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ASAE-DI Partnership to Focus on Security and Diversity

Smart Meetings

A partnership born out of a long-term friendship is how ASAE President and CEO Michelle Mason described the agreement to work together with the association for destinations announced at Destinations International’s Sales and Services Summit in Washington, D.C., during Business Events Industry Week.

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In the Cloud We Trust

Smart Meetings

Smart Meetings spoke with Ari Schwartz, former senior director of cybersecurity at the White House (he worked on technology policy during the Obama administration), and current managing director of cybersecurity services for Venable Cybersecurity Risk Management Group , to discuss best security practices meeting planners should consider in 2023.

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Hurricane Warnings Activate Marriott’s Global Security Team

Smart Meetings

“Hotels have storm preparation plans and protocols for severe weather in place, and our staff is well trained to implement these plans,” said Hector Mastrapa, senior vice president of risk management with Marriott. “We The safety and security of our guests and employees is always a top priority.”.

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Do One Thing: Your 2019 Plan for Safer Meetings

MeetingsNet

These steps to a safer meeting come from MeetingsNet’s all-day risk management conference, Risk360, which was held in November and included sessions on social media crisis communicationspresented by Kelsey Dixon, co-founder and president of davies + dixon; legal considerationspresented by Tyra Hilliard, Esq.,

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Unpacking the Trouble With Travel

PCMA Convene

” Held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Meet Puerto Rico is talking directly to meeting planners and corporate risk-management specialists, trying to share the actual story about Zika. How is the meetings and travel industry responding to this perfect storm of challenges? Across a variety of fronts.

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Team-building Aerial Encounters Inspired by Pink’s AMA Performance

SmartMeetings

They assess safety measures and risk management. While dancing on walls, participants will learn valuable lessons about innovation, communication and risk management in a customized curriculum designed to reinforce the meeting’s goals. With locations in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington, D.C.,

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Team-building Aerial Encounters Inspired by Pink’s AMA Performance

SmartMeetings

They assess safety measures and risk management. While dancing on walls, participants will learn valuable lessons about innovation, communication and risk management in a customized curriculum designed to reinforce the meeting’s goals. With locations in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington, D.C.,