The 14th Annual GUIDE & Conference Outreach
Time is running out to get your products & services into the 2009/10 Disaster Resource GUIDE. Each year the GUIDE is distributed at prominent BC/DR/EM conferences - reaching 5,000+ professionals. Don't miss this opportunity. Click HERE>>

Corporations Control Damage via Twitter
Meet the new crisis communicators. Heads of social media at corporations keep their eye on online outlets to save their brands from irreparable defamation. Click HERE>>

Government Gigs for Geeks Galore
The U.S. CyberChallenge wants to give 10,000 young Americans the chance to be groomed for the nation's most difficult cybersecurity assignments. Click HERE>>

iPhone Glitch a Potential Ticking Text Bomb
Cybersecurity researchers have exposed a technical flaw that could make every iPhone on earth accessible to hackers. But Apple has yet to patch the bug. Click HERE>>

NOAA to Centralize its DR Operations
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will receive $11 million from Congress to build a disaster recovery center in west Mobile, Alabama. Click HERE>>

Concert Stage Collapses in Alberta Windstorm
A wall of airborne dirt and a collapsing stage put a quick end to the music when a windstorm struck a concert in Camrose, Alberta last Saturday. Click HERE>>

Risk Management is Back
The recent financial collapse and other international monetary messes have put risk management back on the front burner for central banks. Click HERE>>

Comprehensive BC Management Program book is a complete program for business that includes advice for all development. Planning can be extremely overwhelming... But this book makes it easy for you! Standard language enables quick review. Click HERE>>

Small Business Plan Template Just fill in the blanks! DSPN offers a simple, affordable and self-paced template to combine business recovery plans with emergency response plans. Available in IBM® or Macintosh® in Microsoft Word® format. Click HERE>>

Emg Mgt: United We Stand. 57th IAEM Annual Conference & EMEX 2009 Expo. Oct 31 - Nov 5: Orlando, FL. Sessions encourage the exchange of ideas on collaborating to protect lives and property from disaster. You won't want to miss it! Click HERE>>

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"Share the Wealth"...Industry Organizations Update Click HERE>>

NFPA and DRI International Partner to Offer Auditor Certifications
Boston, MA / New York, NY - The National Fire Protection Association and the Disaster Recovery Institute International have joined forces to create an education and certification program that will qualify participants to audit disaster/emergency management and BC programs against existing standards and regulations. Certifications available are: Certified Business Continuity Auditor (CBCA) or Certified Business Continuity Lead Auditor (CBCLA). Click HERE>>

Netpresenter Wins Special IBC Award for AMBER Alert
Amsterdam - Netpresenter, the company behind AMBER Alert Netherlands, and the Netherlands Police Agency (Klpd) are to be presented with an award at IBC2009 for AMBER Alert, the national Dutch missing children alert system. IBC, an event for broadcasting and electronic media, will present the award to AMBER Alert because this is the first time that any alert system combines so many different media types, alerting both public and press instantly. Click HERE>>

SkyTerra Launches First International Satellite Talkgroup for Public/Private Utility
SkyTerra has added the Infrastructure Satellite Mutual Aid Radio Talkgroup (I-SMART) to its family of SMART™ talkgroups. It is the first international SMART and the first talkgroup to enable interoperable communications between both public and private entities. Created by Seattle Public Utilities and operating on SkyTerra's satellite communications network, I-SMART will serve government and private sector critical infrastructure agencies. Click HERE>>

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