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CBN Report: ASPR Makes First Playbook Available … http://www.hhs.gov/disasters/discussion/planners/playbook/

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Survey on Healthcare Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management Sponsored by the Business Continuity Planning Workgroup for Healthcare Organizations (BCPWHO) *** Presentation can be found here>>***

Kings County recently released: http://www.kingcountyhcc.com/

Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response now produces a newsletter called The Preparedness Report. To subscribe send an email to them at center@ynhh.org.

Study confirms limited human-to-human spread of avian-flu virus in Indonesia in 2006 [Aug 29 Seattle WA USA] http://tinyurl.com/2j3bdu

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2008 Continuity Insights Management Conference May 5th - 7th, 2008 Event to be held in New Orleans, LA
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10th Annual Midwest Emergency Preparedness & Response Conference May 7-9, 2008 Winnebago County Local Emergency Planning Committee Cliffbreakers Riverside Resort, Rockford, IL

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5th Information Security Expo May 14-16, 2008 Event to be held in Tokyo, Japan
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CPM 2008 WEST, Contingency Planning & Management. May 20-22, 2008 Held at The Mirage in Las Vegas, NV
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DEMEX 2008 May 20 - 23, 2008 Event to be held in Seoul, Korea.
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World Disaster Response Summit May 30 - June 1, 2008 Event to be held in Atlanta, GA
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18th World Conference on Disaster Management June 15 - 18, 2008 Event to be held in Toronto, Ontario
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FRIAR 2008 July 2 - 3, 2008 Event to be held in London.
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Doctors for Disaster Preparedness 2008 Meeting—Mesa, Arizona: July 11-13, 2008.
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CICON 2008 August 25 - 27, 2008 Event to be held in Playa del Carmen, Mexico
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International Disaster and Risk Conference August 25-29, 2008 Event to be held in Davos, Switzerland.
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NEMA 2008 Annual Conference September 8 - 11, 2008 Event to be held in Portland, OR
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DRJ Fall World 2008 September 14-17, 2008 Event to be held in San Diego, CA More Information Soon

2008 CPO Conference September 29-30, 2008 Event to be held in Columbus, OH
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RISKCON TOKYO 2008 Oct 8 - 10, 2008 Event to be held in Tokyo
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BCI Symposium 2008 October 9 - 10, 2008 Event to be held in Brighton, UK More Information TBA

ISSC Resilience Summit 2008 October 13 - 14, 2008 Event to be held in New York, NY
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2008 Canadian Industrial Emergency Conference & Expo October 15 - 16, 2008 Event to be held in Alberta, Canada
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