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MPI Announces New Courses to Address Security, Risk Management

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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. The post MPI Announces New Courses to Address Security, Risk Management appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Changing Abortion Laws Create Duty-of-Care Issue for Meeting Hosts

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Morals and politics aside, site selection in post-Roe America presents groups with new risk-management challenges, argues one industry lawyer. As an article in the The Texas Tribune states, “Treatments for miscarriages and ectopic pregnancies are still legal under the state’s abortion ban, according to state law and legal experts.

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Seeking Innovators, Experts, and Educators in Meeting Planning

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Session proposals are now being accepted for the MeetingsNet track at CaterSource + The Special Event show happening February 12 to 15, 2024, in Austin, Texas.

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Live Shooter Attack in Texas: A Reminder Planners Must Consider the Unthinkable

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In the aftermath of a mass shooting at a church in Texas that killed 26 people just a month after an attack at a concert in Las Vegas killed 58 attendees, the responsibility of event planners to keep people safer became even more urgent.

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Event Profs Slated for Upgrades with New Certifications, Training Programs

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“As event servicing professionals, we are accustomed to being part of the solution, which is why our association decided to invest in the profession when it needs us most,” said Paola Bowman, ESPA president and director of client services and events for Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau in Texas. The Certification Process.

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Tips from Event Pros: 5 Lessons Learned from Executing Safe Live Events

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One approach is to choose the least stringent areas—for example: Florida, Texas and Arizona, who have looser mandates than other areas of the country—and have an open space in which to set whatever protocol you feel is necessary. . “I —choosing a venue that will support that effort is even more important. .

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First Class: Meet the Inaugural 15 Over 50

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Senior Business Events Manager. RIMS, Risk Management Society. Destination Management Connection. Senior Director of Conference and Events Management. International Meeting Managers, Inc. Houston, Texas. President/CEO. Tradeshow Logic. Acworth, Georgia. Mark Everton. Visit Oakland. Muskego, Wisconsin.