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ISIC AND SNIA PRESENT INFORMATION SECURITY CONFERENCE IN SAN DIEGO ON 15 FEBRUARY, 2002

Conference Delivers Information Security/Business Recovery Primer For All Size Organizations; Patrick Gambaro From The New York Board Of Trade (NYBOT) To Give Keynote Address

The Information Storage Industry Center (ISIC) at the University of California, San Diego and the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) are pleased to present “Protecting Your Information Assets in an Uncertain World.” This one-day conference is developed specifically for entrepreneurs, businesspeople, and corporate decision makers in the greater San Diego region. It provides a thought-provoking overview of issues related to information security, business continuance, and disaster recovery planning. From equipment failure to loss of infrastructure, attendees from all size organizations will gain a basic understanding of the threats facing their own mission-critical information, and how to achieve greater levels of protection and preparedness.

“While large corporations devote significant resources to information security and disaster recovery planning, these are subjects that small- to medium-sized companies can have a difficult time getting their arms around,” states ISIC Director Roger Bohn. “We at the ISIC and SNIA have developed a conference to help business people who don’t have an information technology background begin to address these issues within their own organizations. To that end, we’ve assembled a roster of speakers from leading corporations and asked them to create presentations that accelerate this process for everyone from individual business owners to the largest enterprise.”

“Recent events have caused an increased awareness of the risks to vital business data, and the need to provide for continued operations in the face of catastrophic loss,” states SNIA Board Member Clod Barrera. “Whether the threat is a natural disaster or an act of terrorism, business professionals must have workable plans to protect their businesses and their customers. The rise of storage networking, and the variety of services available, are now making disaster recovery and business continuance accessible to organizations of all sizes. The SNIA welcomes the opportunity to partner with ISIC in bringing the latest on information security and disaster recovery to this audience.”

  The conference will feature a keynote address by Patrick Gambaro, Senior Executive Vice President of the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT), the world’s premier futures marketplace for sugar, coffee, cotton, cocoa and orange juice. Mr. Gambaro, who has been with the exchange since 1989, will provide a real world case study of the exchange’s business continuance and disaster recovery planning, as well as its successful recovery from the events of  September 11. The exchange was based in the World Trade Center.

Additional speakers include: Bonnie Haugen-Cool, Consulting Principal, National Business Continuity & Recovery Services (BCRS), IBM; Ken Duggan, Senior Technical Consultant, Compaq; Hemen Godbole, Director of Solutions Marketing, VERITAS Software; Dino Balafas, Director of Product Marketing, QLogic; and Jeff Williams, President, Phoenix Recovery Planning.

The cost for the event is $75 per attendee when registering online, or $85 per attendee at the door, and space is limited. The conference is being held at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina, 1380 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92102. Breakfast and lunch are provided. For more information, or to register for the conference, go to http://isic.ucsd.edu.

About ISIC

The Information Storage Industry Center (ISIC) at UCSD is funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and studies the information storage sector of the computer industry. The ISIC, which is affiliated with UCSD’s Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS), builds on its relationships with companies and industry organizations to address critical issues for this rapidly evolving and highly competitive global industry. For more information on the ISIC, visit the web site at: http://isic.ucsd.edu.

About SNIA

The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) is a not-for-profit organization, made up of over 300 companies and individuals worldwide spanning the entire storage industry. SNIA members share a common goal: to set the pace of the industry by ensuring that storage networks become efficient, complete and trusted solutions across the IT community. To this end the SNIA is uniquely committed to delivering standards, education and services that will propel open storage networking solutions into the broader market. For information, contact the SNIA at 650-949-6720 or via e-mail at executivedirector@snia.org, or visit the SNIA web site at http://www.snia.org.

About IR/PS

Established in 1986, UCSD’s Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS) is the University of California’s only professional school of international affairs and the only graduate school in the United States to focus exclusively on the Pacific Rim. More information on the graduate program and its faculty can be found on its web site at: http://www-irps.ucsd.edu.