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December 2007

Happy Holidays!!!
On behalf of the MSACP Board, all current members are
cordially invited to attend the MSACP December Meeting

Topics:

  • Holiday luncheon and celebration
  • Share your 2007 accomplishments and opportunities as well as your challenges for 2008
When: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Where: The Racquet Club of Memphis in the Delta Room at 5111 Sanderlin Avenue (map)
Host: Debra Luna
RSVP: This is a members only event and you must RSVP to Debra Luna at programs@msacp.org by end of business Thursday December 6, 2007.

November 2007

Topics:
  • Highlights from the DRJ conference by Chris Dozier
  • Business Continuity certifications and training by Ron Smith
  • Elections and 2007/2008 survey by Robert Palmisano
When: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at 2:00 PM (networking starts at 1:45)
Where: MLGW - 1665 Whitten Road in NBC room 177, corner of Whitten Road and Goodlett Farms Parkway (map)
Host: Mr. Richard Bowker
RSVP: Due to security requirements of this facility, you must RSVP to Ms Doris Naylor at dnaylor@mlgw.org or 901.729.8309 by end of business Tuesday November 13, 2007.

October 2007

When: Thursday, October 11, 2007 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Where: FedEx Institute of Technology at the University of Memphis (map)
            365 Innovation Drive
            Memphis, TN 38152-3115

September 2007

Topics:
  • Community and Regional Resilience Initiative (CARRI) and the Memphis/Shelby County Community Interrelationship Model
  • 2007 EPIC Conference, upcoming events, and planning for 2008 
When: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 2:00 PM (networking starts at 1:45)
Where: Cordova Library, Meeting Room A (map)
            8457 Trinity Road
            Cordova, TN 38108
Host: Mr. Rick Bowker
RSVP: None required.

August 2007

Topics:
  • FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force by SSA Eric Jackson
  • Information Protection and Storage by Samuel Abraham.
  • VIP Tour of the Iron Mountain facility.
When: Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at 2:00 PM (networking starts at 1:45)
Where: Iron Mountain (map)
            440 Stateline Road East
            Southaven, MS 38671
Host: Mr. Samuel Abraham
RSVP: None required, but you will be required to show a picture id and sign a non-disclosure agreement to access the facility.

July 2007

Topics:
  • Situational Awareness – Demonstration of the NC4 Product
  • Contingency Factors & Options by Time Warner Telecom
  • Data Center Build Out by MLGW
When: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at 2:00 PM (networking starts at 1:45)
Where: Time Warner Telecom
            6000 Poplar Ave, Suite 325 (map)
            Memphis TN 38119
            901.260.5000
Host: Mr. Garry Dodson
RSVP: None Required
June 2007
Topic: Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Gold Sponsor: XO Communications
 

 

Silver Sponsor: AutoZone, Inc

    Presentations by:
  • John Anderson with XO Communication
  • Tony Martin, Operations Manager for the Redbirds

Hot Dog Lunch and game against the Nashville Sounds will follow.

When: Thursday, June 14, 2007 at 12:00 noon
Where: AutoZone Park, 200 Union Ave (map)
Host: Mr. John Anderson
RSVP: Due to limited number of tickets, this meeting is only open to the first 40 MSACP members that RSVP to Debra Luna at dluna@firsthorizon.com or 901.523.4722.

May 2007

Topic: Non-Profit Agencies and How They Respond In a Disaster
    Special Guest Speakers from the Following Agencies:
  • American Red Cross
  • Memphis Food Bank
  • Memphis Humane Society
  • Salvation Army
When: Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at 2:00 PM (networking starts at 1:45)
Where: MLGW - 1665 Whitten Road in NBC room 177, corner of Whitten Road and Goodlett Farms Parkway (map)
Host: Mr. Richard Bowker
RSVP: Due to security requirements of this facility, you must RSVP to Ms Doris Naylor at dnaylor@mlgw.org or 901.729.8309 by end of business Tuesday May 8, 2007.

April 2007

Topics:
  • Emergency Management Agency/Mid-South Emergency Operations Center
  • Web EOC Project
  • Role of the Emergency Operations Center in Community Preparedness, Response and Recovery

For those in attendance we will raffle two copies of “Business Continuity Planning Methodology” by Dr. Akhtar Syed & Afsar Syed.

When: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 2:00 PM (networking starts at 1:45)
Where: Emergency Management Agency, 2668 Avery (map)
Host: Mr. Randall Roby, Planning Officer
RSVP: None required

March 2007

Topics:
  • Intellectual Property
  • Summary of ACP President's meeting
  • Daylight Savings Time open discussion
When: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at 2:00 PM (networking starts at 1:45)
Where: International Paper, Tower III, 6420 Poplar Ave., in the Ponderosa Pine Room
Host: Dr. Stanley D. Weinrich
RSVP: None required

February 2007

Topic: Earthquake Awareness Week
When: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where: FedEx Institute of Technology at the University of Memphis
Host: Dr. Gary Patterson
RSVP: Toni Johnson at tjohnson@mlgw.org or 729-8952 - MSACP members only meeting

January 2007

Topics:
  • FEMA's Incident Management System
  • Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery Planning Overview
  • Preview of the Center for Earthquake Research & Information (CERI) February Conference
  • Announcement of our MSACP Survey Results
When: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at 2:00 PM (networking starts at 1:45)
Where: MLGW Training Center at 4949 Raleigh Lagrange Road
Host: Mr. Richard Bowker
RSVP: None required

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