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Q&A with Fred Dixon on the Enduring Importance of Hospitality

SmartMeetings

What did you experience over the last wild year as an industry leader in New York City? A new APCO Insight survey shows that business travelers are eager to return to face-to-face meetings again. How can meeting professionals assure them—and their risk managers—that it is safe? Name : Fred Dixon.

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Do One Thing: Your 2019 Plan for Safer Meetings

MeetingsNet

Here are some action items and ideas that you can implement at whatever stage of your meeting you are in, from Choosing a Location or Venue, to negotiating The Contract , or creating a Communications Policy. in September; and New York City in early December. Look for the dates to be announced soon. Then one more.” .

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Guest Blog: Major Event Growth – A risky business to be in?

Event Industry News

The 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand saw a number of matches relocated from the city of Christchurch due to earthquake damage to the stadium and surrounding infrastructure. The New York Marathon of 2012 was abandoned due to Hurricane Sandy. This should be simpler when the same venue hosts the same event year-on-year.

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Protecting Your Event Against Cyber Attacks

PCMA Convene

I think most planners are either too trusting of the venue and what it provides as far as service, and/or they’re a little … ignorant of the technical aspects of it. New York City’s Jacob K. The long-lasting repercussions of that.”. So they shy away from the issue altogether.”.

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Protecting Your Event Against Cyber Attacks

PCMA Convene

I think most planners are either too trusting of the venue and what it provides as far as service, and/or they’re a little … ignorant of the technical aspects of it. New York City’s Jacob K. The long-lasting repercussions of that.”. So they shy away from the issue altogether.”.

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More industry challenges and solutions

Plan Your Meetings

1 challenge cited by your peers from New York to San Francisco was 3 reasons why your RFP goes unanswered. Another voiced concern about the IT infrastructure at venues, stressing the need to know how third-party or in-house AV teams were preserving secure internet connections. Here are the other topics they discussed.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

His books include the long-running New York Times bestsellers When and A Whole New Mind — as well as the #1 New York Times bestsellers Drive and To Sell is Human. Lewis Howes is a New York Times bestselling author of The School of Greatness and The Mask of Masculinity. What is he known for?

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