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Risk Management: Events are Risky Business 

SmartMeetings

Weighted risk tracking helps manage real contingency requirements We all plan events months in advance, years in advance, or maybe even, days in advance. Because of that not only do our risk management plans need to be well-thought out but so do our finances to cover those risks. Turns out there is.

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

MeetingsNet

Many of year’s most-read stories help meeting pros navigate their biggest challenges, but they also celebrate accomplishments and look ahead at new ideas and technologies. Both a year in review and a compendium of resources and ideas, here are MeetingsNet’s 12 most-read articles of 2023. Read the article.) Read the article.)

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Changing Abortion Laws Create Duty-of-Care Issue for Meeting Hosts

MeetingsNet

Morals and politics aside, site selection in post-Roe America presents groups with new risk-management challenges, argues one industry lawyer. Others in the meetings industry have long argued that boycotting destinations for political reasons is ineffective and counterproductive. RELATED READING: A New Kind of Meeting Offset

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Knock, Knock … Are Your Attendees’ Rooms Secure?

MeetingsNet

Electronic hotel-room keycards with a security vulnerability puts a new risk-management issue on planners’ plates. A meeting professional’s responsibilities are far reaching, but they haven’t typically required knowledge of the host hotel’s guest-room door keycard system. Meetings-industry attorney Joshua Grimes, Esq.,

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The Difference Between Financial and Management Accounting, and Why Should an Association Leader Know This

StraussCA

Read more about the duties of a board of directors and financial management in this article written by my colleague. Association leaders do not have to be experts in financial management. This article, written by my colleague, highlights the basics. decision-making.

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Money Talks: Defining an Event Budget

TicketBud

According to a recent Maritz Industry Trends Report , most meeting expenses are up over 20 percent since before the pandemic. Event budgets also act as a risk management tool. To create a robust budget that meets financial constraints and aligns with the event’s goals, start with the basics: Establish event objectives.

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The Secrets to Highly Effective Pharma Advisory Boards

SpotMe Blog

When used to host a mixture of pharma ad board formats throughout the year – in-person, virtual, hybrid, asynchronous – this technology can transform pharma ad boards into fruitful meetings that bring 5x more insights. For example, early on, meetings may focus on clinical trial design, risk management plans, and target patients.