Contingency Planning Association of the Carolinas (CPAC)

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.

9th Annual Symposium

Thursday, Nov 30 - Fri Dec 1, 2006

Charlotte Marriott Executive Park, Charlotte, NC

Preparing for the Coming Storm

Bridging the Preparedness Gap

Paid Registration includes Continental Breakfasts, breaks, Lunch, Door Prizes, breakout topic sessions, access to vendors

	$175 for members of CPAC or other BCP groups (With appropriate discount code) $225 after November 11,2006
	$225 for non-Members ($275 after November 11,2006)
	Discounted room rates not guaranteed after November 8, 2006

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

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 19 CEUs with DRII . Attendance certificates will be included with attendee packets.

Don't miss the opportunity to get one of only 35 seats in the Post Symposium Course - BC Planning Made Simple. Presented by Norm Harris . This course provide s you with the tools you need to get the job done and done right. Mr. Harris is recognized as a leader in IT management and as the founder of the DRP industry. For only an additional $295, this course provides a wealth of practical information, materials and tools you will take with you and use, plus 4 more CEUs . Bring your laptop, this is a working session, not just a lecture! Click on course name for details and what you will learn and the materials you will take with you after the course. You may register for this course in addition to the symposium or by itself.

Invited speakers include:

Norman L. Harris, President of Harris Recovery Solutions, Inc. is recognized as a leader in information Technology Management, and the founder of the Disaster Recovery Planning industry
Ellis Stanley, Ellis M. Stanley, Sr., CEM, General Manager, Emergency Preparedness Department City of Los Angeles, CA
H Douglas Hoell, NC Director of Emergency Management , Role of BC Managers in State & Local planning

Presentations & Sessions Include:

Connecting the Dots - Valuing the Partnerships, Ellis M. Stanley, Sr., CEM
Mock Disaster Exercise, (3 hours, limited to 104 pre registered attendees)

Business Continuity Management: The New Frontiers - John Copenhaver, President & CEO DRI International

Combined Strength through Mutual Aid, H Douglas Hoell, NC Director of Emergency Management , Role of BC Managers in State & Local planning

Making Sure Your Planning Process Will Meet Your Recovery Objectives - Norman Harris, CBCP, CRP, President, Harris Recovery Solutions, Inc

Panel Discussion on National BC Preparedness (Copenhaver, Harris, Hoell, & others,...)

Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Activities In North
Carolina, Brant Goode, NC Pandemic Flu Coordinator

John Dorman, Chief, NC Geospatial & Technology Management

What's It Going To Take? Stay home or respond: Balancing professional and personal responsibilities when called to respond. Angie Santiago, Sr. Consultant for TM Floyd & Company, Inc.

Information Management in a Command and Control (C2) Environment: Implications for the Establishment of an Incident Command System (ICS) - John Kunert, Chief Operating Officer, Facility Continuity Solutions, LLC

Business Impact Analysis Lessons Learned - Robert Moisoff, Business Continuity Manager, ADP National Account Services, ProBusiness Division

Survival of the Connected: A Space-Based Approach to Business Continuity, Brian Kerns

Pandemic Influenza - George T. Fabian, M.D., M.P.H., Medical Director, Bioterrorism Surveillance and Response Program, Division of Acute Disease Epidemiology, SC Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)

Sponsor & Exhibitor Opportunities Include:

Symposium Sponsors $2000 (includes 5 admissions)
Luncheon Sponsors $1500 (includes 4 admissions)
Continental Breakfast Sponsors $850 at least two door prizes (includes 2 admissions)
Break Sponsors $750 (includes 3 admissions)
Exhibitor Tables $300 at least two door prizes (includes 2 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 for which they will receive full recognition. Exhibitors will select their tables from exhibit floor diagram during registration process.

Those attending may obtain a discounted rate at:

Charlotte Marriott Executive Park, Charlotte, NC

5700 Westpark Drive. Charlotte, North Carolina 28217

Phone: 704-527-9650 or 800-359-7961

Normal Rate is $179 ( tax) per night. A discounted rate of $109 ( tax) will be granted at time of registration, only if attendee requests the CPAC Symposium Rate code "CGP" when calling the Marriott 800# . Reservations may also be made at www.marriott.com/cltnc and enter the group code of: CGPCGPA.

Symposium Room Rate ends on Wednesday, November 8, 2006. Hotel will continue to accept reservations from Group�s attendees after that date at the prevailing room rate, subject to availability.

Symposium Sponsors