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Why Risk Management Is an Essential Part of Planning an Event

Floktu

Risk management is an essential aspect of project management and, more specifically, in planning an event. Risk” can be defined as any unwanted event or situation that can lead to the failure of your project or event. Here are some of the risks and reasons why risk management is crucial for each event.

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How to Take the Risk out of Planning Events with the Federal Government

SmartMeetings

Up until 2012 when the media broke the Muffingate story and the scandal of the GSA Western Regional Conference changed everything, government meetings were considered a relatively recession proof base of business. Since late 2012, I have been teaching The Future of Government Meetings, which was very uncertain.

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The Benefits of Running a CSR Event

Eventmobi

Oracle OpenWorld is on a mission “to host the most sustainable conference in the world.”. OpenWorld follows a process outlined by ISO 20121: 2012 Event Sustainability Management Systems. Government and private citizens can only do so much. Planning, risk management and security. What’s Next? .

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Smart Moves in Aspen, Islamorada and More

Smart Meetings

Loercher will fill the role of embrace program manager, in which she will engage the community, businesses, nonprofits and government in the principles of regenerative tourism. Brennan Bastyovansky Brennan Bastyovansky, WTP Bastyovansky will serve as general manager of sales and marketing for World Travel Protection (WTP).

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Tips from Event Pros: 5 Lessons Learned from Executing Safe Live Events

Event Farm

Chief Strategy Officer of Membersuite and Co-Founder of Event Farm, Jennifer Ross, the Founder and CEO of JHR Global Events, and Amanda Gayle, Director of Conferences and Meeting Services for the American Nurses Association. Here are the takeaways from the panel discussion. Fairly, though, in some of these cases, the environment matters.

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Magnus Solberg: Does Your Organization Have a Robust Security Culture?

Management Events

We speak with Magnus Solberg, VP & Head of Security Governance at Storebrand, on his experience building the company’s security culture, the link between cybersecurity and risk management, and more. . How are cybersecurity and risk management connected in today’s organizations? .

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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. I manage our exhibitor housing and hospitality processes (more than 31,000 peak room nights). I planned the first RIMS on the Hill conference, which continues to this day.

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