Management Events

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The last 18 months have been synonymous with risk and uncertainty. More organizations are pushing risk management initiatives to the top of their agenda to prepare for unprecedented threats in the new world of work. But there are opportunities as well, not just risk and compliance issues that have emerged.”.

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Event Leadership Institute

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Being the person that speaks up at a holiday event planning meeting and addresses tough, valid and scary concerns around the safety and well-being of your guests, could earn you the nickname Ebenezer Scrooge, but rest assured you will soar to the top of the “nice” list when you save Christmas! The answer is two words: risk management.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 16, 2018

While recent events have most meeting professionals focused on preparing for active shooters and weather catastrophes, it’s infinitely more likely—probable, even—that someone at your event will have a medical issue. Here are the steps he recommends to create a proactive medical risk management plan.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 1, 2024

Electronic hotel-room keycards with a security vulnerability puts a new risk-management issue on planners’ plates. A meeting professional’s responsibilities are far reaching, but they haven’t typically required knowledge of the host hotel’s guest-room door keycard system. Meetings-industry attorney Joshua Grimes, Esq.,

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 11, 2023

Morals and politics aside, site selection in post-Roe America presents groups with new risk-management challenges, argues one industry lawyer. Others in the meetings industry have long argued that boycotting destinations for political reasons is ineffective and counterproductive. RELATED READING: A New Kind of Meeting Offset

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MeetingsNet

MAY 18, 2023

Here’s what happened and what meeting pros can learn from it. The Philadelphia Marriott Downtown’s decision to host the Moms for Liberty national convention has lawmakers asking questions, and raises important risk management issues for meeting professionals to consider. Industry lawyer Joshua L.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 27, 2022

Veterans in strategic event management, risk management, and virtual/hybrid meeting production weigh in on what’s most important for planners to focus on this year. That’s a nearly overwhelming task. Having separate emcees as well as separate avenues for attendee interaction for each audience is also necessary.

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TicketBud

DECEMBER 13, 2023

According to a recent Maritz Industry Trends Report , most meeting expenses are up over 20 percent since before the pandemic. Event budgets also act as a risk management tool. To create a robust budget that meets financial constraints and aligns with the event’s goals, start with the basics: Establish event objectives.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 13, 2021

If a person’s actions do not meet this standard of care, then the acts are considered negligent…”. 4 Risk Management Questions for Meeting Hosts. Over the next year or so, conference organizers will need to define their responsibilities for duty of care when it comes to their events. Others were not.

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StraussCA

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This allows us to balance the estimates and achieve a more realistic budget, motivating the entire team to strive to meet budgeted commitments. Risk Management in Association Finances Risk management is a critical aspect of financial management in an AMC.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 29, 2022

An on-stage incident involving a presenter and attendee raises the question: Can organizers account for every possibility when creating an event’s risk-management plan? In light of this, the association’s leadership moved quickly to revise its risk-management plan for the remainder of the show.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

It can also be effectively used by meeting and event teams of all sized to deliver better end products. Effective procurement strategies not only ensure that companies get the best value for their money but also play a role in risk management, innovation and corporate social responsibility.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

It can also be effectively used by meeting and event teams of all sized to deliver better end products. Effective procurement strategies not only ensure that companies get the best value for their money but also play a role in risk management, innovation and corporate social responsibility.

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SpotMe Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

When used to host a mixture of pharma ad board formats throughout the year – in-person, virtual, hybrid, asynchronous – this technology can transform pharma ad boards into fruitful meetings that bring 5x more insights. For example, early on, meetings may focus on clinical trial design, risk management plans, and target patients.

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Event Farm

APRIL 19, 2022

Chief Strategy Officer of Membersuite and Co-Founder of Event Farm, Jennifer Ross, the Founder and CEO of JHR Global Events, and Amanda Gayle, Director of Conferences and Meeting Services for the American Nurses Association. Here are the takeaways from the panel discussion. Watch the Replay #1. Stringent Rules Don’t Equal Low Attendance.

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The event industry has long supported green meetings and CSR opportunities and with the incoming millennial population, it will likely do even more to push the CSR envelope. Planning, risk management and security. CSR programs are typically focused on social, environmental, or economic issues. . What’s Next? .

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StraussCA

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Read more about the duties of a board of directors and financial management in this article written by my colleague. Association leaders do not have to be experts in financial management. Reviewed monthly, quarterly and at the annual general meeting when the audited statements are presented to the membership. decision-making.

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EventMB

JUNE 16, 2022

Whether you participate in corporate event planning, association event planning or agency planning, you will have to consider how much risk you are willing or able to take. Maybe your risk management protocols prevent you from holding an event in a neighbouring country to Ukraine even if you wanted to. Living in a World of Grey.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The definition of “risk” has grown beyond the traditional definitions of financial, operational, reputational and security issues meeting professionals checked off their list as they prepared to bring people together in days of old. Defining Risk. Defining Risk. Security now includes technology.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The beginning of a new year brings the promise of new events, incentives and meetings. Though lockdowns similar to what we experienced at the beginning of the pandemic aren’t likely, meeting destinations may be impacted by ever-changing local restrictions or ordinances around vaccinations, testing requirements, etc. Build in More Time.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 12, 2023

As stated previously (in this blog as well as many others), meeting planners are a busy bunch of industry professionals. They accomplish these responsibilities and tasks through an unbelievable amount of effort, planning and organizing the various meetings and events on their plate. Have no fear there is some great support out there.

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Eventinterface

JUNE 20, 2017

Meeting and event professionals are very much aware of the security challenges generated by bringing people together. In recent days, we have been confronted once again by televised images of terror being inflicted on participants at events, walking a bridge or attending a meeting.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Cartotto is complex director of security and risk management for Caribe Royal Orlando in Florida. Smart Meetings spoke with Cartotto about what new security trends next year may have in store. Managing the Physical Space. Of the many things this year has taught us, one is that you can never be too prepared. Cybersecurity.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In Chicago, at McCormick Place, convention center operations and sales staff created new tools to better communicate their sustainability capacities to clients early in the meeting process, said Doug Bradley, vice president at SAVOR, the center’s F&B provider. Paying attention to sustainability is a risk-management issue.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

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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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 10, 2020

More : What Does a COVID Vaccine Really Mean for Travel and Meetings? Sanitation and health security will be permanently more important risk management strategies,” said FICP Executive Director Steve Bova, CAE. For additional key findings from the 2020 ITII survey or previous-year data, visit [link]. Budget Constraints.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Event insurance is available not only for the security of the event but a lot of suppliers won’t move forward with meeting organizations that do not have it. And with event insurance it’s all about risk management. Concerned about possible risks and vulnerabilities when planning events? Why Use Event Insurance?

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The Castle Group

AUGUST 28, 2023

To a meeting planner, a successful event means achieving these goals and more. What makes an event successful? To an attendee, a successful event means a seamless, inspiring, memorable, and/or value-added experience. At Castle, our role is to make events appear effortless. However, our job is anything but.

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Eventinterface

APRIL 17, 2017

Mark Deane is the CEO of ETS Risk Management, his experience stems from his career as an Operational Officer for the British Government specializing in counter terrorism and security. Since leaving the service, Mark has developed to become a subject matter expert in special event security and risk management.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 25, 2021

Meeting professionals today are risk managers. Best-efforts clauses stipulate that the meeting producer will try to get attendees to stay at the hotel but doesn’t guarantee a minimum. Editor’s note : The following is not legal advice but is for general educational purposes. event contract. Reasonable Care. Key Clauses.

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GEVME

JANUARY 27, 2020

However, APEX/ASTM Environmentally Sustainable Event Standards or ASTM Green Meeting Standards (the short form) was conceptualized in order to help other event planners to understand the kind of practices that should be put to use to organize a sustainable meeting and reduce event waste. Audio Visual. Communications. Destinations.

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Eventinterface

JULY 11, 2017

As we speak with meeting and event professionals for our Interviews with Planners series, we continue to be amazed by the variety of books that help these talented professionals in their jobs as planners. See what other meeting planners read to help them excel in their careers. by Tom Rath.

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Management Events

OCTOBER 21, 2021

We speak with Magnus Solberg, VP & Head of Security Governance at Storebrand, on his experience building the company’s security culture, the link between cybersecurity and risk management, and more. . How are cybersecurity and risk management connected in today’s organizations? Can I answer PowerPoint and Excel?

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The virtual meeting — a version of which had been planned all along to complement the in-person event — went off without a hitch. She said she fell in love with the industry, and a year later, she stepped into the executive director role, planning meetings for its 10,000-plus members. The efforts paid off.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 14, 2023

We want to avoid the conflict not manage it. Traveling safe is not just about gadgets and GPS, it’s also about common sense, say these experts Laura S. is a travel planner who often finds herself in unfamiliar cities in the US and abroad on hotel site inspections and destination FAMs. “I I’m an ex-Navy seal and I’m not traveling alone.”

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 5, 2021

Yes, cybercrime is a real threat for meeting professionals. And now that most have gotten a handle on protecting their virtual meetings, going back to physical gatherings with at least part of the program will add a whole new level of complexity. Digital Risk Management: First Steps. Well, let us count the ways.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 8, 2019

Risk-reduction actions for safer events in 2019. It is no secret that meeting planning is a stressful job and that no matter how much preparation happens before an event, once on site planners are still deluged with questions and last-minute issues. Have an AED on site. Have an AED on site. Enforce all safety regulations.

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