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In the Cloud We Trust

Smart Meetings

Smart Meetings spoke with Ari Schwartz, former senior director of cybersecurity at the White House (he worked on technology policy during the Obama administration), and current managing director of cybersecurity services for Venable Cybersecurity Risk Management Group , to discuss best security practices meeting planners should consider in 2023.

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Hurricane Warnings Activate Marriott’s Global Security Team

Smart Meetings

“Hotels have storm preparation plans and protocols for severe weather in place, and our staff is well trained to implement these plans,” said Hector Mastrapa, senior vice president of risk management with Marriott. “We The safety and security of our guests and employees is always a top priority.”.

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Do One Thing: Your 2019 Plan for Safer Meetings

MeetingsNet

These steps to a safer meeting come from MeetingsNet’s all-day risk management conference, Risk360, which was held in November and included sessions on social media crisis communicationspresented by Kelsey Dixon, co-founder and president of davies + dixon; legal considerationspresented by Tyra Hilliard, Esq.,

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How Can Planners Prepare for Las Vegas Massacre-Style Attacks?

SmartMeetings

The security of attendees is at the top of the list of responsibilities for every event planner and risk management is part of the job description. Vicki Johnson, principal at Vicki Johnson & Associates in Washington, D.C., More important, “What can I do to make sure it doesn’t happen at one of my events?”.

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Lessons Learned From Combining Two Meetings

PCMA Convene

Kirsten hosted a design meeting with Freeman’s creative team at ASM’s office in Washington, D.C., That’s been interesting.” You can’t start early enough. back in November — and when I talked to her, on the threshold of ASM Microbe, she and her team were still signing off on plans.

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5 Next-Gen Technologies That Already Are Changing Meetings

PCMA Convene

Since March, Connie has been answering questions about the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, in McLean, Virginia, as well as about where to eat and what to do in the Washington, D.C., It’s risk management. Spellos thinks the meetings industry lags behind in wearables adoption, but understands why.

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Unclear and Present Danger

PCMA Convene

Two years later, the client wanted to hold a private event on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. — We have not had a significant event in our industry, but obviously we run the risk with the profile of some of the events that we have of attracting attention.”. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.,