news headlines: 14th October 2005

How to find and motivate employees for business continuity
Given the harsh reality that the BCM function is under-staffed in most organisations how can BC managers encourage others to volunteer to get involved?
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•Date: 14th October 2005 •Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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One year on from Hurricane Ivan: what lessons have been learnt?
Torrin Stafford, a Cayman Islands based Deloitte consultant, gives his retrospective on the events of September 2004 and the subsequent challenges for business continuity.
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•Date: 14th October 2005 •Region: Caribbean •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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New BSI survey highlights areas of weakness in the business continuity planning of Britain’s FTSE250 companies
Survey also explores the role of standards in managing risk.
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•Date: 14th Oct 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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European Civil Protection exercise to simulate earthquake in Sicily
This weekend, civil protection teams from Italy, France, Greece, Portugal, Sweden and the United Kingdom will take part in a civil protection exercise simulating a disaster response to an earthquake in Sicily, Italy.
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•Date: 14th Oct 2005 • Region: W.Europe • Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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Global terrorism activity doubled over the last year
According to new information tracking service from RMS and Jane’s.
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•Date: 14th Oct 2005 • Region: Worldwide • Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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NIST coordinating post Katrina and Rita structural damage assessment
Results will be used to analyse whether changes are required to building practices, standards and codes.
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•Date: 14th Oct 2005 • Region: US • Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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Climate change will result in heavier rainfall events for some regions
A study by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research explains how and where warmer oceans and atmosphere will produce more intense precipitation.
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•Date: 14th Oct 2005 • Region: Worldwide • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Floods causing major problems across Northeast US
• Avian Influenza: European Commission holds emergency meeting
• FFIEC publishes guidance on authentication in Internet banking environments
• Continuity Forum event discusses Avian Influenza
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