PRESS RELEASE
23 February 2009
BSI is delighted to announce its full support for the Business Continuity Institute’s (BCI) new ‘BCM World Conference and Exhibition’ which will be held in London in November. Having previously exhibited and provided speakers for the BCI Symposium, BSI will have a strong presence at the new event.
BSI Management Systems’ Global Marketing Manager, Paul Lanham, says, “We trust that many other organizations will join BSI at this important event and support the BCI and the Business Continuity Management (BCM) industry. It is particularly vital at this time that BCM is firmly on the agenda of all organizations: BCM can help build confidence in today’s uncertain markets. The BCI exhibition and conference provides an opportunity for organizations to get together and showcase the latest BCM developments and solutions. For BSI, the conference provides the perfect platform to highlight BS 25999, the internationally recognized best practice standard for BCM.”
The BCI’s aim for the BCM World Conference and Exhibition is to fill the gap left by the cancelation of Reed Exhibition’s UK based BC EXPO. Incorporating the prestigious and well established BCI Symposium, the event will take place on 11 and 12 November 2009 at the Novotel London West Hotel and Convention Centre, Hammersmith, London, UK.
Lorraine Darke, BCI Executive Director, comments, “By launching BCM World Conference and Exhibition we are offering an opportunity for the BCM industry to get together, share best practice, network and simply do business. As a not-for-profit organization we believe we can offer excellent value for money for exhibitors – this event is ‘for the industry by the industry’”.
Exhibitors will have the opportunity to hold ‘showcases’ on the exhibition floor, educating visitors and conference delegates about their products and various aspects of the industry. The conference will include a number of streams consisting of presentations and case studies relevant to those new to business continuity through to the most experienced of practitioners. In acknowledgement of the current economic situation, the BCI are offering Super Early Bird conference rates for delegates until the end of April. Exhibitor rates are also being kept to a minimum with BCI Partners being given preferential booking. For information about attending as a delegate, exhibitor or visitor and to register your interest, please contact Lucy Burns at lucy.burns@thebci.org.
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NOTES TO EDITORS
For media information:
Lucy Burns
Events Manager
The Business Continuity Institute
T: +44 (0)118 947 8215
E: lucy.burns@thebci.org
W: www.thebci.org/bcm2009
About BSI Management Systems
BSI Management Systems is one of the world’s largest certification bodies, with over 64,000 certified locations and clients in more than 120 countries. Operating through a global network, BSI Management Systems provides assessment, certification and training services in all critical areas of management disciplines including Business Continuity.
For further information please visit www.bsigroup.com/managementsystems
About BSI Group
BSI Management Systems is part of BSI Group, a global independent business services organization that inspires confidence and delivers assurance to customers with standards-based solutions. Originating as the world’s first national standards body, the Group has over 2,300 staff operating in over 120 countries through more than 50 global offices. The Group’s key offerings are:
• The development and sale of private, national and international standards and supporting information
• Second and third-party management systems assessment and certification
• Product testing and certification of services and products
• Performance management software solutions
• Training services in support of standards implementation and business best practice.
For further information please visit www.bsigroup.com
About Business Continuity Institute (BCI)
Based in Caversham, United Kingdom, The Business Continuity Institute (BCI) was established in 1994 to “promote the art and science of business continuity management”. The Institute enables members to obtain guidance and support from their fellow practitioners, as well as offering professional training and certification to disseminate and validate the highest standards of competence and ethics. It has more than 4,500 members worldwide in more than 85 countries. For more information, visit www.thebci.org
About the BCI Partnership
During 2007 the Business Continuity Institute launched the BCI Partnership as a way of working with organisations to raise the profile of the discipline and to encourage corporate excellence in BCM. There are currently c70 BCI Partners including: Milton Keynes Council , Marsh, SunGard , ICM Business Continuity Services , Continuity Shop, BSI, BP International, Prudential, Cabinet Office - Civil Contingencies Secretariat, BAe Systems, EADS, HBOS, PriceWaterhouse Coopers, Continuity SA, Texonet Limited, BT, Hewlett-Packard, EDS, 4C Strategies AB, eBRP Solutions Network, Continuity Central, Crisis Solutions, Garrison Continuity, IBM, NCC, AON Risk Consulting, ABS Consulting, Getronics and De Boer Structures.
