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Critical Issues in Crisis Communication
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Can “Resilience” Survive? – The Fundamental Questions behind Resilience
There is no common definition or shared understanding of the term “resilience.” There are three significant challenges: A clear definition of scope, an accepted set of measures, and a value that is more than the sum of its parts. Can resilience overcome even one, let alone all three, of these challenges? David Lindstedt and Lynn Centonze unpack this question.
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Put MIT on Your LinkedIn Profile This Summer
Preparing for a crisis is not a luxury; it is a necessity. You know the odds are high that your company will suffer a disaster or crisis at some point. You cannot say you weren't ready; today's extreme public and government scrutiny demand that you should have been prepared. MIT's Crisis Management and Business Continuity course will help prepare you for the inevitable.
Read about the MIT program >>Raging Waters: How Iowa adapted its flooding response plan
In the 11 years since its last major flood, The University of Iowa has adapted its response strategy to plan for the worst.
Read MoreTracking Assets: New software helps response teams find supplies in disaster zones.
A Canadian app developer helps create new software to assist disaster response teams find supplies while on the ground.
Read MoreSelf-care for First Responders: New programs help those on the front lines of disaster.
From government-led mental health efforts for first responders to programs to help their children deal with uncertainty, efforts to guard the well-being of those on the front lines are increasing.
Read MoreBusiness Continuity Best Practices: How companies can avoid common mistakes.
An expert shares his insight on mistakes that companies are making when it comes to disaster recovery — and how to fix them.
Read MoreVancouver Shakes It Up: City-wide earthquake simulations take place for the first time.
As part of Emergency Preparedness Week, the Canadian city holds its first earthquake simulation event.
Read MoreMission Accomplished: Results from the NASA mock asteroid exercise.
A recent NASA asteroid strike simulation results in some interesting findings regarding emergency management.
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Continuity Insights New York 2019
will be held October 21 at mid-town Credit Suisse, adjacent to Madison Square Park. CINY brings together BC professionals from industry and government to examine continuity and recovery planning.
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DRI’s Audit course doesn’t just prepare you to face an auditor, it turns you into one. Pass DRII’s audit course and you’ll have the training, tools, and hands-on experience needed to audit business continuity, disaster, and emergency management programs. Pass the course and complete the follow-on steps to achieve certification, and you’ll actually be qualified to audit programs yourself – your own program as well as others’.
Group exercises help develop your skills as you audit a hypothetical company’s program using the standard, audit guide, and presentation content in the course. You’ll also learn how to develop your audit opinion, develop your report, and present your findings to management. The course:
- Identifies auditing standards and guidance
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In short, prepare for an audit, become an auditor, walk away with the materials you need!
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