Automata is holding a conference on 29 - 30 January 2007 entitled ‘BCM Challenges for 2007’. Hitachi Data Systems will be the main conference sponsor and it will be held at the Haley Conference Centre, Old Windsor, near London.

The agenda is as follows:

Day 1 topics
A growing risk – ‘The Data Tsunami’
The new British Standard for BCM
The new draft standard for IT Service Continuity
Business and IT alignment
Business compliance risks
Case study: Buncefield disaster
Human health (pandemics) and welfare issues

Day 2 topics
Case Study: implementing an enterprise BCM programme
Optimising responses to emergencies
No power, No business!
Understanding the risks
Are the causes of impacts to critical activities what we actually plan for?

A conference debate will held with the subject ‘Where should BCM strategies focus resilience?’ and a ‘Question Time’ will be held which will be an interactive discussion between the panel and delegates focusing on ‘What are the BCM challenges for 2007?’

Throughout both days, sessions to assist newcomers to business continuity management develop their understanding of the subject.

For full details of the conference see: http://automataservices.com/conference.htm

All bookings received by 31st December 2006 will receive a £100 + VAT discount. The early bird costs are:

* Conference (Earlybird) £775 + VAT
* Conference - BCI Members (Earlybird) £725 + VAT
* Public Sector (Earlybird) £575 + VAT

•Date: 3rd Nov 2006• Region: UK•Type: Article •Topic: Events
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