1. How to Optimize Your Conference Experience
EAB Chair – Kick off the session
12:00 – 12:30, Sunday September 23, 2018
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2. Agenda Welcome DRJ staff
DRJ Executive Council and Editorial Advisory Board
Venue
Session presentations
ERMobile Smartphone App
The Business Continuity Institute (BCI)
Exhibitors
Networking opportunities
We want your feedback
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3. DRJ Staff Our 59th Conference! Introductions: Bob Jon Patti Rose
Conference Director
Find: at General Session room, or other functions/session rooms
Registration manager
Find: at DRJ registration desk
Patti
Rose
DRJ President
Find: at DRJ, or exhibitor registration desk
DRJ editor-in-chief
Find: at DRJ booth in exhibit hall
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4. DRJ Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) and Executive Council
EAB: 16 business continuity vendors and practitioners; two-year terms
Role: Provide strategic direction on focus, format, and content of DRJ magazine, web site, and conferences
At the conference: the “green badges”
Ask questions anytime!
Executive Council: 14 senior executives in BC/DR industry
Role: Help DRJ leadership define and execute their strategic vision
At the conference: Purple ribbon “Executive Council”
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5. Essential elements
Wear your badge to all conference functions/sessions/events
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6. Venue
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7. Conference sessions Categories of sessions Other schedule notes:
Sunday workshops: Today only, attend one of five (1:00 pm – 3:30 pm)
Sunday solutions track: Today only, attend one of eight (4:00 pm – 5:00 pm)
General sessions: Monday, Wednesday (3 sessions/morning, 8:15 am – 11:45 am)
Breakout sessions (35): Monday (1:15 pm – 4:15 pm), Tuesday (8:15 am through 2:30 pm)
Tuesday afternoon workshops (5): 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Post-conference training: Wednesday afternoon – Saturday noon (separate fee)
Other schedule notes:
Monday and Tuesday breakfast/lunch are in the Exhibit Hall
Afternoon refreshment breaks also in Exhibit Hall
Attendee prize drawings on Wednesday, immediately following session GS-5
Must be present to win
Attend sessions that will bring value to your organization’s current challenges. If you are in a Breakout session or Workshop and you realize that this wasn’t the session you thought it was……. Feel free to quietly get up and leave to go to a different session.
Sit with, and talk to, new people (Great conversation starter “what has been your best session and why”?
Prioritize your vendor list
Take notes during the sessions with actions to follow up on following the conference
Contribute during the session if appropriate or have conversations with others during a break
Recommend to team members to identify three key action items they can implement within six months. “They always bring back the three things—and more. No one ever says they didn’t get anything out of this conference”.
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8. Session presentations
At the conference
Download your session presentations at
All session presentations remain available after the conference
If you want a hard copy, download to your laptop or tablet
If you need a hard copy, download and bring with you
A limited number of laptops and printers are available, if needed
DOWNLOAD PRESENTATIONS – just the ones of the sessions you plan to attend
Two weeks prior to conference presentation materials will be available online – download to Tablets or laptops
POST CONFERENCE VIDEO- -proper name= DRJ’s Live Learning Center (DRJLLC)
All session that we record are made available on the Live Learning Center- individual logon ids & passwords will be ed to all attendees (3 weeks after conference) for them to log on & watch the recordings as often as they like. We keep the presentations online for them to download as well – just until the next conference. So Fall will be online until Spring’s sessions.
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9. EventRebels ERMobile Smartphone App
Use your Registration ID to set up the Fall 2018 App (located on your badge – also on your registration confirmation that DRJ sent to you)
Contains:
The daily conference agenda
Your itinerary
List of attendees
List of exhibitors & exhibit hall floor layout
Use this app to submit session/conference feedback
(Evaluation forms are also available in the conference book)
NOTE: If you already have the EventRebels ERMobile Application on your mobile device from a previous conference, make sure to log out and log back in to get the updated conference material mentioned above.
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10. Demonstrate your industry knowledge & skills
@BCI_US_Chapter
BCI USA – The Business Continuity Institute US Chapter
The leading membership and certifying organization for Business Continuity (BC) professionals.
Demonstrate your industry knowledge & skills
The leading professional organization for business continuity practitioners
Accredited and professional membership grades
Professional membership and certification demonstrates to employers that you are a trained and accomplished business continuity professional
Plug into industry insight and contribute to the evolution of the industry
US Chapter – connect with your peers in the USA
Volunteer opportunities – help us grow
Input into and receive research papers
Updates via Continuity Magazine, , and social media.
Learn more at The BCI Tell Me More … session BT4-5, Tuesday 8:15-9:15
Business Continuity Institute is the certification partner for DRJ, with members globally and over 1000 in the U.S.
How many of you are members?
Join and become engaged
Social media: connect with linked in and Twitter (connect now if you can)
Alternate path to membership – last page
Session details for more about The BCI – Breakout Track 3 Session 5, Monday 4:15-5:15pm come hear Heather Merchan, Alice Kaltenmark, Frank Perlmutter and Frank Lady where we will go into depth on the membership grades, professional development opportunities, member value, and benefits from membership. You will leave this session armed with an understanding of the BCI, what it can offer you, and how to take the next steps.
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11. Top 10+ List for maximizing your conference experience:
@BCI_US_Chapter
BCI USA – The Business Continuity Institute US Chapter
Top 10+ List for maximizing your conference experience:
Plan your session attendance Take notes Take pictures Ask questions Network Connect with people on social media – right after you meet them!
Look for the ‘Golden Nugget’
Visit the exhibition
Share your conference experience on social media
Get a taste of the BCI membership
Leave space for some fun!
Free affiliate membership
Already have a different business continuity professional membership? Take advantage of our ‘alternative route’ to membership by evidencing your professional status. Joining fees will be waived for DRJ Spring attendees that begin application process this year.
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12. Exhibitors Example exhibitor products/services:
Consulting
Planning tools
Weather
Emergency management
Mail
Communication/notification tools
Data protection/storage/backup
Certification/education/training
Recovery work sites
Research
Exercise development
Situation/threat awareness
Exhibitor-sponsored activities (during lunch, after daily sessions)
View product demonstrations
Gain additional awareness
The Exhibit Hall Hours:
Opens at 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm on Sunday
Opens 11:00 am – 5:00 pm on Monday
Opens 11:00 am - 3:00 pm on Tuesday
Daily Prize Drawings
– Get Tickets from participating Exhibitors
Monday 3:45 pm – 4:15 pm
Tuesday – 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Check the DRJ Booth – If your number was drawn – pick up your Prize!
Conference book – “Exhibitor Descriptions”
Opportunity to compare similar tools or services across several vendors
The beauty behind the conference is there are many opportunities to get to know the various vendors. Walk the Exhibit Hall to you will see automated notification software vendors, storage vendors, service providers, etc. Many of them offer a quick demo or you can sign-up for one of their scheduled demos. Definitely a huge benefits to bring that knowledge back to your organization to enhance your program.
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13. Networking Opportunities
Workshops: Sunday (1:00 pm – 3:00 pm), Tuesday (3:00 pm – 5:30 pm)
Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall: Sunday (5:00 pm – 7:00 pm)
Exhibit Hall Refreshment Breaks:
Monday 3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
Tuesday 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Hours
Monday: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Product demos: Sunday (5:30 pm - 7:00 pm), Monday (11:45 am - 1:30 pm & 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm)
Gold Sponsor Hospitality: Monday, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Social networking
Business cards/electronic capture of your conference badge
Breakfast (6:45 am – 8:00 am ) - Lunch (11:45 am – 1:00 pm): May sit at tables by industry alignment (see next slide)
Birds of a Feather is a perennial favorite among attendees! Join a facilitated conversation about key BC/DR topics with other conference attendees. You’ll explore solutions, address concerns, and ask your most pressing questions. This is a great opportunity to build relationships with other BC/DR practitioners who can help you succeed. Potential topics this year include planning and response, risk assessment and BIA, BCM exercises and testing, and more as selected by participants—like you! Join the conversation.
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14. Networking – industry tables at meals
Banking/Financial
Construction
Communications
Computer Services
EAB (Editorial Advisory Board)
Education
Government
Health Care
Hospitality
Insurance
Management Consultants
Manufacturing
Public Utilities
Retail/Wholesale
Transportation
Robbie: Birds of a Feather is where you will first see the various industries. During breakfast and lunch, you will also notice these industries. This is a great opportunity to network with others in your field.
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15. We Want Your Feedback! Social media Session feedback forms
#DRJFall
Share your photos and feedback!
Post and review comments about the conference, during the event
Session feedback forms
In conference book
In ERMobile app
Conference feedback forms
Turn-in Tuesday afternoon at the DRJ Registration Desk
Turn in paper form & receive a gift
May also submit via ERMobile
Colleen, Robbie, Frank, and Lamar (talk to slides as a team) DRJ is able to improve each and every conference as a result of the feedback received from the attendees. And, your photos may be selected to be shown on the “BIG” Screens during the General Session breaks!
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16. Let’s go optimize . . .
We hope this session will help maximize the conference’s value and benefit to you and your company
Questions?
Colleen Huber:
Robbie Atabaigi:
Alice Kaltenmark: or Frank Lady:
Lamar Poppell:
Patti Fitzgerald:
Please provide feedback for this session. Thanks for attending!
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