Smart Meetings

MARCH 29, 2024

Brennan Bastyovansky Brennan Bastyovansky, WTP Bastyovansky will serve as general manager of sales and marketing for World Travel Protection (WTP). He brings an extensive background in travel risk management, with experience in business growth, strategic development and building lasting relationships with customers and partners.

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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. GET YOUR COPIES TODAY. Save Save.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 2, 2018

While these questions might sound like the premise of the latest action-adventure blockbuster, for the outdoor enthusiasts and professionals who attended the 2017 Wilderness Risk Management Conference (WRMC), they are the daunting — and very serious — considerations they have to prepare for. We worked with the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2024

ASAE is already providing tranquility rooms at their annual conference to support those with hidden disability needs so they don’t get overstimulated. “We’re Risk Management The two organizations have also agreed to work together on providing resources to manage risk—and the fallout from decisions aimed at avoiding it at all costs.

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 27, 2018

MeetingsNet, the meeting industry’s premier resource for news, business intelligence, ideas and more, today launched Risk360, a new one-day conference focusing on risk management for meetings and events professionals. The speaker lineup for the inaugural Risk360 conference includes: Tyra Hillard, Esq.,

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 18, 2019

With today’s headlines, risk management is on every event professional’s radar. The best way to take steps toward protecting your attendees in the case of emergency is to have a clear emergency management plan for each event you host. Ask your venue contact about existing risk management or emergency procedures already in place.

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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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SmartMeetings

APRIL 7, 2020

When the going gets tough, the tough cut costs—at least in the financial and insurance conference sector, where budgets often are more likely to come under the scrutiny of regulators. More : Budget Financial Meetings: Doing More with Less. Risk management is a team challenge and should be approached from every angle.”.

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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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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.

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EventMB

MAY 17, 2024

Skift Take: Extra security precautions were put in place at this year’s RIMS RISKWORLD conference in San Diego after an active shooter situation shut down the final day of the 2023 conference in Atlanta. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Oracle OpenWorld is on a mission “to host the most sustainable conference in the world.”. OpenWorld follows a process outlined by ISO 20121: 2012 Event Sustainability Management Systems. Planning, risk management and security. Oracle OpenWorld holds a sustainable-first CSR event. What’s Next? .

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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. It’s about ensuring quality.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 13, 2021

Over the next year or so, conference organizers will need to define their responsibilities for duty of care when it comes to their events. 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. Others were not.

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EventMB

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Skift Take: Gary LaBranche, the CEO of the Risk and Insurance Management Society, shares what it was like to have to cancel the last day of its conference where close to 10,000 were gathered due to a nearby shooting. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2020

Meetings in the financial and insurance sector require outside-the-box thinking. The economy was humming along before the coronavirus hit, but even then the majority of meeting planners in the financial and insurance industries were keeping their budgets in neutral. Financial and insurance meetings in the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 24, 2023

A security risk evaluation could include unauthorized access, theft, and disruptions from an individual or group. Additional considerations should be given to the number of attendees, crowd management, alcohol-related incidents, traffic management, emergency evacuation, and vendor management.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 8, 2019

Risk-reduction actions for safer events in 2019. How safe are your meetings and events? Here are some action items and ideas that you can implement at whatever stage of your meeting you are in, from Choosing a Location or Venue, to negotiating The Contract , or creating a Communications Policy. Then one more.” .

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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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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 29, 2019

Director of Conventions & Meetings. Senior Business Events Manager. RIMS, Risk Management Society. Destination Management Connection. Senior Director of Conference and Events Management. Manager, Meetings/Events & Exhibits. Society of Government Meeting Professionals.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 30, 2020

The group is addressing health and safety, community, global ecosystems, reskilling the industry , innovation, digital transformation , advocacy and risk mitigation. Destinations International’s “We’re Here to Help” recovery campaign was designed to unify the meetings, events and travel industry. Preparing for Return to Meeting.

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MPI

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

You should think of your meeting or event as if it were a person, according to Nils Roemen, who will be presenting the plenary session “The Power of Mesmerizing Moments” during MPI’s European Meetings & Events Conference (EMEC), 22-25 February in Istanbul. But what do they hope for? Get to Know Your Guests.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 20, 2016

The first-ever ASM Microbe program — the American Society for Microbiology’s grand experiment in combining its General Meeting and Interscience Conference on Antimicrobrial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) into one new annual conference — wraps today. Look for my article about that in our September issue.).

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GEVME

JANUARY 27, 2020

Events and gatherings happen in all sizes, at all kinds of social and commercial environments — whether it is a Christmas party, a large scale conference or a business event. The elements of sound, lighting, and staging of an event or a meeting make up for the audiovisual standard of sustainability. . Meeting Venue.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The most authoritative list of 2021 virtual events and conferences on the internet. Virtual Events & Conferences in 2021. The KickStart conference provides a venue for important thought leaders from the digital infrastructure industry and the ecosystem, to share trends, opinions, and ideas?. National ESEA Conference.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 5, 2017

Recently, Smart Meetings had the pleasure of attending the Meetings Industry Council (MIC) of Colorado’s first-ever two day annual conference. MIC of Colorado is a coalition made up of 13 organizations involved in the meetings and events industry. The conference also featured a star-studded list of keynote speakers.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

Feeling overwhelmed by technology is a common sentiment expressed by meeting-professional respondents to Convene surveys, who say that they struggle with the fast pace of change, the latest tech tools and up-to-the-minute applications, and the shiniest new things. What about meeting organizers themselves? Artificial Intelligence.

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Eventinterface

MAY 13, 2017

We asked meeting and event planners to share their thoughts on the best new trends, and the worst trends of the year. Sarah Sebastian with Rose Gold Collective loves the trend of using unique venue spaces as meeting spaces. “I am seeing more and more companies and brands seeking unexpected venues to host meetings in.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In 2021, the IASA Xchange conference, scheduled to take place in person in New Orleans, faced both a COVID-19 surge and Hurricane Ida, resulting in a move to an all-digital event. The virtual meeting — a version of which had been planned all along to complement the in-person event — went off without a hitch. Courtesy IASA).

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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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SmartMeetings

APRIL 20, 2021

Co-Chair, Meetings Mean Business Coalition. When I became co-chair of the Meetings Mean Business Coalition (MMBC) in January 2020, I don’t think any of us could have predicted the full extent of the crisis we were about to face as a world and as an industry. Fred Dixon. Name : Fred Dixon. President and CEO, NYC & Company.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 20, 2020

That is the challenge meeting planners are facing in a virtual event reality. CSR that engages employees and attendees of your events is a strategic platform for health and safety management in enterprises, as well as an opportunity for psychosocial risk management. As the pandemic rages on, budgets are being slashed.

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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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Eventory

JUNE 28, 2018

The Yacht Racing Forum is the leading conference for the business of sailing and yacht racing. Bernard Schopfer: The Yacht Racing Forum is the annual conference for the business of sailing and yacht racing. Our conference is targeted to the business side of the sport. That helps them find people they are interested in meeting.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 31, 2018

The study, which delved into top safety concerns women business travelers face, found that almost 69 percent of United States travel buyers believe females face greater risk than males and 61 percent feel it’s imperative to consider female safety when implementing risk-management programs.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 30, 2018

Pieter Swart, CMP, CMM Founder and Managing Director, Conference Consultancy South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa. The most valuable industry-specific courses were Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) in 2006 and Certification in Meeting Management (CMM) in 2010.

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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. This is one of five articles on actions you can take to make your meeting more secure.

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