Sometimes the best information exchanges at a conference occur outside the formal sessions. This was certainly the case for me this afternoon.
I attended an interesting session from John Orlando, “Ethical Issues in Business Continuity Management and the Future of the Profession“. I have been interacting with John and his work for some time via email, the blog and LinkedIn. Regular readers will be aware of his Masters program in BCM at Norwich University (and the seminars they promote) and his interest in promoting the development of a BCM Profession via academic debate and improvement of knowledge.
Unfortunately the session re-enforced many of my misgivings – why this is not currently a profession. Certainly not due to John’s presentation, but some of the responses/reactions.
I had been looking forward to meeting John, and the best part of the session was the engaging conversation afterwards with John and fellow delegate Michele Turner. Michele has been involved in activities such as the Generally Accepted Practices initiative.
Perhaps practitioner-driven initiatives such as these are the solution to breaking down the silos of the rival certification and education-vendors (aka the ‘Professional Associations’).
Also thanks to David Parsons whose constant networking and introducing as much appreciated – even when it makes me late for sessions!
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