ACP 03/21/06

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="064285a1erlcgo.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Telework Coalition</B></FONT><B> </B></div> <div> <B>Enabling Virtual, Mobile, and Distributed Work through Education, Technology, and Legislation</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>   </B></FONT></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="063d2c00dkelyh.png"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Telework Coalition"><U>Home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id296.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Membership Sponsorship Opportunities"><U>Membership & Sponsorship Opportunities</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id208.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Sponsors"><U>Our Sponsors</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id270.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TelCoa in the News"><U>"TelCoa in the News"</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar"><U>Calendar</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id282.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TelCoa / ACP Event"><U>TelCoa / ACP Event</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id259.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Strategic Alliances"><U>Strategic Alliances</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id278.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Business Continuity Planning (COOP)"><U>Business Continuity Planning (COOP)</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id294.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Avian Flu and Pandemic Information and A"><U>Avian Flu and Pandemic Information and Articles</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id156.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Virtual Call Center Sponsors"><U>Virtual Call Center Sponsors</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id157.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Virtual Call Centers "><U>Virtual Call Centers </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Board of Directors and Advisory Board"><U>Board of Directors and Advisory Board</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id158.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act "><U>The Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id223.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TelCoa Awards"><U>TelCoa Awards</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Vision and Mission"><U>Our Vision and Mission</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Telework in the News"><U>Telework in the News</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Federal, State, Regional News, Legislat"><U>Federal, State, & Regional News, Legislation, and Programs</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id263.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Telework Tools "><U>Telework Tools </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Telework Facts "><U>Telework Facts </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="You Should Know"><U>You Should Know</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Broadband"><U>Broadband</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Environmental Information and Fact Sheet"><U>Environmental Information and Fact Sheet</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id90.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Health, Safety Telework"><U>Health, Safety & Telework</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id105.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Telework Jobs and Opportunities"><U>Telework Jobs and Opportunities</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id337.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Other Jobs"><U>Other Jobs</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contributing Partners"><U>Contributing Partners</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links "><U>Related Links </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Reference"><U>Reference</U></A></div> <bR> <div>  </div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>ACP 03/21/06</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="3f1f3e50.png" border=0 width="499" height="229" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>The 2006 Association of Contingency Planners</B></I></div> <div> <I><B> Fourth Annual Symposium</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>SAVE THE DATE! </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Tuesday, March 21</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Are You Ready for the Big One? </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Planning in the Face of a Pandemic or Disaster</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Sponsored by the </I></div> <div> District of Columbia and Mid-Atlantic ACP Chapter </div> <div> <B>George Washington University </B></div> <div> <B>Marvin Center Continental Ballroom</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>What are we doing to prepare? ... Can we afford to wait? </B></I> </div> <div> Leaders from government and health organizations claim that the </div> <div> avian flu is inevitable and poses a global threat of 150M deaths worldwide -- </div> <div> much greater in magnitude than even the tsunami that occurred in Southeast </div> <div> Asia. What can we as contingency planners and managers be doing to manage </div> <div> an impact like this or any other catastrophe of such global proportion?  Will we </div> <div> be resilient enough to bounce back even in the most extreme circumstances?  </div> <div> Whether you're from the government or private sector, this hot button topic </div> <div> applies to you.</div> <bR> <div> Experts and officials in areas of public health, law enforcement, government </div> <div> (international, federal, state, local), IT, and businesses will come together to </div> <div> present their insights on key issues.  The ACP Symposium will also provide </div> <div> lessons learned, best practices and valuable takeaways on strategies to </div> <div> strengthen collaboration across public and private sectors. Attendees will </div> <div> then participate in a real-world scenario tabletop exercise in the afternoon. </div> <bR> <div> Panel discussions will include these topics:</div> <div> What is the avian influenza, what are the risks, and should we really be concerned?  </div> <div> What mitigation plans exist within the government and private industry to deal with </div> <div> pandemic indicators? </div> <div> How do we protect our business and government interests overseas (i.e., outsourcing </div> <div> and supply chain management)?</div> <div> What have we learned from the Katrina event and how do we plan to improve overall </div> <div> planning and maximize our ability to prepare our businesses? </div> <div> How do we successfully collaborate among all sectors, i.e., international, federal, state, </div> <div> local, and public and private? </div> <div> What innovations in IT/telecoms such as teleworking or WiMax can be maximized during </div> <div> a pandemic and minimize disruption to our critical workforce, assuming we experience a </div> <div> high proportion of absenteeism? </div> <bR> <div> <B>For an agenda or to register for the event, click here: </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Continuum Medium" ><A HREF="http://www.acpdc.org/2006Agenda.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.acpdc.org/2006Agenda.html"><U><IMG SRC="14d15150.gif" border=0 width="21" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <B>To go to the DC ACP site, click here: </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Continuum Medium" ><A HREF="http://www.acpdc.org/index.asp" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.acpdc.org/index.asp"><U><IMG SRC="14d15150.gif" border=0 width="21" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>      For additional information, please contact Margie Barba, </I></div> <div> <I>      Director of Special Events, at 703-597-5154.</I></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>