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June 2009 bulletin: What's new on TalkingBusinessContinuity.com

Useful Business Continuity Management resources

• White papers
  • Pandemic Influenza – Exploding the Myths (PDF 2.2MB)
    The emergence of the H1N1 virus in Mexico and its rapid global spread have underscored danger of pandemic threat and the speed at which such an event can affect global health and the global economy. Pandemic influenza has the potential to impact every business, from employees to customers to suppliers, and business leaders have a principal role in preparing for and responding to a pandemic threat. This revised Pandemic Influenza White Paper aims to explode many myths.

BCM Implementation case studies

• Implementing BS 25999 at Airbus
  Airbus, one of the world's leading aircraft manufacturers, is working towards implementing BS 25999 across the UK facilities' disaster recovery operation.  We asked why is BS 25999 certification important to Airbus?
• Moving from BC Planning to BC Management – a case study
  Moving from reactive BCP style thinking to proactive BCM integration can be a challenge whatever the size of your organization. Equens SE (a mid-sized financial services company from Holland) describe how they went about making this change and how the organization benefitted.

News articles and Events

• Disaster Recovery Institute of Canada presents 2009 Award of Excellence to MTS Allstream
  MTS Allstream Inc, one of Canada's leading communications companies, has been presented with the Disaster Recovery Institute of Canada's 2009 Award of Excellence.
• UK Climate Projections for the 21st Century 
  The UK government has published details of potential climate changes and how these will impact on the UK and its organizations. This information will help those needing to plan how they will cope with a changing climate.
• Global climate change impacts in the United States
  The latest report from the U.S. Global Change Research Program provides authoritative assessment of national and regional impacts of global climate change.
• Swine Flu – BCI warns against complacency 
  As the World Health Organization raised its alert to phase 6, a survey of BCI members shows that even among the better prepared organizations there is more to do.
• Data dilemma: one in five businesses admit breaching Data Protection Act
  Almost one in five businesses has unwittingly breached the Data Protection Act (DPA) at least once according to a recent survey conducted by British Standards Institution.
• Continuity doesn't change
  The benefits of a Business Continuity Management System may be more important in a recession than at any other time. These include competitive advantage, eliminating inefficiencies and cost saving on disaster recovery.
• Business Continuity Awards 2009
  The Business Continuity Awards were presented recently at Grosvenor House Hotel, London. The Awards recognize excellence within the field of business continuity and operational risk management.

Future events

• Canadian BCM Awareness week  (22-26 June 2009) [note to Andrew – no location for this event, it's online]
• Information Governance & Data Protection - Standards, Guidance and Best Practice (30 June – 01 July 2009, London, UK)
• Business Resilience Amidst Uncertainties   (4-5 August 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
• Business Resilience & Continuity Planning   (12-13 August 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

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• May 2009