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This year, Seattle plays host to the 22-26 April 2008 National Earthquake Conference. According to Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup (CREW) Executive Director Bob Freitag, the five-day Seattle conference enjoys one of the most ambitious agendas to date. The program contains over 100 nationally and internationally renowned speakers, and features an evening forum webcast on applying the lessons from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. www.earthquakeconference.org
Deloitte has announced the appointment of Rick Cudworth as head of business continuity and resilience, EMEA. Rick was previously a global leader for Business and Technology Continuity services with KPMG. Rick joins a rapidly growing Enterprise Risk Services practice at Deloitte and his new team, many who have joined from KPMG, has already grown to ten with ambitious expansion plans. www.deloitte.co.uk/bcr
The BCM Institute has released its latest course calendar for business continuity management/disaster recovery planning courses in various countries. All courses are taught by highly experienced BC/DR practitioners. View the training calendar here.
Regional business continuity company Singapore Computer Systems Limited (SCS) has announced that the Group has achieved a net profit of S$17.6 million for its full-year ended December 31, 2007 (FY2007), compared to a net profit of S$7.3 million in FY2006. www.scs.com.sg
FEMA daily SITREP
World weather impacts
•Date: 28th February 2008• Region: Various
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