June, 2015

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Responding to remote areas in Nepal 

Crisis Response Journal

Behrouz Moghadassi, Head of Search and Rescue in Iran, went to Nepal to assist as a member of the IFRC, before joining volunteer groups to provide further assistance. Here are his thoughts on, and photos of, the relief and response effort.

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19/0602015 Breaking Up Is Hard To Do…….

Plan B Consulting

In my bulletin on 20 May 2012 I wrote about the possibility of Grexit (Greece leaving the euro), luckily this never happened. I thought as the negotiations between the European Union, International Monetary Fund (IMT) and Greece have stalled, we should revisit the subject in this bulletin. Greece has a large repayment to the IMF at the end of the month which they cannot afford to pay.

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AlertMedia Raises $4.16M Series A Round to Redefine Mass Notification

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The post AlertMedia Raises $4.16M Series A Round to Redefine Mass Notification appeared first on AlertMedia.

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Firefighter wrestled beheading suspect to the ground 

Crisis Response Journal

Advisory Panel Member Christophe Libeau describes how the brave actions of a firefighter at the scene tragic attack on a factory in central eastern France helped prevent the incident from becoming even worse.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Disaster preparedness training on the Hungarian/Romanian border 

Crisis Response Journal

Editorial Advisory Panel Member Christo Motz is part of a European-funded disaster preparedness programme to strengthen cross border and inter-sector operability. This is his report.

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The link between climate risk and making cities attractive to investment 

Crisis Response Journal

The impact of a changing climate on the frequency of natural disasters means cities must take more responsibility for understanding and managing their risk if they are to remain attractive to inward investment, say Greg Lowe and Julia Brickell, ahead of t By Julia Brickell

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Climate blog: May 2015 worldwide weather extremes 

Crisis Response Journal

In CRJ 10:4 Editorial Advisory Panel Member William Peterson reports on the continued drought in Calfornia, USA. Here, in his monthly blog, he looks back on a variety of record setting weather phenomena all across the globe.

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What kept women from voting in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa? 

Crisis Response Journal

The disaster risk reduction community is increasingly emphasising the vital need to include marginalised - and the most vulnerable - groups so as to help build greater resilience, while other groups are looking to the role of women to help counter violent By Luavut Zahid

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Thoughts on evacuation drills for people with special needs 

Crisis Response Journal

Evacuation is never a simple procedure even under seemingly ideal circumstances. Procedures are all the more difficult when evacuating populations with special needs.

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Is Training the Right Solution?

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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A pictorial round-up of Interschutz in Germany 

Crisis Response Journal

CRJ's Director Colin Simpson presents a round-up of photos taken on day one and two of the Interschutz event currently being held in Germany.

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19/0602015 Breaking Up Is Hard To Do…….

Plan B Consulting

In my bulletin on 20 May 2012 I wrote about the possibility of Grexit (Greece leaving the euro), luckily this never happened. I thought as the negotiations between the European Union, International Monetary Fund (IMT) and Greece have stalled, we should revisit the subject in this bulletin. Greece has a large repayment to the IMF at the end of the month which they cannot afford to pay.

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15/06/2015 Alton Towers Rollercoaster Crash

Plan B Consulting

After commenting on so many organisations that get their crisis management wrong, it is refreshing to see an organisation which in the main have got their response to a serious incident right! The handling of the accident by Merlin Entertainments, the owners of Alton Towers, on the Smiler rollercoaster crash has not been quite but it has been close to it.

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15/06/2015 Alton Towers Rollercoaster Crash

Plan B Consulting

After commenting on so many organisations that get their crisis management wrong, it is refreshing to see an organisation which in the main have got their response to a serious incident right! The handling of the accident by Merlin Entertainments, the owners of Alton Towers, on the Smiler rollercoaster crash has not been quite but it has been close to it.

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.

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05/06/2015: The Dangers of Outsourcing

Plan B Consulting

Thank you very much to all those who voted for me as the ‘BCI Industry Personality of the Year’ and congratulations to Dave Window who won! This week I have been in Oman helping a retail organisation develop their business continuity. Having been in Dubai in the autumn and Oman at the moment, it got me thinking about outsourcing and how we deal with it as part of business continuity development.

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05/06/2015: The Dangers of Outsourcing

Plan B Consulting

Thank you very much to all those who voted for me as the ‘BCI Industry Personality of the Year’ and congratulations to Dave Window who won! This week I have been in Oman helping a retail organisation develop their business continuity. Having been in Dubai in the autumn and Oman at the moment, it got me thinking about outsourcing and how we deal with it as part of business continuity development.