Business Continuity Institute   

The Business Continuity Institute (BCI) provides recognition and professional qualifications for business continuity practitioners. Represented in 14 countries, membership brings significant benefits to professionals world-wide, providing recognition, networking, education and knowledge.

The Uptime Institute   

"The Site Uptime Network® knowledge consortium helps member companies avoid downtime, optimize site infrastructure investment, and achieve a higher level of professionalism in uptime operations practices. By providing a structured and regular forum for participating companies to share ideas, concerns, and problems, the Site Uptime Network facilitates the transfer of important information so members can quickly achieve higher levels of quality performance and customer satisfaction. The synergy of shared ...

ICOR   

ICOR is an international non-profit education and credentialing organization that provides professional development, certification, thought-leadership, and the latest in research and industry trends. The focus of our professional development and credentialing programs is Business Continuity Management, Crisis Management & Communications, Data Center Management & Emergency Management.

International Association of Emergency Managers   

The International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to promoting the goals of saving lives and protecting property during emergencies and disasters.

International Disaster Recovery Association   

"IDRA is a group originally comprised of those having a special interest in the voice, data, image, and sensory telecommunications aspects of Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP), Contingency Planning and Business Continuation. This is in its 11th year. "A second IDRA special interest group (SIG) has developed due to members interests and concentrates on security, terrorism, employee safety and workplace violence." IDRA Also offers annual conferences. next in Spring, 2002.

National Emergency Management Association   

"NEMA is the professional association of state and pacific caribbean insular state emergency management directors committed to: - Providing national leadership and expertise in comprehensive emergency management; - Serving as a vital information and assistance resource for state and territorial directors and their governors; and - Forging strategic partnerships to advance continuous improvements in emergency management."

Risk Insurance Management Society   

The Risk and Insurance Management Society is a proacitve voice on behalf of risk managers. It has been around since 1950 and serves over eight thousand professionals around the world. They have a Crisis Resource Center on their Web site which is a list of links beneficial to the industry and there is conference information as well as professional development courses.