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Fyre Festival and planning in cinema

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meetings & events. This is a complicated story about two best friends who are getting married but who have a fight and then learn they’ve chosen the same wedding planner and venue,” says Kim Estep, founder and CEO of ConventionNation.com. “I The first time I saw this was at an ILEA (ISES at the time) event in Columbus, Ohio.

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Navigating changing gun laws

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Ohio law allows firearms to be brought into the convention venue, and the Republican Party supports gun rights. Convention leaders and government officials decided to allow firearms outside the venue, but to prohibit them inside the arena. This policy should also be posted at the meeting venue.

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Planning for a Secure RNC in Cleveland

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“They interface with the Secret Service, the city of Cleveland, and the Ohio State Highway Patrol.”. Ohio is an open-carry state, and while items as diverse as swords, axes, and brass knuckles are banned from the special event zone – a secure area where demonstrators cannot speak or hold parades – guns are permitted.

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