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Is Your Meeting Storm Ready?

Smart Meetings

Amtrak cancelled dozens of trains across the mid-Atlantic region on Wednesday, several of which were in major areas like New York City, Boston and Philadelphia. What Planners Can Do to Be Prepared When it comes to severe storms, the best things any event professional can do is prepare as much as they can.

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Business Travel Strikes Back, A New Company Culture Dawns

Smart Meetings

GBT found that business travel is far from crushed under the weight of shifting business goals, and instead, is taking new shape as a prime and prepared vessel for reinvigorating inclusive, successful company cultures. The Great Reprioritization. Lastly, travel is always a way to exemplify company values—like sustainability.

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17 Common Event Planning Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Social Tables

If so, restaurant reservations, transportation, and other local accommodations may become more difficult to book as the event approaches. If it rains at an outdoor event, will you panic or will you have a tent prepared to shelter guests from the elements? Training event staff to maximize efficiency. Complicated vendor setup.

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Planning a Safe Event: Back to Basics

Endless Events

Around the world, tragic incidents at events like the Las Vegas shooting and the Boston Marathon bombing, and natural disasters have shown that we aren’t prepared for every type of security and safety issue in our industry. If using security scanning devices at your event, then the staff operating them must be highly-trained.

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What Does Event Health and Safety Look Like in 2021?

Meet Green

Transportation systems. From supplies to disinfecting, to staff training, the preparedness starts early as you monitor conditions. “Crisis preparation goes a long way to protecting you, your staff, guests, attendees, and other stakeholders. The plan included working with these partners: Venue. Committee members.

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‘It’s Not a Matter of If, It’s a Matter of When’

Convene by PCMA

12 on the campus of Michigan State University resulted in the deaths of three students, LaBranche — CEO of RIMS, the risk management society® — along with other RIMS staff were in Atlanta on a site visit preparing for their annual meeting, RISKWORLD 2023. “It This year, when a mass shooting on Feb.12

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The Top 5 Trends Happening in Meeting Planning

Gavel International

cross-training, retraining, upskilling) will be critical to dealing with labor challenges. ( The need for digital and technical skills continues to grow faster and faster, so current staff may need to be trained, retrained, or new talent brought in to accommodate the increased IT needs. Talent mobility (e.g.,

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