Business (Mission) Continuity Planning in Higher Education

[Marty Hoag <Marty.Hoag () NDSU NODAK EDU>]

   This may seem a bit out of our normal topic set but
business continuity planning is usually part of security
(e.g. see ISO 1-7799 or CISSP Common Body of Knowledge).
I've been assigned responsibility for business continuity
planning and disaster recovery within our department (the
central IT organization on campus). I'd like to get involved
with others in this area and my boss suggested I try to find
a group and/or conference specifically focused on BCP in
Higher Education.

   If you know of national conferences, seminars, or
workshops in BCP specifically oriented towards Higher
Education please let me know. I know NACUBO (higher ed.
business officers) has online BCP resources on their web
site but I don't know if they have more activities in
the field or not.

   I also think there are at least two organizations which
have semi-annual national BCP conferences (Disaster Recovery
Journal Spring World / Fall World and CPM East / West).
Perhaps you've found one of these or other "generic" BCP
conferences to be a good fit for folks in higher education?

   Thank you!

   Marty Hoag
   IT Risk Management Group Leader
   Information Technology Services
   North Dakota State University

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