Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Alan Kleinfeld, senior director of meetings and safety at Arrive Management Group, shared a few tips about what meeting profs could do, which can apply to this specific scenario and event safety in general. Caspian Agency CEO Heather Mason suggests weighting risk, a process of understanding the concepts of frequency and impact of incidents.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 17, 2023

Increase your visibility and share your knowledge: The call for speakers is now open for the MeetingsNet track at The Special Event. 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. The deadline for is June 16.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 18, 2023

A professional emcee isn’t just for introducing speakers—it’s a role that can help with event marketing, audience experience, risk management, and more. Some emcees are also qualified to provide presentation tips to nonprofessional speakers. Make your emcee part of the planning team, Salerno suggests.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

Bureau of Labor Statistics predicted a 10-percent increase in the number of meeting-and-event-planning jobs by 2024. CHME, CHSP, CMP, CHE, who in addition to teaching classes at Metropolitan State University of Denver, serves as a faculty adviser for the school’s hospitality, tourism, and events management department. “We

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

And ultimately, speakers are performers, right? And that’s why I don’t describe myself as a speaker. Community-centric sessions, roundtable discussions, breakouts where there’s a facilitator instead of a speaker. A shortened version of this article appears in the November 2024 issue.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Being a speaker, there’s always a long story. How did you make the transition to private life, to being a speaker, and how did catching bad guys help you move into managing risk for meeting planners? Now, tell me, did you grow up dreaming of being a detective? How did you end up in your career? KC : Exactly.

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 27, 2024

Democratic Party—even with the last-minute changes that refocused the event’s content and speakers on a new leader of the party—there was at least one alarming security pitfall that affected a notable session. While the general consensus is that the Democratic National Convention was a success for the U.S.

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