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BCLS 2000- Business Continuity Planning - Spanish, in Mexico City, Mexico, Aug. 26-30.

BCLE AUD- Business Continuity Planning for Auditors, in Chicago, IL, Sept. 8-12.

BCLE AUD- Business Continuity Planning for Auditors, in Ottawa, Canada, Sept. 8-12.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Fort Lauderdale, FL, Sept. 15-19.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Houston, TX, Sept. 15-19.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Toronto, Canada, Sept. 15-19.
HCLE 2000- Business Continuity for the Healthcare Industry, in Rochester, MN, Sept. 15-18.
BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Vancouver, Canada, Sept. 22-26.

BCLE 2000 S- Business Continuity Planning - Specialty Course, in Maryland Heights, MO, Sept. 22-26.
BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Meridian, ID, Sept. 22-25.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in New York, NY, Sept. 22-26.
BCP 601- Masters Case Study Review, in San Diego, CA, Sept. 24-26.

GCP 501- Business Continuity for the Public Sector, in Washington, DC, Oct. 1-3.

BCP 501- Business Continuity Planning Review, in Altoona, IA, Oct. 2-3.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Las Vegas, NV, Oct. 6-10.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Denver, CO, Oct. 6-10. BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning,
in Dearborn, MI,
Oct. 6-10.

BCLF 2000- Business Continuity Planning - French, in Montreal, Canada, Oct. 6-10.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Chicago, IL, Oct. 6-10.

BCP 501- Business Continuity Planning Review, in Boston, MA, Oct. 8-10.
BCP 501- Business Continuity Planning Review, in Kirkland, WA, Oct. 8-10.
BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Toronto, Canada, Oct. 20-24.

BCLE AUD- Business Continuity Planning for Auditors, in Edmonton, Canada, Oct. 20-24.

RMLE 2000- Risk Management for the Business Continuity Professional, in Washington, DC, Oct. 20-24.

BCP 501- Business Continuity Planning Review, in Honolulu, HI, Oct. 21-22.

BCP 601- Masters Case Study Review, in Dearborn, MI, Oct. 22-24.

BCP MET- Business Continuity Metrics Overview, on the Web, Oct. 24.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Herndon, VA, Nov. 3-7.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Ottawa, Canada, Nov. 3-7.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Framingham, MA, Nov. 10-14.

BCP 501- Business Continuity Planning Review, in Las Vegas, NV, Nov. 17-19.

HCLE 2000- Business Continuity for the Healthcare Industry, in Tampa, FL, Nov. 17-21.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Toronto, Canada, Nov. 17-21.

BCLS 2000- Business Continuity Planning - Spanish, in Mexico City, Mexico, Nov. 24-28.

BCLF 2000- Business Continuity Planning - French, in Montreal, Canada, Dec. 1-5.

BCP 601- Masters Case Study Review, in Mexico City, Mexico, Dec. 1-3.

BCP 601W- Masters Case Study Review, on the Web, Dec. 3-5.

BCP 501- Business Continuity Planning review, in Chicago, IL, Dec. 3-5.
BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in New York, NY, Dec. 8-12.
BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Phoenix, AZ, Dec. 8-12.
BCP 501- Business Continuity Planning Review, in San Diego, CA, Dec. 10-12.
BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Toronto, Canada, Dec. 15-19.

Latin America

BCLS 2000- Business Continuity Planning - Spanish, in Bogota, Colombia, Sept. 1-5.

BCP 601- Masters Case Study Review, in Bogota, Colombia, Sept. 8-10.

BCLS 2000- Business Continuity Planning- Spanish, in Santiago, Chile, Sept. 8-12.

BCLP 2000- Business Continuity Planning- Portuguese, in Brasilia, Brazil, Oct. 6-10.

BCLP 2000- Business Continuity Planning - Portuguese, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oct. 27-31.

BCLS 2000- Business Continuity Planning - Spanish, in Bogota, Colombia, Dec. 1-5.

Middle East and Africa

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Aug. 31 - Sept. 22.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 7-11.
BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 7-11.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Lagos, Nigeria, Sept. 15-19.

BCLE AUD- Business Continuity Planning for Auditors, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 21-25.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Lagos, Nigeria, Sept. 24-26.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Calabar, Nigeria, Oct. 13-17.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Casablanca, Morocco, Oct. 14-17.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 26-30.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in

Lagos, Nigeria, Oct. 29-31.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Nov. 2-22.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 2-6.
BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 9-13.
BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Calabar, Nigeria, Nov. 10-14.
BCLE AUD- Business Continuity for Auditors, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 23-27.
BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Calabar, Nigeria, Dec. 8-12.
BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 14-18.

Europe

BCP 501- Business Continuity Planning Review, in Luxembourg, Sept. 15-17.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Luxembourg, Sept. 22-26.

BCLE AUD- Business Continuity Planning for auditors, in Paris, France, Oct. 6-10.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in London, United Kingdom, Oct. 13-17.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Oct. 27-31.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Nov. 10-14.

BCP 501- Business Continuity Planning Review, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Nov. 17-19.
BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Warsaw, Poland, Nov. 17-21.
BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Nov. 24-28.

BCLE AUD- Business Continuity Planning for Auditors, in Paris, France, Dec. 1-5.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Dec. 8-12.
BCLS 2000- Business Continuity Planning - Spanish, in Madrid, Spain, Dec. 15-19.

Asia

BCLE AUD- Business Continuity Planning for Auditors, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aug. 25-29.

BCLC 2000- Business Continuity Planning - Chinese, in Beijing, China, Sept. 15-19.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept. 15-19.

BCLJ 2000- Business Continuity Planning - Japanese, in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 17-21.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Singapore, Sept. 22-26.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 22-26.

BCLC 2000- Business Continuity Planning - Chinese, in Beijing, China, Oct. 13-17.

BCP 501- Business Continuity Planning Review, in Singapore, Oct. 13-15.

BCPJ 501- Business Continuity Planning Review - Japanese, in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 17-19.

BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Hong Kong, Oct. 20-21.

BCP 501- Business Continuity Planning Review, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct. 28-30.

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

BCLJ 2000- Business Continuity Planning - Japanese, in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 12-16.
BCLE AUD- Business Continuity Planning for Auditors, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Nov. 24-28.
BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Dec. 1-5.
BCLE 2000- Business Continuity Planning, in Singapore, Dec. 8-12.

BCPJ 501- Business Continuity Planning Review - Japanese, in

Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 12-14.

BCLC 2000- Business Continuity Planning - Chinese, in

Beijing, China, Dec. 15-19.

BCP 501- Business Continuity Planning Review, in Singapore, Dec. 15-17.

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Issue #100

August 15, 2014

#DRI2015: Early-Bird Registration Opens Monday -- and Check Out the Conference Program!

It's our 100th issue of DRIVE, so we figured we should have some big news to mark the occasion, and here it is: Registration will open on Monday, Aug. 18, for #DRI2015, on March 1-4 in San Antonio, TX!

Want to know what you can look forward to? Then check out our preliminary conference program for a preview of the fantastic sessions and speakers we're lining up. And by popular demand, we're also offering educational tracks on two hot topics: Risk Management and Technology.

Here are just a few of the sessions:

Hudson Yards: The Ultimate Case Study in Risk and Continuity -- Find out what it takes to keep the largest real estate development in the history of the United States on track with Greg Perruzzi, Director of Risk Management - Construction for Related Companies
Big Data and the Cloud: Business Continuity for Outside the Enterprise -- CSC's Dan Mikulsky will discuss the strategies every business continuity planner needs to devise for cloud computing.
Homeland Security, Corporate Security, and Continuity -- Learn more about Johns Hopkins University Professor Jeffrey P. Grossman's approach to marrying homeland and corporate security, and how business continuity and risk pros can work with their security counterparts.
The Need for Speed: A Case Study in Speedy Recovery! -- Hear The Energy Authority's Pauline Williams Banta, MBCP, describe how her company leveraged technology to drastically reduce recovery time, and get practical tech takeaways you can bring to your organization.

And that's just the tip of the iceberg. New sessions are being added all the time, so be sure to check back often for updates!

Click here to learn more about the conference, and we'll see you in San Antonio!

Tweet Your DRI Achievements with One Click!

Now it's easier than ever to share your DRI achievements with your friends, family, and colleagues!

We've added a button to your MyDRI Dashboard that you can use whenever you reach your next DRI professional milestone -- whether it's passing an exam or a new certification. Just click the "Tweet" button, and a message will go out to Twitter, such as:

"I just passed the DRI qualifying exam! Next step -- certification!"

"I just earned a @dri_intl certification through #MyDRI!"

It's a one-click success story!

DRI International: Social Media Dynamo

SOCIAL MEDIA Do you open each issue of DRIVE and think, "I wish I didn't have to wait two more weeks for the next one!"

Well then you're in luck. Every Monday through Thursday, DRI takes to social media to offer daily news, links, course reminders, the occasional Weird Al Yankovic video, and much, much more!

You can find us on:

Facebook - Facebook.com/DRIInternational

Twitter - twitter.com/DRI_Intl

LinkedIn - linkedin.com/company/dri-international

LinkedIn MBCP Group - linkedin.com/groups/DRI-International-Master-Business-Continuity-7445635/about

DRI Foundation LinkedIn Group - linkedin.com/company/dri-foundation

DRI Australia & New Zealand LinkedIn Page - linkedin.com/pub/dri-australia-new-zealand/76/a99/146

DRI China LinkedIn Page - linkedin.com/groups/DRI-China-Professionals-Forum-4214757

DRI Istanbul LinkedIn Page - linkedin.com/groups/DRI-Istanbul-5134612

DRI Malaysia LinkedIn Page - linkedin.com/company/dri-malaysia

DRI Nigeria LinkedIn -linkedin.com/groups/DRI-Professionals-in-Nigeria-BUSINESS-7411017/about

And follow our blogs:

A few posts that you may have missed if you don't already follow us:

And of course, to celebrate our landmark 1,000th Tweet, we got everyone on Twitter a cake:

See? Follow us on social media, and you might just get cake out of the deal!

Infographic: Smart Social Media in a Crisis

Image_SocialMedia Social networks can be a great tool for getting information out in an emergency -- if you do it right.

That's where this helpful infographic from the National Weather Service of Norman, OK, comes in handy. The quick list of tips for tweeting responsibly in severe weather recommends always including:

What you saw
Where you saw it
What time it happened, and
A picture if you have it.

Most important, though, is making smart choices about what you send. In an emergency, warnings and reports are highly perishable, and misinformation can get out all too quickly. So, if you're not sure about the source of an image or warning, think twice about sending it out to your people.

Want more info on social media best practices? The Department of Homeland Security has released a detailed, 44-page PDF report outlining the best uses of social media to enhance situational awareness during major events.

Check Out the New Look of DRI's Professional Practices...and Download Them too!

Head on over to MyDRI to view our newly redesigned Professional Practices for Business Continuity Practitioners!

You can download the all 10 professional practices in one PDF of practices, or download each individually. They've all been given a fresh new look to make them easier to read and use as a reference.

The English-language version is already redesigned, and the French, Spanish, and Portuguese versions will get their makeovers and be available later this month.

Click here log into your MyDRI account, then find the Professional Practices under the Resources menu to access them!

Business Continuity in Healthcare: Check Out Our New Report and Course!

4-19 HOSPITAL Pic

In the wake of major disasters like Hurricane Sandy and the Boston Bombing, new guidelines and proposed requirements are aimed at seriously improving emergency preparedness in the healthcare industry.

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid has proposed requirements for hospitals, long-term care facilities, home health agencies, and 13 other types of healthcare providers, centered around four emergency preparedness pillars:

Risk assessment and planning
Policies and procedures
Communication plans, and
Training and testing.

Hospitals can learn a lot of lessons from some recent, high-profile emergency scenarios, which is why DRI has released a special case study report, Training for Disasters in Recovery: 6 Cases Prove Its Value. This free report details how healthcare facilities managed -- or were overwhelmed by -- disasters such as:

Superstorm Sandy
Hurricane Katrina
The Boston Marathon Bombing
Wildfires in the western U.S.,
and more.

To download the report, log into your MyDRI account (or sign up for one if you haven't yet!), then select Resources and click on Library.

Once you've read the report, learn more about our specialized course, Business Continuity for the Healthcare Industry, and sign up for an upcoming course!

Do You Work With High-Risk Vendors?

Drive_RISK The next big issue in risk management: vendors. The goal of Vendor Risk Management (VRM) is to safeguard the company by understanding the risks its vendors face -- and according to an Aite Group survey of 26 global financial services firms, it's due for more attention.

When asked "How many vendors does your company currently classify as high-risk?", nearly a quarter of those surveyed responded between 25 and 99! Here's the complete breakdown:

1-24 - 35%
25-49 - 12%
25-99 - 23%
100-199 - 15%
200-250 - 12%

How can a company assess a vendor's risks? Here are the most popular answers:

Collect certifications - 80%
Collect vendor policy documents, penetration test results, and audit results - 72%
Send questionnaire to vendor - 72%
Field internal risk questionnaire with users of the service or product - 72%
Conduct on-site visits - 68%
Create a vendor scorecard - 56%
Accept Shared Assessments Survey (SIG) - 24%
Other - 20%

Overall, the best defense is a strong risk management program that's consistently re-evaluated and gets buy-in from executive management, vendors, and risk experts. DRI's Risk Management for the Business Continuity Professional can help you develop and implement just such a program. Click here to learn more about it, and to register for an upcoming course!

This Week's Featured Photo!

So many great pictures came from our DRI2014 Conference that we just have to share them!

Here's the crowd on Day 1 of DRI2014, at the opening session Q&A with former Director of National Intelligence and current Senior Executive Advisor for Booz Allen Hamilton Mike McConnell.

Did you take any pics at DRI2014? We wanna see 'em! Send them to driinfo@drii.org.

And for more fantastic photos, visit our Flickr Gallery.