The Woolsey Fire: IT Planning for the Unimaginable

Pepperdine University's IT division performs disaster recovery drills regularly, but the 2018 Woolsey fire damaged IT infrastructure, made the Malibu campus inaccessible for two weeks, required staff to work remotely, and resulted in classes being taught remotely. We'll share emergency practices that worked, those that did not, and lessons learned.

Outcomes: Identify effective strategies for disaster planning * Get recommendations about the feasibility of employing these strategies at your institutions for the 2020–21 academic year * Learn about communications challenges in the midst of emergencies and how to overcome them