How can businesses prepare for biological warfare threats?

What if the Bubonic Plague was used as a weapon of mass destruction? How would you and your business continue with daily operations in the event of a tragedy? Do you know your role or responsibilities in a crisis such as this? How does a business ensure its employees that it is safe to come to work? The North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA) has assembled a diverse panel of experts to discuss how to prepare and persevere during a bioterrorism incident such as the plague on Thursday, June 7, at the NCTA Five Pillars of Executive Leadership in a Non-Secure World conference, presented by Williams Mullen Maupin Taylor, P.A., at Embassy Suites Hotel in Cary, N.C.

This model conference is designed with interactive panel discussions that focus on five critical areas of business including contingency planning, cyber security, intellectual property protection, physical security, and protecting people. This particular portion spotlights contingency planning for a bioterrorism incident and features:

- John Tuohey, senior director, Sierra Nevada Corporation;
- Tim Rigg, director of corporate security at Progress Energy;
- Dr. Barbara Bisset, executive director of Emergency Services Institute at WakeMed;
- Brig. General Iwan Clontz of the N.C. National Guard;
- Russell Nelson, special agent in charge - Charlotte Division, US Secret Service;
- Timothy Stranahan, supervisory special agent, FBI - Charlotte;
- Roland Cloutier, chief security officer, EMC Corporation;
- Dean Barclay, associate, Williams Mullen Maupin Taylor, P.A.; and
- Phil Bond, president and CEO, Information Technology Association of America (ITAA).

Joan Myers, President and CEO of NCTA, a 2004-2005 Eisenhower Fellow studying cyber security and cyber terrorism, will be the moderator for this panel.

"The participants on this panel are purposely diverse bringing together a plethora of expertise and experience to develop an interactive, thought-provoking session," Myers explains. "Is the plague unthinkable? Perhaps. But, remember that some people thought 9/11 and Katrina were unthinkable scenarios. Preparing for the worst allows us to work for the best."

Registration is $100 for NCTA members, $125 for non-members, with tables of 10 available at $850. Registration and prepayment is required for this particular event. Reservations are non-refundable, but are transferable by calling the NCTA main office at (919) 856-0393. Registration forms are available for download at www.nc-tech.org. For more details on registration please contact Joan Myers: (919) 856-0393 or email at jmyers@nc-tech.org

•Date: 1st June 2007 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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