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.

BUSINESS MEETING

SECRETARY REPORT – (Membership)

                        Shelly reported on current membership; there were 36 member companies prior to the 2009-2010 membership dues being sent out.

                        After sending out the dues via email, combining email non-delivery reports and other email communication, there are 28 member companies, with 78 individuals.

                        There were no additional inquires since last meeting.

                        Membership dues were sent out in August 10th.

FINANCIAL REPORT

• Tom Chernosky reported on the current financial status:

                        Beginning Cash $ 1,973.43

                        Income $ 1,026.65

                        Disbursements $ (38.84)

                        Ending Cash Balance $ 2961.24

                        • The motion was so moved, seconded, and approved.

AUDIT REPORT

                        No Report Needed

NOMINATING

                        No Report Needed

COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE

                        James Anthony demonstrated using proposed Linkedin MCP group and MCP blog. Each online tool is being tested by MCP Board Members. An update will be provided at next MCP meeting in December.

Links:

http://mcpindyblog.wordpress.com

http://www.linkedin.com

MCP members are welcome to view the LinkedIn and blog sites. Any comments and suggestions can be sent to James Anthony (james.anthony@sungard.com)

PROGRAM COMMITTEE REPORT

                        The December meeting location is set to be at Brickyard including a buffet lunch. The speaker will be Gerry Dick creator and host of “Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick”

Links:

http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/gi_bio_dick.asp

http://www.wthr.com/global/Story.asp?s=867259

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS

                        Shelly asked if there were any announcements from the members. None were received.

NEW BUSINESS

NA

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

NA

MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Events/Conferences

                        Shelly mentioned she has a conference pass for the “2009 Business Survival & Recovery Conference” hosted by Contingency Planners of Ohio (CPO). Conference location is Dublin, OH.

                        Link http://cpohio.org/conference.asp

• DRJ Spring World – March 21-24 Orlando

                        REMINDER: Being a member of MCP entitles DRJ attendees to receive a $100.00 discount on attendee rate. Please contact Shelly for details.

                        REMINDER: Contact MCP Member Mike Elkin if you are interested in attending the IBM sponsored attendee party.

                        • CPM 2009 East – Oct 27-29 – Orlando

                        Mike Alley asked if any companies were negatively impacted by current flu-season, and there appears to be only isolated member companies that are experiencing absentee workers.

BREAK / NETWORKING SESSION

At 3:25 PM, Shelly formally closed the Business Session of Meeting. At this point, Mike introduced the keynote speaker

KEYNOTE

Diane K. Mack

Director, Office of Emergency Preparedness

Indiana University Purdue University – Indianapolis

Mike thanked Diane and her staff for presenting and asked everyone to fill out and submit their evaluation forms.

MCP BOARD MEMBERS

                        President, Shelly Hogan

                        Vice President, Mike Alley

                        Secretary, Jim Sanchez

                        Treasurer, Tom Chernosky

Gerry Dick, President and Managing Editor, Grow

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.

Grow Indiana properties include Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick, which can be seen on 13 Indiana network affiliated and public broadcasting stations, InsideIndianaBusiness.com, Inside INdiana Business Radio, The INside Edge and INside Edge Morning Briefing daily e-newsletters, and several interactive, information on-demand products. The company also is parent to Inside Arizona Business, a Tucson-based business news and information organization.

Location and Parking:  The Brickyard Crossing Inn is located on the Southeast corner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway property, outside of the track.  The Inn is on the north side of 16^th street, just west of the railroad tracks overpass and just east of the main entrance to the motor speedway.  Parking – FREE parking is located in front of the Inn.  Our meeting rooms are located on the LOWER level of the Inn.  You enter the main entrance, proceed to the stairs directly ahead of you, and turn left once you reach the lower level.

Date:           Tuesday, December 8^th, 2009

Time:         11:30 A.M. to 2:30 P.M.

Place:          Brickyard Crossing Inn

                        4400 West 16th

                        Indianapolis, Indiana, 46222

RSVP:         Seating is limited to 100 attendees

Current members are allowed two free attendees for the luncheon, and guests or non-members are $25 per person for the luncheon.

All RSVPs must be received no later than Thursday, December 3^rd

Please RSVP to Shelly Hogan, 217-285-4905, or shelly.hogan@oneamerica.com

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

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

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 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.

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