BCIN Project Overview Handout:
Provides an executive overview for potential stakeholders about the value of the BCIN system, key features and project status.
BCIN Mobile APP Demo Video:
This video provides a walkthrough of the basic features of the BCIN Mobile Application and highlights how participating organizations can retrieve relevant multimedia information, share important news, and access disaster situational information. Download
BCIN Demo Video:
This video provides a walkthrough of the basic features of the BCIN web application and highlights how participating organizations can benefit from sharing situational information, capacity and resources.
BCIN Project Slide Set:
Provides an overview of the BCIN project, mission, strategy, objectives, and implementation.
Acknowledgement
The Business Continuity Information Network is funded by the School of Computing and Information Sciences at Florida International University as a public service to the community. We wish to acknowledge the generous support from the Department of Homeland Security via Grant # 2009-ST-062-000016 entitled "Information Delivery and Knowledge Discovery for Hurricane Disaster Management", DHS Grant # 2010-ST-062-000039 entitled "A Research and Educational Framework to Advance Disaster Information Management in Computer Science PhD Programs," the National Science Foundation via grant NSF HRD-0833093 entitled "CREST: Center for Innovative Information Systems Engineering,", and IBM through its Shared University Research Program.
Resources
The BCIN resources section is a place where you can find out more about business continuity best practices, assistance, literature and communities.
Videos
Business Continuity Plan Assistance
- Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety’s "Open for Business” program.
- Florida Division of Emergency Management’s “Get a plan” for business.
- Business Continuity Planning Toolkit
Sample Plans
Business Portals and Lists
- Department of Homeland Security’s “Ready Business”
- Federal Emergency Management Agency gateway for “Business”
- Disaster Preparedness Strategies for Small Business
- Disaster Preparedness and Response
Communities of Interest
- Association for Contingency Planners (ACP)
- InfraGard
- National Voluntary Organization Active in Disaster (VOAD)
Education and Certification
- The Business Continuity Institute
- Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Accreditation and Certification Program
Organizations
- DisasterAssistance.gov
- Small Business Administration Disaster Assistance
- Broward County Emergency Management Division
- Miami Dade County Emergency Management and Homeland Security
- Monroe County Emergency Management
- Palm Beach County Emergency Management
- US Dept of Education Emergency Planning
Periodicals, Literature and the Web
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Account Registration
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South Florida Release
The initial Business Continuity Information Network provides coverage of Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Monroe counties in cooperation with each county's emergency management office. Participating companies include IBM, Wal-Mart, Office Depot, Verizon Wireless and FloridaFIRST—a consortium of Florida's financial institutions focused on business continuity. Read about our Partners and Roadmap for more details.
Project Team Leads
Florida International University
School of Computing and Information Sciences
- Dr. Shu-Ching Chen, Professor, BCIN PI/Project Lead
- Steve Luis, IT Director/Business Relations, BCIN Project Manager
Publications
We have several research and application publications in conferences and journals. For more information, please review the publication page.
For More Information..
Please contact us at info@bizrecovery.org for information about the service.