The purpose of DRIE Central is to provide a medium, at the local level, where members can exchange ideas, experiences, information and keep abreast of developments relating to business disaster preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation.

DRIE Central will endeavour to provide a service to professionals located in central Canada and north central United States; an area not represented by adjacent Disaster Recovery Information Exchanges to the west, east or south.

The objectives of DRIE Central are:

• To promote the concept of contingency planning to business.
• To promote a high level of informed practice amongst contingency planners in the DRIE Central region.
• To encourage membership in and support of the activities undertaken by DRIE Central.
• To encourage cooperation, raise understanding and establish interest among business, government, organizations and individuals of the importance of contingency planning.
• To provide a resource for contingency planning related information.