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What to Expect from Event Safety in 2021

SmartMeetings

Cartotto is complex director of security and risk management for Caribe Royal Orlando in Florida. Of the many things this year has taught us, one is that you can never be too prepared. And being prepared is right up Mark Cartotto’s alley. Which leads us to the next trend Cartotto sees in the near term.

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8 essential event security details for planners

Plan Your Meetings

The bottom line is that events and venues can be vulnerable. In case you think this isn’t relevant to the types of events you plan and venues you use, consider these headlines–and this is nothing new: Toronto, Canada: CNE shuts down early after fights break out. Learn from other destinations and venues.

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Do you need armed security at your event?

Plan Your Meetings

The Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting took place while I was at a conference. If a shooter enters the venue and sees I’m armed, I become the first target. CES is the world’s largest annual trade show, with 170,000 visitors, and temporarily home to more CEOs than any spot on the planet.

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5 Next-Gen Technologies That Already Are Changing Meetings

PCMA Convene

Destinations have been early, obvious adopters, offering VR tours of attractions and venues for meeting planners and tourists alike. P icture this: As an attendee wanders through your trade show, a notification appears on her Apple Watch that walking toward her is someone who shares her interest in, say, clinical nuclear cardiology.

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Unclear and Present Danger

PCMA Convene

The first was a 7,500-attendee trade show that the client — a large tractor manufacturer — was scheduled to hold for its dealers in a centrally located city in the United States in November 2001. Think about convention centers like McCormick Place, Orlando, the D.C. convention center — 1,326 doors.

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Unclear and Present Danger

PCMA Convene

The first was a 7,500-attendee trade show that the client — a large tractor manufacturer — was scheduled to hold for its dealers in a centrally located city in the United States in November 2001. Think about convention centers like McCormick Place, Orlando, the D.C. convention center — 1,326 doors.

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2019 Tech Conferences: The #1 Tech Events Guide

Bizzabo

Trade Shows - Trade shows give companies in a specific industry the opportunity to showcase their products and services. Whereas most conferences are open to the public, trade shows usually require a screening process for buyers, company reps, and press. CES (Consumer Electronics Show). Orlando, FL.

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