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2019 15 Over 50: Blanca Ferreris, CMP, CMM

Connect Your Meetings

Blanca Ferreris, CMP, CMM, works in Woodhaven, New York, as a s enior business events manager at RIMS, Risk Management Society. As a 2019 15 Over 50 honoree, Ferreris discusses her passion for the events industry. I manage our exhibitor housing and hospitality processes (more than 31,000 peak room nights).

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Do One Thing: Your 2019 Plan for Safer Meetings

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Risk-reduction actions for safer events in 2019. Typically, the hardest part of preparing for a safer conference is Developing an Emergency Plan , but there are many resources to draw on and some tips and reminders on creating a plan that covers all your staff and attendees. How safe are your meetings and events?

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20 Can't Miss Cybersecurity Events for 2019

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Discover some of the top can't miss events in 2019 for AI and cybersecurity. We've compiled a list of the 20 can't miss events you should consider in 2019. 20 Can't-Miss Cybersecurity Events for 2019. Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2019. One of the larger sectors of AI is cybersecurity.

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Financial Meeting Planners Face Special Challenges During Crises

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When the going gets tough, the tough cut costs—at least in the financial and insurance conference sector, where budgets often are more likely to come under the scrutiny of regulators. Developing risk management plans and protocols is a “big and important question,” Panepinto says.

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IRF Survey: Prospects for Resumption of Incentive Travel Optimistic

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Sanitation and health security will be permanently more important risk management strategies,” said FICP Executive Director Steve Bova, CAE. In addition to new risk management strategies, future destination selections and program characteristics and activities are also anticipated to shift as a result of the pandemic.

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Case Studies

SmartMeetings

For the first time since 2019, more than 14,000 domestic and international associates came together in person for a singularly inspiring experience. How does a small team plan and execute a seller conference for 18,500 Cisco sellers and help save the planet at the same time? Case Study: 2019 IRF Invitational Pumped Up the Wow.

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Risk360: On-Site Safety

MeetingsNet

Risk-reduction actions for safer events in 2019. But during MeetingsNet’s Risk360 conference on risk management, it became clear that safety has to remain a priority. Have an AED on site. 31 states have Good Samaritan laws addressing their use