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Being Safe and Prepared this Hurricane Season
It’s hurricane season and we’re also in the midst of a global pandemic. While bad weather will not stop for Coronavirus, being prepared for both can happen. Determining how you and your community will need to be ready for extreme weather, while keeping social distancing effective is a must right now.
New strategies will need to be in place and on-time communication will be more important than ever. There will be changes to how we all shelter together, how and where supplies come from, and much more.
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Calling All Visionaries, RockStars, Pillars & Innovators
The Risk and Resilience HUB is a digital platform leveraged to bring together the silos of BC, EM, DR, GRC and ERM to build resilient organizations and communities in the private and public sectors. Publisher Kathy Gannon Rainey discusses the many roles where you could contribute to make the HUB a valuable platform.
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BCI Competency Framework
The BCI is pleased to announce the launch of the BCI Competency Framework, which will complement the long-established Good Practice Guidelines (GPG). The BCI Competency Framework defines the professional standards needed to be an effective business continuity practitioner at every career stage. It is a tool to help individuals advance as professionals, to help employers develop resilience capability through workforce planning and development, and to give society confidence in the resilience profession.
Learn more >>Teaching the Board: A recent survey shows notable gaps in executive understanding of disaster recovery goals
Among respondents from SMBs, roughly one sixth were unaware of their organization’s recovery time objectives.
Read MoreEasy to Understand: The National Weather Service proposes simplifying their warnings
With roughly a hundred different types of alerts, the public is often confused as to their meaning.
Read MoreReady For What’s Next: Take stock of how your business continuity plan worked with COVID-19
Lessons learned from previous disasters can help prepare for future events.
Read MoreA New Pitch: Consider changing your approach for talking about cybersecurity with those in non-technical roles
A less technical or confrontational approach may help to get employees to buy in to IT’s plans.
Read MoreAn Ounce of Preparation: An emphasis on readiness can help your organization respond more effectively to incidents
Working to prepare your team to understand what is and what is not critical will allow for better use of resources.
Read MoreBoth Sides of the Business: Companies often overemphasize IT recovery after a disaster
Striking a balance between IT recovery and business operations recovery can result in a more rapid return to normal working conditions.
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You Can’t Stop. The Time to Plan for Office Re-Opening is Now
This webinar offers guidance into the planning efforts behind employees returning to the office. It will involve strategic thinking and detailed tactical work. 6/24/20 2 pm.
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IAEM Scholarship Program is Accepting Applications
The IAEM Scholarship Program Application Period is now open and will close at 11:59:59 p.m. CDT on July 15, 2020. The IAEM Scholarship Program provides scholarships through a competitive process to full-time undergraduate and graduate students, and part-time graduate students, working on degrees in emergency management, disaster management, or closely related fields of study. Applications are received from students anywhere in the world, and students do not have to be members of IAEM. Awardees are selected based on applications and required complimentary materials.
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