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Guest Blog: Major Event Growth – A risky business to be in?

Event Industry News

In 2001, the Ryder Cup at the Belfry was postponed for a year in the aftermath of 9/11, an attack which led the IOC to begin to take out cancellation insurance. A destructive cyber attack is such a threat because of its implications for dealing with other risks. Finally, it is wise to consider risk management technologies.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Rumelhart prize (2001), the IJCAI award for research excellence (2005), the Killam prize for Engineering (2012), The IEEE James Clerk Maxwell Gold medal (2016) and the BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2017). He has received honorary doctorates from the University of Edinburgh, the University of Sussex, and the University of Sherbrooke.

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Top 98 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Rumelhart prize (2001), the IJCAI award for research excellence (2005), the Killam prize for Engineering (2012), The IEEE James Clerk Maxwell Gold medal (2016) and the BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2017). He has received honorary doctorates from the University of Edinburgh, the University of Sussex, and the University of Sherbrooke.

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Unclear and Present Danger

PCMA Convene

The first was a 7,500-attendee trade show that the client — a large tractor manufacturer — was scheduled to hold for its dealers in a centrally located city in the United States in November 2001. They were very concerned about the target that they presented to terrorists,” said Schultze, a retired U.S. Ami Mayfield.

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Unclear and Present Danger

PCMA Convene

The first was a 7,500-attendee trade show that the client — a large tractor manufacturer — was scheduled to hold for its dealers in a centrally located city in the United States in November 2001. They were very concerned about the target that they presented to terrorists,” said Schultze, a retired U.S. Ami Mayfield.

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Planning for disaster: Best practices and essential terminology

Plan Your Meetings

In September 2001, Alan Kleinfeld was living in Washington, D.C. The meeting professional was about to launch his own meeting management company, Arrive, but as the events of Sept. I tell my clients that it would be great if they could get a crisis management plan together, and the response is, ‘That sounds like a great idea.’

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