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In the fast-paced world of business continuity, it is imperative to stay focused on the issues of today. Spring World 2008 is the place to find the answers!
Our speakers will tackle the topics that matter most to ontinuity planners. Our cutting-edge material provides you with long-term solutions you can implement now.

 Below is a listing of the past DRJ Event Brochures (PDF Format)

• Fall World 2010 - San Diego - September 19 - 22 2010
• Spring World 2010 - Orlando, FL - March 21 - 24, 2010
• Fall World 2009 - San Diego, CA - September 13-16, 2009 -
• Spring World 2009  - Orlando, FL - March 29 - April 1, 2009
• Fall World 2008 - San Diego, CA - September  14-17, 2008
• Spring World 2008 - Orlando, FL - March 30 - April 2, 2008
• Fall World 2007 - San Diego, CA - September 16-19, 2007
• Spring World 2007 - Orlando, FL - March 25-28, 2007
• Fall World 2006 - San Diego, CA - September 17-20, 2006
• Spring World 2006 - Orlando, FL - March 26-29, 2006
• Fall World 2005 - San Diego, CA - September 18-21, 2005
• Spring World 2005 - Orlando, FL - March 6-9, 2005

If you would like information on early events, please contact us .  

Information on our current and future events, please select them above on the Events Tab.  

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/746230426

Over the past several years, we've seen business requirements rapidly evolve and technologies continue to advance, yet the way many companies approach disaster recovery remains at a standstill. Tolerance for downtime is at an all-time low, and there's a widening gap between business expectations and IT realities.  This webinar will cover:

• New commissioned survey data from Forrester Consulting on disaster recovery spending, tactics and objectives

• The evolving continuity requirements of today's businesses

• Automation and virtualization technologies that can help fill gaps in continuity plans

Presentation by guest speaker Stephanie Balaouras, Vice President, Research Director at Forrester.

Why you need a mobile strategy for business continuity

Join us for a Webinar on May 22 Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/674404226 The freedom of mobile technologies has changed the way people work. But the reality of the evolving workplace is that employees are more dispersed than ever.  Employees today rely on mobile devices for business communication.  In this webinar we'll discuss why a mobile strategy needs to be included in business continuity planning, crisis management and incident management. We'll cover best practices for critical communications in the enterprise and the benefits of accessing and initiating plans from mobile devices. Title: Why you need a mobile strategy for business continuity Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. System Requirements PC-based attendees Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server Mac®-based attendees Required: Mac OS® X 10.6 or newer Mobile attendees Required: iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phone or Android tablet

To include your posting here free of charge, please forward 150 words or less to jobs@drj.com

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Added 3/21/2012
Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP - www.drii.org ), re-certified until 31DEC12. Experience sixteen years in BCM and thirty years in Information Technology. Bilingual (Spanish-English). Venezuelan citizen. Seeking a contract or full-time position.

Successfully design, development, implementation and testing of disaster recovery / business continuity plans for companies in different industries: Oil/Petroleum, Commercial Banks, Central or Supervisory Banks, Financial Services Internationals, Engineering Projects: Oil / Gas / Construction, Government Institutions. Technical Skills: Microsoft Office Suite, MS Project, MS Visio. Living Disaster Recovery Planning System (LDRPS) Strohl Systems.

Immediately available, travel OK, Willing to offer my knowledge, experience and willingness for a reasonable salary offer. Email me for a CV or Résumé. pm.cbcp@gmail.com

Send Word Now proudly invites you to attend a webinar entitled:

"Essential Tips and Tricks on Selling BCM to the C-Suite"

April 18, 2012 at 3:00 PM GMT (10:00 AM EST)

Send Word Now is pleased to invite you to attend and participate in our webinar focused on "Essential Tips and Tricks on Selling BCM to the C-Suite."

For years, industry professionals have been searching for ways to win hearts and minds at the C-level to help support BCM programs. Using the findings of BCI’s own research and conclusions drawn from other international studies, Lyndon Bird, Technical Director of the BCI, will discuss how BCM can be pushed up the corporate agenda so that it becomes a core component of strategic planning, risk oversight, and corporate governance.

Join Send Word Now and our featured speaker, Lyndon Bird, Technical Director of the BCI, to learn about:

• Why the C-Suite doesn’t prioritize BCM
• Successful strategies on how to put BCM on the C-Suite's radar
• The new role for BCM in a globalised world
• Managing Supply Chain Risk - ERM and BCM working together
• How you can transform the idea of BCM as a internal response strategy to a business resilience and sustainability model

Click to Register

About Lyndon Bird

 

Lyndon Bird is a Director of The Business Continuity Institute. He has a first class honours degree in Chemistry and a Master of Science in Management from the University of Manchester.

Lyndon helped found and establish Continuity Planning Associates BV in The Netherlands in 1986. The company was the Europe’s first specialist BCM consultancy and software company.

He returned to the UK from The Netherlands in 1998 and launched Continuity Planning Associates Ltd. During the period 1998 – 2003 he was also a Director of Business Continuity consultancies in The Netherlands, the USA and South Africa.

Lyndon has worked exclusively in the Business Continuity world for over 25 years as a consultant, presenter, author and business manager. He has spoken at and chaired conferences throughout the world and has contributed features, articles and interviews to most leading business and specialist publications. He has been interviewed by a wide range of broadcasters, including the BBC, Channel 4 and CNBC on various continuity related topics.

He was one of a small group of senior BCM professionals who worked with Survive (a UK based DR and BCM user community group) to articulate the need for a professional body to represent experienced BCM practitioners. He helped found the BCI in 1994, and was awarded the Institute’s highest grade of FBCI.
He served as a voluntary member of the elected BCI Board for six years including three years as Chairman. He also has chaired the Audit, Education and Executive Committees at various times.

He undertook the executive role of International Technical Director for the Institute from 2006 and following re-organisation of the BCI governance structure returned to the main board in 2010.

He was voted BCM Consultant of the year in 2002 and given the prestigious Lifetime Award in 2004 by Continuity, Insurance & Risk Magazine.

While flying home after wrapping up DRJ’s 40th conference in Orlando, I started to realize how much our business landscape has changed in just one short year. Most evident in my travel is the availability of flights and the lower crowds seen in the airports. But like most businesses, adjustments are being made in the airline industry to ensure survival through lean times. This means less flight options, but more filled planes. I also recently read an AP article discussing how most organizations are sharpening their pencils to ensure cutting employees is the last option. This was certainly a positive story in light of the never-ending news of layoffs.



"Appeared in DRJ's Spring 2009 Issue"

Note: A Special Thank you DRJ's Editorial Advisory Board for their incredible efforts to identify and compile this information.

  *UPDATED - March, 2013

Rules & Regulations … The Source

By Martin Myers, MBCP

If you’re like I am, I have kept my own list of rules and regulations pertaining to Business Continuity for years.I trade my list with fellow BC professionals for a copy of their prized list.We trade links for good sites where additional regulations may be found.This is a somewhat tedious activity, and certainly not a good way to share with the world of BC planning.Luckily, a fellow member of the DRJ EAB had the idea to start a committee to compile a list of regulations that could be shared through the DRJ to the entire BC world.

We formed a team, shared our lists and on-line resources.Each team member scoured the internet and their own list of BC contacts to glean additional rules and regulations to include in our data base.After a few iterations we realized that our list will never truly be complete, and as long as there are lawmakers and bureaucrats, new laws will be added.We double-checked the list we had compiled, confirmed the links, categorized them as best we could, and we are now ready to release our data base to the BC world.Knowing full-well that our starting list will grow with your help.

The committee worked to categorize our findings in ways that will be helpful.There is a column for country, so the list may be sorted or searched in that manner.Where possible, we also indicated what industry the rule was likely to pertain to.At the bottom of our list we also share other links where a compiled list may be found.

We have cross-checked our list to be sure we have included all the items found elsewhere.We recognize that this list will always be growing as contributions are made, and those contributions are a vital part of the usefulness of tool.

The DRJ Rules & Regulations data base is intended to provide each of us a singular resource where we can go to and find the most complete and comprehensive list or BC-related rules and regulations.This can only be accomplished with you help.If you find a new regulation, send it to us.If you see a way to enhance this lest, let us know. This list is intended to help us all and is intend to be supported by us all as well.

Download the Spreadsheet  (MS Excel)

Acknowledgements:DRJ EAB Rules & Regulations Working Committee:Co-chairs were Martin Myers (Bank of America), and Yvonne Lewis (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce).Committee members included Dave Shimberg (Premeir, Inc.), Deidrich Towne (Forsythe), Glen Curole (Category 5 Services), Lisa Smallwood (Comprehensive Emergency Management Professionals), Peter Laz (Forsythe), and William Greenlee (Forsythe).

Martin Myers, MS, MBCP, is a Business Continuity Manager in the Card Services division of Bank of America. He has more than 19 years of experience in developing and evaluating disaster recovery and business continuity plans including emergency preparedness and response, and crisis management for prominent domestic and international companies. His work has taken him throughout the U.S., and to Canada, Bermuda, Panama, Costa Rica, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and South Korea.Mr. Myers is currently a member of the DRJ Editorial Advisory Board and is the Vice-President of the Contingency Planning Association of the Carolinas (“CPAC”).