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. We invite you to submit an idea for an informative session, sharing meeting expertise or research that can help event professionals to succeed. The deadline for is June 16.

Education 92

Education Meeting Planning Food and Beverage Meetings 92

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 6, 2024

At a private event in Las Vegas, a group of researchers found a hacking technique called Unsaflok, allowing hackers to open several models of Saflok RFID-based keycards, putting meeting planners and their attendees potentially at risk. The process of weighting risks can have a positive impact on your planning budget.

2024 98

2024 Risk Management Speakers Consulting 98

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.

2018 81

2018 Risk Management Meetings Financial 81

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.

Financial 95

Financial Insurance Meetings Food and Beverage 95

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.

Risk Management 111

Risk Management Conference Trade Shows Advertising 111

SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 6, 2017

It used to be, planners could focus their efforts solely on the success of the meeting or event. Severe weather, earthquakes, protest demonstrations and, yes, acts of terrorism or mass violence must concern every meeting planner now. If your meeting topic or a guest speaker is controversial, plan for protest.

Meetings 65

Meetings Risk Management Contracts Speakers 65

SmartMeetings

MARCH 25, 2021

Meeting professionals today are risk managers. Best-efforts clauses stipulate that the meeting producer will try to get attendees to stay at the hotel but doesn’t guarantee a minimum. Force majeure needs to include all three legal standards to protect the meeting planner. Reasonable Care.

Contracts 119

Contracts Insurance Hotels Negotiating 119

GEVME

JANUARY 26, 2021

Almost all broadcasted sports matches, the Google I/O Meet etc. Keep the schedule ready and strong beforehand, with exhibitors, speakers and other event attendees. . We, as event organizers are facing a very practical problem now in terms of risk management and preparation. Conclusion.

Sponsorships 218

Sponsorships Travel Events Risk Management 218

SmartMeetings

JULY 5, 2018

Business owners must budget for risk management even when there is no sign of trouble ahead. Drafting an effective plan requires you address three main priorities when organizing your initial meeting: Who is coming. The office is obviously the most budget-friendly location to hold your meeting, but is it the best option?

Management 76

Management Insurance Meetings Government 76

Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

If you’re like many corporate meeting planners, planning meetings and events may only be part of your job and you learn as you go, without formal training. But if planning meetings and events are a passion of yours and you want to become a meeting professional, there are 33 skills you need to master. J: Marketing.

Meetings 62

Meetings Food and Beverage Risk Management Contracts 62

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.). That’s been interesting.”

Meetings 71

Meetings Conference Speakers Hotels 71

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.

Trade Shows 49

Trade Shows Meetings Risk Management 2016 49

SmartMeetings

JULY 22, 2019

A glitchy AV system or a sick keynote speaker may seem like disasters on event day, but are you ready if a real emergency hits? Who should planners talk to about risk management for events? What are the most important technologies in terms of risk management? Hope for the best but plan for the worst.

Management 85

Management Risk Management Government Venues 85

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. I’m a public speaker,” Jones said. What should they pay attention to?

Technology 75

Technology Meetings 2015 Hotels 75

SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Meeting and event planning is a highly stressful, fast-paced occupation. Incoming—you’ve got a meeting or an event to plan! Timeline, budget, specific venue, caterer, schedule, speakers, entertainment, risk management, marketing and promotion should be moving along. No part of the process is easy. Stress level: .

Event Planning 87

Event Planning Risk Management Contracts Entertainment 87

Event Leadership Institute

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The swimming pool of meeting and event safety has a variety of items floating in it, from physical safety and health concerns to climate change and political upheaval. Meeting planners have very full plates these days. When it comes to handling crisis communication, the meeting planner won’t be doing it alone.

Social Media 110

Social Media Site Selections Healthcare Speakers 110

Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

” Are you the missing link to a successful meeting and event risk management plan? This program explores the role of meeting/event planners and venue operators in the risk management identification, response and recovery process. Learning Objectives: Recognition of role in the risk management process.

Risk Management 50

Risk Management Tourism Speakers Education 50

Event Leadership Institute

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

What can event and meeting pros do to keep their skills relevant and up-to-date? Learn what it takes to produce virtual events and meetings – including virtual fundraisers. Event & Meeting Management Fundamentals. Technical Meeting & Event Production. Virtual Event & Meeting Management.

Meetings 52

Meetings Food and Beverage Consulting Education 52

SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2017

When 2,500 meeting planners gathered at the MGM Grand in the entertainment capital of the world to learn and connect, it was inevitable that a party was going to break out. Texas Hill Country Chapter was awarded for Industry Advocacy for its high profile celebration of Global Meetings Day. Always be ready to jump in with a Plan B.

Education 75

Education Risk Management Speakers Entertainment 75

GEVME

JANUARY 27, 2021

Almost all broadcasted sports matches, the Google I/O Meet etc. Keep the schedule ready and strong beforehand, with exhibitors, speakers and other event attendees. We, as event organizers are facing a very practical problem now in terms of risk management and preparation. Conclusion.

Sponsorships 156

Sponsorships Travel Events Risk Management 156

GEVME

JANUARY 27, 2021

Almost all broadcasted sports matches, the Google I/O Meet etc. Keep the schedule ready and strong beforehand, with exhibitors, speakers and other event attendees. We, as event organizers are facing a very practical problem now in terms of risk management and preparation. Conclusion.

Sponsorships 156

Sponsorships Travel Events Risk Management 156

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. You’re looking for an answer that’s beyond ‘I do Q&A,’” notes Salerno.) • How have you managed the unexpected during past events?

Risk Management 59

Risk Management Speakers Social Media Education 59

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.

Risk Management 100

Risk Management Entertainment Venues Technology 100

Eventsforce

AUGUST 18, 2021

Whether it is as a stand-alone event or part of a hybrid model, the desire to meet in-person is very much there. Every individual has their own built-in levels of risk tolerance. An attendee may be an easier problem to solve than say your keynote speaker who decides the rules don’t have anything to do with them.

Risk Management 105

Risk Management Government Tech Airlines 105

PCMA Convene

MARCH 7, 2017

In addition to data about quantifiable things like the size, frequency, costs, and types of meetings, our Annual Meetings Market Survey also captures a wealth of data in the form of comments in response to a series of open-ended questions. Last week we published comments about the meeting industry’s biggest challenges.

Food and Beverage 67

Food and Beverage 2017 Risk Management Insurance 67

Hubilo Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Time Management. You are brainstorming with a speaker one moment and thinking about stage design in the next. Your job demands you to meet frequent and hard deadlines. Risk Management . Resource planning. Multitasking is an event planner’s best friend and worst enemy combined in one. Curiosity . Stay open-minded.

Event Planning 98

Event Planning Management Negotiating Risk Management 98

QC Event School

DECEMBER 30, 2022

It’s important to understand who you’re writing for, what their needs are, and how you can meet them. We have extensive experience in the tech industry and are confident that we can create a unique event that meets all of your expectations. Risk Management. Mistake #2: Not including enough detail. Evaluation.

Sponsorships 105

Sponsorships Food and Beverage Transportation Risk Management 105

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. Being a speaker, there’s always a long story.

Travel 98

Travel Meetings Hotels Risk Management 98

SmartMeetings

APRIL 5, 2021

Yes, cybercrime is a real threat for meeting professionals. And now that most have gotten a handle on protecting their virtual meetings, going back to physical gatherings with at least part of the program will add a whole new level of complexity. Digital Risk Management: First Steps. billion in losses reported last year.

Tech 140

Tech Government Management Meetings 140

GEVME

JANUARY 27, 2020

However, APEX/ASTM Environmentally Sustainable Event Standards or ASTM Green Meeting Standards (the short form) was conceptualized in order to help other event planners to understand the kind of practices that should be put to use to organize a sustainable meeting and reduce event waste. Meeting Venue. – Risk management.

Sustainability 194

Sustainability Food and Beverage Transportation Events 194

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

When you earn CEUs for mastering risk management and mitigation for events, they don’t teach this. More than 40 speakers and industry leaders were also expected to attend. Still, many attendees, exhibitors and speakers were still on site. Back-to-back hurricanes? Are you serious? is to be prepared for anything.

Travel 52

Travel Airlines Risk Management Speakers 52

Eventory

JUNE 28, 2018

That is what we do by organizing conferences on hot sports topics such as risk management and safety, sustainability, new materials, new technologies etc. Between the sessions, people meet during coffee breaks, then there is a gala evening reception and they are meeting each other and listening to sessions.

2017 80

2017 Sports Risk Management 2011 80

PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2018

After wrapping up what he felt was another successful Risk Management Society (RIMS) conference in 2017, RIMS vice president of events and education, Stuart Ruff-Lyon, CMP, DES, got some disturbing feedback: Multiple women said they had felt out of place at the event. Stuart Ruff-Lyon, CMP, DES. That change had to start at the top.

Risk Management 49

Risk Management 2018 Insurance 2017 49

SpotMe Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

When used to host a mixture of pharma ad board formats throughout the year – in-person, virtual, hybrid, asynchronous – this technology can transform pharma ad boards into fruitful meetings that bring 5x more insights. For example, early on, meetings may focus on clinical trial design, risk management plans, and target patients.

Healthcare 130

Healthcare Contracts Technology Event Technology 130

Management Events

OCTOBER 21, 2021

We speak with Magnus Solberg, VP & Head of Security Governance at Storebrand, on his experience building the company’s security culture, the link between cybersecurity and risk management, and more. . How are cybersecurity and risk management connected in today’s organizations? Can I answer PowerPoint and Excel?

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Management Government Technology 52

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

When you earn CEUs for mastering risk management and mitigation for events, they don’t teach this. More than 40 speakers and industry leaders were also expected to attend. Still, many attendees, exhibitors and speakers were still on site. Back-to-back hurricanes? Are you serious? is to be prepared for anything.

Travel 40

Travel Airlines Speakers Risk Management 40

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.

Social Media 98

Social Media Management Sports Corporate Events 98