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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. The post MPI Announces New Courses to Address Security, Risk Management appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Moves in Aspen, Islamorada and More

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Brennan Bastyovansky Brennan Bastyovansky, WTP Bastyovansky will serve as general manager of sales and marketing for World Travel Protection (WTP). He brings an extensive background in travel risk management, with experience in business growth, strategic development and building lasting relationships with customers and partners.

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7 Smart Moves at Loews Hotels, Duke Energy Convention Center and More

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He’s previously worked at The Silversmith Hotel in Chicago, One Ocean Resort & Spa in Atlantic Beach, Florida and various Marriott International hotels in Kansas City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. Robert Rivers Robert Rivers was appointed by Loews Hotels & Co as general manager of Loews Boston Hotel.

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Weather planning for the perfect outdoor event

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For example, if there is a small outdoor sporting event and severe weather or lightning causes an evacuation, the criteria might be set so that the event can continue until lightning is within a closer distance, but still with enough time to make sure everyone gets to safety.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

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Walker is a faculty of the Foster School of Business, at the University of Washington, as Director of Experiential Learning in Analytics and Senior Lecturer of Marketing and International Business, where he teaches a course in Analytics, Marketing, Risk Management, and Digital Strategy. Where to find him? Seema Acharya Who is she?

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Top 98 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

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Walker is a faculty of the Foster School of Business, at the University of Washington, as Director of Experiential Learning in Analytics and Senior Lecturer of Marketing and International Business, where he teaches course in Analytics, Marketing, Risk Management, and Digital Strategy. Where to find him? Seema Acharya Who is she?

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Unclear and Present Danger

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Keller Williams, the Austin, Texas–based global real-estate franchise, recently overhauled its event-security protocols to focus on creating a custom risk-management plan for each event, including its 17,000-attendee Family Reunion annual convention and its 8,500-attendee midyear convention. Ami Mayfield. Michel Dessolain.