Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 6, 2017

Whether it’s a conference, trade show, sporting event, concert, festival or corporate event, anywhere crowds gather can become a target. Conduct security audits and risk assessments. The post Soft targets: 8 steps to protect participants appeared first on Plan Your Meetings @ Meeting Professionals International.

Trade Shows 40

Trade Shows Transportation Consulting Sports 40

GEVME

JANUARY 27, 2020

Events and gatherings happen in all sizes, at all kinds of social and commercial environments — whether it is a Christmas party, a large scale conference or a business event. The elements of sound, lighting, and staging of an event or a meeting make up for the audiovisual standard of sustainability. . Meeting Venue.

Sustainability 194

Sustainability Food and Beverage Transportation Events 194

Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The most authoritative 2019 tech conferences directory on the web. Or looking to wrap up 2018 with an exceptional conference? This carefully curated conference directory features over 200 (and growing) 2019 tech conferences across multiple industries. In other instances, summits function exactly like conferences.

Tech 168

Tech 2019 Conference Technology 168

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

With the understanding that any speculation is of limited use, we nonetheless asked a group of EU-based meeting professionals to consider what this could mean for the international meetings business: Ben Hainsworth, executive director of K.I.T. What could the Brexit mean for international meetings and business events?

Tourism 40

Tourism Negotiating Meetings Travel 40

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

With the understanding that any speculation is of limited use, we nonetheless asked a group of EU-based meeting professionals to consider what this could mean for the international meetings business: Ben Hainsworth, executive director of K.I.T. What could the Brexit mean for international meetings and business events?

Tourism 40

Tourism Negotiating Meetings B2B 40

PCMA Convene

APRIL 11, 2017

But what recourse do conference organizers have when discriminatory legislation is passed in a future host city that is already on the books? APTA kept the conference in Charlotte, and decided to make a statement by incorporating sessions on diversity and inclusion into its program. We support civil liberties. Hilliard, Ph.D.,

Contracts 53

Contracts Government Site Selections 2015 53

Plan Your Meetings

JULY 17, 2017

In short, heavy drinking at work or conferences makes employees—especially women—less safe.”. There are no easy or clear-cut solutions or easy answers, but the following steps help reduce risks to employers and ensure employee safety during corporate events and overseas trips. Caution must be exercised by all parties.

Corporate Events 48

Corporate Events Transportation Hotels Hospitality 48

PCMA Convene

MARCH 6, 2019

Chefs at the 2018 PCMA Annual Conference in Bangkok serve pasta and other dishes to attendees. In the 28th Annual Meetings Market Survey, respondents listed rising food and beverage costs as a major challenge. For more from the survey, visit Convene ’s 28th Annual Meetings Market Survey. Attracting younger attendees.

Food and Beverage 91

Food and Beverage Meetings Negotiating Hotels 91

Plan Your Meetings

APRIL 10, 2017

That may not be the greeting many meeting attendees expect to hear. Meeting professionals should recognize that guns at meetings are not a problem for everyone. The increasing presence of firearms is also an area of concern for many meeting planners. “Welcome to the convention! Please check your firearms.”

Insurance 34

Insurance 2016 Trade Shows Meetings 34