Connect Your Meetings

JULY 18, 2019

With today’s headlines, risk management is on every event professional’s radar. The best way to take steps toward protecting your attendees in the case of emergency is to have a clear emergency management plan for each event you host. Some venues will even add this to your final bill which streamlines the entire process.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 8, 2019

But during MeetingsNet’s Risk360 conference on risk management, it became clear that safety has to remain a priority. Ask the venue if anything unusual happened at a previous group’s event, such as unauthorized entry to staff-only areas or badge theft. • Have an AED on site. Enforce all safety regulations.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

The FAR allows for “cancellation for the convenience of the government,” so even before the government shutdown and sequestration, there was always that risk that the government could cancel. Because the government represented solid business, and the likelihood of cancellation minimal, many venues and event contractors have taken this risk.

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