Announcing the new Business Continuity email list!

[Susan Harris]

Greetings everyone--many thanks for attending Merit's Disaster Recovery Summit in May.  It was great to see such a high level of interest at the meeting, with many of you looking to Merit to provide a forum for communication about this important aspect of networking.

A major action item from the meeting was the establishment of an email list to coordinate discussion of DR/Business Continuity issues.  The list is now up and running as bc@merit.edu; those of you who signed up for the list at the Summit have been automatically subscribed, and other Members and Affiliates are welcome to join as well.  (The list is restricted to Members and Affiliates.) You'll find subscription information at http://www.merit.edu/mn/resources/listservs.html, and you can also use the form on that page if you wish to unsubscribe.  The list is archived at http://www.merit.edu/mail.archives/bc/ .

We anticipate many lively discussions, debates, and steps towards solutions on bc@merit.edu. Feel free to ask questions and share information, including any Business Continuity template documents you have--many Members and Affiliates have gained considerable experience in setting up DR/BC systems, and presenters from the Summit will be on hand to provide their expertise as well.

We've launched a new web page that will be a focal point for DR/BC discussion and planning:

      http://www.merit.edu/mn/resources/bc.html

This is just the beginning--you'll soon be receiving email about upcoming Merit events focusing on DR/BC.  We look forward to hearing from schools, colleges, libraries, government, health care, and business about your Disaster Recovery needs, and working together to promote DR/BC collaboration and education throughout the MichNet community.

Susan Harris, Ph.D. Merit Network/Univ. of Mich.
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