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Top tips for planning your event security

Eventinterface

Mark Deane, CEO with ETS Risk Management brings years of experience to this conversation. Mark is a risk management specialist whose experience stems from his career working as an Operational Officer for the British Government. An event itself may not be at risk, the location however may pose an elevated risk.

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6 Emergency Response Tips for Meeting Planners

SmartMeetings

Regardless of who is responsible for handling security at hotels and other meeting venues, professional planners should prepare for worst-case scenarios—whether it be a power outage, an active shooter or the many other types of situations that develop. Make sure you and the assigned team members have a list of correct phone numbers to call.

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Planning in the eye of the storm

Plan Your Meetings

passengers onboard flights from Brussels and Rome to Montreal sat on the tarmac for 6 hours without water, food or air conditioning. They even contacted members of the group who had moved to other hotels to verify that they were safe. Ask the hotel to brief the group about emergency procedures during orientation. On July 31st.,