Singapore, Thursday, 24 January 2013 - BCM Institute was recognised for its commitment towards building business resilience at the National Business Continuity Management Awards 2013. This event, organised by the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) and supported by SPRING Singapore, serve to recognise recipients for their ability to instil consumer confidence and their contribution towards Singapore's reputation for reliable and quality goods and services.

Dr Goh Moh Heng, President of BCM Institute said, "We are indeed honoured to have been conferred this award and be recognised nationally for our business continuity management contributions." BCM Institute offers professional training and certification for novices and seasoned practitioners in Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery and Crisis Management. It aims to promote these related disciplines through carefully calibrated competency-based training. BCM Institute is currently certified to both the Singapore SS540 and the UK BS25999 BCM Standards.

Dear Colleagues, Friends and Partners,

2012 has been a long year as most economies are hampered with the Euro and US financial difficulties and both disasters and crises continues to increase in its numbers and magnitude throughout 2012, notably Hurricane Sandy (US) and Typhoon Bopha (Philippines).  As we reached the end of 2012 and it is a good time, as crisis management, business continuity and disaster recovery professionals, to reflect on the challenges of the past year.  BCM Institute is glad to have served you and your team members in your education and professional certification needs.  As for our partners, we just want to extend a warm thank you for your continued support in our efforts to evangelize this movement of being more resilient.

Encouraged by your support, we have increase our efforts in 2013 to reach out to the community through a series of Asian conferences starting with World Continuity Congress or WCC 2012 in Resort World Sentosa, Singapore in April 16, followed by WCC Thailand, WCC Philippines and WCC Malaysia.  Our regular Meet-the Expert (MTE) seminars have also now expanded to Vietnam, Philippines and Indonesia.

We wish to take this opportunity to thank our clients, staff, business partners and associates, and you for your friendship and support through all these years that we have known you.  The institute will move to the next level of servicing its clients through the launch of its crisis management professional training and certification series.

On behalf of the Board of Advisors, volunteer members of the committees, our instructional team  and the BCM Institute's global team, we would like to wish you a joyful festive season and a fruitful 2013.

Best wishes.  Dr Goh Moh Heng and the Team from BCM Institute

Manila, Philippines 7 September 2012 - Following the success of the first run of BCM-300: Implementing BCM in the Philippines,  BCM Institute conducted again the training and certification preparatory course in Business Continuity Management (BCM) last September 5-6 at Asian Institute of Management Conference Center Manila. There were 16 managers and executives from top corporations in PH who attended the course.

As BCM Institute aligned its courses to support the new ISO 22301 Standard for BCMS, the second batch of BCM-330: ISO 22301 BCMS Implementer class in Philippines was among the first BCM classes wherein the new ISO Standard were already integrated in the BCM-330 courseware. Dr. Goh Moh Heng, President of BCM Institute, conducted the lecture and workshop during the two-day training course. On September 7, the students took the Business Continuity Certified Specialist (BCCS) exam for certification.

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3 July 2012 – BCM Institute drew more than 200 senior business continuity and disaster recovery professionals from all over the Asia to gather for an  annual World Continuity Congress, themed “Integrating Crisis Management and Business Continuity In A Changing World” at The Ritz-Carlton, Kuala Lumpur.

 The World Continuity Congress (WCC) is an annual event hosted by BCM Institute to keep Business Continuity (BC) and Disaster Recovery (DR) professionals abreast of developments related to business disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. This event features prominently in the BCM annual calendar and provides a platform for practitioners from different industries to come together to exchange ideas, experience and information.

 This year, the 12th World Continuity Congress highlighted a number of keynote speakers and fellow BCM practitioners from around the world. Coming together to discuss and share their experiences with delegates on economical and business issues in this ever changing world.

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