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Seeking Innovators, Experts, and Educators in Meeting Planning

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Whether your meetings specialty is event design, contract negotiations, operations management, sustainability, risk management, virtual events, speaker trends, food & beverage, or something else entirely, our call for speakers is seeking fresh voices to educate and spark new ideas for meetings and conventions.

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Sofia van Berlekom: Why Risk Management and Business Continuity Must Exist Together

Management Events

More organizations are pushing risk management initiatives to the top of their agenda to prepare for unprecedented threats in the new world of work. An effective risk management system not only protects an organization, but helps in recognizing new market opportunities. R isk as a Vital Process in Business Continuity.

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Best of 2023: Event Safety

Smart Meetings

Over the year, Smart Meetings has covered several ways meeting professionals can ensure attendees feel safe in every aspect of their event. Be Aware: Tips for Women Business Travelers On the Road Travel is a huge part of the events and meetings experience. Smart Meetings sat down with Laura S.,

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2017 Meetings Industry Trends Reveal Sunny Outlook

SmartMeetings

Meeting Professionals International (MPI) has released its quarterly Meetings Outlook report. The report presents trends and predictions that MPI members believe will have a major impact on the meetings industry. Meeting budgets are rising. Meeting space availability is up.

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Temple Bets on Meetings with New Degree Program

MeetingsNet

The Philadelphia-based university hopes to graduate flexible professionals prepared to manage both in-person and virtual events. With all the Covid-related layoffs and corporate downsizing, it might not look like the best time to get into the meetings and events industry.

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MPI Announces New Courses to Address Security, Risk Management

SmartMeetings

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.

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7 Enterprise Architecture Trends to Watch in 2024

Management Events

Here are seven trends that are poised to shape enterprise architecture in 2024. Everyone from CISOs to internal auditors and risk managers will benefit from mature EA, which can provide an in-depth, enterprise-wide view of standards and policies that must be adhered to.

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