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Welcome to the Greater Houston Chapter of the Association of Continuity Professionals -  the nation's leading non-profit association, comprised of professionals who are responsible for or have an interest in business continuity, preventing disasters, providing disaster recovery information and facilitating the resumption of normal business activities following a major disaster.

Members of ACP nationwide represent business, industry and government organizations at all levels. Included are executives, administrators, managers, directors, writers, legal staffs, accountants, engineers, sales-persons, records managers, archivists and many more professionals.

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Next Meeting:

StormGeo 2025 Hurricane Season Outlook

Derek Ortt, CFCP, Business Continuity Manager and Senior Tropical Meteorologist at StormGeo

Date: Tuesday, June 10th, 11:30AM CDT

Location: Hybrid: In-Person and Virtual via Zoom

The In-Person Option deadline is Wednesday 6/4 at the end of the business day.

The Virtual Option deadline is Tuesday 6/10 at 10AM CDT. Zoom will automatically email connection details.

Register for In-Person Option: Here!

Register for Virtual Option: Here!

Synopsis: The first step in preparing for hurricane season is to understand the risk. StormGeo has released its 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Outlook.

In this presentation, Derek Ortt of StormGeo will discuss:
- a review of the 2024 hurricane season,
- lessons from last season,
- the global conditions and factors that will influence the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane season,
- how many tropical systems to expect, and
- the regions at highest risk of being impacted.

About our Speaker: Derek Ortt, CFCP,  is the Business Continuity Manager and Senior tropical meteorologist at StormGeo, having joined the Company in 2010 and becoming the business continuity manager in 2022. Derek has nearly 2 decades experience in forecasting tropical cyclones. Since joining StormGeo, Derek has also conducted hurricane table top exercises for clients and has presented at various meteorology and business continuity conferences. Derek earned a B.S. in meteorology and applied mathematics from the University of Miami in 2005, and a M.S. in meteorology from the University of Miami in 2007. Derek was also certified as an Certified Functional Continuity Professional by DRII in 2025.

Register for In-Person Option: Here!

Register for Virtual Option: Here!

2024 Sponsors If interested in sponsoring ACP Greater Houston, please contact us by email.


Future Event:

ACP Houston Happy Hour

Date: Thursday, June 12th, 4PM CDT

Location: Ducky McShweeney’s Pub (2025 Post Oak Blvd)

Check back for more details!


Past Events:

If you missed our recent in-person events, click on each photo below to open the photo album in new tab:

2024 ACP Greater Houston Member Appreciation Holiday Luncheon - December 10, 2024! (Click on photo to open the photo album in new tab)

Happy Hour at Ducky McShweeney’s Pub - November 14, 2024! (Click on photo to open the photo album in new tab)

Field Trip to Harris County's Emergency Operations Center - April 16 (Click on photo to open the photo album in new tab)

Happy Hour at The Rustic (Post Oak) - March 28 (Click on photo to open the photo album in new tab)

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