2020 Meetings
Next Chapter Meeting: September 22nd (dependent upon COVID-19 circumstances)
Location: to be determined (nnn-nnn-nnnn )
RSVP: By Friday, mm/dd to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or
Clarence Elliott @ 804-782-2983 or
Connie Riffe @ 804-726-7844
Meeting Time: Normally, 11:30 am registration / networking; 12:00 to 2:00 pm meeting
Lunch / Meeting Fees: Normally, Members: $10.00 Non-members: $20.00
Main Speaker(s):
One (1) CEU is available for attendance.
Other Events 2020:
MADRA Meeting (bimonthly) Washington, D.C. - MADRA Events
Homeland Security Symposium & Expo (February 13) Christopher Newport University - Homeland Security Symposium
DRI2020 (March 1-4) Savannah, Ga. - DRII Conference
DRJ Spring World (March 15-18) Orlando, Fl. - DRJ Spring Registration ***** CANCELLED *****
NFMT Conference (March 17-19) Baltimore - NFMT Conference ***** RESCHEDULED (August 11-13) *****
VA Public Health & Healthcare Preparedness Academy (March 23- 24) Harrisonburg - Va Preparedness Academy ***** POSTPONED *****
Virginia Emergency Mgmt Symposium (March 31 - April 3) Roanoke, Va. - The Hotel Roanoke - VEMA Symposium ***** CANCELLED *****
Continuity Insights Management Conference (April 20-22) San Antonio, Tx. - 18th Annual Continuity Insights Management Conference ***** WILL NOT TAKE PLACE; MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW *****
ACP's National Conference (April 22-23) San Antonio, Tx. - ACP National Conference ***** CANCELLED; considering other options *****
CPAC Symposium (May 7) Charlotte, N.C. - CPAC Symposium
DRJ Fall World (Sept 29 - Oct 2) Phoenix, Az. - DRJ Fall World Registration
Virginia1st Annual Meeting (Oct) Richmond, Va. - Virginia 1st ***** CANCELLED *****
Resilient Virginia Events - Resilient Va Website
Additional events per ACP National Website - ACP National Posted Events
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2020 Old Dominion Chapter MEETING CALENDAR
Program Dates: Feb 25, Sept 22, Oct 27, Nov 17
No meetings are scheduled for the month(s) of: January, March thru August and December (Board Meeting)
Monthly Chapter Meetings - normally 4th Tuesday, 12:00 NOON - 2:00 PM
NOTE(s): Times and locations may vary
Normal Cost (Lunch/Program): ODC Members ($10); All other attendees ($20)
February 25: BC Software Panel Discussion
Host Location - Grapevine Restaurant
Speaker(s) - Clarence Elliott, Connie Riffe and Clif Hairfield
IBM Resiliency Orchestration (Clif Hairfield)
BC Software Discussion Presentations (Clarence and Connie)
September 22:
October 27:
November 12: Disaster Experience Tabletop Exercise
Host Location - UNOS (2-4 pm)
Speaker - Bob Mellinger, President, Attainium Corporation
December 15: ODC Board Meeting
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Previous Years
2019 Meetings
February 26: Phishing: Trying not to get caught on the Bad Guys "Phishing Hook"!
Host Location - Jefferson Lakeside Country Club (Lunch)
Speaker - Robin Hillman, Affinion Group/Connexions Loyalty
April 23: The Disaster Experience - Quickfire Exercise
Host Location - UNOS (2:00 pm to 4:00 pm)
Speaker - Bob Mellinger, President, Attainium Corporation
Attainium: Readiness Resources
May 28: 2018 Hurricane Lessons Learned, 2019 Season Forecast
Host Location - UNOS Headquarters
Speaker - Jonathan McGee, Meteorologist, Tropical Program Leader, NWS Wakefield
NOTE: Due to the upload size limitations, the NWS presentation was broken into 5 part as follows:
NWS (2 of 5) NWS (3 of 5) NWS (4 of 5) NWS (5 of 5)
June 25: GDPR and Privacy in the US
Host Location - Grapevine Restaurant
Speaker - Shana Bumpas, Director of Information Security, University of Richmond
General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR)
September 25: "Trends in Disaster Recovery (DR) and Backup"
Host Location - Quality Technology Services (QTS)
Speaker(s) - Ben Jenkins, Account Executive – SoVA & WV, QTS
Dan Butzer, Global Field CTO, Zerto
Zerto 7.5 Enhancing Hybrid Cloud and Cyber Resilience with CDP
November 5: "C-Suite support: BCP/DR/Risk Management, Workplace Violence" and "Active Assailant Preparedness for Business Continuity Managers"
Host Location - UNOS Headquarters, 4th Street, 2:00 to 4:00 pm
Speaker(s) - Ted Brown, Dave Hunt, KETCH Consulting
Ted Brown: Convincing the C-Suite to Invest in BCP, DR and Risk Management
Dave Hunt: Active Shooter Part 1 and Active Shooter Part 2
November 19: "Elections and Panel Discussion"
Host Location - Grapevine Restaurant
December 4: ODC Board Meeting
2018 Meetings
February 27: Business Continuity and Cybersecurity
Host Location - Grapevine Restuarant (Lunch)
Speakers - Patrick Logan, SELTEK Technology Solutions & Kathy Scourby, KNS Consulting
Disaster Preparedness and BC Planning
April 24: Managing Risks: A New Framework
Host Location - Jefferson Lakeside Country Club (Lunch)
Speaker - Eddie McAndrew, CISSP, PMP, ITIL, MSIS of !mpactmakers
Managing Risks: A New Framework
May 22: Some Interesting Aspects of Recent Weather Events
Host Location - Jefferson Lakeside Country Club (Lunch)
Speaker - William (Bill) Sammler, Warning Coordination Meteorologist of NOAA's National Weather Service
NWS Review of 2017 Weather Events - Hurricanes
NWS Review of 2018 Weather Events - January Blizzards
NWS Review of 2018 Weather Events - Early March Winds
NWS Review 2017-2018 Weather Events - Situational Awareness Resources
June 26: Travel Risk Management
Host Location - Jefferson Lakeside Country Club (Lunch)
Speaker - Paul Ferrell, Director of Sales at iJet (WorldAware)
WorldAware: Travel Risk Management
WorldAware: Travel / Manager Perspective
WorldAware: Situational Awareness
October 9: "Supply Chain Risks and How to Audit Them” and “Active Assailant Preparedness for Your Organization”
Host Location - Grapevine Restuarant (Lunch)
Speakers - Ted Brown, CBCP, President & CEO of KETCH Consulting and Dave Hunt, CPP, President, Homeland Security Consulting LLC
November 27: Tornadoes in Richmond - Lessons Learned
Host Location: Jefferson Lakeside Country Club
Speaker - Clarence Elliott, MBCP, Contingency Planner, UNOS and President ACP Old Dominion Chapter
Tornadoes in Richmond - Lessons Learned
January 3, 2019 ACP ODC Board Meeting
2017 Meetings
February 28: Health-related Impacts on Businesses
Host Location - Jefferson Lakeside Country Club (Lunch)
Speaker - Dr. Nancy Welch (Virginia Dept. of Health)
District Health Director for Chesapeake and Western Tidewater
VHD - The Workplace as an Incubator for Infectious Disease
April 25: Hurricane Matthew - Virginia Beach and their "Rain Event"
Host Location - Jefferson Lakeside Country Club (Lunch)
Speaker: Bill Sammler, Warning Coordination Meteorologist - National Weather Service
Hurricane Matthew - Anatomy of a Flood
June 27: Ransomware / Malware
Host Location - Jefferson Lakeside Country Club (Lunch)
Speaker: Richard Blair
October 11: Resilience and Leadership
Host Location: Grapevine Restaurant
Speaker: Ted Brown III, CBCP, CBCV, MBCI, President & CEO: KETCHConsulting
Member: CPM Hall of Fame
Website: CEO of KETCHConsulting
Presentation: Resilience and Leadership
November 14: Bon Secours Lessons Learned from Hurricane Irma
Host Location: Jefferson Lakeside Country Club (Lunch)
Speaker: Clif Hairfield, CBCP, ITIL V3, CERT
In Hurricane Irma, why did nursing home patients have to die?
December 19
ACP ODC Board Meeting
2016 Meetings
February 23: Cyber Security / Email
Host Location - Jefferson Lakeside Club (Lunch)
Speaker - Jerry Montella: Cyber Security Presentation
April 26: Workplace Violence
Host Location - UNOS
Speaker -Caroline Ramsey Hamilton: Active Shooter Presentation
Risk and Security LLC Website
Active Shooter Presentation (Part 1)
Active Shooter Presentation (Part 2)
May 24: UCI Bike Race Planning / Lessons Learned
Host Location - Jefferson Lakeside Club (Lunch)
Speaker - Capt. Will Smith: UCI Road World Championships UCI Road World Championships Video UCI Bike Race by UNOS
UCI Road World Championships Presentation
June 28: Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Lightning & Staying Weather Aware
Host Location - Jefferson Lakeside Club (Lunch)
Speaker - Bill Sammler: NWS Presentation
NWS Hurricanes Tornadoes Lightning (Part 1)
NWS Tornadoes Hurricanes Lightning (Part 2)
Sept. 27: DR in the Cloud, DR in QTS Colocation, DR at Your Sites
Host Location - Quality Technology Services
Speakers - Steven Rosenthal, QTS Sr. Product Manager and
David Weisbrot, QTS Solutions Architect: QTS Presentation
Quality Technology Services (QTS) Presentation
October 25: Agility Recovery Solutions - Lessons Learned
Host Location - Jefferson Lakeside Club (Lunch)
Speaker - Carl Mackey, Area Director: Agility - 2015 Year in Review
Agility Recovery: 2015 Year In Review
Nov. 15: ACP Election of Officers / Roundtable Discussions
Host Location - Grapevine Restaurant
Speaker - Clarence Elliott, President ACP ODC
ACP ODC Elections and Roundtable Discussion
Dec. 20: ACP ODC Board Meeting
2015 Meetings
January 26: The Disaster Recovery Experience
Host Location - UNOS
Speaker - Bob Mellinger - Attainium Corp.
The Disaster Recovery Experience: Quickfire Exercise
March 10: Cybersecurity
Host Location - Nick's Roman Terrace (Lunch)
Speaker - Gene Fishel: ACP ODC Comp Sec Presentation
State-Level Computer Security Issues and Enforcement
May 14: The Impact of Social Media and Emergency Technologies Disaster Management
Host Location - Nick's Roman Terrace (Lunch)
Speaker - Adam Crowe: The Rise of Information on the Go
The Rise of Information on the Go (Part 1)
The Rise of Information on the Go (Part 2)
June 23: Weather Threats - Summer Storms, Hurricane Season
Host Location - VDEM EOC Tour
Speaker - Bill Sammler: Summer Storms and Hurricane Season
Summer Storms and Hurricane Season (Part 1)
Summer Storms and Hurricane Season (Part 2)
September 15: Remember 9/11 - NYC Office of Emergency Services
Host Location - Nick's Roman Terrace (Lunch)
Speaker - John Scrivani: Director of the Transportation of Emergency Operations Center (VDOT)
Remember 9/11 - NYC Office of Emergency Services
October 27: Cloud Disaster Recovery (Technology Trends in DR)
Host Location - Peak 10 (Lunch provided by host)
Speaker - Shannon Snowden: Peak 10 Solutions Propelling Your Success
Peak 10: Solutions Propelling Your Success
November 17: Elections - Secretary & Treasurer - 2016 & 2017
Host Location - Nick's Roman Terrace (Lunch)
Speaker - Clarence Elliott
ACP ODC Elections and Roundtable Discussion
2014 Meetings
February 25: The New Era of Business Continuity
Speaker - Cliff Barcliff - ACP ODC President
May 27: CERT at Work or, Better Put, Smart at Work
Host Location - Nick's Roman Terrace
Speaker - Linda Rubin - CERT Manager for VDEM
November 18: ACP ODC Elections for New President
Host Location - Nick's Roman Terrace
Speaker - Clarence Elliott
2013 Meetings
January 22: Planning for Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger Chapter
Host Location - Nick's Roman Terrace Speaker - Philip Oppenheim - ACP ODC President
May 28: Preparing for the 2013 Hurricane Season
Host Location - Nick's Roman Terrace Speaker - VDEM presenter)
July 23: Panel Discussion on using BIAs
Host Location - Nick's Roman Terrace Speaker - Philip Oppenheim - ACP ODC President
September 24: Back to School (Work)
Host Location - Nick's Roman Terrace Speaker - Ashley Barker - Senior Recruiter Morton Consulting
October 22: ACP ODC Elections for New President
Host Location - Nick's Roman Terrace Speaker - Mike Gifford - CEO of ACP International
