Event Industry News

MARCH 11, 2021

There will be short tributes about Julia’s life and work – from her seminal publication Professional Event Coordination, to her collaboration on the Event Management Body of Knowledge (EMBOK) and her expertise in Risk Management. The convenient event start time of 16.30 The convenient event start time of 16.30

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Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

” Are you the missing link to a successful meeting and event risk management plan? This program explores the role of meeting/event planners and venue operators in the risk management identification, response and recovery process. Learning Objectives: Recognition of role in the risk management process.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 25, 2021

Editor’s note : The following is not legal advice but is for general educational purposes. Meeting professionals today are risk managers. To protect yourself, you need to educate yourself and demonstrate the measures taken to keep everyone safe. If you have a specific question, you should contact an attorney.

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QC Event School

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Your nonprofit is focused on providing educational resources and support to underserved communities, and you’re planning an event to raise awareness about these issues. Your proposal might look something like this: “We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing educational resources and support to underserved communities.

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Event Planning BluePrint

OCTOBER 30, 2022

The level of education you pursue will depend on if you plan on starting your own business or if you’re interested in working for an event planning company and need your event certification. Not to mention the fact that you won’t know the tips & tricks, ins and outs, and trade secrets that come along with formal education.

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Event Leadership Institute

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Even in pre-pandemic times, continuing education and professional development were paramount. Instructor: Brandt Krueger, technical producer and speaker. Virtual Event & Meeting Management. Instructor: Brandt Krueger, technical producer and speaker. Virtual Fundraising Event Management. Duration: 5 weeks.

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The Castle Group

AUGUST 28, 2023

Whether educating attendees, fostering connections, raising funds for a cause, or combining goals, a well-defined vision will guide your planning process and serve as a compass for decision-making. The heart of any event lies in its subject matter and speakers. Take the time to follow up with attendees and gather feedback.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2018

After wrapping up what he felt was another successful Risk Management Society (RIMS) conference in 2017, RIMS vice president of events and education, Stuart Ruff-Lyon, CMP, DES, got some disturbing feedback: Multiple women said they had felt out of place at the event. Stuart Ruff-Lyon, CMP, DES. RIMS18 Session.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 5, 2017

From March 14 to 15, a record 1,200 attendees took in keynotes and educational sessions at Colorado Convention Center. As security is on many meeting professionals’ minds these days, the conference organized a risk management panel in which industry leaders shared strategies for assessing security risks at meetings and conventions.

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Event Leadership Institute

OCTOBER 24, 2018

When I was teaching a course in risk management and law in an event management diploma program, I was faced with this same challenge. However, more importantly, it provided huge relevance and interest in learning subsequent topics, while changing their assumptions that learning risk management and law would be extremely dry.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2020

Negotiation is more essential than ever for achieving cost savings, and planners should work closely with partners — including DMCs, hotels, speaker bureaus, and food and beverage vendors — to identify creative opportunities for doing more with less. Work with Partners—and Haggle. Content Matters. Q&A with MPI.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 7, 2017

We have implemented a risk-management manual to our events and we have purchased more event insurance for better protection. Increase in what we budget for food and beverage, and managing other costs more closely. Started implementing a strategic meetings management program.• . • We are moving to a larger venue for 2017.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

While on the road, I’m educating event professionals on the latest and greatest tech, as well as practical tech solutions that can make their lives easier and more efficient — a key distinction most event practitioners overlook when mapping timelines and checklists.

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SpotMe Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

For example, early on, meetings may focus on clinical trial design, risk management plans, and target patients. Then, as soon as a drug is licensed pharmaceutical advisory boards help to devise post-marketing clinical trials, review medical education programs, and provide expert suggestions for life-cycle management.

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Bizzabo

APRIL 3, 2020

Due to the rapidly evolving situation within the Seattle area and Washington state, WSLConf has decided to turn WSLConf into a virtual event, with the welfare of all attendees, speakers and employees being their primary concern. Our speakers include core contributors to many open source libraries and languages. April 14-17, 2020.

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Eventinterface

MAY 13, 2017

In addition, speakers can be added to the agenda to integrate the discussion around work life balance and overall wellness techniques. For Mark Deane with ETS Risk Management , one of the best trends is the increased use of RFID for credentials allowing for better onsite security and attendee tracking.

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Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

B: Project management. C: Risk management. D: Financial management. G: Stakeholder management. I: Site management. We also offer educational PYM LIVE Events as well as and webinars and certificate programs through our association with the MPI Academy. Evaluate effectiveness of risk management plan.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

I’m a public speaker,” Jones said. Wearables] can keep a record of who you met and how long you talked with them,” said Corbin Ball, CSP, CMP, DES, an event-technology analyst and frequent speaker. It’s risk management. I’d like to have a machine say, ‘The only thing left is 6 p.m. at the sushi joint.’”. Barbara Palmer.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 31, 2016

Ten years on, one-third of Germany’s electricity grid is powered by solar or wind technology — and the country plans to rely completely on renewable-energy sources within 20 years.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

It could be managing speakers. Then choose two others that you’d like some exposure to that will round out your education. They have to be able to manage a contract,” he said, “depending on the kind of meeting they’re having.”. The day of an event they need risk-management skills,” he said.

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Plan Your Meetings

MARCH 6, 2017

based professor and speaker, says due diligence by the planner is key in mitigating potential incidents and liability. “What is interesting and maybe not surprising is that 42 percent of those shootings were in the retail and leisure and hospitality industries,” Nix said. Tyra Hilliard, CMP, PhD, JD, a St. Simons Island, Ga.-based

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 9, 2018

PCMA Convening Leaders 2018 Keynote Speaker Neri Oxman, professor at the MIT Media Lab. ” — Stuart Ruff-Lyon, CMP, DES, vice president of events and education, Risk Management Society. Photo Credit Jacob Slaton. “My company spends more time on preventing slips and falls than on sexual-harassment policies.”

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 9, 2018

Tuesday’s Convening Leaders Main Stage speaker, Gen. ” — Stuart Ruff-Lyon, CMP, DES, vice president of events and education, Risk Management Society. Stanley McChrystal, discussed “New Rules of Engagement for Leaders in the Shifting Geopolitical Landscape.” ” Photo by Jacob Slaton.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 22, 2020

For more than 40 years, CMG’s international conference has been the source for education and peer-to-peer exchange for all things enterprise IT and infrastructure. Programs funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) are designed for equity. Speakers include core contributors to many open source libraries and languages.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

They are held to educate, inform, or train attendees. The Startup Grind Global Conference provides an environment unlike anything else - where our community of startups, partners, investors, thought leaders, and worldwide directors come together for 2+ days of invaluable education, connection, and inspiration. Think 2019. Atlanta, GA.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 4, 2020

Nine speakers who turn audiences into active participants. Designed to kick off an event by setting the tone or theme, the keynote address can be the most expensive hour of your conference, with top speakers commanding from $10,000 to several hundred thousand dollars. Ditch passive presentations. Keynotes are tricky.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 25, 2019

A boorish metaphor on stage at the Tiburon CEO Summit makes us wonder: Should event hosts vet the scripts of featured speakers? Here’s a tip that most meeting planners these days would think unnecessary to make clear to event speakers: When crafting a metaphor to make a point in your presentation, don’t refer to sexual propositions.

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