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Risk Management 101 with Jordan Atherton, 1st Global

Connect Your Meetings

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. Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) Event Disruption Study. Hire local PD.

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Risk360: On-Site Safety

MeetingsNet

Risk-reduction actions for safer events in 2019. It is no secret that meeting planning is a stressful job and that no matter how much preparation happens before an event, once on site planners are still deluged with questions and last-minute issues. Have an AED on site. Use situational awareness. Does anyone look out of place?

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How to Take the Risk out of Planning Events with the Federal Government

SmartMeetings

Government agencies are frozen, afraid to make decisions that will land their events on the front page of the Washington Post. Congress finally provided guidance to agencies, limiting: How much money can be spent on meetings and events. Since late 2012, I have been teaching The Future of Government Meetings, which was very uncertain.

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Virtual Events 2020: The #1 List of Virtual Events and Conferences

Bizzabo

The most authoritative list of 2020 virtual events and conferences on the internet. Virtual events are nothing new but—as we discuss in our comprehensive guide to coronavirus and events —we're seeing many organizers pivot from in-person to digital. Virtual Events & Conferences in 2020. MARCH 2020 VIRTUAL EVENTS.

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

Event Industry News

It is no stretch to state that the mega-event industry is enormous. This article will focus on major sporting events, an industry which exploded in the 1970s with the commercialisation of sport. Attendance at professional sports events in the United Kingdom exceeded seventy-four million in 2017 – the highest outside of 2012.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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Top 98 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.