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strategies for effective event risk management

SevenEvents

in today’s world, ensuring the safety and security of attendees is paramount and it is important to put in an effective risk management plan to prioritise guest and organiser safety. what is risk management in an event? why is event risk management important ?

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Five Risk Management Tips For Your Holiday Event

Event Leadership Institute

Being the person that speaks up at a holiday event planning meeting and addresses tough, valid and scary concerns around the safety and well-being of your guests, could earn you the nickname Ebenezer Scrooge, but rest assured you will soar to the top of the “nice” list when you save Christmas! The answer is two words: risk management.

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Tips from Event Pros: 5 Lessons Learned from Executing Safe Live Events

Event Farm

When you’re in the event industry, ensuring that your events run safely and smoothly isn’t just an ideal to strive for—it’s part of the job description. Keeping everyone safe, engaged, and well-informed can be an enormous challenge; add a pandemic on top of it, and event planning has become more taxing than ever.

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Preparation is the Key to Risk Management

Smart Meetings

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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Risk Management 101 with Jordan Atherton, 1st Global

Connect Your Meetings

With today’s headlines, risk management is on every event professional’s radar. The best way to take steps toward protecting your attendees in the case of emergency is to have a clear emergency management plan for each event you host. Hire local PD. At a minimum, the presence of law enforcement deters crime.

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Best of 2023: Event Safety

Smart Meetings

Event safety is a touchstone of a successful event. Over the year, Smart Meetings has covered several ways meeting professionals can ensure attendees feel safe in every aspect of their event. For those wanting a successful event, maintaining security and protection of your attendees’ information is a must.

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To Risk or Not to Risk? Insider tips on risk management with Paul Cook

Event Age by Swapcard

Risk will never go away.”.