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Disaster Recovery Instituite International (DRI International) is a business continuity certification body. The 501(c)(3) non-profit organization holds training courses and examinations to certify people in business continuity fields including IT, auditing, healthcare administration, and business continuity management. The guidelines by which DRI International provides certification are known as the Professional Practices.

International Partners
DRI International certifications are recognized in business continuity worldwide. Headquartered in New York City, DRI International works with partners to deliver business continuity training in over 50 countries.

Regions
The highest number of DRI certified professionals earned certification in the United States. There are DRI certified professionals in over 100 countries, with the highest concentration in the United States, Canada, China, Malaysia, and Singapore.

International Glossary for Resiliency
DRI International recently released the first edition of its International Glossary for Resiliency, which is the first document to standardize business continuity terminology. The glossary has been translated into Arabic, Chinese, and Spanish, in addition to English.

DRI Conferences
Since 2012, DRI International has held a conference featuring leaders in business continuity as speakers. The conference attracts leaders in business continuity from around the world to engage in discussions about business continuity, resilience, and disaster recovery.

The conference has been held in New Orleans (2012), Philadelphia (2013), Atlanta (2014), and San Antonio (2015). DRI-KL2014, a regional conference, was also held in Kuala Lumpur in 2014.

Awards of Excellence
Prior to each conference, an annual vote is held to determine winners of the Awards of Excellence. The Awards of Excellence recognize leaders in the fields of business continuity and resilience. The 2015 Awards of Excellence winners were:
 * Continuity Awareness Award - Kaiser Permanente
 * Response and Recovery of the Year - Exelon Corporation
 * Strategy of the Year - Pauline Williams-Banta, the Energy Authority
 * IT Infrastructure Award - Virginia Information Technology Agency
 * Notification System of the Year - Regroup
 * Planning Software of the Year - ClearView Continuity
 * Service Provider of the Year - Sunguard Availability Services
 * Team of the Year - Commercial International Bank-Egypt
 * Consultant of the Year - Arun Sharma, Control Risks
 * Industry Newcomer of the Year - Emad Aziz, Department of Internal Services, Province of Nova Scotia
 * Lifetime Achievement Award - Daniel Hendrix, Computer Sciences Corporation
 * Program Leader of the Year (Public Sector) - Brian Gray, United Nations
 * Program Leader of the Year (Private Sector) - Larry Chase, Symantec
 * Program Leader of the Year (Non-Profit Sector) - Jill Frater, University of Southern California

DRI Foundation
The DRI Foundation was recently founded as a way for people to donate time and money to efforts around disaster recovery and volunteerism. At each conference, the DRI Foundation organizes Volunteer Day and an auction to raise money for their efforts.

Volunteer Day
At each conference, certified professionals attending join together for a Volunteer Day. The Volunteer Day has featured events where certified professionals help at food banks and in disaster-struck areas.

Training and Certifications
The nonprofit's most notable certification is the Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP). Certifications, which vary from continuity, healthcare, public sector, and risk management, are earned after passing a qualifying exam and depend on years of experience. Training courses accompany each exam and certification.