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Recent Incidents Highlight Need for Risk Management

MeetingsNet

In an ironic twist, the Risk Management Society had the final evening of its 2023 Riskworld convention in Atlanta cut short last week due to an active-shooter situation that, while more than two miles away from the convention center, affected the shuttle-bus routes between the center and several hotels in the room block.

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Event Contract Essentials in the Covid Era

SmartMeetings

Meeting professionals today are risk managers. Pandemic-era contracts now require contract clauses that include Hotel Protocols and Policies for Covid-19 prevention. The planner can get dinged if attendees are able to get lower rates at the same hotel, so focus on room nights. What if a hotel cancels due to bankruptcy?

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Money Talks: Defining an Event Budget

TicketBud

Now, imagine showing up to the event, hearing that most speakers backed out after not getting paid, and then being asked to help cover the costs of the event’s outstanding hotel bill of $17,000. Event budgets also act as a risk management tool.

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Top tips for planning your event security

Eventinterface

Mark Deane, CEO with ETS Risk Management brings years of experience to this conversation. Mark is a risk management specialist whose experience stems from his career working as an Operational Officer for the British Government. Hotel security teams are generally not executive protection specialists.

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18 Thought-Provoking Quotes From Convening Leaders 2018

PCMA Convene

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. “The hotel room is the enemy of the meeting planner. . “The hotel room is the enemy of the meeting planner.

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9 Memorable Quotes From Convening Leaders, Day 2

PCMA Convene

Tuesday’s Convening Leaders Main Stage speaker, Gen. ” — Stuart Ruff-Lyon, CMP, DES, vice president of events and education, Risk Management Society. “The hotel room is the enemy of the meeting planner. You don’t want people escaping into the solitude of their hotel room.”

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Budget Financial Meetings: Doing More with Less

SmartMeetings

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.