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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. Some venues will even add this to your final bill which streamlines the entire process.

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Risk360: On-Site Safety

MeetingsNet

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

SmartMeetings

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

Event Industry News

In 2013, the Boston Marathon was the subject of bomb attack. Such risks have additional consequences. A destructive cyber attack is such a threat because of its implications for dealing with other risks. This should be simpler when the same venue hosts the same event year-on-year. The second is insurance.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Alina Wheeler frequently speaks to management teams about brand fundamentals, processes, best practices, and critical success factors. In 2013, Alina Wheeler launched the fourth edition of her book, Designing Brand Identity: an essential guide for the whole marketing team (DBI4). What is she known for? What is she known for?

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Top 98 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Alina Wheeler frequently speaks to management teams about brand fundamentals, processes, best practices, and critical success factors. In 2013, Alina Wheeler launched the fourth edition of her book, Designing Brand Identity: an essential guide for the whole marketing team (DBI4). What is she known for? What is she known for?

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Getting a grip on event firearms policies

Plan Your Meetings

One tactic for creating firearms guidelines that Johnston has recommend to clients is the “home office policy”: Apply to the event and event venue(s) the same rules for gun possession found at your organization’s headquarters. This has been true…in Atlanta (2015), San Diego (2014), Baltimore (2013) and Chicago (2012).

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