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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. How safe are your meetings and events? Here are some action items and ideas that you can implement at whatever stage of your meeting you are in, from Choosing a Location or Venue, to negotiating The Contract , or creating a Communications Policy. Then one more.” .

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2019 15 Over 50: Blanca Ferreris, CMP, CMM

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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. What I do: I am responsible for contracting more than 75 hotel agreements per year.

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IRF Survey: Prospects for Resumption of Incentive Travel Optimistic

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More : What Does a COVID Vaccine Really Mean for Travel and Meetings? Sanitation and health security will be permanently more important risk management strategies,” said FICP Executive Director Steve Bova, CAE. This marks a shift from 2019, when company sales and profits were top-ranked benefits,” Harris said.

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Budget Financial Meetings: Doing More with Less

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Meetings in the financial and insurance sector require outside-the-box thinking. The economy was humming along before the coronavirus hit, but even then the majority of meeting planners in the financial and insurance industries were keeping their budgets in neutral. Financial and insurance meetings in the U.S.

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Risk360: On-Site Safety

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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. He was shot in the arm. Printer-friendly version.

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Risk360: Communications Policy

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Risk-reduction actions for safer events in 2019. These steps from communication, legal, and risk management professionals will help you lay the groundwork for reaching out to your attendees and preparing information before an event so that you won’t be left scrambling during one. For meetings outside the U.S.,

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Risk 360: The Contract

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Risk-reduction actions for safer events in 2019. While your attendees’ safety is paramount, risk management includes ensuring your organization is protected, as well as your guests. For instance, travelers may be afraid of the Zika virus, but it won’t get you out of a contract. Tyra Hilliard, Esq.,