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Partner Organization Spotlight: August 2025 and Beyond

As the leading nonprofit helping organizations around the world prepare for and recover from disasters, DRI relies on groups that promote greater resiliency. We encourage our Certified Professionals to support these valuable partners.

Business Resiliency Professionals Association – Join BRPA for it Aug. 14 virtual event, From Climate to Cosmos: Weather Trends, Climate Data, and Space Weather Impacts on Communications.

Business Continuity Planners Association – BCPA will host an in-person event, a tour of a Minnesota sports stadium, on Sept. 10. More information will be available soon.

MidAmerica Contingency Planning Forum – MCPF’s scheduled webinars are Color Me Resilient: The ABCs of Bouncing Forward (Aug. 21), Business Continuity and AI (Sept. 18), and Building a Comprehensive Testing Program for True Resilience (Oct. 16).

The Resilience Association – RA invites UK professionals to the Databarracks Resilience Dinner in Birmingham on Sept. 17. Discussions include BIA’s role in identifying critical business functions, supporting cyber security preparedness, and enabling compliance with regulations like DORA and operational resilience frameworks.

Continuity Professionals of Ohio – CPO’s 2025 Summit will be held Sept. 19 at COHatch Polaris in Columbus, OH. This day of learning and sharing will include two speaker sessions (presentation + Q&A), plus a TTX demonstration and happy hour.