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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact:
Michele Verdino
Executive Director
Contingency Planning Exchange
headquarters@cpeworld.org
Contingency Planning Exchange Announces First Meeting for Long Island Chapter
Bay Shore, New York – March 24, 2004 – The Contingency Planning Exchange (CPE) of Long
Island, a not-for-profit organization, has announced it will hold its first chapter meeting on
April 21st at Tradewinds in Bayshore, Long Island from 8:00a.m. – 12:00p.m. The meeting will
feature Supervisor for Safety and Loss Prevention Operations Theodore W. Kern of KeySpan
Energy, Inc. and Region Manager Vincent Bove of Summit Securities Services, Inc. Topics will
range from terrorism and crisis management to natural disasters. This forum will bring to
Long Island businesses both large and small the knowledge that will enable them to protect
their businesses through proper planning and mitigation. The meeting is free and open to
the public.
To raise membership awareness for Long Island based professionals, the CPE is offering an
introductory annual membership fee of $75.00, a reduction of 50%. This fee will entitle each
member to attend any of the meetings presented by the CPE. In addition, with preregistration to a CPE event, first-time admission is free. Vendors are invited to join for
$1,500.00, which entitles each to market and display their capabilities at all CPE-related events
in the New York region.
About Theodore W. Kern
Theodore W. Kern’s career over the past 23 years has spanned many roles within the Risk
Management field including: emergency planning and response, fire protection, insurance,
property loss prevention, safety, security and workers’ compensation. Mr. Kern is responsible
for overseeing the operation of the Safety and Loss Prevention area, including; safety program
development and implementation, accident response and investigations, property protection,
property insurance and claims administration, risk management information systems and
technologies, and risk assessments. Mr. Kern is also a participant in the development and
testing of emergency action, crisis management and business continuation plans.
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Since the Columbine High School tragedy in 1999, Mr. Bove has given presentations to over
15,000 educators, corporate representatives and law enforcement officials from every rank
(federal, state, county and local jurisdictions) throughout the United States. Mr. Bove is a
nationally acclaimed author and is the recipient of United States Senate and United States
Congress Proclamations recognizing him as a nationally acclaimed authority on Terrorism
Preparedness/Emergency Planning/Evacuations.
About The Contingency Planning Exchange
Established in 1985, the CPE headquarters are based in New York City where membership is
open to professionals from all industries and sectors. Representation comes from a broad
cross-section of the largest banks, legal and financial institutions; the pharmaceutical,
manufacturing, humanities, tourism and trade industries; government entities, as well as many
other disciplines. The CPE is a professional user group association dedicated to providing an
open exchange of information related to all contingency/business continuity planning and
disaster recovery topics. The goals of the CPE include raising the awareness of its members
through educational programs and fostering coordinated emergency response and recovery
planning efforts between the public and private sectors.
The CPE is one of the most successful business continuity and contingency planning
organizations in the world. The CPE continually provides unsurpassed education and career
growth to its members. Through quarterly meeting, regional events, workshops, and exciting
speakers covering in depth the focus of current issues, the CPE provides the professional
resources to enhance its members’ careers and to identify networking opportunities. The CPE
is registered to provide continuing education credits to individuals that have earned their
certification classifications.
For more information please visit the CPE’s Web site at
http://www.cpeworld.org
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