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Risk Management Gets a Boost: Customizable Event Insurance Debuts

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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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First Class: Meet the Inaugural 15 Over 50

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Director of Conventions & Meetings. Senior Business Events Manager. RIMS, Risk Management Society. Senior Director of Conference and Events Management. Manager, Meetings/Events & Exhibits. Society of Government Meeting Professionals. International Meeting Managers, Inc.

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Soft targets: 8 steps to protect participants

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However, since the Nice Attack, there have been similar incidents at Ohio State University as well as in Berlin, Jerusalem, the United Kingdom (Westminster) and Stockholm. It is unfortunate, but frisking, which has become a common precaution in many nightclubs, may soon become necessary at run-of-the-mill meetings and events.

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Fyre Festival and planning in cinema

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After biting my nails and laughing for three hours watching the pair of Fyre docs, I thought more about the representation of meeting/event planning in film. There’s no shortage of feature films that prominently (if not always accurately) depict the chaotic life of meeting and event planners. meetings & events.

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Navigating changing gun laws

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That may not be the greeting many meeting attendees expect to hear. Meeting professionals should recognize that guns at meetings are not a problem for everyone. The increasing presence of firearms is also an area of concern for many meeting planners. “Welcome to the convention! Please check your firearms.”

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Planning for a Secure RNC in Cleveland

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“They interface with the Secret Service, the city of Cleveland, and the Ohio State Highway Patrol.”. In the months leading up to the convention, locals were briefed on security measures at several town-hall-style meetings. Road closures have been in effect since yesterday, and a 1.7-mile Nobody’s going to be closed.’”.

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