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'Business
continuity briefs' provides a summary of new product and services
press releases and other useful resources published in the last
24 hours.
2-3 November 2007, Brisbane, Australia
This conference explores many aspects of disaster psychology and post-crisis mental health. More details
FEMA has announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for the state of Texas to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by Tropical Storm Erin during the period of August 14-20, 2007. http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=41197
Associate Chief Medical Officer for Medical Readiness B. Tilman Jolly, M.D. has testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on the subject of ‘State and Local Efforts to Prepare for Pandemic Influenza.’ Read the testimony.
UK-based business continuity consultancy Steelhenge has appointed Michael Gilbert, formerly head of emergency planning for National Grid and subsequently responsible for energy resilience at the UK Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR), to head up its Energy & Utility Resilience Services practice. www.steelhenge.co.uk
Warsaw (in Polish), 12-16 November, London on 26-30 November.
European business continuity managers can take the DRII qualifying exam following attendance on a detailed business continuity planning training course. To find out more, please visit the « Training » section of the website www.continuitylink.com
World weather impacts
Typhoon Lekima lashes Vietnam
•Date: 5th October 2007• Region: Various
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