Emergency Preparedness for Industry and Commerce Council (EPICC)

In conjunction with Emergency Management BC

Business Continuity Awareness Week, Sept. 15-19, 2008

Welcomes Members and Friends to a 1-day informative and networking Seminar

“What is the secret ingredient to making a BCP a success?”

Come and learn more about Business Continuity as it relates to what is in the making of a successful Business Continuity Plan. Hear from other EM/BCM practitioners who have lived through it and industry experts who provide services to ensure you get back into business. Network with others who are responsible for Business Continuity, Security, Risk Management or/and Emergency Management. This is open to all types and sizes of businesses and public service agencies.

WHEN: Friday, September 19, 2008, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm.

AGENDA:

9:15 – 9:20 Introduction to EPICC

Lisa Benini, EPICC Board of Director

Wes Shoemaker, Associate Deputy Minister, Emergency Management BC

9:20 – 10:05 Reading between the lines of the BCM Professional Practices

Speaker, Sean Lawson, Managing Partner, Linc Group

BREAK

10:40 – 11:30 Three necessary ingredients to a successful Business Continuity Program: the right people, the right processes and the right tools

Speaker, Michael Carter, Managing Director, Quantivate LLC

11:30 – 12:00 The next best thing to exercising your BCP is using it real time

Speaker – Cam Filmer, Executive Director, Provincial Emergency Program

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch. (Scrumptious buffet – alert any dietary or allergy concerns upon registration)

1:00 – 1:45 Business Continuity Planning-the Alberta Government Perspective

Speaker – Humyra Sabir, Business Continuity Manager, Alberta Emergency Management Agency (AEMA)

BREAK

2:00 – 4:00 Emergency Communications in Large Metropolitan Areas

Hy Freedman, Esquimalt Councillor, CREST, Capital Region Emergency Service Telecommunications

Ken Shymanski, President & CEO, E-Comm, Emergency Communications for Southwest BC

Mike Webb, Manager, Telecommunications & Systems, Emergency Management BC

WHERE: Dunsmuir Lodge, 1515 McTavish Road, Sidney, BC. – off McTavish Road via Pat Bay Hwy. Free parking available.

COST: $80.00 each for EPICC members and $120.00 each for non-members

Space is limited so Register Early by emailing EPICC at or call (604) 813-7979

Doors open at 8:30 a.m. & Seminar starts promptly at 9:15 a.m.

This event is brought to you by EPICC and EMBC

Visit us at www.epicc.org