EVENTS

September 20th - "Member Appreciation" - Office of Emergency Management & Communications, Chicago

Sponsored by:

Managing the Business Risks Posed by Tornados and Other Extreme Storms - Mike Smith, Senior Vice President, AccuWeather

Building Community Resiliency - The Holy Grail of Disaster Preparedness - The Joplin School Story - Dr. CJ Huff, Superintendent, Joplin Missouri Schools

20 Minutes in May...The Joplin Tornado - Steve Stockam, Manager, Joplin Regional Airport

Tornado hits airport: How Lambert-St. Louis International Airport weathered the storm - Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge, Director of Lambert-St. Louis International Airport

August 17th - "First Annual BRPA Bowling Bonanza!"

Sponsored by:

June 21st - "The Next Generation in Data Protection & Security -- What You Should Know" JC Restoration, Rolling Meadows

Sponsored by:

Delivering Secure and Reliable Solutions in the Cloud - Ed Mondek - Microsoft

Next Generation Data Protection - Paul Mitchell - EMC - BRS Division

Are You Ready for a Severe Weather Disaster? - Jim Allsopp - National Weather Service

April 26th - "Enhancing Crisis and Emergency Communication Effectiveness" - Dr. Robert C. Chandler, Ph.D. - Corelink

Sponsored by:

Morning Session 1 - Common Challenges

Morning Session 2 - More Effective Incident Notificaiton

Afternoon Session 1 - Reputation and Image

Afternoon Session 2 - Crisis Leadership

January 25th - "Preparing Yourself & the Enterprise” - Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Sponsored by Fusion Risk Management

A Practical Approach to Corporate Threat Management Baxter International Inc. Sharon Kemerer, Corporate Director, EHS

Establishing a Grass Roots Continuity Program within your Community Timika Hoffman-Zoller

December 7TH - Holiday Luncheon – Union League Club, Downtown Chicago

Sponsored by SunGard & Hostway

November 16TH - Workshop session, hosted by John Orlando from Norwich University. (1/2 day)

Social Media in Disaster Response Resources

Social Media in Disaster Response Presentation

September 28TH - BRPA Appreciation Luncheon: JC Restoration, Rolling Meadows (full day)

Restoration Facts presented by JC Restoration

Embracing Collaboration: Historic Disasters in Context presented by Kent McKenzie of Lake County Emergency Management Agency

July 20, 2010 - Allstate (1/2 day)

Insurance Worksheet presented by Belfor

Do You Have What It Takes To Recover? presented by Belfor

Security Surveillance presented by Ionit

Who is watchign the store? presented by Sentry

Who is watchign the store? (Video) presented by Sentry

PS-Prep – What does it Mean for the Business Continuity Practitioner? presented by Radian Compliance

Special Event - May 18, 2010 – Chicago – Jointly hosted by ACP Northern IL & BRPA

Business Continuity Management Key Performance Indicator/Key Risk Indicator Mapping presentation by Roberta Witty

April 20, 2010 – Special Training Session at Blue Cross Blue Shield

Fine Tune Your BIA presentation by Denis Goulet

March 11, 2010 (full day) - JC Restoration

Thanks to our Volunteers!

• Jim Christianson
• Ron McKay
• Laura Hees
• Mike Collins
• Nikki Domanus
• Tahiti Weaver
• Eva Swiss

Ahead Presentation

Laurus Presentation

Fusion Presentation

Atrato Presentation

Send Word No wPresentation

Sungard Presentation

Via Forensics Presentation

January 12, 2010 (1/2 day) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange

City of Chicago CERT Program Matt Doughtie / Tom Henkey

Red Cross Ready Rating David Gervino

Dec 8 Special Event – Holiday Luncheon

Nov 17 - RSM McGladrey Schaumburg, 1/2 day session

Unsuspected Risks of the 21st Century John Stagl

Audit Risks in Business Continuity RSM McGladrey

Mail Room Security In The 21st Century Randy Delfin

October 27th Pandemic Tabletop Training - WW Grainger, 1/2 day session

Workshop Presentation

September 22 - BRPA 20th Anniversary – BRPA 20th Anniversary

August 18 - Special Event – BRPA Golf Outing

July 21 2009- Secret Service, Downtown Chicago

Dan Johnson (Bank of America) – Program Director

We had another great BRPA meeting that took place at the Secret Service Office in downtown Chicago. This meeting was the first BRPA meeting ever conducted at this location. The room was spacious and the speakers were excellent. It was also a great network opportunity for all who attended. There were over 70 members in attendance and from the survey responses they were all very pleased with the program. Q-Tech sponsored the breakfast from Alonti and Chris Pope gave everyone an overview of Q-Tech’s services.

The theme of this meeting was ‘Are You Secure?’ There were three presentations for this meeting. The first presentation featured Robert Verenna and Joseph McCulley from the Secret Service who educated everyone on electronic crimes and internet fraud. The second presentation featured Jason Witty from Bank of America who presented ‘Potential Cyber Security Effects for Business Continuity Professionals’. The third session featured Jim Satterfield from Firestorm who presented lessons learned from actual events, how to be prepared for anything and also conducted a brief test exercise.

May 19 2009 - IBM Schaumburg (Joint meeting with ACP).

Recap of May 19th Meeting by Dan Johnson (Bank of America) – Program Director

The May meeting at IBM in Schaumburg was a HUGE success! This meeting was the first ever combined meeting with the Association of Contingency Planners (ACP). Our two Chicago-based organizations collaborated for the first time ever, allowing a great Network opportunity for all who attended. There were over 100 members in attendance and they were not disappointed. Great prizes were raffled off, the networking opportunities were the best we’ve ever had and IBM was a fantastic host, providing breakfast, lunch and refreshments to all attendees. They also hosted product demonstrations and gave site tours of their facility. What a great day!

Check out the Photo Gallery

The theme of the meeting was ‘Energize Your BC/DR Career’. The first presentation, Elevating Your Career in Business Continuity, featured Cheyene Haase from BC Management, Inc. who educated everyone on the skill sets needed to advance your BC careers and compensation. The second presentation featured John Orlando from Norwich University who presented Advancing your Career through Higher Education. The third session featured Ann Pickren from DRII who informed all attendees on Maintaining a Competitive Edge as a Business Continuity Professional. The last session was a panel discussion moderated by John Stagl from Belfor, Inc. All three speakers from this session resided on the panel to answer questions from the audience and Mr. Stagl. The panel members shared their professional opinions based on their BC/DR experiences and offered advice on how members can improve their BC careers through certifications, degrees and other education.

March 10 2009

The March meeting at the Zurich North America in Schaumburg was a very successful event! 70 members attended and our presenters hit another one out of the park. Ron Cooley (Grainger) presented Managing the Risks of Business Continuity, Tom Dziurgot (BRPA President) facilitated an open forum session with all attendees, Dr. Larry Rapagnani (GramTel) presented 10 Eye Opening Things to Consider, and Chris Gladwin (Cleversafe) presented Limitless Data Storage using Information Dispersal.

January 13 Chicago Mercantile Exchange