NYS Forum Business Continuity Work Group Meeting

Date: Held : November 18, 2009 @ 1:30 PM
CGI offices, Corporate Woods, Albany
From: Ken Mason
Co-Chairs in attendance: Mark Spreitzer, Michael Orozco, Kenneth Mason

Discussion Topic

Introductions

Agencies represented:
NYS DoS - Susan Conway
NYS OTDA - Stephanie Pargotta
NYSED - Laura Sahr
NYS OFT - Benita Sokolowski
Technodyne - Aniko Polgar

Table go-around, with updates on BC-related activities

  • OTDA is analyzing attendance trends for purposes of developing thresholds for implementing specific response actions. Also identifying employees with work from home capability.

NYS Forum BCP Training Initiative

Progress has been made specific to the three-day business continuity class based on the DRII principles. The class will be held on February 2-4 and will be taught by the International Consortium for Organizational Resilience (ICOR). There will be approximately 20 slots and there will not be a fee for the class. Registration will be via the Forum web site and preference will be given to active members of the Business Continuity Work group.

H1N1 Preparedness Discussion

  • Mark Spreitzer gave a presentation and led a discussion on H1N1 planning recommendations. The presentation can be found at the following web page: Microsoft® PowerPoint Presentation (Microsoft® PowerPoint Presentation, Requires the PowerPoint program, 1,018 KB)
  • Michael Orozco provided an overview of the presentation "The first pandemic of the Information Age, how IT must prepare now for an influenza pandemic - before we run out of time" by Scott McPherson - CIO, Florida House of Representatives. The presentation can be found at the following web page: Microsoft® PowerPoint Presentation (Microsoft® PowerPoint Presentation, Requires the PowerPoint program, 6,892 KB)
  • Laura Sahr provided an overview of the Education Department's H1N1 planning activities with a focus on guidance being provided to the school community in New York State. The Education Department's H1N1 guidance can be found at the following web page: http://usny.nysed.gov/swine-flu-info.html

Action Items

Action Item
Post updated priority items and update Welcome Letter
Follow-up with Karen Pratt, Public Sector Co-Chair for the Small/Medium/Local Agency work group regarding what that work group is looking for in the way of support requested at the June strategic planning session
Owner
Mark Spreitzer
Scott Elliott
Due Date
The updated Welcome letter was completed on 11/12/2009.
Follow up completed on 10/29/2009. We will suggest that S/M/L co chairs should join the BC listserv and be alert to forward appropriate events & announcements to S/M/L members.

Next Meeting: January 20, 2010 2:00 to 4:00 at CGI offices in Corporate Woods

Additional Documents of Reference

NYS Forum BC Work Group list of priorities