Severe weather systems take their toll across a broad geography and often companies that are not in the direct path of a storm are impacted by its collateral effects: power outages, telecommunications failures, infrastructure failures and even civil disturbances.

The 2006 Disaster Recovery and Data Protection Summit, slated to take place in the Tampa, FL area from May 31 to June 1, is a unique event focused on business continuity requirements of organizations threatened directly or indirectly by hurricanes and tropical storm systems.