The Business Continuity Institute is pleased to request the submission of papers to be presented at the 2008 Symposium which will be held on 9th and 10th October in Brighton, UK.

The 2008 Symposium will feature 3 streams of experience: those new to BCM; experienced practitioners; and senior practitioners with 5 or more years of expertise.

Each stream will work through concepts from the BCM Lifecycle ie BCM Policy and Programme Management; Understanding the Organisation; Determining Business Continuity Management Strategies; Developing and Implementing a BCM Response; Exercising, Maintenance and Review; and Embedding Business Continuity Management within the Organisation’s Culture.

These streams will come together in plenary sessions to examine industry wide ideas and issues.

We are seeking outline papers to be submitted by Friday 16th May

These outline papers will be considered by a Working Party formed from BCI members and an initial programme will be drawn up by the end of May. Those who have submitted papers will be advised at this point whether they have been successful or not.

Rules for Submission

1) An outline paper of c1000 words should be submitted – the paper should indicate Key points you plan to cover in your presentation

2) When presented at Symposium the paper should not run longer than 20 minutes

3) The paper should be an original paper and not one that has been presented previously

4) Please indicate whether you think your paper is suitable:

          a) as an education document aimed at new practitioners

          b) as a case study or similar for experienced practitioners

          c) as a more advanced paper pushing the boundaries of BCM for very senior practitioners

5) Please indicate where in the BCM Lifecycle you think your paper sits

6) Alternatively you may wish to submit a general paper suitable for a plenary session based upon your own area of expertise – please indicate if this is the case

7) A cv/resume should accompany your paper highlighting other conference/symposium successes you may have had

8) By submitting a paper you agree to work with the appointed Stream Leader modifying your paper where necessary to ensure a coherent flow of the session

9) By submitting your outline paper you agree to send a comprehensive written paper in support of your presentation one month in advance of the Symposium

10) All papers should be sent to lorraine.darke@thebci.org by Friday 16th May.