Next Luncheon
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Luncheon will include Presentation of candidates and election of:
President, Vice President and 4 At-Large Board Positions.
After Elections: From 1:15 to 2:15
"Hurricane Season is Here – Is your Disaster Recovery and Continuity Plan Ready?"
Hear what changes local organizations and government have made to their Plans since Rita and why you may want to include these changes in your Plans
About the topic
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Freeman Mendell, CISA, NSA-IM, Galveston County Auditor's Office
Iris Speier, CPA, CISSP, CISM, CBCPP, Spectra Energy Corp
Lillibett Machado, MBA, CBCP, CISA, CISM, ITIL-BSM
About the speakers
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| When: |
Thursday, July 17, 2008 11:30 am to 2:15 pm |
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The Houston Club, 811 Rusk Street, Houston, Texas 77002
Map and Directions
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| Reservation Deadline: |
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 by 10:00 am |
It has been decided that the lunch is also FREE for walk-ins who are valid ISACA Houston Members.
If you are a walk-in and have not contacted Mel McQueary already, please send him an email at
mmcqueary@resources-usa.com to let him know.
We're trying to manage the reservation so there is plenty of food and seating.
Register Online here to guarantee your place and receive a reduced cost
We are electing the President, Vice President, and four at-large board members. Nominations are needed for
all these positions. Consider running yourself!
Send your nominations to: nominations@isacahouston.org Click here for more information and details
| The Board met June 27th and made the decision to offer a free lunch for the July meeting.
This decision requires member approval and this will be presented at the meeting for approval. The normal Acteva registration process is open, and will close Wednesday July 16th at 10 AM CDT. To receive a free lunch, you must:
- Be a full member in good standing and eligible to vote.
- Register via Acteva prior to Wednesday July 16th a 10 AM.
Guests and student members may attend, but will have to pay normal fees and will not be permitted to take part in the election. The purpose of this meeting is the election, and approval of chapter business. Please make every attempt to attend, but also remember the chapter is going out on a limb here - if a bunch of people do not show after registering, the chapter pays the bill and the chapter money is the member's money. This free lunch is to encourage people to show up and vote, please do not abuse this courtesy.
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After Lun
After Luncheon Seminar - 1:30 to 3:00
Afternoon Seminar
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“ PCI-DSS – The Gotcha’s, and How to Avoid Them…. "
Trey has logged a considerable number of hours in assisting clients in becoming PCI-compliant. Trey will identify the primary areas in which companies have
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| PPresented by: |
Trey Ford, Director of Solutions Architecture at WhiteHat Security
ealthcare
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| When: |
Thursday, June 19, 2008, Following Luncheon Meeting |
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TThe Houston Club, 811 RuskStreet, Houston, Texas 77002 |
| Reservation |
Already registered if registered for Luncheon |
About the Topic
| Round Table Discussion on Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning
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Panel of local representatives from Business and Government will each discuss
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- Changes made to their plans and why these changes were made.
- Changes in staffing, provisions for essential personnel in light of new evacuation plans.
- What other changes they would like to see
The focus of this session is planning at the local level, considering the unique challenges we face in the Greater Houston area not shared by our counterparts in other major metropolitan cities. |
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About the Speakers
Freeman Mendell, First Assistant – I.T. Systems, Galveston County Auditor’s Office
Mr. Mendell has been involved for the past 12 years in Business Continuity Planning for Galveston County, specializing in Financial Systems recovery. He has taken 8 of the DHS National Incident Management System courses in Disaster Response and Recovery. Mr. Mendell has been certified by the Department of Homeland Security as a Weapons of Mass Destruction Instructor. He has spoken at numerous conferences on Business Continuity Planning, particularly as it relates to the interface between local government and business. Because of his knowledge of local government procedures and responsibilities, he offers a unique perspective on Emergency Response and Disaster Recovery.
Iris Speier, Project Manager - IT Security, Spectra Energy Corp.
Iris has operational responsibilities for managing her department’s Business Continuity Plan and coordinating the company’s response to information security incidents. Previously Iris was the Business Continuity Manager at Duke Energy and managed business continuity planning, IT security operations, and regulatory compliance for Shell Information Technology International’s global operations.
Iris currently serves as Program Director of the Association of Contingency Planners (ACP), South Texas Chapter. She has also served as the Vice President of InfraGard Houston and received a commendation by Robert Mueller, Director of the FBI, for her contributions to this organization.
Lillibett Machado - Consultant
Lillibett has 25 years experience in the Manufacturing Industry on Information Technology Management and Quality Systems complemented with 8 years in the Banking Industry on Technology Governance & Risk, and Business Continuity Management. Currently, Lillibett has been involved on multiple projects for the Energy, Chemical, Aerospace and Banking industries. The projects focused on the areas of Business Continuity Planning, Governance and Risk Management using DRI principals, CobIT and ITIL Service Management. As Vice President of Technology Risk Management for Amegy Bank, Lillibett was the leader in creating the Corporate Business Continuity framework and coordinated crisis management teams.
Panel Led by:
Harvey Nusz is owner of 4IT Security, Governance & Compliance. In addition to his services in the IT Security, Compliance, and Audit arenas, he was the Disaster Recovery Architect for a division of a large energy firm. In that role, he built and led teams in building, testing, and maintaining DR/BC Plans for a large UNIX/Windows system and he led virtual teams of subsidiaries to build and test plans.
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