Recent events ranging from September 11, 2001 or Hurricane Katrina to the Northeast Power Grid blackout or the Wildfires in California serve as reminders that we always face unknown emergencies either man-made or natural disaster.

Emergency Preparedness

Corporate Education & Training at the Center of Emergency Technologies in partnership with Strategic Planning Partners, LLC is pleased to present this information session. Businesses must understand the emergency response and recovery system in place at all levels of government and the level of support that exists to assist during a regional disaster. Every business should consider the impacts of events on their ability to keep their doors open and stay in business in the face or a regional or facility specific incident.

One out of every four businesses that shuts its doors as the result of a disaster never re-opens

Join us for an executive information session to learn more about this program and why you need to prepare your own business.

November 26, 2007

8:30 am to 10:00 am

Corporate Education & Training, Hauppauge Industrial Training Center

131 Hoffman Lane, Islandia, NY 11749

Please call or email to reserve your seat: 631.632.8347 or sbucet@stonybrook.edu

Who should attend:

Owners, Operations Managers, Facility Managers and Risk Managers

Why:

Every company should be asked and able to answer the following questions:

• Can you operate without power for 5-30 days?
• Can you run your business if you lose your facility to fire or some other damage?
• Do know how long it will take to replace your equipment?
• Where is all your data stored and is it backed up?
• Will your customers wait for you to try to restart your business after a disaster takes you out?
• Will you be able to communicate with your employees during a disaster?
• Will you employees be ready to return to work if there is a regional disaster?
• Would your employees know what to do if there were a fire, an intruder or a medical emergency?
• Are there critical personnel without whom your company cannot function?.

Instructor

Michael Griffin is a founding partner of Strategic Planning Partners, LLC, a Long Island based Emergency Preparedness and Homeland Security consulting firm. In addition to his work with SPP, Mr. Griffin has over 13 years experience in the emergency preparedness and security business specializing in formulation of Emergency Response and Contingency Plans for the U.S. Coast Guard and other State & Local government agencies around the nation. Mr. Griffin also specializes in designing exercise drills, both tabletop and full scale. His professional background includes 13 years as a Commissioned Officer in the Coast Guard acting in multiple capacities such as ICS Planning Section Chief, deck officer, intelligence officer, law enforcement officer, homeland security coordinator and readiness planner. In addition to emergency preparedness subject matter expertise, he has extensive experience in the areas of vulnerability/risk analysis, regulatory support, NIMS/ICS planning, business continuity & recovery planning.