce the upcoming release of the International Glossary for Resiliency, a new language guide designed to improve communications and increase clarity across the business continuity community.

A volunteer committee of industry leaders gathered to review 2,189 unique terms from 22 different reference documents, and voted on the standard set of terms and definitions that would be featured in the glossary.

After nearly two years, DRI can finally present the results of that work: a common set of universal terms that will reduce confusion, remove inconsistencies, and facilitate coordination between parties.

"When we were asked to offer a DRI glossary, we took on the challenge," said Chloe Demrovsky, DRI Managing Director of Global Operations. "We expect that this will be a living document, subject to revisions and changes from the community as we work to achieve our goal of uniformity in the industry."

On March 14, the International Glossary for Resiliency will be made available to everyone simply by logging onto MyDRI (https://drii.org/crm/login.php) and downloading the PDF file. You do not need to be a DRI-certified professional to create a free MyDRI profile -- our glossary is available to everyone!

What's in a Word? Follow DRI to Find Out!

As we get closer to glossary launch day, be sure to check out our social media sites (Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter) for a fun series of posts on the weird words, odd definitions and strange phrases that make language lively (and sometimes, very confusing)! Some might even be useful in your professional life, like utuqaq. Read on to find out what it means!

For instance:

Some words fall out of favor over time. But that doesn't mean we can't bring them back! Sprinkle these obscure gems into your daily conversations, maybe they'll catch on:

Groak - To silently watch someone while they are eating, hoping to be invited to join them ("I'm trying to enjoy my lunch, but that guy at the next table keeps groaking at me!")

Crapulous - To feel ill because of excessive eating or drinking ("I had a blast at Marv's party last night, but boy do I feel crapulous today.")

Jargogle - To confuse ("I told my son you can park in a driveway and drive on a parkway, and it completely jargogled him!")

Of course, some words fall out of common use for a good reason. When's the last time you would have used ...

Abicinate - To blind someone using red-hot metal

Batrachophagous - One who eats frogs

Fabiform - In the shape of a bean, or

Mallemaroking - Drinking heavily on a Greenlandic whaling ship that's stuck in ice?

That's just English words we don't use. Inuit speakers, on the other hand, have an overabundance of
frequently-used words --
especially when it comes to snow and ice, such as:

Matsaaruti - wet snow that can be used to ice a sleigh's runners

Pukak - Crystalline powder snow that looks like salt

Utuqaq - ice that lasts year after year (Those of us hit hard by winter storms this year will surely adopt this one!)

Siguliaksraq - the patchwork layer of crystals that forms as the sea begins to freeze

We'll have more wordplay for you every day leading up to the launch of the glossary, so follow our Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter feeds!

Glossary Webinar: Sign Up Now!

You're also invited to join us on Thursday, March 27 at 2:00 PM EDT for a special webinar presentation, "Why Words Matter: DRI's International Glossary for Resilience Unveiled, Survey Results Revealed."

During the one-hour session, committee members will discuss:

The glossary's origins and goals
The process of selecting sources, terms and definitions, and some of the tough choices made along the way
The results a post-release reader survey
And more!

To participate in this webinar, go to:

https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/124765438

Certifed, Unemployed? Attend DRI2014 Free!

That's right, any DRI-certified professional in good standing is invited to attend DRI2014 on us! As we have since the DRI conference launched in 2012, we are providing free full-conference passes to unemployed DRI-certified professionals who'd like to attend the conference to network and keep current.

"This is not just our conference, it's your conference," says DRI President Al Berman. "It's important that our certified professionals know that we stand behind them and that we are here to help them. It's simply the right thing to do."

For more information, please call the DRI International Customer Care Center at (866) 542-3744.

Reminder: Today's the LAST DAY for DRI2014 Early Bird Registration

Here's your final reminder: Today, February 28, is the last day you

can sign up for Early Bird registration to the DRI2014 Conference!

In addition to a discounted rate, you'll be entered to win a copy of speaker Dane Egli's book Beyond the Storms, and the chance to speak with him one-on-one.

The clock's counting down -- register here before the day is out!

Download This Free BCP Audit Whitepaper!

"The only way to determine whether your preparedness program meets the needs of your company is an audit." So says Don

Schmidt, an industry expert and DRI instructor, whose article (click here to read it) will make you go from worrying about an audit to wanting to conduct one...or more!

But don't just read Don's article. Attend his class! Don will be teaching DRI's ANSI-accredited Business Continuity Planning for Auditors course March 17-20 in Baltimore, MD.

Why do you need to audit your program? Perhaps, customers are asking for proof that you can deliver no matter what? Maybe you need to know if your program is compliant with regulatory requirements? Maybe you're preparing for an outside audit? Or, is it that you need to be sure that your program can and will work when put to the test?

Clearly, audit is important. But it's also complex, and it's a skill that must be learned and applied in very specific ways. Our ANSI-accredited Business Continuity for Auditors course teaches students how to audit a program in a hands-on, content-rich format that is both engaging and empowering! And successfully completing the course is the first step in becoming a DRI Certified Business Continuity Auditor (CBCA) or Lead Auditor (CBCLA).

DRI audit training covers relevant standards, laws and regulations, the process of risk assessment, vulnerability analysis, loss prevention, risk mitigation, as well as the development, implementation, testing and maintenance of emergency management and business continuity plans and procedures. Course materials reflect existing legal and regulatory requirements, as well as various standards.

To find out more about our audit courses, call (866) 542-3744 or email us at driinfo@drii.org.

Pitch In at DRI2014's Volunteer Day!

DRI2014 Conference attendees are invited to participate in Volunteer Group Volunteer Day

Day on Saturday, May 17 -- a great way to give back to the community and network with peers while earning valuable CEAPs (Continuing Education Activity Points)!

Choose between full-day or half-day volunteer options wherever you're most comfortable: working on gardening tasks at a community garden, helping sort and pack food donations at a food bank, or helping on a home construction project.

Every hour you spend volunteering earns you one CEAP -- 4 when you participate in a half-day activity, and 8 for a full day.

Spotlight: Pre-Conference Courses

DRI2014 is more than workshops and networking opportunities -- it's also a great time for business continuity pros to sign up for a wide variety of on-site DRI courses. Take the first step toward a DRI certification or add one to your career arsenal.

Choose from these pre-conference courses:

Business Continuity Planning
BCLE 2000: This 4-day course includes 32 hours of instruction followed by the Qualifying Exam that will be taken online. Instructors offer a fast-paced overview of DRI International's business continuity planning model and delineate the knowledge, skills and procedures needed to effectively execute each stage. (May 15-18, 8:30-5:00)

Business Continuity Planning Review
BCP 501: This 2-day refresher course offers a fast-paced approach to business continuity Professional Practices, with an emphasis on BC planning. (May 15-16, 8:30-5:00)

Masters Case Study Review

BCP 601: Addressing all phases of business continuity planning, this course prepares students for the MBCP (Master Business Continuity Planner) Case Study Exam. (May 15-16, 8:30-5:00)

Business Continuity for the Public Sector

GCP 501: Instructors in this course will offer a fast-paced overview of the
requirements for business continuity of operations planning specific to the public sector. (May 15-16, 8:30-5:00)

Business Continuity for the Healthcare Industry

HCP 501: Attendees will be introduced to best practices in business continuity
for the healthcare sector, based on DRI's 10 professional practices. (May 15-16, 8:30-5:00)

Business Continuity Planning for Auditors (Condensed)

BCP AUD: This course provides an overview of the Audit process and teaches the student to audit a Business Continuity Management program for conformity to the chosen standard (May 15-16, 8:30-5:00)

For more information, or to register for a training course, contact DRI International Customer Service: (866) 542-3744

DRI President Speaks at UAE Crisis Conference

DRI International President Alan Berman was on hand to speak at

the United Arab Emirates' 5th Crisis & Emergency Management Conference, held February 25-26 in Abu Dhabi. The event was designed to raise awareness and educate the national crisis management community of the UAE.

Under the umbrella theme of "Preventive Prediction, Not Impromptu Confrontation," Berman illuminated the role of supply chains and business continuity in responding to a disaster.

Fellow speakers included UAE Minister of Energy HE. Eng. Suhail Mohamed Faraj Al Mazrouei, Australian Emergency Management Institute Executive Director Raelene Thompson, and CEO of Emergency Media and Public Affairs Peter Rekers.

Get Ready for This Oil & Gas Industry Event

DRI International and marcus evans invite you to attend the Environmental Compliance for Oil & Gas Canada Conference this spring.

The Director of HSE and Regulatory from Pengrowth Energy Corporation, the General Counsel and Director of Regulatory of Genalta Power and the VP Environmental and Operations Performance for Alberta Energy Regulator are the latest additions to the conference, taking place in Calgary on the 8^th through 10^th of April.

With a lineup of 15+ expert industry speakers, this conference is the best opportunity to discuss challenges and opportunities in environmental regulatory compliance for the year ahead.

Why you should be there:

Achieve effective process implementation through a critical GRC program and process element
Develop a comprehensive life cycle audit program
Comply with current and projected greenhouse gas emissions standards
Overcome operation chaos and maintain key projects during the AER transition
Transform sound environmental strategy into increased operation effectiveness

Early Bird passes are available until the 7^th of March, so be sure to register online.