The Business Continuity Institute (BCI) has announced it is to run a major new event to fill the void in the Business Continuity Management market left by the unexpected cancellation of Reed Exhibition’s UK based BCEXPO. Incorporating the prestigious and well established BCI Symposium, the event will be rebranded as the ‘BCM World Conference and Exhibition’ and will take place on 11th and 12th November 2009 at the Novotel London West Hotel and Convention Centre, Hammersmith, UK.

Interest from members of the BCI Partnership in this new initiative has been very high and many enquiries from frustrated BCEXPO exhibitors have been taken by the BCI.

Lorraine Darke, BCI Executive Director comments, “For many vendor organisations BCEXPO was their main opportunity during the course of the year to gather sales leads, find new customers and launch new products. The disappointment following the cancellation of BCEXPO was palpable and partners and members looked to their Institute to fill the gap. By launching BCM World Conference and Exhibition we are offering an opportunity for the BCM industry to get together, share best practice, network and simply do business. As a not for profit organisation we believe we can offer excellent value for money for exhibitors – this event is “for the Industry by the Industry”.

A major new marketing campaign is scheduled to encourage maximum visitor numbers to the free to attend exhibition. Exhibitors will have the opportunity to hold ‘showcases’ on the exhibition floor, educating visitors and conference delegates about their products and various aspects of the industry.

The conference element of the event will continue to reflect the high standard expected from a BCI Symposium including a number of streams consisting of presentations and case studies relevant to those new to business continuity through to the most experienced of practitioners.

In acknowledgement of the current economic situation, the BCI are offering Super Early Bird conference rates for delegates until the end of April. Exhibitor rates are also being kept to a minimum with BCI Partners being given preferential booking. For more information, please contact lucy.burns@thebci.org