CIPS BCM SIG - The Value of Professional Certification March 19, 2009

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Our topic this month is the Value of professional BCM certification.
This will be a panel format to get the discussion going.
Come a find out what others are doing and why.
Share your own views with the participants.
The discussion is based on thetheme outlined in the recent DRIE Digest by Enzo Iammateo and Brian Murray.
Enzo Iammatteo is a solutions-based Business Continuity Professional with over 10 years of direct business continuity experience. Strong background in Business Continuity Methodology best practices, Project Management and Information Technology.
He has assisted leading organizations with the management and implementation of their business continuity programs. His subject matter expertise includes, Business Impact Analysis, Strategy Development, Business Continuity and IT Disaster Recovery Plan Development, Testing and Education and Awareness, plus plan maintenance.
He has a broad base of experience across all industry sectors but specializes in financial services, insurance, broadcast, publishing, and supply chain, wireless and e-commerce. He was directly or indirectly involved with some of the major disaster that took place over the last 10 years including, 911, Hurricane Katrina, SARS, 2004 Black Out, and the eastern ice storms.
Enzo also has Big 4 experience with risk governance, (SOX) and internal controls; including auditing IT environments, third party reviews and COBLT.
Education and Qualifications
M. B. A. St. Johns University, NY, NY
Bach of Technology, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON.
Certified Business Continuity Planner
Certified Information System Auditor
ITIL Foundation

Brian Murray is a Business Continuity Practitioner with extensive, broad based IT and retail experience. He has a proven track record in strategic planning and thought leadership with a pragmatic planning approach, specializing in IT Service Management; and Business Continuity (Disaster Recovery and Crisis Management). Brian is on the board of CIP Toronto and CIPS Ontario where he leads a BCM SIG and CIO Forum. Brian is also on the DRIE communications committee.
He is now the proud holder of three certifications of value to him.
Brian Murray, I.S.P., ABCP, ITIL foundations

For additional CIPS SIG information see http://www.cipstoronto.ca/sigs

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Organized by CIPS Toronto Section
The Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS) is Canada's associationof IT professionals. CIPS works to establish IT standards and IT best practices that will benefit Canada, the Canadian IT industry, and the Canadian IT professional.

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Ticket Info:  

• CIPS Member Ticket, Free
• Non-Member Ticket, C$10.00
• Pay at the Door, Free
• Friends of CIPS (volunteer), Free
• 1 Year CIPS Membership (Includes Toronto Section Dues and GST), C$257.25

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