The FORUM Established to Facilitate the Exchange And

The FORUM established to facilitate the exchange and

dissemination of information regarding all aspects of

contingency planning in both the private and public

sectors, including business interruption avoidance,

business resumption planning, contingency

operations, and disaster recovery planning.

MINUTES

General Membership Meeting

April17, 20148:00– 4:30 PM

Attendees:

TheApril General Membership Meeting of the MidAmerica Contingency Planning Forum was held on Thursday, April17, atCharter startingat8:00 a.m.

MCPF Program Director John Steffen welcomed all in attendance.

A.Previous Meeting Minutes

The March meeting minutes are available on the MCPF web site:

B.Program Updates

The following upcoming meeting datesand topics are planned:

May 15– TBD @ Express Scripts

June 19 – Executive Buy In @ Anheuser-Busch

Offers to assist with future meeting sites and speakers should be directed to John Steffen at or 314-543-2656.

C.Treasurer’s Report

The Treasurer’s Report was provided by Helena van Zanten. The group has a balance of $5,279.01in the checking account.

D.Membership Report

Members are encouraged to renew their membership via the MCPF website: Enrollment is open for new members as well.

E.Upcoming Activities

Upcoming activities that may be of interest to MCPF members include:

• ContinuityInsights2014 Management Conference: April 28-30, 2013, New Orleans, LA:

• DRI 2014 Conference:May 18 – 21, 2013, Atlanta, GA:

• DRI BCLE2000 Course–moved to September 22-26 at World Wide Technology in St Louis

• DRJ Webinars -

• Missouri SEMA Training Schedule–

F.New Business / Announcements / Miscellaneous

• MCPF 20th anniversary tumblers were distributed to members and polo’s with the milestone logo were available for sale at the meeting
• DRI2014 Discount available for MCPF members – login to the members area on the website to obtain discount code
• If you have not paid your member dues for 2014, you will be removed from the mailing list at the end of April.
• There is a new feature on the website for job seekers. Individuals looking for a Business Continuity position can now post their resume on the site.

• Check our website for ongoing and upcoming announcements:

G.Featured Topic: Exercise Design Training Course – Training provided by MCPF Vice President – Steve Seton.

This meeting was a full day training opportunity focusing on designing exercises. Participants received training then created an exercise and finally participated in an exercise.

See the MCPF website ( under ‘Meeting Minutes and Presentations’ for the slide presentation.

The next meeting will be on Thursday, May15at Express Scripts.

Recorded by:

Shawnee McDonough, MCPF President

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