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Risk Management: Addressing Meeting Emergencies When the Industry Resumes

SmartMeetings

How will meeting professionals address risk post-COVID-19? When it comes to risk management , there are two questions Coffey likes to pose to meetings planners: If an emergency were to occur during one of your meetings, do you think your client would expect you to know what to do or at least have an organized course of basic action?

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Childcare at Events Remains Expensive and Still Hard to Come By

EventMB

While the pandemic wreaked havoc on the event industry, companies that provide childcare at meetings are among those who suffered the most from the lack of live events. The post Childcare at Events Remains Expensive and Still Hard to Come By appeared first on Skift Meetings.

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Lessons from the Front: Covid-era Med Meetings

Smart Meetings

Those stressful last-minute gyrations were just one of the issues addressed in Smart Meetings ’ latest webinar, “ Vital Lessons from Covid-era Medical Meetings ,” led by Kara Ferguson, meeting planner for American Society of Anesthesiologists , and Katie Bohrer, CEO of event design company Onwardly. Katie Bohrer. “If

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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

Smart Meetings

Koleen Roach, director of meetings and conference management at Securian Financial Group, led a panel of veteran explainers during Financial and Insurance Conference Professional ’s 2022 Annual Conference at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport. Read More : How to Plan Better Medical Meetings by the Numbers. The solution?

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Convincing Stakeholders to Hold Live or Hybrid Events is Planners’ Top Concern

PCMA Convene

Here is what they said: Convincing stakeholders to hold live or hybrid meetings (63 percent). Contract negotiations/liability/waivers (43 percent). based planner concerns for moving forward with events were (highest to lowest): fear in general, lower attendance, travel restrictions, and negotiating contract terms.

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Time to Rebrand Third-Party Planners

SmartMeetings

Rebranding is a natural part of the hospitality industry , so much so that we don’t even blink when properties change names or flags. After a few more tries, we settled on Independent Meeting Contractor or IMC. I believe it’s time to do the same for third-party planners. We were getting warmer.

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26 Best Mobile Conference and Event Apps + 14 Must-Have Features

Planning Pod

Integration is a hot term that won’t be dying down anytime soon in the event industry when it comes to attendee engagement. Offers a wide array of 80 features (including agendas, polls, customizable themes and industry-specific items) and drag-and-drop technology for quick setup. Great solution for festivals and large public events.