From September 24 through October 12, 2007 the Financial Banking Information Infrastructure Committee (FBIIC) and the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council (FSSCC) will be conducting a pandemic flu exercise for the financial services sector in the United States. The U.S. Department of Treasury is a primary sponsor of the test. FIA is a founding member of FSSCC.

The testing initiative will address the pandemic flu threat via a realistic simulation of the spread of a pandemic wave in the United States. Participants will "play" remotely from their office locations via the Internet. Participation is voluntary, free-of-charge and open to all U.S. financial services organizations including securities firms, banks, insurance firms, exchanges and industry utilities. Anonymity of all participating organizations will be strictly respected and each organization will decide the extent of its own involvement. FIA encourages all member firms to consider participating.

For more information on the test and to register, go to: http://www.fspanfluexercise.com/.