Endless Events

JUNE 21, 2018

Although planning a safe event has always been part of the event industry, it’s at the forefront of event organizer’s minds now, more than ever. And with tech playing a larger role in event planning and production, not only do we need to be on top of physical threats, but cybersecurity concerns as well.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 7, 2017

. • For our largest event in 2016 we had to turn away more than 150 people. This event originally was just for our state but now is becoming a regional event. •We We have implemented a risk-management manual to our events and we have purchased more event insurance for better protection.

Food and Beverage 67

Food and Beverage Risk Management Insurance 2017 67

SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 31, 2018

The study, which delved into top safety concerns women business travelers face, found that almost 69 percent of United States travel buyers believe females face greater risk than males and 61 percent feel it’s imperative to consider female safety when implementing risk-management programs. More : The Smart Woman’s Guide.

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2008 Travel Transportation Hotels 94

Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

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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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

More tools to manage travel risk will be available. Due to security issues and instability around the globe, travel planners are seeking ever more solid risk-management plans for both people and the equipment and data they carry, such as comprehensive insurance and the ability to track and communicate with employees in real time.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

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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Speakers Healthcare Consulting Financial 98

Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 18, 2018

Imagine you’re planning an annual event. The event is only a few days away. Or something as simple as a power outage that lasts for more than eight hours forces the venue to close just a few hours before the event. (CC) August 2016). It would be impossible to come up with plans for all risk/threats.

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Plan Your Meetings

MARCH 24, 2017

If it’s possible that they might do so, the planner should engage event security to offer to check the firearm at the door. There are certainly occasions when armed event security is necessary—such as when high-profile VIPs, royalty or politicians are in attendance. Getting a grip on event firearms policies.

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Plan Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

That all adds up to attendees potentially showing up armed at your event. Throughout this year, Andy Johnston, president of the Atlanta-based Idea Group, has published an informative series of posts regarding event emergencies. Until recently, he says, the topic of guns at meetings and events simply hasn’t received much attention.

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Plan Your Meetings

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Imagine you’re planning an annual event. The event is only a few days away. Or something as simple as a power outage that lasts for more than eight hours forces the venue to close just a few hours before the event. (CC) August 2016). It would be impossible to come up with plans for all risk/threats.

Insurance 43

Insurance 2016 2015 Venues 43

SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Today’s intense focus on key performance indicators, event-tech stacks and designing brilliant experiences has made the need for advanced education—from a university, association or DIY commitment—almost a requisite for getting hired…and for thriving. Occupational data from the 2016 U.S. Certified Meetings Experts. Jessie States.

Education 69

Education Meetings 2010 Financial 69

PCMA Convene

JUNE 27, 2016

It’s a familiar worry for anyone planning an outdoor event: Will it rain? For Michael Massari, senior vice president of meetings and events at Caesars Entertainment, creating a backup plan became increasingly tricky in the days leading up to MPI’s World Education Congress in Atlantic City on June 11–14.

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2016 Entertainment Education Conference 58

PCMA Convene

AUGUST 22, 2017

In 2016, a poll from American Hotel & Lodging Association showed $3.9 MC The conventions industry sees a spike in this every time they have a major event. We don’t know how or where or why, but they email these attendees a web link that takes them to a website that looks like an official housing provider for the event.

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Hotels Airlines Tourism 2016 79

PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

We could walk around the whole event. Then we’re going to have livestreaming 360 video cameras at the event, so you could put on your headset and check out that camera’s perspective. Then after that we might have something where there’s a totally digital replica of the actual event in VR.”.

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Technology Meetings 2015 Hotels 75

Ins'Tent

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Published originally April 25, 2016 and Updated September 20, 2023 As a promotional distributor, your focus is to maximize your company’s growth potential. Risk management : Entering the wrong market or pursuing too many markets simultaneously can expose your business to unnecessary risks and financial strain.

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Marketing Trade Shows Sustainability Risk Management 52

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

For James Schultze, CMP, the realities of security at meetings and events in the post-9/11 era are encapsulated by a client he worked with on two events in the aftermath of the attacks. Marine Corps officer who has nearly 20 years of experience planning business events. “I You don’t make a good target for terrorists.

Risk Management 40

Risk Management Trade Shows Site Selections 2001 40

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

For James Schultze, CMP, the realities of security at meetings and events in the post-9/11 era are encapsulated by a client he worked with on two events in the aftermath of the attacks. Marine Corps officer who has nearly 20 years of experience planning business events. “I You don’t make a good target for terrorists.

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Risk Management Trade Shows Site Selections 2001 40

Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2021

EMC3 asked the world’s leading marketing and events professionals from LinkedIn, HubSpot and Facebook about their event predictions for 2022 and you’re not going to believe some of their responses! 2022 Events will be Virtual and Hybrid in format. Dana Pake, Director of Events, GitHub.

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2022 Events Marketing Technology 52

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

The original venue for its 2016 World Education Congress (WEC), the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, was now unavailable because the Democratic National Convention would be held there in summer 2016. The 100,000-square-foot venue offers 2,500 hotel rooms just upstairs, a perfect fit for WEC 2016. “It

Education 40

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 3, 2018

percent since 2016, reaching $1.33 While meeting planners are updating contracts to cover emergencies and stepping up other risk management efforts, 70 percent of survey respondents believe that safety and security plans should be a joint effort between the planner and the host destination.

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2012 Risk Management 2016 Contracts 71

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 31, 2017

International meetings, conventions, and other business events are melting pots. Because of that, Graham wonders if attendees will be more willing to discuss current events, or anxious to avoid conversations involving politics and policies. And conferences may be our best hope for creating change. DEMOCRATIC DIALOGUE.

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Plan Your Meetings

APRIL 10, 2017

For these people, laws that affirm their right to bring weapons to public places may encourage their attendance at events. And some events that seek to attract attendees who endorse “gun rights” will now have more freedom to cater to that market segment when they meet in states that have adopted pro-gun laws.

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Insurance 2016 Trade Shows Meetings 34

PCMA Convene

JULY 18, 2016

Cleveland Chief of Police Calvin Williams shared details of how many officers will be deployed to various zones around the convention center, and stressed that they had “drilled and drilled” ahead of the event. We may never know where he stays. They invited any downtown business owner to come. PREPARING FOR PROTESTERS.

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