PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

In the Convene survey, 24 percent of respondents said they take open-carry legislation into account when making site selections. They’re even making some planners think twice about meeting in a state that permits open carry of firearms. Andre Lico. If we’re in a place that open carry might be an issue, we’ll address that.”. “It

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Plan Your Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

In fact, it was due to an earlier edition of the survey that I began contemplating the intersection of guns and meetings as the research exposed the extent to which site selection in the U.S. In those pages, you’ll uncover valuable findings for your work-life and career. can be impacted by local gun laws.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 18, 2023

The Philadelphia Marriott Downtown’s decision to host the Moms for Liberty national convention has lawmakers asking questions, and raises important risk management issues for meeting professionals to consider. For meeting professionals, the situation is a good reminder of several site-selection and risk-management best practices.

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Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

B: Project management. C: Risk management. D: Financial management. G: Stakeholder management. I: Site management. Evaluate effectiveness of risk management plan. B: Project management. Manage critical path. Manage contracts. C: Risk management.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 11, 2023

Morals and politics aside, site selection in post-Roe America presents groups with new risk-management challenges, argues one industry lawyer. Abortion rights is an emotional and polarizing topic. Raising another question for planners, Grimes asks: “Do you have a duty to warn [attendees]?”

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 11, 2017

Meanwhile, similar bathroom bills are being considered in other states — 16 as of last month, according to CNN — which can certainly affect a planner’s site-selection process. Gender-neutral signs posted at public bathrooms in West Hollywood, California.

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Event Leadership Institute

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Alan Kleinfeld has more years in meeting management than he wants to admit, combined with nearly two decades of law enforcement experience. His safety topics have included site selection, event safety, emergency operations, and crisis communications. He’s a sought-after consultant, speaker, writer, and trainer.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

We advise working with your legal and risk management to establish acceptable approaches to what could be problematic, what solutions will be explored and the timing. In normal times, your site selection process would include factoring in airlift, weather, meeting space, number of guestrooms, etc. Timing is everything.

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Plan Your Meetings

JULY 2, 2018

In a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court last week upheld President Trump’s travel ban on travelers from several Muslim-majority nations as constitutional. As such, it’s an important time to explore a prior travel ban for travelers to the U.S.

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