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Soft targets: 8 steps to protect participants

Plan Your Meetings

However, since the Nice Attack, there have been similar incidents at Ohio State University as well as in Berlin, Jerusalem, the United Kingdom (Westminster) and Stockholm. Whether it’s a conference, trade show, sporting event, concert, festival or corporate event, anywhere crowds gather can become a target.

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Navigating changing gun laws

Plan Your Meetings

The image of meeting attendees crossing a trade show floor with rifles strapped to their backs is a scene reminiscent of the Gunfight at the O.K. Ohio law allows firearms to be brought into the convention venue, and the Republican Party supports gun rights. They may view guns as inherently threatening to some.