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SmartMeetings
JUNE 21, 2017
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. Van Deventer also spoke with Smart Meetings TV about change coming to MPI.
Smart Meetings
OCTOBER 5, 2022
Global DMC Partners (GDP), the network of independently owned destination management companies, launched GDP University. The free program touches on topics, in the form of webinars, from the basics of meeting planning to more complex topics, such as event technology and sustainability. The course’s second part will be held Oct.
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SmartMeetings
MARCH 27, 2020
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PCMA Convene
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Convention center staff also have been working through the pandemic to create new resources for clients at the individual venue level. At McCormick Place in Chicago, staff members have created new tools to better communicate the center’s sustainability capacities to clients early in the meeting process.
Plan Your Meetings
JUNE 27, 2016
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SmartMeetings
FEBRUARY 19, 2018
He also serves on the Board of Directors for Meeting Professionals International (MPI). Douglas Hustad Omni Charlotte Hotel taps Douglas Hustad as general manager, where he’ll oversee the property’s $26-million renovation along with operations, sales and marketing, rooms, risk management, human resources and food and beverage.
SmartMeetings
DECEMBER 12, 2017
Conduct regular risk management evaluations. By noting which attendees might require extra assistance in case of emergency, you can more easily direct resources there. Imagine my anxiety when the Napa Valley fires broke out 4 weeks before our meeting was scheduled.
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