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Earthquake Ready?

KingsBridge BCP

originally published in 2013]. But according to some of Canada’s major insurance companies, we should all be thinking ahead and getting ourselves ready for earthquakes. ” This brings us to the nugget of this post (and I think you know what it is): Are you ready? About KingsBridge.

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More on the Covid-19 Academic Gold Rush

Emergency Planning

In this context, I salute the thoughtful work of Christopher Gomez, Dierdre Hart and JC Gaillard (Gomez and Hart 2013, Gaillard and Gomez 2015) on the phenomenon of the "disaster gold rush". If we are asked to do more, it must be at the expense of some other activity. This also exists outside the academic field. Gaillard, J-C.

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Security Industry Association Announces Winners of the 2023 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards

Security Industry Association

She spent over eight years in the biometrics field focused on quality assurance, information security and quality processes and has led a variety of projects, including the implementation and certification of ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System and ISO 27001:2013 Information Security Management System (ISMS) for NEC Advanced Recognition Systems.

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Counting Costs: The Impact of a Government Shutdown on the Security Industry

Security Industry Association

Department of Defense and four other major departments, the looming shutdown could affect all federal agencies dependent on appropriations, making it more similar to the October 2013 shutdown that lasted 16 days. What is a government shutdown?

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Security Industry Association Names Martha Entwistle as 2023 SIA Progress Award Honoree

Security Industry Association

She was named to the 2022 SIA Women in Security Forum Power 100 , and in 2013 she was honored by the Women’s Security Council as a Woman of the Year. She serves on the SIA WISF Steering Committee and is chair of the WISF Scholarship Committee.

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Taking Action to Clean Up Oceans and Waterways

BMC

Seabin ™ was started in 2013 by Andrew Turton and Pete Ceglinski, two Australian boat-builders who had an idea “to create a rubbish bin for the ocean that would collect trash, oil, fuel, and detergents.” After learning about Seabin™’s technology and 100-city goal, I knew I needed to help BMC become an active part of its ambitious initiative.

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Taking Action to Clean Up Oceans and Waterways

BMC

Seabin ™ was started in 2013 by Andrew Turton and Pete Ceglinski, two Australian boat-builders who had an idea “to create a rubbish bin for the ocean that would collect trash, oil, fuel, and detergents.” After learning about Seabin™’s technology and 100-city goal, I knew I needed to help BMC become an active part of its ambitious initiative.