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Risk Management: Addressing Meeting Emergencies When the Industry Resumes

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How will meeting professionals address risk post-COVID-19? Why should meeting professionals address risk? If you were a client looking to contract with a meeting planner or a company, which would you want to work with one that did not address risk?

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Preparation is the Key to Risk Management

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Risk management is a dedicated preparedness rather than simply a mental exercise, according to Lisa Sommer Devlin, the most recent Smart Meetings webinar host. In her talk, “Risk Management 101,” she outlined strategies for dealing with the risks of the industry, as well as how to actively avoid them.

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Event Contract Essentials in the Covid Era

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event contract. That is why Smart Webinars hosted John S. Foster, CHME, an attorney with Foster, Jensen & Gulley , for an exclusive Q&A on event contract essentials in the Covid era. Foster, CHME, an attorney with Foster, Jensen & Gulley , for an exclusive Q&A on event contract essentials in the Covid era.

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Contracts and Negotiations Amid Covid: Best of What’s Worked in 2021

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With the pandemic and public concern fluctuating in the midst of uncertainty, event planners and professionals are left with an enormous responsibility to prepare themselves, their guests and their contracts for whatever comes next. Event Contract Essentials in the Covid Era. Event Contract Essentials in the Covid Era.

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Event Profs Slated for Upgrades with New Certifications, Training Programs

Smart Meetings

Global DMC Partners (GDP), the network of independently owned destination management companies, launched GDP University. The free program touches on topics, in the form of webinars, from the basics of meeting planning to more complex topics, such as event technology and sustainability. The course’s second part will be held Oct.

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Free coronavirus-related webinars (May 2020)

Plan Your Meetings

Travel launched a new weekly webinar series that looks toward the recovery of our industry and the broader economy, focusing on the guidance, data and traveler sentiment necessary to safely restoring travel and tourism in the U.S. All of these live webinars take place 12-1 p.m. Risk Management Planning.

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Top 5 Event Planning Courses for Planners

Event Planning BluePrint

Access to on-demand versions of Socio webinars. The New Playbook for In-Person Events: Enhancing the Experience While Managing the Risk. On-Demand Webinar: Virtual Event Engagement. On-Demand Webinar: Plan for Hybrid. On-Demand Webinar: Virtual Event Strategy. On-Demand Webinar: Virtual Speakers.