NYC Metro
President:
Len Gravesande
president@acpnycmetro.com

Vice President:
Marty Plevel
vicepresident@acpnycmetro.com

Membership Director:
Shelley Lee Johnson
membership@acpnycmetro.com

Program Director:
Matt Deane
program@acpnycmetro.com

Past President
Anne T. Ferraro
pastpres@acpnycmetro.com

The Association of Contingency Planners (ACP) is the nation’s premier organization for professionals in the field of Business Continuity.  The New York City Metro Chapter would like to invite you to attend one of our meetings and explore the benefits of becoming a member. Membership in our organization is open to industry professionals and individuals interested in business continuity and crisis management.

Please see our new Member Education page for useful links to government and private industry information about disaster preparedness and business continuity planning, and for downloads of forms and documents.

Monthly Meeting – Thursday, November 20, 2008 – 3:00 to 5:30 PM
Host:  Pfizer Inc.
Location: Pfizer Corporate Headquarters, 235 East 42^nd Street, New York, NY 10017

 Directions:Subway to Grand Central Station.  Walk due east on 42^nd Street.  Office is between 3^rd Ave and 2^nd Ave on North side of 42^nd Street.  Enter to visitors reception where you will receive a badge (please remember photo ID for check in).

AGENDA TOPIC: Case Study: NYC Steam Pipe Explosion 

 

3:00 – 3:20 PM		Networking
3:20 – 3:25 PM		Host Welcoming Remarks·     Steve Brooks, Vice-President, Pfizer Inc.
3:25 – 3:30 PM		ACP Welcoming Remarks ·         Welcome to new members and guests ·         Self-Introductions by participants
3:30 – 3:50 PM		Elections for NYC Chapter Board of Director Positions  Facilitated by Matt Deane, Election Committee Chair  ·         Vice President ·         Secretary ·         Director of Membership ·         Director of Public Relations and Publications ·         Director of Education and Seminars
3:50 – 4:45 PM		Keynote Speakers: ·         Clyde Berger, Director, Pfizer Inc. ·         James Gangi, Pfizer Inc. ·         Paul Katzer, Senior Manager, Pfizer Inc.
4:45 – 5:00 PM		Networking break
5:00 – 5:30 PM		Roundtable Discussion - Moderated by Andrew Smith   Note:  Please complete meeting feedback form (including member input on future programs) during roundtable discussion.

Case Study: NYC Steam Pipe Explosion 
In July 2007, a steam pipe explosion near the Pfizer campus of buildings had a dramatic and profound impact on operations conducted in one of Pfizer’s buildings located near the blast.  Hear how Pfizer was impacted, what they did during the response and recovery, and the many lessons learned. With thousands of employees in the vicinity of the blast, plans were invoked for emergency response, crisis management and business continuity on Day 1 and for several days thereafter.  Key members of the Pfizer Worldwide Business Continuity Management Team will provide their own personal account and perspectives on what took place during this city-impacting incident.

 Case Study: NYC Steam Pipe Explosion 
In July 2007, a steam pipe explosion near the Pfizer campus of buildings had a dramatic and profound impact on operations conducted in one of Pfizer’s buildings located near the blast.  Hear how Pfizer was impacted, what they did during the response and recovery, and the many lessons learned. With thousands of employees in the vicinity of the blast, plans were invoked for emergency response, crisis management and business continuity on Day 1 and for several days thereafter.  Key members of the Pfizer Worldwide Business Continuity Management Team will provide their own personal account and perspectives on what took place during this city-impacting incident.

 Bios to be provided with final agenda.

To register, please RSVP before 11/17/08 to Shelley Johnson, Membership Director:
plan4later@aol.com OR  631-368-4795

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 IBCT courses Discount

As a benefit of membership, ACP has negotiated a Memorandum of Understanding with the Institute for Business Continuity Training (IBCT) that provides for ACP member discounts up to 40% off IBCT courses.  They are self-paced, relatively inexpensive, and provide CEU credits for those who may need them.

To try a free on-line sample, please do so by going to www.ibct.com and registering.  Once you complete your registration send an email to Michael Bittle at mbittle@ibct.com and he will register you at no charge.

The ACP Corporate BoD announces it has entered into a strategic alliance with ICOR for education and research opportunities for all ACP Members. The International Consortium for Organizational Resilience (ICOR) has agreed to offer ACP Members a 10% discount on all of their training courses and workshops which span a variety of Business Continuity related industries. This is the same discount ICOR offers to its own members for its already low priced course offerings, if ICOR increases the discount for its members the ACP discount will also increase. In addition, when an ACP Chapter hosts the training event, venue, and refreshments the discount will be increased to 20% per ACP Member. ACP and ICOR will also collaborate on research opportunities through their respective Strategic Advisory Councils.

To assist you in preparing for certification, ICOR also offers a two day DRII Qualifying Exam Review course. ICOR stands behind its quality of education and guarantees that if you take this course you will pass the DRII Qualifying Exam, if not you can retake the course free of charge. This is of significant importance to the over 1,000 ACP Members who currently do not hold a Business Continuity related certification.

For more information about our meetings and programs:

please email Ms. Michael C. Redmond at msmichaelredmond@redmondworldwide.com

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