EventMB

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

This adds a new level of complexity to risk management for any planners working with or for these companies. Alan Kleinfeld Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings Skift Take: A new SEC disclosure ruling requires all U.S. public companies to disclose cyberattacks.

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EventMB

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Skift Take: Organizations rarely include potential mental health crises in their risk management planning. Barbara Scofidio Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings The time to start is now.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 24, 2018

This year, Smart Meetings provided webinars by an amazing group of speakers. Risk Management 101. Smart Meetings’ Top Webinars of 2018 appeared first on Smart Meetings. There are heaps of helpful advice out there for planners looking to create a better event experience for their attendees.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 26, 2024

Weighted risk tracking helps manage real contingency requirements We all plan events months in advance, years in advance, or maybe even, days in advance. Because of that not only do our risk management plans need to be well-thought out but so do our finances to cover those risks. Turns out there is.

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Eventinterface

AUGUST 29, 2019

Disappointment thus makes way for the grim realities of what happens when an event doesn’t meet targets: the company loses revenue, and relationships with key suppliers might be at stake. This is why risk management is crucial for event planners. THE RISK FACTORS TO CONSIDER Risk management involves a lot of aspects.

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EventMB

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Skift Take: Organizations rarely include potential mental health crises in their risk management planning. Barbara Scofidio Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings The time to start is now.

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Eventinterface

AUGUST 29, 2019

Disappointment thus makes way for the grim realities of what happens when an event doesn’t meet targets: the company loses revenue, and relationships with key suppliers might be at stake. This is why risk management is crucial for event planners. THE RISK FACTORS TO CONSIDER Risk management involves a lot of aspects.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 10, 2023

With significant guidance from industry association Destinations International, the insurance and risk-management firm Anderson Benson has rolled out coverage for event disruption and cancellation that allows host organizations to put together a policy specific to their needs.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

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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Smart Meetings

MARCH 23, 2023

How meeting profs can keep event data safe with the latest cybersecurity tools You don’t want to be the next data leak to hit the headlines. It runs the risk of your computer or tablet getting malware and giving hackers the keys to your data. It limits your liability in the space and limits your risk.” But what to do?

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 26, 2025

Creating the Best Show Ever, Every Time Each year, when Stuart Ruff-Lyon and his core team of nine event professionals look ahead to the organizations annual gathering of approximately 10,000 risk management leaders, they share one three-word philosophy: Best RISKWORLD ever. There is no resting on the laurels.

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EventMB

JANUARY 11, 2023

Skift Take: Destinations International is joining forces with insurance and risk management firm Anderson Benson to create a bespoke event cancellation program. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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EventMB

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Skift Take: Keeping attendees safe and secure is the focus of all meetings and conventions, but a rise in gun violence is making that more difficult. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

When you earn CEUs for mastering risk management and mitigation for events, they don’t teach this. The post The Category 5 Pivot: How One Event Company Beat Helene and Milton appeared first on Smart Meetings. The post The Category 5 Pivot: How One Event Company Beat Helene and Milton appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

When you earn CEUs for mastering risk management and mitigation for events, they don’t teach this. The post The Category 5 Pivot: How One Event Company Beat Helene and Milton appeared first on Smart Meetings. The post The Category 5 Pivot: How One Event Company Beat Helene and Milton appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Global DMC Partners (GDP), the network of independently owned destination management companies, launched GDP University. The free program touches on topics, in the form of webinars, from the basics of meeting planning to more complex topics, such as event technology and sustainability.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 9, 2023

A veteran security consultant says that planners should implement many of the same protocols used for executive-level events across all their meetings. In a recent presentation to meeting planners, Coffey ( in photo ) asked this: How many of you check where the emergency exits from your general-session room go to? Where do we go?’”

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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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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 1, 2019

Smart Meetings contacted Sharlet Brennan, a content marketing consultant and president of Brennan Communications, for tips on how to leverage all that traffic for events. Risk Management. More : 7 Tips for a Successful Crisis Management Meeting. What better way to reach them if a crisis arises?

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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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Smart Meetings

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.

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Attendease

JULY 5, 2024

The improved organization makes managing event planning easier and ensures you stay within budget, even when managing multiple events at once. Risk management Events are often unpredictable (even with thorough planning), and these unexpected changes can affect your budget and finances.

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Attendease

JULY 5, 2024

The improved organization makes managing event planning easier and ensures you stay within budget, even when managing multiple events at once. Risk management Events are often unpredictable (even with thorough planning), and these unexpected changes can affect your budget and finances.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The definition of “risk” has grown beyond the traditional definitions of financial, operational, reputational and security issues meeting professionals checked off their list as they prepared to bring people together in days of old. Defining Risk. Technology Risks. Or they may work, but pose a cybersecurity threat.

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SpotMe Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Strategic meetings management is a concept that’s over 20 years old but has recently taken on a new form. The meetings and events industry has evolved, and planners now have a seat at the omnichannel table, where data-driven insights and attendee experiences are top of mind. The time for strategic meetings management is now.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2024

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. The post ASAE-DI Partnership to Focus on Security and Diversity appeared first on Smart Meetings. That is exactly what ASAE did in 2021.

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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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MeetingsNet

APRIL 16, 2018

While recent events have most meeting professionals focused on preparing for active shooters and weather catastrophes, it’s infinitely more likely—probable, even—that someone at your event will have a medical issue. Here are the steps he recommends to create a proactive medical risk management plan.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 7, 2020

More : Budget Financial Meetings: Doing More with Less. Managing risk is particularly important in the financial and insurance meetings sector, and meeting planners play a key role in this process. Developing risk management plans and protocols is a “big and important question,” Panepinto says.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In this new role, Michaels will expand her scope to oversee all legal, risk management, internal audits, compliance and workers compensation functions within the company. Read More: Smart Moves in Denver, Chicago and More The post Smart Moves in Las Vegas, New York and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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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.

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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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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. We establish a chain of command as well.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

“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 One of the newest entries to the risk response list is the company’s Covid-response plan.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The Philadelphia-based university hopes to graduate flexible professionals prepared to manage both in-person and virtual events. With all the Covid-related layoffs and corporate downsizing, it might not look like the best time to get into the meetings and events industry.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

a Smart Meetings podcast, host JT Long, vice president and content director of Smart Meetings, explores essential strategies for ensuring safety in an increasingly risky world. Kevin Coffey : Kevin Coffey is our travel security and meeting risk advisor and trainer. In this episode of What One Thing? ,

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 10, 2016

While a new report finds meeting risk management much improved over the past three years, these areas still need attention. read more.

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