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Extend Your Stay at DRJ World and Build Professional Credentials with DRI International

 

  • Keep up to date with ongoing training. 
  • Broaden your scope of professional practice.
  • Document your expertise to get paid for what you know.
  • Build your career track around recognized standards and skills.
  • Get practical tips from recognized experts in the field.

With DRII, you’ll get the best instruction in the field. You’ll learn from:

  • Certified professionals who average 20 years’ experience in the field
  • Master teachers who bring the courses to life with real world experience
  • Proven course content that is constantly updated to keep you abreast of best practices in the profession
  • Outstanding course materials that will provide a ready reference throughout your career
  • Case studies and interactive problem solving to teach you the best, most cost-effective methods for business continuity planning
  • Programs that prepare you for professional certification — your key to career growth and higher earnings

All DRII instructors are highly recognized professionals in the field and are trained to deliver maximum value to you.

It’s no longer enough to get your computers and telephone back up. You have to know how to keep critical business processes functioning.

Protect your company’s revenue stream. Register for DRI International training programs and certification today.

Pre-Conference Courses March 23–25

BCP-501: Business Continuity Planning Review* (March 23-25)
BCP-501 is a two-day review course designed for individuals experienced in business continuity or disaster recovery planning. Major topic areas focus on the "Professional Practices for Business
Continuity Professionals" that form the basis of the certification examination, and identify most parts of contingency & recovery plans. Upon completion of the course, participants will have reviewed:

  • the functional components of a plan
  • components of risk analysis and risk assessment, and how to identify critical business functions
  • development of recovery alternatives for business functions and communications facilities
  • development of recovery methods and procedures and techniques for monitoring and controlling recovery plan tests

(NEW) BCLE-930: Reputation Recovery Workshop (March 24-25)
This course is designed for BCM professionals who have to develop, manage, or execute crisis
communication activities within their business continuity program. This workshop will look
specifically at the concept of reputation—its evolution and risk factors. It teaches how to plan to
preserve the organization’s reputation before a disaster strikes and also how to rebuild it after a
disaster strikes. Key messages are developed, crisis plans are evaluated, and participants investigate the basics of public relations as well as dealing with the news media in good times and bad.

*Certification Exam **Master Case Study Exam

Post-Conference Courses March 29–April 2

BCP-210 (a.k.a. BCLE-330): Business Impact Analysis (March 29–March 31)
This course builds upon the previous Business Impact Analysis methodologies offering a higher
level of expertise in processes and the importance of this the BIA in the functional requirements
phase of corporate contingency planning. Participants learn how to develop and successfully
conduct a BIA project.

BCP-501: Business Continuity Planning Review* (March 29–March 31)
EXPERIENCED See description under pre-conference workshops.

BCP-601: Master-Level Case Study Preparatory Course**(March 29–March 31)
EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS This course addresses all 10 areas of professional practice for  business continuity planners and prepares the candidate for the most coveted of certifications, the Master Case Study Exam. See DRII web site for registration prerequisites.

BCLE 2000: Business Continuity Course for Advanced Professionals* (March 29–April 2)
This course is designed for BCM professionals who have to develop, manage, or execute crisis
communication activities within their business continuity program. This workshop will look
specifically at the concept of reputation—its evolution and risk factors. It teaches how to plan to
preserve the organization’s reputation before a disaster strikes and also how to rebuild it after a
disaster strikes. Key messages are developed, crisis plans are evaluated, and participants investigate the basics of public relations as well as dealing with the news media in good times and bad.

*Certification Exam **Master Case Study Exam

Visit the DRII Web site to review experience requirements for the Certification Exam or the Master Case Study Exam. For full descriptions and course outlines or to register, visit the DRII web site at: www.drii.org

DRJ Spring World 2006 Course Schedule

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Examination Schedule
Certification Exam: Saturday, March 25            8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Certification Exam: Wednesday, March 29        1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Certification Exam: Friday, March 31                1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Master Case Study Exam: Friday, March 31     1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Certification Exam: Saturday, April 2                1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Fees
$1,095 for BCLE 330, 930
$1,225 for BCP-501 (special, reduced DRJ conference price)
$1,295 for BCP-601
$2,550 for BCLE-2000
$250 for Examination without DRI International Courses

To register, please visit us online at: www.drii.org/calendar.cfm


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