AWARDS PROGRAM

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is the Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI) CANADA Award of Excellence?
A: It is an award conferred each year by the community of Business Continuity (BC) and Disaster Recovery (DR) professionals to organizations that demonstrate excellence in planning and preparedness in the areas of Continuity Management, Technology Recovery (DR) and Crisis Management.

Q: Which organizations are eligible for the DRI CANADA Award of Excellence?
A: For profit, not-for-profit and government organizations are eligible. To be eligible an organization must have at least one full-time Continuity Management staff member involved in Continuity Management, Technology Recovery (DR) or Crisis Management.

Q: What is the difference between the awards presented by DRI CANADA and those
presented by CCEP?
A: DRI CANADA awards recognize organizations. CCEP awards recognize individuals.

Q: I have nominated my organization for the DRI CANADA award. May I also be nominated, as an individual, for the CCEP award?
A: Yes. The awards complement each other.

Q: May I nominate my company even though I am not a member of DRI CANADA?
A: Yes.

Q: Do you distinguish between types of organizations?
A: Yes. We distinguish between the different types of organizations.
Small Organization Award (1-499 employees)
Large Organization Award (500+ employees)
Public/Government Award.

Q: Are different processes used to select the small and large company winners?
A: Yes. Small organization selection takes one round. The Award Committee identifies finalists on the basis of nomination form information and then conducts panel interviews to choose a winner. Large Organizations and Public/Government selection takes two rounds. In the first round, the DRI CANADA Award Committee identifies finalists. To do this it uses information on the Nomination Form and may use interviews. In the second round, the Committee evaluates responses to a more detailed questionnaire that the finalists must complete. Responses to this questionnaire may be passed for validation to a DRI CANADA Award Committee and panel interviews may be conducted to choose a winner.

Q: How much publicity will DRI CANADA Award winners receive?
A: Winners are recognized at an award presentation ceremony held at the World Conference on Disaster Management (WCDM). DRI CANADA will be pleased to work with your Public Relations or Communications department to achieve the level of publicity desired by your organization.

Q: When is the nomination deadline?
A: Completed nomination forms must be sent to DRI CANADA by registered mail by February 26, 2010. Applications postmarked after this date will not be processed.

Q: I don’t have a complete nomination kit. Where can I get one?
A: The application kit is available as a PDF file on our web site, www.dri.ca.

Q: How can I learn more about DRI CANADA awards?
A: Please call 1-888-728-DRIC (3742) or e-mail awards@dri.ca.