Association of Contingency Planners - Central Arizona Chapter

The Association of Contingency Planners (ACP) is the Premier International networking and information exchange organization in the business continuity industry.

Next Meeting Thursday, August 7th at the APS. Click on Chapter Meetings for further information.

AZACP Members visit the AT&T Network DR Excercise

AT&T's Network Disaster Recovery Team was kind enough to invite all AZACP members to their quarterly DR excercise which was held February 21st here in Phoenix. Above are some of our members that took advantage of this great opportunity.

A special thanks go out to AT&T and to Jim Crosson for extending an invite to this most interesting DR Event.

Take a look at your new Web Site and Member's Forum

Announcing the new look of the Central Arizona ACP Web Site.

Our web site had been redesigned to offer easier use, better functionality and to align our chapter with the ACP International web site. Check us out. Take a look around. You'll notice many items have changed and others remain the same. Our biggest change is incorporating our new Member's Forum. Links such as Chapter Meetings and Newsletters will now take you directly to the forum. We encourage every member to REGISTER a user ID on our forum.

To access the forum Click Here.

To register for a User ID Click Here.

Did you miss the last chapter meeting?

Take a look at what you missed in our new photo gallery. Click here to visit the photo gallery.

Check out the Career Opportunities page for new postings!!!

Order your AZACP - Central Arizona Chapter Apparel!

Our chapter recently had the ACP logo digitized with a local embroidery company (Valley Embroidery) and it is now available. The logo also includes "Central Arizona Chapter" below it. We encourage everyone to help promote our chapter and the ACP at your workplace and throughout the community.

Cost for the embroidery work is $6.50 per piece with no minimum order. Select shirts, jackets or hats from Valley Embroidery's catalogs or bring in your clothing. Cost is still $6.50. Purchase most hats from Valley Embroidery and the embroidery of the logo is at no charge.

Click on the above image for a larger view.

For ordering information visit Valley Embroidery's web site or call them at 480-496-4113. Just tell them you want the ACP Logo.

ACP Organizational Memberships Are Now Available (10/05/2006)

As ACP's CEO/Chairman, I am pleased to announce the association now offers organizational (corporate) memberships under the following structure:

5 members (same employer), $500 for 1 year
5 members (same employer), $950 for 2 years - essentially a 5% discount
5 members (same employer), $1350 for 3 years - essentially a 10% discount

So, why is ACP doing this? First and foremost, a corporate-type membership has been the number one request for several years. Once the corporate bylaws were amended and approved to enable this membership type, the ACP Corporate Board benchmarked peer associations to develop an appropriate organizational membership structure.

The benefits of the organizational membership include discounts for purchasing multiple years, one invoice, transferability and trans-chapter memberships (i.e. one organizational membership could cover 2 members in one chapter and 3 in another).

Additionally, ACP now has a membership type for those organizations and companies that do not permit their employees to hold individual memberships.

Please note: ACP is not changing the existing individual membership program in any way. The organizational memberships are a separate and distinct additional offering. If you know someone who is interested in becoming an organizational member, please tell them to visit https://www.acp-international.com/join.taf and select "organizational" membership from the drop-down box.

ACP Sponsorship Program

In order to better engage the vendor community, the ACP Corporate Board has approved a new sponsorship program. To view the details of this exciting new program. please review our Patron Benefits document.

If your organization is interested in being one of ACP's official sponsors, please contact press@acp-international.com or call 414-908-4943 x111.

Association of Contingency Planners Announces 2006 MVPs

Every year ACP provides the opportunity for Chapters to recognize an outstanding individual via the Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award Program. This program recognizes significant contributions made by a member in support and service of ACP and the business continuity profession.

The following chapters participated in the MVP nomination and award process:
Alamo - Brenda Venegas
Capital of Texas -William Thompson
Central Arizona - Michael Staeuble
Central Illinois - Scott Rolfs
Colorado Rocky Mountain - Julie Hock-Noble & Gerry Lockhart
Connecticut - Ralph Petti
First State - Deborah Long
Garden State - Linda Vos
Liberty Valley - Barbara Shaw
Los Angeles - Laura Mack
Michigan - Jennifer L. Eckart
Mid Florida - Orlando-Laura Bibb
Mid Penn - Dotty Early
Mid-South - Chris Dozier
New York City Metro - Ms. Michael Redmond
North Texas - Leon Chojnacki
NorthEast Florida - Lisa G. Mills
Northern Illinois - John Jackson
NY Capital Region - Peter Laz
Orange County - Susan Jacobo
Sacramento - Anna Folster
San Diego - Ron Fauset
Sioux Empire - Linda Maddox
South Texas - Jim Nowak
Utah - James L. Reeves

ACP would also like to announce Leah Core, Director of Public Relations, as the ACP Corporate Board MVP recipient for 2006.

The Association of Contingency Planners (ACP) is the premier, international organization for business continuity professionals. ACP provides a powerful networking and learning environment for its members. Founded in 1983, the organization has become a unifying force for practitioners in the rapidly evolving field of business continuity. With 41 chapters and over 2,300 members, ACP is the largest networking and information exchange organization in North America for business continuity professionals.