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Industry Associations Bulletin Board
December 2006
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Mid Atlantic Disaster Recovery Association
MADRA was formed to stimulate communications among individuals, groups and the community working in the areas of disaster recovery and business continuity planning. By disaster recovery and business continuity planning, they mean those disciplines required to recover an organization which has suffered a catastrophic event, seriously impairing its ability to perform its normal business.
For more information please view their website at www.madra.org
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Contingency Planning Association of the Carolinas
The Contingency Planning Association of the Carolinas (CPAC) is a professional peer group, which shares information, education and resources in contingency planning in North and South Carolina. CPAC supports proactive preparation for the resumption of business in the event of an unplanned interruption that adversely affects the operation of the organization.
To find out more please contact www.cpaccarolinas.org
Business Recovery Association of Virginia
Business Recovery Association of Virginia is an independent professional association of those involved in Business Continuity/Recovery and Contingency Planning. Membership is open to anyone who would like to participate. There are no membership dues or meeting fees. Leadership is by an informal Steering Group.
For more information please contact www.drj.com/groups/brav/brav.htm
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Northeast Disaster Recovery Information X-change
NEDRIX is a non-profit organization, formed in 1991, that provides continuity and crisis management professionals access to industry best practices and an opportunity to meet and share ideas and experiences with peers through conferences, symposiums, and Public/Private Sector services.
With more than 1,700 active members throughout the North East, NEDRIX is a valuable resource for continuity planning and crisis management professionals. NEDRIX Board members, as well as Committee Members are all volunteers. These are professionals in the various fields of Continuity/Disaster Planning and Emergency Management. Working together, the NEDRIX Board and Committee Members develop the quality conferences that members enjoy year after year.
For more information visit their website at www.nedrix.com
Three Rivers Contingency Planning Association
The primary purpose of TRCPA is to promote education and the exchange of information among its members, so that they can develop and improve their skills in the fields of contingency planning, business continuity, and disaster recovery. TRCPA is a non-profit organization; its members or officers obtain no financial benefits.
For more information visit: www.trcpa.org
Business Continuity Planners Association
Business Continuity Planners Association (BCPA), based in Minneapolis-St. Paul, is a non-profit, mutual benefit association of business professionals responsible for, or participating in, business recovery, crisis management, emergency management, contingency planning, disaster preparedness planning, or a related professional vocation.
The mission of BCPA is to provide a professional and educational environment for the exchange of experience, dissemination of information, professional growth, and for added value of mutual interest to the membership.
For more information visit our website at www.bcpa.org
Ontario Association of Emergency Managers
OAEM promotes, supports and enhances the profession of emergency management in Ontario. Objectives highlighted from their “Strategic Plan:”
- To promote ethics and values and professional standards in Emergency Management.
- To raise public awareness and involvement in the role and importance of emergency measures for natural and people-caused disasters.
- Provide a province-wide forum for the discussion and dissemination of information on matters of interest to members.
- To promote, in the best public interest, better knowledge, understanding and cooperation in emergency management matters in Ontario.
- Build coalitions at all levels to strengthen the voice of Emergency Managers.
- To represent the interests, aims and views of the membership to other organizations, appropriate government agencies, the media, and the public.
- To affiliate with the national and international emergency preparedness organizations in order to provide the membership with professional linkages beyond provincial borders.
- To foster the development of a process which will lead to a provincial and/or nationally consistent certification of emergency managers practitioners.
- To promote the use of new and emerging technologies in support of the emergency preparedness function and in the conduct of the activities of the Association.
- To promote and enhance emergency measures professional development.
For more information, go to: www.oaem.ca
SCNDPP
The South County [California] Neighborhood Disaster Preparedness Project has been created to encourage citizens to prepare themselves, their families, and their neighborhoods for a major disaster. Their primary goal is to educate families and neighborhoods to respond and function independently of outside services for the first five days following a major disaster. This goal is being accomplished by organizing their neighborhoods into coordinated disaster teams that will be activated when the city and county emergency services are unable to respond to all of the immediate needs of its citizens following a major disaster.
The South County Neighborhood Disaster Preparedness Project has been in existence since January of 1996. In conjunction with the City of Morgan Hill, Office of Emergency Services, they are looking for persons who will accept a challenge and want to start organizing their neighborhood for a Major Disaster.
For more information please visit our website: www.garlic.com
Iowa Contingency Planner
Iowa Contingency Planners is a professional group of Contingency Planners and Emergency Management Officials from all sectors of society - business, industry, government, and volunteer agencies. Their mission is to provide contingency planning and disaster recovery educational and networking opportunities for their members and to provide these opportunities in a professional setting at little cost to participants.
For more information visit their website at: www.iowacontingencyplanners.org
ASIS International
With more than 34,000 members, ASIS is the largest international organization for professionals responsible for security, including managers and directors of security. In addition, corporate executives and other management personnel, as well as consultants, architects, attorneys, and federal, state, and local law enforcement, are becoming involved with ASIS to better understand the constant changes in security issues and solutions. www.asisonline.org
The Association of Contingency Planners
ACP is a non-profit trade association dedicated to fostering continued professional growth and development in effective Contingency & Business Resumption Planning. ACP is the recognized premier international networking and information exchange organization in the business continuity industry. Founded in 1983 as a non-profit mutual benefit association, ACP’s membership is open to anyone with an interest in or responsibility for the varied aspects of contingency planning. www.acp-international.com
Disaster Recovery Information Exchange
The purpose of DRIE Central is to provide a medium, at the local level, where members can exchange ideas, experiences, information and keep abreast of developments relating to business disaster preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation. www.drie.org
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