PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 8, 2017

10 when the trade show opens, MGM Resorts International will hold a #VegasStrong IMEX press conference. IMEX America will bring 5,500-plus global event decision makers and 3,200-plus exhibitors from more than 130 countries to the city to confer and converse about the business of meeting face to face. on Tuesday, Oct.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

” Corn communicated the students’ experience to show management, who was “upset to say the least,” she writes. “If someone with a SHOW BADGE isn’t safe from sexual harassment at their own event, much worse is going on in the trade-show halls and within your office walls… and trust me, it is.

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StraussCA

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Most importantly, be human… everyone is just doing their job and the main goal is to achieve a successful event for the association and its members. Onsite On the day of the association event or trade show be available to exhibitors offering them hospitality and support. What were the key learnings?

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

P icture this: As an attendee wanders through your trade show, a notification appears on her Apple Watch that walking toward her is someone who shares her interest in, say, clinical nuclear cardiology. It’s risk management. You’ve probably seen 3D projection mapping in action at a conference or trade show before.

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Management Events

MAY 16, 2023

Use online searches, industry directories, trade shows, referrals, and industry networks to scan for potential partners. Risk management: Documentation will serve to mitigate risk by providing a clear record of selection criteria and vendor evaluation results.

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Management Events

AUGUST 5, 2024

Vendor selection teams are looking through your websites, industry directories, trade shows, referrals, and industry networks to scan for potential partners. It shows a willingness to improve. Documentation will also serve you well as it ensures: Transparency: Documenting the process ensures accountability.

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Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 6, 2017

Whether it’s a conference, trade show, sporting event, concert, festival or corporate event, anywhere crowds gather can become a target. Conduct security audits and risk assessments. At minimum, the following steps are recommended: 1.

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Plan Your Meetings

MARCH 24, 2017

In the wake of recent, high-profile shootings at meeting and event venues, security was heightened for the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, to include bag searches, explosives-detecting K9s and more personnel.

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Plan Your Meetings

MARCH 9, 2020

8% – Limiting involvement at trade shows and professional events. 14% – Limiting international travel. 9% – Offering greater discounts or complimentary amenities/services. 8% – Shifting to remote calls with clients rather than in-person meetings.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Every single item enter-ing a venue, whether logistical equipment or trade-show materials, is checked by security staff. said Viparis’ Michel Dessolain. Security has been reinforced at Viparis venues. Viparis is liaising with the French authorities to ensure the security of their clients and staff.”.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Every single item enter-ing a venue, whether logistical equipment or trade-show materials, is checked by security staff. said Viparis’ Michel Dessolain. Security has been reinforced at Viparis venues. Viparis is liaising with the French authorities to ensure the security of their clients and staff.”.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 22, 2020

CES (Consumer Electronics Show). One of the largest trade shows in the US, this is innovation at its finest. Learn how to accomplish big picture goals such as risk management, cost optimization, and customer satisfaction during these unprecedented times. JANUARY 2021 VIRTUAL EVENTS. Start Date. Description.

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 31, 2016

How one association struggled with whether or not to cancel its convention and expo when disaster struck. read more.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 6, 2016

Suitcasers can hurt your bottom line, tick off your legitimate exhibitors, and syphon off valuable attendee attention. Don’t let them. read more.

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QC Event School

MARCH 15, 2022

Trade shows. Risk management and contingency plans. Project management methods. Another way to stay informed about changes in the corporate event industry is to attend relevant conferences and trade shows. The main goal of these events is to build relationships and increase brand awareness.

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EventMB

AUGUST 19, 2024

Carbon Footprint of Events : Large-scale events, particularly international trade shows and conferences, have significant carbon footprints. The conversation highlights the urgent need for the industry to adopt more systematic approaches to risk management.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Trade Shows - Trade shows give companies in a specific industry the opportunity to showcase their products and services. Whereas most conferences are open to the public, trade shows usually require a screening process for buyers, company reps, and press. CES (Consumer Electronics Show). Orlando, FL.

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Plan Your Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Given the current trajectory, metal detectors, bag searches, security dogs and frisking represent the shape of things to come for large business meetings, conferences and trade shows. Plan accordingly by planning for disaster with these best practices and essential contingency terminology.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Louis added: “Once it gets out there, it can very much hurt an event, so think of this as just another part of your risk-management plan. Having a policy helps to strengthen your reputation of concern and awareness.”. You need to have your backup plans in place, and this is no different.”.

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Plan Your Meetings

JANUARY 28, 2019

Of course, the bit convention and trade show side of the industry deserves some play here, especially as pop culture cons continue to grow. Risk Management Girl (me) thrills at this one, of course.”. In this case, through one of the world’s most disgusting catered events.”. Conventions. Back to the real world.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

The first was a 7,500-attendee trade show that the client — a large tractor manufacturer — was scheduled to hold for its dealers in a centrally located city in the United States in November 2001. How negative would that be to the convention and trade-show business?”. Ami Mayfield.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

The first was a 7,500-attendee trade show that the client — a large tractor manufacturer — was scheduled to hold for its dealers in a centrally located city in the United States in November 2001. How negative would that be to the convention and trade-show business?”. Ami Mayfield.

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Plan Your Meetings

APRIL 10, 2017

The image of meeting attendees crossing a trade show floor with rifles strapped to their backs is a scene reminiscent of the Gunfight at the O.K. The increasing presence of firearms is also an area of concern for many meeting planners. They may view guns as inherently threatening to some.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 31, 2017

Trade shows and conferences always bring people together for a common purpose, even though they may come from uncommon backgrounds,” said John Graham, CAE, president and CEO of ASAE. In 2016, the Risk Management Society held two community-service days at its Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Diego.

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