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April Program
The Disaster Experience – QuickFire
Bob Mellinger
Chances are that while you read this, an unexpected disaster is causing a meeting/event planners stress and confusion and is affecting its ability to produce an event. Are they prepared to handle it? Will they be able to recover? Disasters of every shape, size, look and feel happen all the time, affecting businesses, people's jobs, lives and families.
The participants, in small groups, work through the disaster scenario. The story unfolds with the presentation of multiple incidents in rapid succession. Each group prepares its responses to the questions provided. A table is then selected to present their results and a second table chosen to provide further insight. The scenario then pickups where it left off and the process is repeated for time remaining. This session is highly interactive and very fast-paced.
Learner Outcomes:
- Understand the principles of disaster management and how they apply to meeting and event continuity planning and effective risk management
- Improve crisis communications and decision-making skills
- Share personal experiences regarding event challenges and disruptions.
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Bob Mellinger, CBCV, is the founder and president of Attainium Corp, which he launched to deliver business continuity, emergency preparedness and crisis management services.
Bob is a frequent speaker on the topics of business continuity, contingency planning, emergency preparedness and crisis management, delivering sessions ranging from The Basics of Continuity Planning to the Impact of Today’s Threats and Hazards, as well as customized, interactive mock-disaster tabletop exercises known as the Disaster Experience
Bob is a graduate of the University of Dayton with a major in Computer Science, and has a graduate certificate from George Washington University’s Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management.
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Date: April 27, 2010
Time: 11:00 am – 11:30 am - Registration & Networking
11:30 am – 2:00 pm - Lunch & Program
Location: Meydenbauer Center, 11100 NE 6th Street, Bellevue, WA 98004
MPIWSC’s Community Outreach Committee is asking members to donate women’s professional clothing at our April meeting. Of particular need right now are plus size professional clothing, shoes (especially 9 & 10), jewelry, trousers, handbags, camisoles, and umbrellas. Donation bins will be located by registration.
Fees for this program are $40 members/$45 non-members/$23 students.
If you register after April 20th the fee increases $10 for all attendees.
If you register after 5pm on April 26th, the fee will increase by $5 for all attendees and you will be considered a walk-in.
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