Welcome and Chapter Update

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Welcome andChapter Update

• Damian Walch
• President, Northern Illinois Chapter

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Thanks to Our HostsKingsway America

• Our Hosts - Les Geist, Ed Meinert, Jeff Risner,
  Richard Lucid, Barbara Sims
• Wholly owned subsidiary of Kingsway Financial
  Services, Inc. headquartered in Mississauga,
  Ontario
• Listed on the New York Stock Exchange and Toronto
  Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "KFS".
• Employs approximately 1,600 people in the US and
  Canada.
• Primary business is the insuring of automobile
  risks for drivers who do not meet the criteria
  for coverage by standard automobile insurers.
• Operates in standard automobile, commercial
  automobile, trucking, property, motorcycle and
  other niche markets.

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Theme What if it is Bigger Than Us?

• This is not just about disasters, it can be
  about incidents that dont affect our company,
  location or team.
• Recent events
• Hurricane Katrina
• Minneapolis 35W Bridge Collapse
• Continued concerns about terrorism
• How do we work with other organizations?
• State Police and Terrorism Task Forces
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• Department of Homeland Security

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Chapter Updates

• Membership John Jackson
• Treasurers Update Irene Rozansky
• Secretary Mark Meinart
• Programming Marianne Guinee
• Website Tom Mahoney
• Public Relations Marcia Kittler
• Education Jim Nelson

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Membership UpdateNewest Members Since Last
Meeting

• Phyllis Worland, TCF National Bank
• Laura Hile, Abbott Laboratories
• John Kroen, DeVry University
• Steven Strack, VW Credit
• Mike Wenc, OfficeMax

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Membership UpdateMembers from Great Chicago
Due to a lack of volunteers to fill three
required Officer positions and a lack of
scheduled meetings the ACP Corporate BoD has
voted to close the Greater Chicago
Chapter. Jim Crosson, CEO/Chairman ACP

• Jayne Ballun
• George Benning
• Leslie Borders
• Craig Dieckman
• Samuel Greco
• Dale Johnson
• Jim Lessner
• Maria McSweeney

• Sharlene Mielke
• Chris Miller
• Devesh Pandit
• Cathy Shelley
• Joyce Shroka
• Mike Skalitzky
• Alane Watkins
• Brett Williams
• Mike Wiseniewski

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Treasurers Update

• 2,573.54 in bank account
• December meeting - 3 different prices
• 25 for Member
• 35 for Non-member
• 70 for Vendor with marketing table
• Forms on website
• Need 3 volunteers to serve on Financial Audit
  Committee

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Secretarys UpdateTwo New Amendments

• We are seeking membership approval, and your
  response would be appreciated.
• Term Rules clarification for executive
  committee
• Communications Director creation of a new
  Director Role
• Here is a link to the proposed changeshttp//www
  .surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?smOfkIjxGcA7l1baoocnUCRA
  _3d_3d

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Program Director

• Holiday Meeting on December 13th
• Itasca Country Club from 800am until 130pm
• Guest John Copenhaver, President and CEO of
  DRII
• War Stories Discussion
• Vendor Fair
• 2008 Themes and Locations being developed(please
  volunteer), future themes include
• Budgeting, Staffing Metrics
• Back to IT Data Synchronization, Virtualization,
  De-duplication, and RRO (Reduced Recovery
  Objective)
• Understanding the ICS/NRP/NIMS and Interaction
  with Public Sector
• Software Tools! (planning, BIA, notification,
  situational analysis, risk assessment, tracking
  tests)
• Emergency Mgt./Initial Response/Crisis Comm./"In
  the Beginning"

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WebsiteGreat New Updates!

• New additions
• Continue to send suggestions
• 2008 were hoping for increased functionality
• More photos

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Public Relations

• Continues to support the Lake Cook Corridor
  Regional Partnership with its enhancement of its
  region's continuity and resiliency, through a
  program funded by the US DHS
• Assisted the Institute for Business and Home
  Safety with the development of its presentation
  for all ACP chapters
• Continues to visit other organizations to build
  awareness of ACP NI, including AITP, ASIS, ATAP,
  and InfraGard
• Invited to speak at ASIS-Iliana chapter on
  10/31/07

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Education
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2007 Year in Review

• Biggest Accomplishment
• Starting a new chapter and receiving strong
  review on programs
• Great content in meetings, were challenging
  thinking
• Vendor panels
• Updates to the chapter website
• Biggest Obstacle
• Actual involvement from only a small number of
  members

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MVP Awards

• 2007 John Jackson, Membership Director
• Incredibly diligent
• Gave of his own time while starting a business
• Huge growth in our membership
• 2008 Marianne Guinee, Program Director
• Proactive, Urgency and Persistence
• Creativity is unmatched
• These two individuals deserve the lions share of
  the credit for making this chapter very
  successful!

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2007/2008 Objectives

• Embrace our new members
• Infuse new talent into the Northern Illinois
  officers and directors
• Convert meeting attendees to ACP members
• Continue to improve the website
• More collaborative sessions on improving the
  resilience of our region and metropolitan area

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2007/2008 ElectionsNominating Committee and
Process

• Nominating Committee
• Kevin McCoy Discover Fin. (kevinmccoy_at_discoverfi
  nancial.com)
• Eryn Tribble BP (eryn.tribble_at_bp.com)
• John Cimino Allstate (jcimi_at_allstate.com)
• chairperson
• The process will look something like this
• Send an eMail to a member of the nominating
  committee describing your desire to nominate
  yourself or another person.
• All nominees should attend the October meeting
  (October 11th) and stand-up and say a few words
  for themselves.
• A SurveyMonkey form will be sent out to the
  membership for voting.
• Votes will be counted and the membership will be
  informed at the Holiday Luncheon of the new
  Officers and Directors.

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2007/2008 Elections

• Officers
• President - Damian Walch
• Treasurer - Irene Rozansky
• Secretary - No nominations, to date
• Board of Directors
• Communications - Marianne C. Guinee
• Information - Tom Mahoney
• Membership - Jon Holsman
• Public Relations - Marcia Kittler
• Education - Jim Nelson and Bruce Lundeen
  (co-chairs)
• Program - No nominations, to date

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SecretaryRoles-and-Responsibilities

• Responsible for recording all Chapter activities
  and maintaining all Chapter records.
• Attend and record minutes of all Chapter
  Executive Committee, board meetings and chapter
  meetings.
• Coordinate and provide notice of all monthly
  meetings of the Chapter membership and the
  Chapter Executive Committee.
• Maintain, in current status, the Articles of
  Association (with ACP corporate and the local
  jurisdiction, all amendments and policies as
  determined by Chapter membership.
• In the absence of the Chapter President,
  Secretary will have full exercise of all rights
  and powers for the President.

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Program DirectorRoles-and-Responsibilities

• Shall be responsible for the Chapter and
  bi-monthly program format (other than the
  business portion) of the regular Chapter
  meetings.
• Responsible for arranging meeting facilities.
• Shall be responsible for the arrangement of
  themes, speakers, panels, and topics to be
  presented at these meetings, and to arrange for
  payment of any costs involved through the
  Chapters Executive Committee.
• Notes
• Significant involvement from executive committee.
• Marianne Guinee staying on as Communications
  Director.
• Themes and some locations for 2008 are already
  planned.

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Our Profess and Our Chapter Needs Help
Change is the only thing that offers new
opportunity. George Bernard ShawAuthor
Life is either a daring adventure or
nothing. Helen Keller
The biggest change we can make is within
ourselves. Rob Reiner Actor and Director

• Small changes can alter our destination.
• Tex SchraamPast President of the Dallas Cowboys