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Association of Continuity Professionals (ACP) - Central Maryland Chapter is a non-profit trade association dedicated to fostering continued professional growth and development in effective Contingency & Business Resumption Planning. ACP is the recognized premier international networking and information exchange organization in the business continuity industry.
ACP provides members an excellent information exchange experience and opportunities to set response and recovery trends while strengthening relationships through public and private partnerships.
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To build the premier international organization for business continuity professionals.
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Everything we do professionally and as an organization is dedicated to protecting lives, safeguarding businesses and fostering community resiliency.
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The Central Maryland Chapter of the Association of Continuity Professionals would like to invite you to our November 13 meeting in Baltimore.
Here’s a synopsis of the presentations:
Rowe Price Invokes its Business Continuity Plan, Amy Bennett
On September 9, T. Rowe Price associates were forced to evacuate their global headquarters in Baltimore due to a suspicious vehicle in the parking garage. Police, fire, and other officials investigated the vehicle and determined there was a possibility of an explosion. T. Rowe Price immediately invoked its business continuity plan, which involved convening the incident command team and sending the global trading team to the recovery site. The business continuity team managed the overall corporate response, including using the emergency notification system to alert associates and provide them informational communications throughout the incident. This real-world invocation of a business continuity plan provides an opportunity to share lessons learned across our industry.
Auditing Business Continuity Programs: The What, the How, and Some Lessons Learned, Nathan Faut
Business continuity and disaster recovery programs often begin with limited exposure as to how these programs are developed in similar or nearby organizations. Auditing these programs provides an independent review of the current state of those programs along with areas for improvement. Auditors follow a regimented approach to their analysis; this presentation provides an overview of how an audit professional develops the audits, assessments, and consultations performed for business continuity and disaster recovery programs and provides some lessons learned from various organizations that may provide support or guidance for other's programs.
The meeting will begin at 8:00 am with a complimentary breakfast and networking session and will conclude by 10:30 am.
Please click here for more information and to register: https://acp_nov11.eventbrite.com
Whether you are a continuity planner, disaster recovery manager, resiliency planner or emergency manager, this event is designed for you. We hope you can join us for this unique learning and networking opportunity!
The ACP Central Maryland Chapter has a group on Linkedln. Please join our group!
