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Recent Incidents Highlight Need for Risk Management

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In an ironic twist, the Risk Management Society had the final evening of its 2023 Riskworld convention in Atlanta cut short last week due to an active-shooter situation that, while more than two miles away from the convention center, affected the shuttle-bus routes between the center and several hotels in the room block.

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Best of 2023: Event Safety

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News about bedbugs have fallen by the wayside over the last few years but unfortunately for hotel guests, those bedbugs haven’t gone anywhere. Before safety at the event, attendees need safety in the hotel room. The post Best of 2023: Event Safety appeared first on Smart Meetings. Healthy You: Eek!

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The Year in Review: MeetingsNet’s 12 Most Popular Articles of 2023

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Both a year in review and a compendium of resources and ideas, here are MeetingsNet’s 12 most-read articles of 2023. That lit up the interest in this article about the demise of the Tropicana and its 100,000 square feet of event space, and the ballpark and hotel that will replace it.& PriceShockPlanner1_1.jpg Read the article.)

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2024 Contracts Playbook

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Read More : Risk Management: Events are Risky Business Extra costs could also show up indirectly in hotels showing less flexibility for what can be charged to the bill post-program, or just overall less “wiggle room” because the venues are trying to cover their own higher costs. Be an early bird. Don’t skip the site visit.