Old Westbury, N.Y., April 5, 2006: New York Institute of Technology’s (NYIT) School of Health Professions, Behavioral and Life Sciences and the Long Island Chapter of the Contingency Planning Exchange will present, “Long Island’s Business Approach to Pandemic Preparedness,” on Friday, April 28 from 8 a.m. to noon on NYIT’s Old Westbury, N.Y., campus. Nassau County Department of Health Commissioner Dr. David Ackman will discuss how Long Island businesses should prepare for a possible widespread outbreak of disease.
Brendan Horton, director of operations for Arrow Electronics, will moderate a panel discussion about the importance of business pandemic preparation. Members of the panel will include Thomas C. Gillett, manager of emergency preparedness and nuclear affairs, KeySpan Corporation; Charles Bauer, assistant vice president of business continuity and special projects, Teachers Federal Credit Union; John Hayes, vice president, New York Life Insurance Company; and Roseann McSorley, managing director, Deutsche Bank Americas.
The seminar will take place at Rockefeller Auditorium on NYIT’s Old Westbury, N.Y., campus, located at Northern Boulevard, one mile east of Glen Cove Road. To R.S.V.P. or for more information, please call 212.344.4003 or e-mail headquarters@cpeworld.org.
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