Please forward this important event summary to your risk management, emergency management, safety, business continuity, and security contacts. The event has top notch speakers and will feature Homeland Security and Weapons of Mass Destruction presentations which are particularly relevant in light of our national alert status.
Kind regards,
Laura Mallet CRP CBCP
President Association of Contingency Planners, SE Florida Chapter
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CONTINGENCY ISSUES 2003 – PREPARING FOR THE INEVITABLE!
PREPARING FOR THE INEVITABLE! - Ft. Lauderdale FL 2/28/03
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Association of Contingency Planners SE Florida Chapter is hosting an important contingency conference on Friday, February 28, 2003, at the Westin Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale. Detailed event information is located at http://www.acp-international.com/seflorida/html/event.html ... In the meantime phone or email [log in to unmask] for more information and registration form.
The event begins with 7:30AM registration at the Westin located at 400 Corporate Drive, in Ft. Lauderdale. Continental breakfast and lunch are included in the registration price of 150.00. (175.00 on day of event) Register early for significant savings!
AT & T, Crisis Management International, The World Institute for Security Enhancement, FBI, and KPMG are providing speakers. A broad overview of contingency planning topics are covered. Topics include; The Human Side of Crisis Management, HOMELAND SECURITY-"Protecting the Nation's Critical Infrastructure", Wide Area Network Re-direction capabilities for High Speed Packet Data, Weapons of Mass Destruction, and Contingency Issues 2003 and Beyond.
Registration and continental breakfast begins at 7:30AM and our first speaker commences at 8:00AM. KPMG will deliver our keynote address at noon while attendees enjoy a delicious lunch. Business continuity and emergency management vendors will be onsite to supplement the educational opportunity for event attendees. In a few short hours event attendees will be exposed to a wide range of continuity information and have the opportunity to meet an impressive array of subject matter experts.
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07:30 - 08:00 |
Registration and Continental breakfast (networking and vendor interaction) |
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08:00 - 08:10 |
Master Of Ceremonies starts event, Introductions |
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08:10 - 09:10 |
AT & T - Primary Site Recovery with Frame Relay, ATM, IP, IPFR Services |
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09:10 - 10:00 |
CMI - The Human Side of Crisis Management Even the best crisis management plan will not be optimally effective if your employees are still trying to recover from the incident. Many companies have teams in place to deal with the facilities, media, data recovery and operations, but what about your most important asset – your people. Your employees are the common thread throughout your recovery efforts. Find out how the human side of crisis affects a company’s employees, management, public perception and overall recovery. How can you as managers motivate your employees through the stress, chaos and panic of a critical incident in order to execute your continuity plans? What are some examples of what can happen if you are not prepared? Mr.. Hudson will address all of these issues and provide best practice methodology along with real world examples. |
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10:00 - 10:15 |
Mid-morning refreshment break (networking and vendor interaction) |
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10:15 - 11:00 |
FBI - Weapons of Mass Destruction Response to terrorism and the topic of weapons of mass destruction. |
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11:00 - 12:00 |
World Institute for Security Enhancement - Homeland Security -"Protecting the Nation's Critical Infrastructure |
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12:00 - 01:00 |
Lunch and Keynote Speaker KPMG - Contingency Issues 2003 and Beyond |
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01:00 |
Master Of Ceremonies closes event |
Attendees will be eligible for drawings at the event for vendor giveaways; including THE DISASTER RECOVERY YELLOW PAGES on CD. and a FREE full conference registration at The inaugural Continuity Insights event (maximum value $995.00), June 2-4, 2003, at the Inter-Continental Hotel in Miami. http://www.continuityinsights.com/conf.cfm
Those needing additional information about “CONTINGENCY ISSUES 2003 – PREPARING FOR THE INEVITABLE!” are urged to call the The SE Florida Chapter of the Association of Contingency Planners at (954) 727-8361. 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.
NOTE: ACP IS OFFERING VENDOR TABLES AT THIS EVENT FOR A SPON SORSHIP PRICES OF $250.00 PER TABLE. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE YOUR DISASTER RECOVERY & EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. CONTACT. SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PORTIONS OF THE EVENT:
- BREAKFAST SPONSORSHIP
- MID-MORNING BEVERAGE SPONSORSHIP
- LUNCHEON SPONSORSHIP
CONTACT ACP PRESIDENT LAURA MALLET AT [log in to unmask] for more information about sponsorship opportunities and a sponsorship registration form.