Welcome to the Business Continuity Planners Association

The Business Continuity Planners Association (BCPA), based in Minneapolis-St. Paul, has supported business professionals with a non-profit, mutual benefit association for those participating in Business Continuity, Emergency Management, Crisis Management, Disaster Recovery, Vendor Resiliency planning or a related professional vocation since 1994.

The mission of BCPA is to provide a professional and educational environment for the exchange of experience, dissemination of information, professional growth, and for added value of mutual interest to the membership.

BCPA membership is open to any and all professionals interested in the vocations identified above, or related vocations.

Members will be assessed annual dues, payable upon receipt of invoice from BCPA, and will be informed of the uses of these dues at least annually. Dues may be pro-rated on a semi-annual basis to bring a new member into the annual billing cycle.

Questions for the BCPA?

Please email us at info@bcpa.org or leave a message for the BCPA president at 651-998-9609

Secure360

Save the date for the 22nd Annual Secure360 conference on May 12 and 13th at Mystic Lake Center. Read the 2026 conference recap here to learn more.

Student internships

In 2010, BCPA began a student internship program. Each year we seek new student internship candidates for our board. If you are a student interested in learning more about business continuity or would like to get involved with our organization as an intern, please click on the job description attachment: BCPA - Intern v2017 .pdf .

Student memberships

We encourage and invite students to become members of the BCPA to learn about risk management. If you are a student interested in joining our organization, please click on the student membership policy for more information: BCPA - Student Membership v2018.pdf