This issue Simon Ball looks at disaster recovery websites

Survive
www.survive.com
Survive is a worldwide membership group for professionals in the field of business continuity management. The website contains a huge online directory of disaster recovery specialists and suppliers and details of events, products and services.

Disaster Resource
www.disaster-resource.com
This US-based website aims to provide an online information resource to the contingency planning and crisis management community. The website contains a large number of articles related to disaster recovery including topics on planning and risk assessment.

Emergency Information Infrastructure Partnership
www.emforum.org
An information packed website containing a huge number of links to online papers and reports concerned with disaster recovery in the US and elsewhere. The site also includes a comprehensive discussion forum.

IFMA Recovery Site
recovery.ifma.wego.net
A special information portal set up by IFMA after the terrorist attacks in the USA. The site includes a discussion board, web links and full text articles covering disaster management and emergency planning.

Contingency Planning & Management
www.contingencyplanning.com
Contingency Planning and Management is a US magazine. Its website contains news and features and allows you to search for products and services — largely US focused. It also includes an online forum, surveys, weblinks and frequently asked questions.