Business continuity briefs:
8th September 2006

'Business continuity briefs' provides a summary of new product and services press releases and other useful resources published in the last 24 hours.

DHS Under Secretary makes statement for record before the US House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology
Jay M. Cohen, Under Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate, has made a statement for the record before the US House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology. Read the statement

Business Continuity Management course, Pakistan
The Institute of Bankers Pakistan (IBP) and Ferguson Associates (Pvt.) Ltd. are jointly running a one-week workshop on business continuity management from September 11th – 16th, 2006 at Karachi. http://www.ibp.org.pk/ndetails.asp?sid=393

Survive Crisis Management SIG Workshop – Preparing for Winter
11 October 2006, ACE Building, 100 Leadenhall Street, London
You may already have what you think is an all-encompassing business continuity plan, but have you really taken into consideration the specific threats associated with the winter period? Extreme weather can lead to travel chaos, an increase in sickness, and power outages, all of which could have a huge impact on your business if an appropriate strategy is not in place. Survive’s upcoming Crisis Management SIG Workshop will guide you through the threats, their impacts and the actions you should be taking to minimise the risk of disruption to your business as we head into winter.
http://www.survive.com/Events/viewevent.cfm?eventsID=453

Universities lean on each other for better disaster recovery
Without the kind of funding the largest enterprises have at their disposal, US colleges and universities have had to reach out to one another for better disaster recovery. Read the story

Current environmental stories with business continuity implications:

FEMA daily SITREP

Global warming taking Earth back to dinosaur era

World needs far tougher action on warming - UN

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•Date: 8th September 2006• Region: Various