WHAT IS DRIE OTTAWA?
DRIE Ottawa provides Ottawa, and Eastern Ontario, with a forum to share ideas and experiences in support of preparedness for all aspects of Emergencies and Disasters. To learn more please visit our "About Us" page.
SearchJune 5th 2019, DRIE Annual Conference
- Joanne Winckel, Speech-Language Pathologist, Aphasia Centre of Ottawa
Communicating with Disabled Residents during Emergencies
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- Alex Jankovic, Principal Consultant, StratoGrid Advisory
BCM Program: Importance of engaging your IT Organization Download PDF Document [652 KB]
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- Kate Ploeger, Earthquake researcher
Earthquake risk in the National Capital Region: 17 seconds Download PDF Document [5,756 KB]
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- Vito Mangialardi, Ralph Dunham & Des O’Callaghan
"The YouTube guide to BCM” Download PDF Document [1732 KB]
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- Dennis Lenard, CBCP, MBCI, PMP, Lenard Consulting
DR 101 or the Basics of a DR Program Download PDF Document [930 KB]
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March 20th 2019, DRIE Quarterly Meeting
- Dana Fleming, Emergency Manager, University of Ottawa
It’s time to upgrade your Fire Warden program Download PDF Document [2,248 KB]
To see more about Dana's presentation click here - Jocelyne Lahaie, Emergency Management, Public Safety Canada
EM Exercise Planning: Overcoming Challenges and Celebrating Wins Download PDF Document [1,261 KB]
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December 05th 2018, DRIE Quarterly Meeting
- Karl Poitras, Security and Emergency Officer, Department of Justice Canada
Department of Justice Mass Notification System: Lessons learned Download PDF Document [576 KB]
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- Ann Nitschke, Senior Exercise Officer, DSO - Privy Council Office,
Exercise in a Box Download PDF Document [471 KB]
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September 12th 2018, DRIE Quarterly Meeting
- Dr. Peter Berry, Senior Policy Analyst / Assistant Adjunct Professor, Health Canada
Climate Extremes, Disasters and Human Health: Adaptation to Protect Canadians Download PDF Document [4,400 KB]
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- Carine Thorkelson, Business Continuity Manager, Entrust Datacard
Active Attacker Training Download PDF Document [2,292 KB]
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June 6th 2018, DRIE Annual Conference
- Tim Lott, Acting CIO, Carleton University
Carleton University Ransomware Attack Download PDF Document [355 KB]
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- Ken Kuehni, Security Architect City of Ottawa, Mark Cunningham, Senior Security Analyst City of Ottawa, Frank Slater, DRIE Ottawa President
Panel Discussion: The blurred lines between ITDR, BCP & Cyber Security - managing the aftermath of a Cyber Attack Download PDF Document [1,541 KB]
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- Dale Windle, President, Aventus Solutions Inc.
Integration of Cyber Security and Business Continuity Management Download PDF Document [1,297 KB]
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- Brian Miller, President, Vanguard EMC Inc.
Incident Management: Back to the Future Download PDF Document [958 KB]
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- Tony Paterson, Director Security and Risk Management, Rhea Group
I did the TRA why doesn’t anyone get it? Download PDF Document [1,909 KB]
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- Tania MacGillivray, Senior Security Analyst, City of Ottawa
Roll the Dice - Risk Management 101 Download PDF Document [2,999 KB]
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March 21st 2018, DRIE Quarterly Meeting
- Tam Williams, PM & BCP Consultant, & Steve Rogers, BCP & Marketing Consultant, Kingsbridge
Jump the Hurdles! How to Keep Your Plan Development Moving Download PDF Document [210 KB]
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March 21st 2018, DRIE Quarterly Meeting
- Tam Williams, PM & BCP Consultant, & Steve Rogers, BCP & Marketing Consultant, Kingsbridge
Jump the Hurdles! How to Keep Your Plan Development Moving Download PDF Document [210 KB]
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December 6th 2017, DRIE Quarterly Meeting
- Jennifer Forsythe, Acting Director, EM & BC, ESDC
Debrief of ESDC’s Senior Management Horizontal Chaos Tabletop Exercise Download PDF Document [1225 KB]
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- John Robertson, FORTLOG Services Inc.
From Surviving to Thriving! - The S-H-I-F-T Approach to Creating a Resilient Workplace & Culture Download PDF Document [558 KB] Hand-out only
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September 13th 2017, DRIE Quarterly Meeting
- Ken Bendelier, Manager – Cyber Situational Awareness and Liaison Team, CCIRC
Introduction to the Canadian Cyber Incident Response Centre, Download PDF Document [811 KB]
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- Panel Presentation
What to do Next? Download PDF Document [671 KB]
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June 7th 2017, DRIE Annual Conference
- Ken Kuehni & Mark Cunningham, Senior Security Analysts with the City of Ottawa
Cyber Security Incident Response. Are You Ready? Download PDF Document [1,133 KB]
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- Peter R. Laz, MBCP, MBCI Senior Managing Consultant Fusion Risk Management, Inc.
The BCM Program of the Future Download PDF Document [1,374 KB]
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- Andrew Chester, President of Juno Risk Solutions
Designing an Active Shooter Exercise Download PDF Document [1,729 KB]
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- Lisa Maddock, Vice President of Operations & Cynthia D. Wenn, Associate Director of Operations and Client Relations, of Vanguard Emergency Management Consulting Inc.
The Future of Federal Business Continuity Management Download PDF Document [1,158 KB]
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- Richard Moreau, Director Emergency Management Training at Calian Group
Building Organizational Resiliency through an Exercise Program Download PDF Document [2,742 KB]
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- Glen Pilon, Senior Regional Investigator, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Train Derailment Accident Investigation Download PDF Document Train En [621 KB] Download PDF Document Train Fr [733 KB] Download PDF Document OC Trans En [770 KB] Download PDF Document OC Tran Fr [865 KB]
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March 22nd 2017, DRIE Quarterly Meeting
- Jim Montgomery, Deputy Chief Emergency Management, City of Ottawa
Municipal Critical Infrastructure & Your Dependencies , Download PDF Document [4,177 KB]
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- Cynthia Kearns-O'Hara, Manager Corporate BCP, DND
- Ed Emond, Defence Scientist, DND
How to prioritize critical services in a large government , Download PDF Document [557 KB]
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December 07th 2016, DRIE Quarterly Meeting
- Wesley McGregor, Director and Senior Strategist, CGI
Enterprise Architecture: The Multi-Tool of the Enterprise , Download PDF Document [2,933 KB]
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- Tony Lackey, Director Risk and Insurance Services, Carleton University
Risk Management at Carleton University , Download PDF Document [946 KB]
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September 14th 2016, DRIE Quarterly Meeting
- Christina Daly, Senior Account Executive, Eagle Professional Resources
Contracting in the Public Service &/or Private Industry, Download PDF Document [394 KB]
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June 1st 2016, DRIE Annual Conference
- John McMahon, Chief Strategist, Defence and Security
ADGA Group
Think Big on Cyber, Download PDF Document [7,047 KB] - Frank Slater
The Mank Group
Execise to Prepare for Cyber Attacks and Data Breaches, Download PDF Document [3,578 KB] - Dennis Lenard, Senior Consultant
CGI
Best Practices for a Disaster Recovery Program, Download PDF Document [1,302 KB] - John Robertson, President
FORTLOG Services Inc.
The New Norm - Highlighting Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace, Download PDF Document [3,368 KB]
March 16th 2016, DRIE Quarterly Meeting
- Jim Montgomery, Deputy Chief Emergency Management
City of Ottawa
Transit & Train Collision: September 14, 2013,
Download PDF Document [2,678 KB] - Dr. Michel P. Deilgat, MD
Public Health Agency of Canada
Zika virus update: from a Public Health Emergency Management Perspective, Download PDF Document [2,629 KB]
December 2nd 2015, DRIE Quarterly Meeting
- Jeff Donaldson, MA(DEM) CD
Department of National Defence
Small Business Continuity Planning in Rural Ontario, Download PDF Document [284 KB] - Dr. Philip O’Neill, PhD, Chief Scientist
RiskLogik
Introduction to “Network” Risk Assessment, Download PDF Document [997 KB]
September 17th 2015, DRIE Quarterly Meeting
- Gavin McLintock
McLintock Consulting
Building Organizational Resilience, Download PDF Document [2,664 KB] - Neal Kushwaha, CEO & Director of Professional Services,
Impendo
Planning the DC, Download PDF Document [2,016 KB]
June 3rd 2015, DRIE Annual Conference
- Brian Miller, Partner at
Vanguard Emergency Management Consulting Inc.
Protecting the Workplace, Download PDF Document [2,204 KB] - Barry McLoughlin & Laura Peck, Senior Partners,
TransformLeaders.ca
Crisis Communications, Download PDF Document [1,493 KB] - Peter Gamble, Team Leader,
Emergency Measures Radio Group
Amateur Radio Emergency Communications, Download PDF Document [1,454 KB] - Dennis Lenard, Consultant within
CGI's Global Infrastructure Services
Planning and Execution of a Disaster Recovery Live System Exercise, Download PDF Document
[1,534 KB] - Pat Moore, Systems Librarian and Dr. Wayne Boone, Principal, Precision Security Consulting
Projects and Technologies, Carleton University
Large BCM Project Management - John Robertson, Trainer - Coach,
Speaker FortLog Services
Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM), Download PDF Document
[7,567 KB]
March 4th 2015, DRIE Quarterly Meeting
- Betsy Sayers, Senior Emergency Management Analyst,
Sayers Recovery Group Inc.
DRIE — After the Table Top Exercise,
Special Guest: Dr. Kate Ploeger Download PDF Document
(2014 Shakedown DRIE Session 2: Exercise Methodology) [1,793 KB] Download PDF Document
(2014 Shakedown DRIE Session 2: Final Inject Re-entry) [1,412 KB] Download PDF Document
(2014 Shakedown DRIE Session 2: Input Report with Notes) [1,505 KB] Download PDF Document
(2014 Shakedown DRIE Session 2: Questions and Answers from December 3, 2014 Session) [405 KB] Download PDF Document
(2014 Shakedown DRIE Session 2: MSEL from December 3, 2014 Session) [598 KB]
December 3th 2014, DRIE Quarterly Meeting
- Betsy Sayers, Senior Emergency Management Analyst, Sayers Recovery Group Inc.
DRIE Table Top Exercises, Special Guest: Dr. Kate Ploeger Download PDF Document (2014 Shakedown DRIE Table Top Exercise, Pre 72 hours) [2,517 KB] Download PDF Document (2014 Shakedown DRIE Table Top Exercise, Post 72 hours) [1,851 KB] Download PDF Document (2014 Shakedown DRIE Table Top Exercise, Player Templates) [476 KB]
October 17th 2014, HEPCO Conference 2014
- Tom Watts, Director Emergency/Disaster Management for Alberta Health Services (Calgary Zone)
Southern Alberta Floods Download PDF Document [2,652 KB] - Scott Holland, Director of Operations IFT & CPP Alberta Health Services - EMS (Calgary Zone)
2013 Southern Alberta Flood Disaster, Lessons Learned from Planning to Recovery Download PDF Document [4,555 KB] - Dr. Kate Ploeger, University of Ottawa
Earthquake Risk in the NCR: Evaluating Medical and Public Health Vulnerabilities and Consequences Download PDF Document [649 KB] - Norm Ferrier, Consultant Ontario Health Association
2013 Ontario Ice Storm
Download PowerPoint Presentation [3,329 KB] - Kari Keays, Community Emergency Management Coordinator, City of Ottawa
We Are Ready, or Are We? Download PDF Document [2,001 KB]
June 4th 2014, DRIE Quarterly Meeting, RCAF Officer's Mess
- Brian Miller, Vanguard EMC Inc.
Application of ICS Principles in the Emergency Operations Centre Download PDF Document [855 KB] - Edward Manukian & Don Brooks, Codimensions Continuity Refined
Running Simulation Exercises on a Tight Budget Workshop Download PDF Document [3,868 KB] - Kate Ploeger, University of Ottawa
Earthquakes and the Capital Region Update Download PDF Document [9,925 KB] - Kari Keays, City of Ottawa
City of Ottawa Emergency Preparedness Download PDF Document [1,569 KB] - Dr. Bill Pomfret, Managing Consultant, Safety Projects International Inc.
9 Habits of Effective Safety Leadership Download PDF Document [1,303 KB]
March 5th 2014, DRIE Quarterly Meeting
- Cynthia Wenn, Business Development Manager, Continuity Coordinator
Leverage Social Media to Enrich your BC/EM Plans Download PDF Document [579 KB] - Frank Slater, Director of Consulting Services with CGI
Travel and Working Abroad Risk Management Download PDF Document [1,708 KB]
December 4th 2013, DRIE Quarterly Meeting
- Dale Windle, President, Aventus Solutions
Gaps in BCP Response – Connecting the Dots Download PDF Document [380 KB] - Ramesh Warrier, Managing Director, eBRP Solutions
Planning for Incident Response Download PDF Document [2,089 KB]
October 10th 2013, eBRP Session Presentations
- Ramesh Warrier, Managing Director, eBRP
Planning for Incident Response Download PDF Document [2,733 KB] - Frank Slater, BCP & Security Consulting Practices Lead
Travel and Working Abroad Risk Management Download PDF Document [1,534 KB]
September 11th 2013, DRIE Quarterly Meeting, RCAF Officer's Mess
- Terry Ledden, Managing Partner, Sandler Training
The Buy-in Formula Download PDF Document [2,896 KB] - Deborah L. Smith, Canadian Red Cross
Disaster Management Alberta Floods 2013 Download PDF Document [7,077 KB]
June 5, 2013, The 12th Annual DRIE Ottawa Conference (full day), Hellenic Centre
- Melanie Millar-Chapman, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
A Privacy Emergency Kit Download PDF Document [1,886 KB] - Dr. Bill Pomfret, Safety Projects International Inc.
Workplace Violence Prevention: What we need to know, what to do, How to do it. Download PDF Document [4,489 KB] - Brian Millar and Carole Loop, Vanguard
Business Continuity Management and ICS/IMS Integration Download PDF Document [423 KB] - Ramesh Warrier, eBRP
Incident Management Download PDF Document [1,593 KB] - Rory Kilburn, DLS Inc.
What you don’t know can hurt you Download PDF Document [3,712 KB] - Carmine Caloia, NetApp
Continuous Availability for Business-Critical Data Download PDF Document [2,397 KB]
April 17, 2013, DR seminar for IT professionals, at the RCAF
- Roger Mcilmoyle, Senior Solutions Architect, Sungard
Evolution of DR to Business Resilience Download PDF Document [1,774 KB] - Jason van Gaal, COO, Granite Networks
The True Cost of Not having an IT Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Plan Download PDF Document [1,414 KB]
March 6, 2013, DRIE Quarterly Meeting,
RCAF Officer's Mess
- Dave Scott, Regional Life Safety Design & Consulting Inc.
2013 Fire Warden Training Download PDF Document [558 KB] - Dale Windle, Principal, Aventus Solutions Inc.
Introduction to Cloud Solutions For Business Continuity Download PDF Document [775 KB]
December 5, 2012, The Disaster Recovery Conference
(half day), RCAF sponsored by eBRP
- Troy McMillan
Enabling Organizational Resilience through Enterprise Architecture Download PDF Document [1,355 KB] - Betsy Sayers, Fire Chief & CEMC, Township of Greater Madawaska
Macro-Burst Disaster Download PDF Document [7,593 KB]
September 6, 2012, The Disaster Recovery Conference
(half day), RCAF
- Harrison Moon, Coordinator, Specialty Task Force, City of Ottawa
Ottawa USAR Presentation Download PDF Document [3,150 KB] Download PDF Supporting Document [3,972 KB]
October 26, 2012, HEPCO Symposium
- Hilda Chow, Program Manager, Ottawa Public Health
Northern Evacuation 2011 Download PDF Document [258 KB] - Clint Shingler, Manager training exercises and awareness, Ministry of Health and long term care
Evacuation Planning for the Health Sector Download PDF Document [230 KB] - Cathy Clark, Manager 911 and Emergency Planning, County of Simcoe
Three Weeks in Winter Download PDF Document [1,988 KB] - Mark Keim, MD Associate Director for Science Office for Environmental Health Emergencies, CDC National Centre for Environmental Health
Principals for Preparedness for Hospital Evacuation Download PDF Document [1,900 KB] - Barb Mills, Peterborough Red Cross, ON
Northern Evacuation 2011 Download PDF Document [2,595 KB] - Dr. Graham Dodd, MD Disaster Emergency and Family Medicine, Kamloops BC
Do what? In Canada? Hospital Evacuation Download PDF Document [7,698 KB] - Jim Montgomery, Deputy Chief Security and Emergency Management, City of Ottawa
Setting the Table Download PDF Document [1,209 KB]
June 6, 2012, 11th Annual DRIE Conference, Hellenic Centre (full day conference)
- John Proctor, Director, Cyber Resilience, CGI
Travel and Working Abroad Risk Management Download PDF Document [861 KB]
- Terry Glancy, Senior Consultant, The ADGA Group
A Personal Disaster in Real Life – Two Years After Download PDF Document [523 KB]
- Donald Byrne, President & CEO, Metrix 411 and Adj. Professor – Boston University
How to Talk to Your CEO About BCM Download PDF Document [4,663 MB]
- John A. DiMaria, Product Marketing Manager, BSI Group Americas Inc.
Introducing ISO 22301, the New Global Standard for BCM Download PDF Document [652 KB]
- Aron Feuer, Principal Consultant, Cygnos
BIAs vs TRAs and the Commonality Download PDF Document [1,882 KB]
- Walter Cooke, Chief Security Officer, QuoVadis Group Bermuda
Recovering the Recovery Centre Download PDF Document [2,165 KB]
April 17, 2012, The Disaster Recovery Conference
(half day), RCAF
- Paul Armstrong, National Solution Architect, Storage Management and High Availability, Symantec
Service Availability and Disaster Recovery: The Need for Automation Download PDF Document [1 MB]
- Frank Slater, President, CD, CBCP, MBCI Director Consulting BCP Practice Lead, CGI
Best Practices DR Program Download PDF Document [1 MB]
- Roger Mcilmoyle, Solution Architect, SunGard
What’s Your Availability? Cloud and Disaster Recovery Download PDF Document [2 MB]
March 7, 2012, DRIE Quarterly Meeting
- Frank Slater, Business Continuity Practice Lead, CGI
Exercising Download PDF Document [1 MB] - Chris MacArthur, President, IT-Business Continuity Lead, HRSDC
BlackBerry Emergency Contact List Initiative Download PDF Document [1 MB] - Wayne Boone, Coordinator and Principal Instructor,
(IPIS) (NPSIA) Carleton University
Carleton University (EMCO) Project Download PDF Document [102 KB]
December 7, 2011, DRIE Quarterly Meeting
- Albert Bissonnette, President, Proactive Security Inc.,
The Art and Science of Resilience Download PDF Document [934 KB] - Frank Slater, Business Continuity Practice Lead, CGI,
Family Preparedness: Ensure a Successful Business Recovery Download PDF Document [1,968 KB]
September 14, 2011, DRIE Quarterly Meeting
- Kres Jadan, Director of IT Continuity and Security, CRA
Briefing for The Disaster Recovery Information Exchange
(presentation has been removed at presenter's request) - Ann Wyganowski, President, HZX Business Continuity Planning
Bringing Together Emergency Management & BCM Download PDF Document [1,805 KB]
Greater Toronto Incident Management Exchange Download PDF Document [816 KB]
June 1, 2011, DRIE 10th Annual Conference and Trade Show
- José Miguel Sobrón, Crisis Management and Business Continuity Analyst, United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) – The Way from Security to Resilience Download PDF Presentation [4,910 KB]
- Richard Moreau, Principal, TDV Global Inc. – Training and Exercises. Why Bother? Download PDF Presentation [5,424 KB]
- Brian Miller, President, Vanguard EMC – Preparing for a Business Continuity Audit Download PDF Presentation [334 KB]
- S. Kate Ploeger, PhD Candidate, University of Ottawa – Earthquakes in Ottawa: Understanding the Hazard to Estimating the Losses Download PDF Presentation [8,715 KB]
- Nancy Samson-Booth, Co-ordinator, Emergency Management and Response Development, City of Ottawa,
and
Jim Montgomery, Program Manager, Office of Emergency Management , City of Ottawa – Emergency Management Training and Exercise Program: The Municipal Perspective Download PDF Presentation [2,914 KB] - DRIE 10th Annual Conference and Trade Show – Agenda Download PDF Presentation [2,600 KB]
April 6, 2011, Special DRIE on IT Disaster Recovery Meeting
- Paul Armstrong, Storage and Availability Management, Symantec – Data Centre Modernization and Disaster Recovery Download PDF Presentation [3,375 KB]
- Roger Mcilmoyle, Solution Architect, SunGard – Data Explosion: Effects on Disaster Recovery Download PDF Presentation [8,824 KB]
- Tyson Macaulay, Security Liaison Officer, Bell Canada – Critical Infrastructure Interdependency and Data Centre Threats Download PDF Presentation [973 KB]
March 2, 2011, DRIE Quarterly Meeting
- Frank Slater, Business Continuity Practice Leader, CGI - Cloud Computing and Your BCP Download PDF Presentation [916 KB]
- Dennis Lenard, Senior Consultant, CGI - G20 – Experiences and Lessons Learned Download PDF Presentation [1,244 KB]
December 8, 2010, DRIE Quarterly Meeting
- Dr. Wayne Boone, Assistant Professor of International Affairs, Deputy Director, Canadian Centre of Intelligence and Security Studies
Pat Moore, Assistant University Librarian, Head of Systems Carleton University - Sharing The MacOdrum Applied BCP Course Experience Download PDF Presentation [916 KB] - Grant Lecky, National BCP Coordinator Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Michael Parkes, Ph.D., PCIP, Executive Vice President, CONSILIUM - ISO 31000 and Anticipated Impacts on Security Risk and Business Continuity Management in Canada Download PDF Presentation [375 KB]
September 15, 2010, DRIE Quarterly Meeting
- Louis Douville, VP and General Manager at CTV Ottawa,
Sharing of Lessons Learned - The CTV Ottawa Fire Download PDF Presentation [3,660 MB]
June 02, 2010- 9th DRIE Annual Conference
- Dr Wayne Boone, Assistant Professor and Security Consultant, Carleton University
Continual Professional Development – The Key to a Rewarding Career in Asset Protection and Security Download PDF Presentation [1, 061 MB]An Analysis of the Approach to an Integrated Framework for Government Security Education in Canada
Download PDF Presentation [2, 603 MB] Barney Owens, A/Director, Continuity of Operations Section, Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
Overview of the OPS Emergency Management Program Download PDF Presentation [18, 173 MB]- Richard Moreau, Senior Consultant, TDV Global Inc, and Commanding Officer 33 Brigade Battle School
Situational Awareness Download PDF Presentation [11,814 KB]
- Roger McIlmoyle, Managed Services Specialist, Sungard
Cloud Computing and Storage Optimization Download PDF Presentation [1,602 KB]
- Brian Millar, President, Vanguard EMC
Business Impact Assessment – One Step at a Time Download PDF Presentation [233 KB]
- Terry Glancy, Consultant, Adga Group
A Personal Disaster in Real Life Download PDF Presentation [142 KB]
Videos
March 03, 2010- DRIE Ottawa Quarterly Meeting
- John Green, International Rescue – Haiti Earthquake Response, January 2010" Download PDF Presentation [8, 443 MB]
- Sherry Nigro, Quality and Standards Ottawa Public Health –Ottawa’s response to H1N1 Download PDF Presentation [692 KB]
December 09, 2009- DRIE Ottawa Quarterly Meeting
- Chris Davis, Lansdowne Technologies, Operation Intersect – A groundbreaking multi-stakeholder approach to emergency preparedness and response Download PDF Presentation [58 MB]
- Bill McMillan, Manager of Corporate Accounts, GAL Power Systems – Contingency Planning for Critical Building Systems Download PDF Presentation [2,289 KB]
September 16, 2009- DRIE Ottawa Quarterly Meeting
- Dr Bill Pomfret, Safety Project International Inc.
A Review of the Employers Liability for Home Workers, and a Program to Insure Due Diligence Download PDF Presentation [4,176MB]
Working From Home or Telecommuting Download PDF Presentation [342 MB] - Denis Goulet, Continuity Link
Back to Basics! - How to Complete a BIA Download PDF Presentation [261 KB]
- Patrick M Monaghan, PM Monaghan Consulting Service
Pandemic Update September 2009 Download PDF Presentation [601 MB]
May 27, 2009 - 8th Annual DRIE Ottawa Conference and Tradeshow
- Jay Rosenblatt, Simpson Wigle LAW LLP
Legal Risk: Assessment & Management DRIE Ottawa Download PDF Presentation [2,024 MB]
- Denis Staples, Deslaurier Custom Cabinets
How a Small Business Survived a Disaster Download PDF Presentation [81 KB]
- Richard Arthur Meunier
Corporate Risk Management in Times of Financial Crisis Download PDF Presentation [1,314 MB] - Betsy Sayers, Sayers Recovery Group
Incident Response Download PDF Presentation [200 KB] - Bill McMillan, Gal Power
Contingency Planning for Critical Building Systems Download PDF Presentation [875 KB] - Brian Miller, DRI Canada
DRI Canada Certification Application Workshop Download PDF Presentation [402 KB]
March 4, 2009 – DRIE Ottawa Quarterly Meeting
- Roberta Schulz, TBusiness Continuity Planning Officer, Transport Canada: Transport Canada’s Business Continuity Planning Program Download PDF Presentation [1 MB]
- Richard Moreau, Vice-President, Emergency Preparedness, Prolity Corporation: Leadership in Crisis – A look at the role of leaders in Emergency and Crisis Management Download PDF Presentation [4 MB]
December 3rd, 2008 – DRIE Ottawa Quarterly Meeting
- Dave Shanahan, Project Manager Canadian Standards Association, CSA Z1600 – Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs Download PDF Presentation [568 KB]
- Diane Pryde, President, BSI Management Systems Canada Inc., BS2559 Business Continuity Management
InformationSecurityManagement Download PDF Presentation [41 KB]
BS 25999 – a framework for resilience and success Download PDF Presentation [3,127 KB]
How to Deploy BS 25999 Download PDF Presentation [1,403 KB]
September 9th, 2008– DRIE Ottawa Quarterly Meeting
- Heather Tomalty, President DRIE Ottawa, DRIE Ottawa Governance "Overview and executive survey results" Download PDF Presentation [327 KB]
and Survey results Download PDF Presentation [242 KB]
- Ian McCallum, Netconnect,
Teleworking The solution to high absenteeism Download PDF Presentation [3, 368 KB] - Peter D Johnston, Vice President Critical Infrastructure Institute Canada CIP & BCP Download PDF Presentation [967 KB]
May 21, 2008– DRIE Ottawa Quarterly Meeting
- Dale Windle, Decisive Technologies, "Government of Canada’s New BCP and DR Compliance Requirements" Download PDF Presentation [392 KB]
- Donovan Arnaud, Chief of Operations (NOHERT), "National Office Health Emergency Response Teams (NOHERT)" Download PDF Presentation [3,917 KB]
- John Clayton, Bell Canada, "Expanding the Horizons of BC Planning" Download PDF Presentation [112 KB]
- Maribeth Tessier, Nortel, "IT BCP Nortel" Download PDF Presentation [1,703 KB]
- Brendan Hodgson, Hill & Knowlton, "Social Media Implications of a Crisis" Download PDF Presentation [68 KB]
March 5, 2008– DRIE Ottawa Quarterly Meeting
- John Neily, RCMP, “Are We Telling the Right Story for Change Leadership for Effective Operational Readiness?” Download PDF Presentation [352 KB]
- Todd (William) Moxley, retired Lieutenant-Colonel from the Canadian Forces, “Decision Making in a Crisis” Download PDF Presentation [58 KB]
- Patrick M. Monaghan, BCP Consultant, “Pandemic Update” Download PDF Presentation [68 KB]
December 4, 2007– DRIE Ottawa Quarterly (Winter) Meeting
- Phillip Geoffrion, Ontario Emergency Management Office, “Incident Management System” Download PPT Presentation [1.4 MB]
- Barry Thomas, OC Transpo, “Public Transit & the Terrorism Challenge” Download PDF Presentation [2.5 MB]
- Barry Thomas, OC Transpo, “Emergency Evacuation or Shelter Buses for Privately Owned Facility” Download PDF Presentation [388 KB]
September 12, 2007– DRIE Ottawa Quarterly (Fall) Meeting
- Alain Normand, City of Brampton, "Personal Preparedness: Should It Be Part of Your BC Plan?" Download PDF Presentation [135 KB]
- John Ash, City of Ottawa, "Are You Ready Campaign" Download PDF Presentation [1,128 KB]
- Frank Slater, CGI, "Nothing To Sneeze At: Pandemic Threat Response Plan" and "Pandemic Preparedness Checklist" Download PDF Presentation [1,210 KB] Download PDF Checklist [88 KB]
May 31, 2007– 6th Annual DRIE Ottawa Conference and Tradeshow
- Pierre Gagnon, Public Safety Canada, "Continuity of Government" Download PDF Presentation [264 KB]
- David Parry, Platinum Sponsor, Telus, "All-Hazards Emergency Management in Canada and the World" Download PDF Presentation [11,248 KB]
- Karen Khachaturov, Capital Data Recovery, "Myths of Disk Recovery" Download PDF Presentation [2,388 KB]
- Hana Benabdallah and Lucie Kealey, Public Works and Government Services Canada, "Proposed PSO Classification – Task Based Services" Download PDF Presentation [507 KB]
- Communications Security Establishment, "Cyber Protection Supply Arrangement" Download PDF Presentation [322 KB]
- Ron Hysert, Deloitte, "Leveraging CPSA for BCP Work" Download PDF Presentation [509 KB]
- Jill Courtemanche, City of Ottawa, "Pandemic Planning: Progress and Pitfalls" Download PDF Presentation [2,692 KB]
- Ron Meyers, Canadian Standards Association, "CSA Z1600 – Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs" Download PDF Presentation [1,826 KB]
March 7, 2007 – DRIE Ottawa Quarterly Meeting
- Bill Bowerman, CGI, "IT BCP Continuity Challenges" Download PowerPoint Presentation [3,274 KB]
- Patrick M. Monaghan, PM Monaghan Consulting Services, "Pandemic Contingency Plan" Download PowerPoint Presentation [580 KB]
- Betsy Sayers, Sayers Recovery Group Inc., "Pandemic Poker" - A fun and easy way to help management understand the unpredictable impact that Pandemic will invoke. Download PowerPoint Presentation [41 KB]
December 6, 2006 – DRIE Ottawa Quarterly Meeting
- Rick DeBenetti, A/Director General, Health, Safety, Security Emergencies and Administration, Public Works and Government Services Canada, "The Importance of Governance and Senior Management Engagement in Business Continuity Planning" Download PowerPoint Presentation [408 KB]
Panel Presentation on Governance and Pandemic Influenza Planning
- Brian Miller, Vanguard EMC, "Governance for Pandemic Preparedness" Download PowerPoint Presentation [735 KB]
- Tony Patterson, Competitive Insights, "Governance and Pandemic Planning" Download PowerPoint Presentation [460 KB]
- Dale Windle, Decisive Technologies, "Pandemic Influenza Planning Considerations" Download PowerPoint Presentation [780 KB]
- Ann Wyganowski, HZX Business Continuity Planning, "Pandemic and BCP Leadership – Top 5 Measures of Readiness" Download PowerPoint Presentation [81 KB]
September 14, 2006 – DRIE Ottawa Quarterly Meeting
- Hal Newman, Managing Editor, Big Medicine, Managing Partner, Team EMS Inc., "Creating Realistic Exercise Scenarios" Download PowerPoint Presentation [1.1 MB]
- Brian Miller, President of Vanguard EMC Inc., "Exercising Without Apprehension" Download PowerPoint Presentation [757 KB]
June 1, 2006 – DRIE Ottawa Quarterly Meeting
- Keynote Speaker, Dr. Jim Young, PSEPC, "Small but Mighty: Dealing with Bacteria and Virsuses" Download PowerPoint Presentation [2.4 MB]
- Platinum Exhibitor Speaker, Robert DiLossi, Sungard, "Lessons Learned from Recent Events" Download PowerPoint Presentation [3.5 MB]
- Plenary Speaker, David Phillips, Environment Canada, "Weather and its Impact"
Please note: Mr. Phillips's presentation consists mainly of photographs and is large. Download PowerPoint Presentation [5.2 MB]
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- Dale Windle, Decisive Technologies Inc., "7 Habits of a Successful Continuity Planner" Download PowerPoint Presentation [2 MB]
- Sam McCready, RCMP, "The RCMP's CBRN Program" Download PowerPoint Presentation [2.1 MB]
- Chris Hallamore, Conference Board of Canada, "Results of the Pandemic Survey" Download PowerPoint Presentation [440 KB]
March 8, 2006 – DRIE Ottawa Quarterly Meeting
- Frank Leonetti, Global Services Manager for the Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Practice of Sun Microsystems’ Data Management Group on "DR Resiliency Planning for Information Lifecycle Management." Download PowerPoint Presentation [2 MB]
- Maribeth Tessier, Information Services, IS BCP Prime, Nortel on "Business Continuity in the Enterprise." Download PowerPoint Presentation [1 MB] Download Nortel IS Case Study on "Eliminating Location Dependency in the Virtual Enterprise: The Role of Business Continuity at Nortel." [733 KB]
December 7, 2005– DRIE Ottawa Quarterly Meeting
- Don Shropshire, Disaster Services, Canadian Red Cross on lessons learned from past events. Download PowerPoint Presentation [5.07 MB]
- Ann Wyganowski, CBCP, Vice President, HZX Business Continuity Planning on "Adjusting your BCP for Pandemic Preparedness". Download PowerPoint Presentation [361 KB]
October 28, 2005 - "Pandemic Influenza - Preparing for, Responding to"
Hosted by the City of Ottawa and the Hospital Disaster Planning Committee of Ottawa.
- SARS Ontario Pandemic Plan, Dr. Basrur
Download PowerPoint Slide Show [104 KB]
- Pandemic Community Preparedness Panel Download PowerPoint Slide Show [263 KB]
- Pandemic Clinical Care, Dr. Worthington Download PowerPoint Slide Show [608 KB]
- Ottawa Interagency Pandemic Plan, Dr. Huston Download PowerPoint Slide Show [5.87 MB]
- Are You Ready, John Ash Download PowerPoint Slide Show [3.57 MB]
September 14, 2005 – DRIE Ottawa Quarterly Meeting
- Ginette Soulieres, Regional Incident Management Coordinator for the Health Care Network of Southeastern Ontario (HCNSEO), speaking on "A ‘Regional’ Incident Management Framework! Understanding Emergency Management from an Health Care Perspective." Download PDF Presentation [299 KB]
- Gary Bauer, CEO of Wallace Wireless, speaking on some industry trends and what is happening with GPS. Download PowerPoint Presentation [4.69 MB]
June 1, 2005 – DRIE Ottawa Quarterly Meeting
- Dr. Patricia Huston Associate Medical Officer of Health and Manager, Surveillance, Emerging Issues, Education and Research Division, Ottawa Public Health on how the "City is Planning and Preparing to deal with Pandemics" Download PowerPoint Slide Show [5.9 MB]
- Maurice Sigismondo, a Senior Solutions Architect in Professional Services with SunGard and a Platinum Sponsor, on the "Evolution of Information Availability" Download PowerPoint Slide Show [1.5 MB]
- Brain Miller, President of Vanguard EMC and a Platinum Sponsor, on "Backwards BCP - A Radical Approach to Plan Development" Download PowerPoint Slide Show [288 KB]
- Lindsay Merrill, Chief of Emergency Services in DFO on the "Canadian Approach to a Tsunami Warning System" Download PowerPoint Slide Show [9 MB]
- Doug Harrison, Deputy Director of Emergency Management Ontario on their organisation and their Risk-based approach to Emergency Management Download PowerPoint Slide Show [1.7 MB]
- Heather Tomalty on "Are YOU Prepared?" Download PDF [90 KB]
March 9, 2005 – DRIE Ottawa Quarterly Meeting
- Anton Holland, Vice-President of NIVA and Director of Science Communications, "Microwaves and Exploding Eggs- Good Science Writing and Other Important Factors for Effective Risk Communication" Download PowerPoint Presentation [2.53 MB]
- Paul W. Wright, Chair of the DRI Canada (DRIC) Certification Committee, "The DRIC Certification Process" Download PowerPoint Presentation [108 KB]
December 1, 2004 – DRIE Ottawa Quarterly Meeting
- Rob Murray, Continuity Shield, "Your Business Continuity Plan: Is it a Disaster Waiting to Happen?"
- Lessons Learned, What Works/What Doesn't
- Challenging Assumptions
- Underlying emphasis on Training and Awareness and People-centric planning
Download PowerPoint Presentation [91 KB]
- Mike Goulet, The House of Commons, "A candid look at the Business Continuity Management Program at the House of Commons"
- What's working, what's not working
- What we have to deal with, what we don't have to deal with
- Best practices, things put into practice
Download PowerPoint Presentation [2.98 MB]
September 15, 2004 – DRIE Ottawa Quarterly Meeting
- Barry Tomas, OC Transpo, "Emergency preparedness planning that is in place at the City of Ottawa's Transit Services - OC Transpo" Download PowerPoint Presentation [19.6 MB]
- Scott Ashley, President and founder of Active Canadian Emergency Training Inc., "The Emergency Event and Business Recover: Bridging the Gap" Download PDF [1.9 MB]
June 2, 2004 – DRIE Ottawa Quarterly Meeting
- Keynote Speaker: Barry McLoughlin, McLoughlin Media, "The Role of Communications in a Crisis" Download PDF [768 KB]
- Platinum Keynote Speaker: Rino Iannotta, SUNGARD Availability Services, "Making the Transition from Business Continuity to Information Availability" Download PDF [678 KB]
- Ann Wyganowski, Nortel Networks, "Successful BCP Exercises" Download PowerPoint Presentation [406 KB]
- Platinum Keynote Speaker: Ralph Dunham, IBM Canada - Business Resiliency Services, "Incorporating Resiliency in the BCP Process" Download PDF [2.5 MB]
- Dr. Ron St. John, Health Canada, "Pandemic Potential in Canada" Download PowerPoint Presentation [696 KB]
- Dr. Michel Doré, Stratégies Multi Risque, "Implementing Contingency Planning: The Managers' Challenge" Download PDF [111 KB]
March 10, 2004 – DRIE Ottawa Quarterly Meeting
- City of Ottawa's Vulnerability Assessment given by Perry McConnel Download PowerPoint Presentation [129 KB]
- Brian Miller and Pat Monaghan's presentation on industry certifications Download PowerPoint Presentation [112 KB]
December 3, 2003 – Coincided with International Business Continuity Awareness Week
- Emergency Alerting Technologies by Doug Allport, Allport Group Inc. Download PowerPoint Presentation [489 KB]
- Dr. Dunkley's SARS perspective Download PowerPoint Presentation [885 KB]
- Ann Wyganowski on Nortel's BCP Program and their experience during the power outage Download PowerPoint Presentation [1.3 MB]
September 10, 2003 – Discussion on how others in Ottawa handled the recent power situation
- Summary of Open Discussion regarding August's Power Outage. Many thanks to all that participated as well as Susan Sanford and John Thurston of NIVA Inc. for scribing and creating the report for us.
Report
- John Green, P.R.E.P. Services International, "Disaster Recovery Lessons Learnt Since 9/11" Download PowerPoint Presentation [27 MB]
June 4, 2003 – Successes and Opportunities in Business Continuity Planning
- Keynote Speaker: Janet Bax, Director General, Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness, "Critical Infrastructure Protection" Download ENGLISH PowerPoint Presentation [170 KB] Download FRENCH PowerPoint Presentation [432 KB]
- Platinum Sponsor Speaker: Maria Neupauer, Sungard Planning Solutions, "Integrating BCP and IT Security" Download PDF Document [3.33 MB]
- John Weigelt, Senior Director, Architecture, Standards and Engineering Treasury Board of Canada, Secretariat, "Architecting Resilience in Government Service Delivery" Download PowerPoint Presentation [406 KB]
- Dr. Guylène Proulx, National Research Council, "Success of the WTC Evacuation" Download PowerPoint Presentation [236 KB]
- Jim Kennedy, Scotia Bank / Rob Moffat, Wallace Wireless, "Wireless Management of the BCP" Download PowerPoint Presentation [3.61 MB]
- Art Pelletier, Export Development Corporation, "A Planned Approach to Survival" Download PowerPoint Presentation [1.25 MB]
March 5, 2003 – DRIE Ottawa Quarterly Meeting
- Nancy Kolassa, Manager, Emergency Operations Planning, Bell Canada, "Telecom Industry Cooperation for Emergency Preparedness" Download PowerPoint Presentation [158 KB]
- Rob Moffat, Wallacewireless.com, "Wireless Communications for Crisis Management" Download PowerPoint Presentation [4,806 KB]
December 4, 2002 – DRIE Ottawa Quarterly Meeting
The following presentations are intended for the attendees of the September 11th session.
- John Nihmey, President, NIVA Inc., "Communications and Documentation - Critical Support for BCP" Download PDF Document [1,914 KB]
- Elaine Glynn, Consulting Principal, IBM Canada Ltd, Business Continuity and Recovery Services, "Will my recovery plan work?" Download PDF Document [3,307 KB]
September 11, 2002 – DRIE Ottawa Quarterly Meeting
- TCS, "Securing the Power Grid Infrastructure - ISO 17799 and managed security Services for Business Continuity" Download PowerPoint Presentation [681 KB]
- Barry Thomas, "Emergency Procedures for the "O" Train’s Railway Operation" Download PowerPoint Presentation [23 MB]
June 5, 2002 "Partnerships for Business Continuity"
More than anything, all the various aspects of emergency management depend on partnerships to accomplish individual goals and ensure the availability of critical infrastructure. These partnerships revolve around the commmercial and service sectors as well as governemnt recover, emergency response and crisis management.
Below, are the copies of presentations from the following speakers.
- Keynote Speaker: Fred Luevano, Gartner Group, "Lessons Learned following 9-11". Download PDF Document [177 KB]
- Steve Hurley, Sungard, "A 9-11 Recovery Experience". Download PowerPoint Presentation [6,483 KB]
- Doug Crowder, GTIS, "GTIS's New Role in Continuity Planning for the Federal Government".
- John Gagnon, City of Ottawa CBRN Team, "Local Partnerships in Emergency Response".
Please note that all except one of the pictures have been stripped out and if you are interested in specific pictures or details to contact Captain John Gagnon of the Ottawa Fire Service directly. Download PowerPoint Presentation [255 KB]
- John Weigelt, Treasury Board, "Continuity Requirements for GOL". Download PowerPoint Presentation [153 KB]
- John Flute and Ralph Dunham, IBM Recovery Services. Download PDF Document [2,018 KB]
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