Announcing – 100th MCP Meeting

Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2010   

Time: 1:30PM to 3:00PM   

Place: Baseline Data Services   

2601 Metropolis Parkway   

Plainfield, Indiana 46168   

 

    

 

Panel: Greatest Moments in DR/BCP

 

Midwest Contingency Planner’s Senior Members

Sam Brummett, Eli Lilly (R)

Sherry Pelton, EDS (R)

Gary Wyne, Eli Lilly (R)

Beth Glidden, Citizens Energy

Ed Jacques, Sallie Mae

Mark Huesing, Sungard (R)

This month’s meeting has two exciting elements. As part of our 100^th meeting, the board thought it would be memorable to play back some significant moments in DR and BCP from a group of individuals that have been involved since the early stages of the Midwest Contingency Planners.   

Second bonus is the chance to see Baseline Data Services’ new disaster recovery center and command operations center. Baseline Data Services, LLC. is a technology-based company that provides disaster recovery, online data protection and document imaging services. For over 15 years, Baseline has served the financial industry, which has a federal mandate to maintain the highest degree of IT and data protection. Today, Baseline has branched out to many other industries such as medical, governmental, utilities, manufacturing, etc. and offers these businesses the same high level of competence.   

The courtesy of a RSVP is requested by replying to this email, or calling Shelly Hogan @ 317-285-4905 or Mike Alley @ 317-694-5546. 

October Meeting Minutes

Midwest ContingencyPlanners.org

Membership Meeting Minutes of October 13, 2009

CALL TO ORDER

President, Shelly Hogan called the meeting to order at 3:08 PM. She welcomed everyone to our 98th meeting and asked that everyone sign-in on the Membership Roster or the Guest Register.

INTRODUCTIONS

                        Shelly thanked Mike Alley for arranging our meeting at The Rathskeller

                        Attendees were notified of emergency exits and restrooms.

                        Shelly asked if there were any first time members in attendance.

                        Going around the room, meeting attendees were asked to briefly introduce themselves to the group, their company, title, and responsibilities.

                        Those in attendance were asked for their biggest planning challenges so that we could discuss during out meetings networking session after the speaker.

Announcing The NINETYNINTH MEETING of the Midwest Contingency Planners, Inc.

Gerry Dick, President and Managing Editor, Grow Indiana Media Ventures, LLC, Creator and Host, Inside Indiana Business with Gerry Dick.

The host and creator of Inside INdiana Business television, Gerry Dick also serves as president and managing editor of Grow INdiana Media Ventures, LLC, a diverse media company focused on producing and distributing Indiana business news and information through multiple media channels. Gerry and technology entrepreneur Scott Jones are owners of the company.

By The Numbers: Risk Analysis 90-10

Written by GARY G. WYNE

Thirty-four million nine hundred thousand results. Having Googled “risk analysis,” this number was the immediate result. Twenty-five million eight hundred thousand results. This number is the Google result for “risk assessment.”

These numbers are overwhelming. Given their magnitude, one could conclude that everything that could be written has been written about risk analysis and risk assessment.

In the spirit of these numbers, this article is not an attempt to add one more promotion of the added value or the basic planning foundation provided by either a risk assessment, a risk analysis, or both but rather to present to the reader a technique this author has used, in many cases, to obtain ninety percent of the benefit of a full risk analysis with 10 percent of the effort. The author is the first to concede that this technique is not 100 percent all inclusive and is not fool-proof; however, over years and multiple client circumstances it has provided a substantial and dependable building block with which to construct emergency response plans and has a potential for disaster recovery and business continuity plans too. The author leaves it to the reader to determine the value this technique brings to each situation and its appropriateness for use.

Continue reading the rest of the article at the following link:  http://www.drj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2731&Itemid=429

H1N1 Pandemic Influenza: New Guidance

According to a ProMed report, recent studies are finding that the earlier guidance for employers to tell the workforce they can return to work “a few days after the fever breaks” is appearing to be based on seasonal influenza experience.  The period of contagion for H1N1 in a study by the Institute of Public Health in Quebec suggests patients are contagious for up to a week.  A hospital in Singapore studied virus availability in the noses and throats of H1N1 cases, and found viable viruses for up to 16 days, though the average was about 5 days. Thus, the “new guidance” for H1N1 patients should be considered tobe: “Stay home until you’ve stopped coughing,” which is the most prevalent means of effectively “sharing” the virus.

This also suggests pandemic planners need to ratchet up their expectations for absentee rates, and update their awareness training materials accordingly.

From the DRJ Website.    http://www.drj.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=H1N1-Pandemic-Influenza-New-Guidance.html&Itemid=170

Article Regarding the work of Diane Mack at IUPUI

Diane Mack worries a lot. In fact, she is a professional class worrier.

When she sees expanses of glass, Mack cringes. When large crowds gather, she is anxious. Mack can’t help but look for potential threats and danger.

It all comes with the territory of working to make sure the campus has the right policies, equipment, and procedures to keep everyone on campus as safe as can be.

Mack, who had been director for strategic planning at the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, joined IUPUI on January 2, 2008 as the Emergency Preparedness Manager.

At Homeland Security, Mack helped set the course the state took when it came to developing homeland security and emergency management initiatives. In her new role, she will help develop plans to protect the campus from hazards that come with being a major urban university.

Please click on link below for the rest of the article…

http://info.iupui.edu/news/page/normal/3470.html

Diane Mack to Speak at MCP

 

Diane Mack is the Emergency Preparedness Director at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), a 30,000-student urban campus, and the Co-Chair of the 8-campus Indiana University Emergency Preparedness Committee. She is the Chair of the statewide Campus Safety and Emergency Preparedness Committee under the Indiana Higher Education Emergency Management/Homeland Security Advisory Board, a federally-approved ICS trainer, and a member of the NFPA 1600 Technical Committee that is currently redesigning the standard for 2010. Her background with the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, Indiana Counter-Terrorism and Security Council, and the Indiana Department of Labor have assisted her current efforts of developing a comprehensive emergency preparedness program for IUPUI while utilizing the talents of IUPUI and IU students, faculty and staff.

98th Meeting of MCP

MCP Board Meeting Today @ Milano Inn

MCP Board Meeting today at 1:30 PM. General Membership Meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, October 13 at 3:00 PM. Location is the

Rathskeller 401 East Michigan St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Contingency Planning & Management Event