August 16, 2012: Business Continuity: A Coordinated Approach

Details: Published on Thursday, August 16, 2012; Written by Web Editor

Informational Update For August 16, 2012

Business Continuity: A Coordinated Approach

Are you prepared to ensure ongoing business operations in the event of a crisis? Do you have a clear, executable and rapidly accessible business continuity program?

This live webcast will explain how you can coordinate your approach to business continuity, disaster recovery and crisis management to ensure rapid response. Learn how you can:

Evaluate the criticality of business processes and supporting technologies through online assessments and business impact analyses
Coordinate business continuity and disaster recovery plans, business processes, impact analyses and recovery procedures
Ensure rapid access to test or activate business continuity and disaster recovery plans in the event of a crisis or business disruption
Centralize reporting and management of all BCM activities, including crisis events that impact employees, customers, stakeholders and mission-critical operations
Tie BCM activities into your overall governance, risk and compliance program

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A CPS Energy Case Study: Emergency Communication from a Utility Perspective - Striving to Meet Increasing Customer Expectations

Free Webinar On Wednesday, August 22, 2012 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Sponsored By Send Word Now During this webinar, Anita Bateman from CPS Energy will discuss how CPS Energy, the nation's largest municipally owned energy utility, is leveraging Send Word Now's alerting capabilities in innovative ways to communicate with customers and employees. After an initial implementation in 2011, the CPS Energy team is moving forward to the next phase, implementing employee alerts and beginning the process of implementing Spanish language alerts and customer-specific power outage alerts. Anita will also discuss their most recent customer alert test and lessons learned. CPS Energy is the nation's largest municipally owned energy utility, providing both electric and natural gas service in San Antonio, Texas. CPS Energy serves over 717,000 electric and 325,000 gas customers in and around the 7th largest city in the nation and over a 1,514 square mile service area.

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Attendees at DRJ conferences return year after year for the quality sessions, the outstanding information and the training they receive on site. The return on investment is extremely high. Register now and choose from more than 40 sessions to guide you through the most difficult topics. Gain full access to the exhibition hall as well. Find the latest information on projects and services in the industry and make lifelong networking contacts.

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Monday Evening Hospitality

You won't want to miss the Monday Evening Hospitality hosted by conference Gold Sponsor SendWordNow. It is a fun-filled event for attendees, vendors and speakers. Food, drinks and networking are offered in a relaxing environment.

Enjoy the Amenities at Sheraton San Diego Hotel

Fall World 2012 will be held at the luxurious Sheraton San Diego Hotel. This bayside location is the perfect spot for attendees to unwind after conference hours. Restaurants are onsite and nearby, offering a variety of places to explore. The hotel also features a fitness center, two pools, spa and a beautiful bay and marina views. Meeting space is updated and ample size to host the largest gathering of business continuity planners from around the globe. Make your hotel reservations early, as a block of rooms with the special conference rate will only be held for a limited time. The hotel provides free shuttle service to and from the airport from 5:30 a.m. to midnight. Shuttles run approximately every 15 minutes.

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