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Post Conference Courses

POC–1: Everything You Need To Know to Design The Successful Exercise
Wed., March 28, 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Thurs., March 29, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
$725 per person
Presenter: Regina Phelps

Learn from the exercise master – Regina Phelps conducts 50+ exercises a year! Do you have a plan but have not yet tested it? You might discover that your document is less than sufficient. There are really only two ways to find that out. One is to have an actual disaster; the other is to do an exercise. The latter is usually a better learning experience and certainly a lot less stressful! The workshop details everything you need to do to design a successful exercise from the ground up. You will walk out of this workshop with your next exercise planned and under your arm!

• Five types of exercises
• Exercise Design Team
• The development of the Exercise Plan
• Selecting & Training a Sim Team
• Rules of exercise facilitation
• Participate in two advanced tabletop exercises
• Develop the outline for your own tabletop exercise

Five participants will receive BCP Media’s “Crisis Communication,” planning book and DVD.

Regina Phelps, CEM, RN, BSN, MPA is founder of Emergency Management & Safety Solutions, a consulting and training firm.

POC–2: Best Practices and the BIA
Wed., March 28, 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Thurs., March 29, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday, March 30, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (consultations)
$695 per person
Presenters: Barry Pruitt
Michael Herrera, CBCP

This technical workshop is a hands-on consultative approach of leading participants through the BIA process. You’ll gain cutting edge material including best practices from around the world. Learn:

• Through BIA interview, data collection, & executive summary exercises
• How to complete a BIA – start to finish!
• Tips, traps, and pitfalls in a BIA
• Suggested BIA tools and approaches
• How to identify risks and leverage results
• Advice on how to best “sell” the BIA
• How to identify your audience
• Where the BIA “fits” in the BCP process

Take home participant workbook, BIA sample questionnaire, sample executive summary, and all presentation materials on disk. Participants also get consultation on their personal BIA – and each participant gets a free DVD copy of Interview Samples for the BIA.
The workshop concludes Thursday at 5:00 p.m. Bring your personal BIA and/or questions to schedule a FREE private consultation on Friday morning. You’ll receive personal and specific feedback and advice on your BIA. Two participants will receive BCP Media’s, “Best Practices and the BIA,” DVD and CD.

Barry Pruitt has 22 years experience managing major projects, teaches at USC school of business, and has experienced a major business interruption.
Michael Herrera, CBCP, is the president/CEO of MHA Consulting Inc., has more than 16 years BCP consulting and training experience, and has first hand experience dealing with four major disasters.

POC-3: Total Integrated Maintenance
Wed., March 28, 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Thurs., March 29, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
$695 per person
Presenter: Jeffrey Williams

There are three aspects to the evergreen process that business continuity planners must know and practice. These are:

TRAINING: Tasks for response and recovery can only be carried out by people who are trained on how to do this. To cover this aspect of your plan protection, you must design, develop and conduct training to ensure that your team members know what to do.
This session will cover the rational for training, and how to develop, manage and deliver training. The highlighting of deficiencies that will be discovered through training will also be discussed.
EXERCISING: Business continuity plans are only as good as the results of the last exercise. This session will develop and conduct structured walk-throughs, and explain real-time tests. Feedback from testing will be introduced.
MAINTENANCE: This is an ongoing process in which the team tasks, personnel assignments, systems, applications, functions and databases are continually monitored and updated.
Note: In this seminar, one-half day will be spent on each of these topics.
Ten participants will receive BCP Media’s “Disasters: Wrath of Disaster” on DVD.

Jeffrey Williams is president and chief strategist for Binomial International Inc. and DisasterRecovery.com Inc.

POC-4: Implementing a Comprehensive Business Continuity Program
Wed., March 28, 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Thurs., March 29, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
$695 per person
Presenter: Randall Till, CBCP

Numerous examples, practical experiences and real-life solutions required to implement various components of a Business Continuity Program are outlined in this course. Students will be provided with concepts and techniques associated with assessing risks and how to determine impacts associated with business disruptions. Time will be spent discussing the approach and best practices for emergency response and management plans. Special emphasis will be placed on the exercising of recovery plans, evaluating recovery readiness and reporting results to executive management. Mr. Till will share techniques on how to engage the management and staff within your organization. Experienced or new business continuity planners will be sure to leave this class armed with techniques and concepts that will help their organizations. Ten participants will receive BCP Media’s “Business Continuity Program,” DVD and CD.

Key Tracks:
•Gaining management commitment and participation as a key success factor
•Assessing risks and defining business impacts associated with disruptions
•Defining processes and practices for effective emergency response and management
•Reviewing strong practices and techniques associated with successful business continuity and disaster recovery plans
•Exercising recovery plans and capabilities
•Evaluating recovery readiness and effectively reporting results to management.

Randall Till, CBCP has more than 20 years experience in the field of BC management.

POC–5: Train the Trainer: Fundamentals of
BCP and Emergency Mgmt. Practices
Wed., March 28, 1:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Thurs., March 29, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
$595 per person
Presenters: Dr. Tom Phelan
John Jackson
Deidrich Towne, Jr., CBCP

This is the ultimate “take home” course for new or experienced BCP professionals. With the tools and expert instruction PPBI will provide, you will be able to train other members of your organization. PPBI will provide take home Power Point slides, handouts, and reference material for you to conduct a BCP/EM orientation course back home.
The course will include basic plan design, vulnerability and capability assessment, exercise design, training principles, and an easy to follow workshop outline. This is the ultimate "keeper" for adding value to your DRJ conference investment.
Two participants will receive BCP Media’s, “Fundamentals of DR Planning & Emergency Management.”

Dr. Thomas D. Phelan, president, Strategic Teaching Associates, Inc., is a founding member of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He has recently consulted for USDA, FDIC, I.B.M., the American Institutes for Research, and several counties.
John Jackson has more than 30 years of IT risk management experience and is widely regarded as one of early and current visionaries and leaders in the disaster recovery and business continuity industry. Jackson is currently executive vice president of Fusion Risk Management, based in Chicago. Active in the industry, Jackson is a member of the Disaster Recovery Journal Executive Council, board of director for Private and Public Businesses Inc., and is the Chicago chapter vice president for InfraGard. Jackson holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from DePaul University.
Deidrich E. Towne, Jr. CBCP is senior technical consultant for Forsythe. He has more than 35 years experience in Information Technology committed to infrastructure management, business continuity planning, disaster recovery and incident management.

POC-6: BC Planning for the Avian Influenza:
Wed., March 28, 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Thurs., March 29, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
$595 per person
Presenters: Ted Brown, CBCP
Morris Davis, CBCP

Avian Influenza – “The Y2k of 2007.” American business faces unprecedented challenges in preparing for the potential of an Avian Influenza pandemic. Every BCP conference and publication has at least one dialogue on Avian Influenza. Most focus on the health of citizens. Important…but so are the implications to your BCP.
This interactive session is aimed at you, the Business Continuity professional. You will learn everything pertinent about Avian Influenza and its potential effect on your people, your customers, your suppliers, and your supply chain. You will learn the risks and the solutions. The session will cover the four C’s of Avian Influenza BC Planning: Commitment, Contingency, Coordination, and Communications. Following this extensive education, you will participate in an Avian Influenza Table Top Exercise.
Your take-aways from this session include articles and publications from WHO, the CDC, news media, and other sources. You will also receive checklists, and an outline of your Avian Influenza Component to your BCP.
Ten participants will receive BCP Media’s, “Ground Zero,” DVD and “World Trade Center” CD.

Edward (Ted) Brown, CBCP, president and CEO of KETCHConsulting, is a nationally-recognized BCP leader, speaker, and educator.
Morris Davis, CBCP, national practice leader of KETCHConsulting, has years of experience in BCP, including conducting many table exercises for business and government.

P0C–7: BC Planning Made Simple
Wed., March 28, 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Thurs., March 29, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
$595 per person
Presenter: Norman Harris, CBCP

Since 9/11 what are we most worried about? Network Security? Physical Security? Terrorist Threats? Loss of Critical Staff? Power Outages? Natural Disasters? This interactive class will teach the student everything he/she needs to know to get started on their DR/BCP. Bring your laptop to this class and we will provide you with a CD full of resources, forms and questionnaires to utilize.

Harris will cover the following:
• Risk Assessments Questionnaires
• Network Security Questionnaires
• Development of Business Processes
• Recovery Time Objectives
• Time Lines for Recovery
• Development of DR/BCP Teams
• Impact on Operations

This unique class is taught by Norm Harris and during the class he will personally assist you with your DR/BC Plan and insure that you have all the tools you need.
Two participants will receive a complete four-DVD set of “BCP Planning Made Simple” at the conclusion of the class. Come to this class for one on one training, but register early. Space is limited.

Norm Harris, CBCP, Certified Recovery Planner, chairman, president and CEO of Norman L. Harris & Assc., is recognized as a leader in information technology management and disaster recovery.

Plus DRI will be offering education and certification opportunities. Please visit the DRI page for more information.

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