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National Emergency Warnings
National
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Last updated March 27, 2004
CPAC - Contingency Planning Assoc. of the Carolinas

Preparing the Business Communities of North and South Carolina to Maintain Critical Functions During a Business Interruption.

8th Annual Symposium

    Friday, December 2, 2005,  8am – 4:30pm
    UNCC Cone Conference Center, Charlotte, NC
MANAGING THE CRISIS . . . THREATS, MEDIA, AND TACTICS
Paid Registration includes Continental Breakfast, breaks, Lunch, Parking, Door Prizes
  • $150  for members of CPAC or other BCP groups (With appropriate discount code)
  • $175  for non-Members
Unique discount codes were sent to current, paid CPAC members and to regional BCP groups permitting them to take advantage of special Symposium Discounts  Questions

Click to Register     Sponsor/Exhibitor Info

Once again CPAC brings together a variety of experienced and respected professionals to share practical solutions and tactics helping ensure organizations are prepared for business interruptions.  Attendance at this event provides no less than 10 CEUs with DRII .  Attendance certificates will be included with attendee packets.

Speakers & Sessions Include: 

  • Mock Disaster Exercise, led by SUNGARD Availability Services (1.5 hours, limited to 112  pre registered attendees
  •  Business Continuity Management Program - An Alternative Approach (1.5 hours, comprising both morning sessions.  Part 1 - The Components of a Viable Approach to Business Continuity Management.  Part 2 - The Emergency Response Plan. 
  • (Tim Lord,  CBCP and Ruth Harvey, CBCP)
  • Focus, Fold, or Freeze - Understanding & Mitigating Crisis Dysfunction.  (Ted Buffington, CEO Achievement By Design, LLC) 
  • Alternative Emergency Communications Options (Phil Drake, CBCP, Charlotte Observer & Elaine Horack, CBCP, PCA International)
  • Comprehensive Threat/Risk Analysis (Charles Thomas, CACH International, Ltd Co)
  • Managing the Media - Protecting  Your  Image (Ellison Clary
  • , Ellison Clary Comprehensive Public Relations)
  • Integrating Internal Disaster Recovery Center Solutions with Vendor DRC Solutions  (Walter Hutto & Brenda Venuti, CBCP, Palmetto Health)
  • Terrorism & the Private Sector, Dr. Robert Chandler, PhD, Pepperdine University ,  
  • Panel Discussion on National BC Preparedness (Copenhaver, Hoell, Bullock, Lord,...)
  • Duke Energy's Enterprise Crisis Management & Business Continuity Programs, Mike Mobley, Crisis Manager, Duke Energy.
  • Choosing, Deploying and Managing Emergency Notification Systems: Key Functionality & Criteria (Mark Scully, VP, Product Strategy, MessageOne

Additional invited speakers include:

  • John Copenhaver, President and CEO of DRI International ,  State of Business Continuity Today
  • H Douglas Hoell, NC Director of Emergency Management ,  Role of BC Managers in State & Local planning  
  • Jane Bullock, Former Chief of Staff, FEMA
Sponsor & Exhibitor Opportunities Include:
  • Exhibitor Tables $250  + at least two door prizes (includes 2 admissions)
  • Break Sponsors $500 (includes 3 admissions)
  • Symposium  Sponsors $750 (includes 4 admissions) 
Sponsors and Exhibitors receive recognition in the Symposium Attendee Package, on appropriate Tables, during general sessions, and on the CPAC Website.  All sponsors are asked to provide suitable door prices for general session and luncheon drawings fro which they will receive full recognition.  Exhibitors will select their tables from exhibit floor diagram during registration process.
Those attending from outside the Charlotte  may obtain a discounted rate at:

Marriott Courtyard Charlotte University Research Park
333 West W.T. Harris Blvd
Charlotte, North Carolina 28262
704-549-4888
    
Normal Rate is $104 (+tax) per night.  A discounted rate of $79 (+ tax) will be granted at time of registration, only if attendee requests the "UNCC Visitor Rate".

Some hotels offer special rates if participants mention they are attending an event at UNC Charlotte.

 

Conference Center is #21, Cone Parking Decks are Green

 

Symposium Sponsors Include:
 
Mock Exercise Presenter
 
http://www.availability.sungard.com/
Table 4

Luncheon Sponsor
 
Table 16

Surf Technologies, Inc.
4065 Peachtree Dunwoody Road
Atlanta , GA   30342-3936
Table 1

Breakfast Sponsor
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Emergency Management

Break Sponsor
http://www.cpotracker.com/
Table2

Media Sponsor
Table 15
Symposium Exhibitors Include:
Business Continuity and Recovery
http://www.ibm.com/services/continuity
Table 3

Offsite Secure Storage
http://www.filevaultusa.com/
Table 5

Table 6

Table 7

Table 6

Table 9

Table 10

MissionMode Solutions logo
Table 11

Table 12

http://www1.mscdirect.com
Table 13

Table 14