Association of Contingency Planners Los Angeles Chapter News October 9, 2008 1. 2. 3. 4. IN THIS ISSUE: Tuesday, October 14 Chapter Event 2009 Board of Directors Upcoming Events Employment Opportunities
1. Tuesday, October 14 Chapter Event: Amgen’s Disaster Simulation Exercises – One Company’s Approach This presentation will look at how Amgen's Corporate Business Continuity and Crisis Management Team conducts full-scale disaster simulation exercises at an average of six global locations annually. They will discuss their exercise design, production and facilitation process, including the 12-page evaluation document that captures information and provides feedback to the team. Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Location: The Sportsmen's Lodge, 12833 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City 91604. Phone 818-755-5000. Meeting Cost: $20 – ACP members / $30 – nonmembers Time: 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. RSVP: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=NYoHF3lJKZzd8JgNvAF_2fjQ_3d_ 3d Our Presenters: Matthew Frerer, CBCP is the Senior Manager of Corporate Business Continuity at Amgen, Inc., located in Thousand Oaks. Matt is responsible for ensuring the development, maintenance and exercise of business continuity plans for Amgen facilities worldwide. He has over 13 years of business continuity experience, serving as a consultant for many companies, including Nestle, USA and American Express, and as a staff member for Amgen. He has been a member of the Los Angeles chapter of the Association of Contingency Planners (ACP) for eight years and has served on its Board of Directors. Doreen Lopez, CBCP is Amgen’s Global Disaster Recovery Planning Specialist. She is a Certified Business Continuity Professional and a Project Management Professional. Doreen serves on the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles chapter of ACP. She has over ten years of business continuity and disaster recovery experience. Doreen leads and facilitates Amgen’s global Information Systems (IS) organization in its efforts to develop and implement business continuity strategies, ISBC/disaster recovery plans and exercises, and IS damage assessment team training. Chris Wright is the Senior Manager of Corporate Crisis Management for Amgen. Chris is responsible for emergency response as well as disaster and crisis management planning for worldwide Amgen sites. He has been an emergency management professional for more than 20 years, working at First Interstate Bancard, Gibraltar Savings and Warner Bros. Studios. Chris is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Business and Industry Council for Emergency Planning and Preparedness for 14 years and is a past president of the Los Angeles chapter of ACP. Chris has served on the Board of Directors of ACP International.
2. Nominations for 2009 Board of Directors The Association of Contingency Planners, Los Angeles Chapter, is seeking qualified volunteers to serve on its Board of Directors for the 2009 term. Would you like to become part of the vital and active team that oversees the activities of the ACP-LA chapter? Being a member of the Board of Directors benefits the individual volunteer in a number of ways. Board membership enables you to: • • • • • Develop a close network with other business continuity professionals Practice and improve your leadership and team skills Improve your communication and networking skills Give back to the business continuity profession and to ACP Help continue the evolution of ACP-LA.
Become a vital part of a rapidly growing international organization devoted to the business continuity profession. For details regarding the positions and how to nominate someone or yourself, please visit our website at http://losangeles.acp-international.com/ 3. Upcoming Events For a listing of upcoming events, please visit our Upcoming Events webpage at http://los-angeles.acp-international.com/events.htm 4. Employment Opportunities For employment listings, please visit our Job Opportunities webpage at http://los-angeles.acp-international.com/jobs.htm About the Association of Contingency Planners - Los Angeles Chapter (ACPLA): Established in 1983, ACP-LA is the original chapter of the Association of Contingency Planners (ACP). ACP is the premier, non-profit trade association dedicated to the advancement of business continuity professionals. For more information, please visit: http://www.acp-international.com/ Please feel free to forward this email to colleagues who may be interested in learning about ACP-LA. News items or distribution list requests should be sent to: molly.latham@sce.com Visit our website at http://los-angeles.acp-international.com/