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5 tips for evaluating safety during site selection

Plan Your Meetings

You are far more likely to have someone at your conference suffer a medical issue, such as a cardiac event, or a minor accident, such as a trip and fall, than you are an active shooter. Starting with our site selection, we can begin the process of helping to keep our attendees safer. 1) Ask about safety in your RFP.

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10x Your Next Conference: Why Now, More Than Ever, You Should Use Holistic Procurement Methodology

Smart Meetings

Effective procurement strategies not only ensure that companies get the best value for their money but also play a role in risk management, innovation and corporate social responsibility. A 7-Step Process A true process will go beyond RFP sourcing and site selection, contracting and negotiations.

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10x Your Next Conference: Why Now, More Than Ever, You Should Use Holistic Procurement Methodology

SmartMeetings

Effective procurement strategies not only ensure that companies get the best value for their money but also play a role in risk management, innovation and corporate social responsibility. A 7-Step Process A true process will go beyond RFP sourcing and site selection, contracting and negotiations.

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Unclear and Present Danger

PCMA Convene

In the Convene survey, 24 percent of respondents said they take open-carry legislation into account when making site selections. Due to this concern, we have scheduled more conferences in Canada and also in Europe.”. RISKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES . Barbara Dunn O’Neal. “The Andre Lico. Bob Mellinger.

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Unclear and Present Danger

PCMA Convene

In the Convene survey, 24 percent of respondents said they take open-carry legislation into account when making site selections. Due to this concern, we have scheduled more conferences in Canada and also in Europe.”. RISKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES . Barbara Dunn O’Neal. “The Andre Lico. Bob Mellinger.

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Tough Calls

PCMA Convene

Meanwhile, similar bathroom bills are being considered in other states — 16 as of last month, according to CNN — which can certainly affect a planner’s site-selection process. But what recourse do conference organizers have when discriminatory legislation is passed in a future host city that is already on the books?

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Controversial Convention Draws Lawmakers’ Indignation

MeetingsNet

Upset that a Philadelphia property is hosting the far-right Moms for Liberty conference, three Pennsylvania legislators took up their concerns with the hotel’s GM. In their letter, the lawmakers urged the hotel to reconsider hosting the event and posed three questions: 1. Reed responded to the lawmakers, pointing to U.S.