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02/01/2018

Nashville Proclaims Feb. 10 ‘DRI Foundation Volunteer Day’

NEW YORK – January 29 — DRI International (‘DRI’), the world’s leading business continuity and disaster recovery training organization, is p ... Continue Reading

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02/22/2017

Mayor of Las Vegas Proclaims February 25, 2017 'DRI Foundation Day'

COUNCILMAN BOB BEERS TO WELCOME DRI VOLUNTEERS AT VETERANS VILLAGE NEW YORK — February 17 -- DRI International ('DRI'), the world's leading busine ... Continue Reading

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08/23/2016

Winner of the Annual $5,000 DRI Foundation Undergrad Scholarship Announced!

New York, NY, June 17 - Today, DRI International, the world's foremost business continuity and disaster recovery certification and education nonprofit ... Continue Reading

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07/06/2015

DRI Foundation’s ‘Dance for Nepal’ Benefit Event Raises $21,000+ for Earthquake Victims as Elite Members of New York Dance Community Unite to Make a Difference

All Proceeds from Event Have Been Donated to The DRI Foundation Nepal Relief Fund to Fund Resilience-building Efforts in Nepal New York, NY- July ... Continue Reading

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06/19/2015

Disaster Recovery Institute Announces the Winner of the Annual $5,000 DRI Foundation Scholarship

New York, NY, June 17 – Today, DRI International , the world's foremost business continuity and disaster recovery certification and education nonpro ... Continue Reading

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DRI in the News

Humboldt and wildfires provide lessons to disaster recovery professionals

“Organizations, large and small, find that many things ranging from severe weather to social media can suddenly impact their operations,” states Chloe Demrovsky, International President, Disaster Recovery Institute.

After Disaster Strikes, Technology Planning Is Critical to Helping Hospitals Rebuild

Given the emergency response role that healthcare institutions play in the wake of natural disasters, Al Berman, president of the Disaster Recovery International Foundation and past president of Disaster Recovery Institute International, says it’s important for those plans to be as comprehensive as possible.

“Hospitals suffer probably twice as much from disasters as everybody else,” Berman says. “They have to deal with their own problems, and they have to deal with everyone else’s.”

Gender parity in BCM

DRI CEO Chloe Demrovsky presents research aimed at achieving a better understanding of – and drawing attention to – the unique needs, interests and challenges of women in the professional field of business continuity management

Trust is not a strategy for cybersecurity

Berman noted that cyber hacking has matured to become a sophisticated industry seeking to penetrate devices and systems through the weakest link in the chain, with the goal of profitability. “It is a business and we have to deal with it as a business,” he explains.

Holding It All Together

Nature has a way of reminding us that we are at its mercy. While we’ve made remarkable technological advances to guard ourselves, our businesses, and our complex supply chains against natural disasters, nature remains a formidable foe.

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