Collaborative for Disaster Mitigation
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0082

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:   Jessica Tran
Administrator
(408) 924-3596

GETTING BACK TO BUSINESS AFTER DISASTERS

SAN JOSE, Calif., Applied Materials, Inc. is once again hosting the Collaborative for Disaster Mitigation’s (CDM) Third Annual Business Continuity Planning Conference on Wednesday, November 20 from noon to 6:00p.m. at their Augustine Conference Center. CDM will be sponsoring this half-day conference as a means of information acquisition and exchange among industry professionals involved in Business Continuity Planning.

The conference will be targeting the Business Continuity Planning needs of the small business community in the Greater Silicon Valley area, as they generally lack the resources for disaster mitigation and are usually the suppliers for the larger businesses. The effect of interruptions such as earthquakes and other natural disasters can also have unfavorable impacts on the larger corporations’ ability to continue their business and manufacturing operations.

The theme of this year’s conference is “Building and Maintaining Preventive Programs.” Experts in the field of Emergency Management will show how simple it can be to plan and implement business provisions. Participants will acquire the essential elements of a successful business continuity plan.

CDM has invited specialists like Marcia Cronk of Genentech Inc. and Steve Goldman of Applied Materials Inc. as speakers for the conference and experts such as Raelene Wong of Solectron Corp. and Alex Hesterberg of Veritas Software Corp. to conduct the workshops.

Like CDM, the conference is the collaboration between the public and private sectors that enables the planning and maintenance of business continuity, which will reduce the damage to our economic base and accelerate economic recovery.

Co-sponsors of this conference include The Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group, MEPTEC, Association for Facilities Engineers, Business Recovery Managers Association, California Emergency Services Association, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Emergency Services Coordinator Forum, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, Manex, Microelectronic Packaging and Test Engineering Council, Santa Clara County Emergency Managers Association, Santa Clara County Emergency Preparedness Council, San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services, Santa Clara Valley Water District and Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal.

The conference will be held at the Augustine Conference Center, 2727 Augustine Drive, Santa Clara, Calif. Registration is $45 before Nov. 13, 2002 and $65 for late & walk-ins. The fee includes workshop materials, lunch, and a wine & cheese reception.

For further conference and registration information, please visit our website: www.sjsu.edu/cdm/bcpconference.