The August 14, 2003 Quarterly Meeting was hosted by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) at Research Triangle Park.  The following is a brief recap of the meeting.

Jack Holt, Manager Business Continuity Planning at GSK presented "A Proven BCP Recipe at GlaxoSmithKline" which is an overview of the GSK business continuity program.  Presentation includes details on their international structure, development phases, how the program interacts with crisis management and emergency response and the responsibilities of the local
management at each GSK site.  Jack's presentation is only available in hard copy.  If you are interested in receiving a copy, let me know.

Jodi Jackson - North Carolina State Animal Response Team (SART) - SART is a cooperative effort of many partner agencies and organizations across the state.  Jodi provided an update on the progress of this program.  NC SART is a model program for the rest of the states primarily due to their experience and lessons learned from Hurricane Floyd.  Visit their website www.ncsart.com for more information.

Johnny Lee, Office of State Personnel, spoke on "Workplace Violence". An informative presentation, Johnny covered crisis management, information gathering, media management and care for employees and family.  There will be a  "Domestic Violence in the Workplace Summit" on October 30th at the Friday Center, 100 Friday Center Drive, Chapel Hill, NC.  Please visit the website for additional information - http://www.doa.state.nc.us/doa/dvio. Johnny will also be at our November meeting to conduct a simulation on
crisis management.  Presentation.

BCPC has a website.  Thanks to Chris Servia and Cynthia Boyd for their efforts on this project -  www.bcpcarolinas.org.  BCPC Board is discussing options on the future of the website with respect to funding, etc. Discussions are ongoing.
 
A special thanks to Jack Holt for presenting as well as hosting the meeting, and to Jodi Jackson and Johnny Lee for their presentations.

The next quarterly meeting will be in November.  Details will be
forthcoming.