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Risk Management 101 with Jordan Atherton, 1st Global

Connect Your Meetings

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.

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MPI Announces New Courses to Address Security, Risk Management

SmartMeetings

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. This course will be offered in January 2018 at the SITE MPI Global Forum in Rome.

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Seeking Innovators, Experts, and Educators in Meeting Planning

MeetingsNet

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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Creative Problem Solving for Event Design in 3 Easy Steps!

Canadian Special Events

A good event professional takes risk management into great consideration, but a great one knows how to mitigate recovery. Above all, event partners need to work as a team, each taking ownership of their own specialties. Creativity comes when you change even the smallest attributes of an idea. See where it leads you.

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The Event Leadership Institute in Partnership with Meeting Professionals International Launches New Pandemic Meeting & Event Design Online Certificate Course

Event Leadership Institute

The first six-week Pandemic Meeting & Event Design Certificate course begins on September 1 and is eligible for 20 CMP hours. We understand the urgency planners face to understand areas impacted most by the pandemic, including risk management and reduction, new venue protocols, contracts and safer event design.”.

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Meetings Industry Association unveils essential Martyn’s Law guidance for business events sector 

Event Industry News

To provide clarity for the sector, the Meeting Industry Association (MIA)has produced a practical guide to help the business meetings and events industry navigate the forthcoming Martyn’s Law.

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Creative Problem Solving for Event Design in 3 Easy Steps!

Canadian Special Events

A good event professional takes risk management into great consideration, but a great one knows how to mitigate recovery. Above all, event partners need to work as a team, each taking ownership of their own specialties. Creativity comes when you change even the smallest attributes of an idea. See where it leads you.