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Risk Management: Events are Risky Business 

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Weighted risk tracking helps manage real contingency requirements We all plan events months in advance, years in advance, or maybe even, days in advance. Because of that not only do our risk management plans need to be well-thought out but so do our finances to cover those risks. Turns out there is.

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Risk Management Gets a Boost: Customizable Event Insurance Debuts

MeetingsNet

With significant guidance from industry association Destinations International, the insurance and risk-management firm Anderson Benson has rolled out coverage for event disruption and cancellation that allows host organizations to put together a policy specific to their needs.

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Recent Incidents Highlight Need for Risk Management

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A veteran security consultant says that planners should implement many of the same protocols used for executive-level events across all their meetings. In a recent presentation to meeting planners, Coffey ( in photo ) asked this: How many of you check where the emergency exits from your general-session room go to? Where do we go?’”

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MPI Announces New Courses to Address Security, Risk Management

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Less than 50 percent of meeting planners have risk management plans in place for their events, said Paul Van Deventer, president and CEO of Meeting Professionals International (MPI), in remarks given at WEC 2017 on Tuesday. MPI Experiential Event Series and the Experiential Event Professional Designation.

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Security Flaw at Business Conference Makes Headlines

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An on-stage incident involving a presenter and attendee raises the question: Can organizers account for every possibility when creating an event’s risk-management plan? As Wilde made her presentation, a woman from the audience approached the stage and reached up towards Wilde with a large envelope.

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The Difference Between Financial and Management Accounting, and Why Should an Association Leader Know This

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The processes include: recording and crunching numbers, helping to choose and manage company investments, risk management, budgeting, planning, strategizing, and. Financial accounting presents an association’s financial health to an external audience. decision-making.

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5 Tips for a Better Experience with an Event Emcee

MeetingsNet

A professional emcee isn’t just for introducing speakers—it’s a role that can help with event marketing, audience experience, risk management, and more. If you’re organization is like most, its events could use some help from a professional emcee. They have a great presentation and facilitation skills.