Smart Meetings

JULY 14, 2023

An Ex-Navy Seal On Staying Safe “Women traveling alone are definitely targeted more than men,” says Harding Bush, senior manager for security operations, Global Rescue and former Navy Seal. We want to avoid the conflict not manage it. I always ask for a room between floors 3 and 7—not ground floor and not too high,” she says.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 3, 2023

Event safety requires taking action before tragedy strikes How do meeting planners keep track of an ever-evolving landscape of risks, emergencies and event safety needs? The top risks today didn’t exist 5 years ago, and the top risks today won’t be the main concern five years from now,” Porter says. “The

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Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2023

Sheridan President and CEO of Meet Boston and co-chair, Meetings Mean Business Coalition What does the official end of Covid mean for the meetings industry? Read More : Event Safety PSA: Failing to Prepare Could Cost You Mark Cooper CEO of IACC What does the official end of Covid mean for the meetings industry?

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Shannon Copeland The seamless coordination of countless logistics required to produce a productive and enjoyable meeting or event is a Herculean task. In today’s world, you cannot overlook the possibility of Mother Nature becoming an unwanted attendee at your meeting or event.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Planning and executing a successful large-scale special event can be an exhilarating experience, but one that comes with its fair share of challenges, especially when it comes to managing traffic and ensuring smooth transportation for attendees. Understanding the accessibility of the venue is crucial.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 22, 2023

What makes change requests so difficult and tips to resolve Most meeting planners have experienced the need to make last-minute changes to an upcoming event. In a new study by Allseated, “ Mitigating Risks in The Change Request Process for Event Planning ,” the divide between how event venues and planners view change requests was examined.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Whether it is new faces across the negotiating table, evolving event technology or looming AI adoption , taking a risk is not something that comes naturally to many meeting professionals. He worked as sales and marketing manager for ABC TV/Walt Disney Co. He worked as sales and marketing manager for ABC TV/Walt Disney Co.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2022

We asked Mark Herrera, director of safety and security for International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM), for strategies to improve security at events in light of these ominous statistics. These include: Event type: Low energy events like business conferences or seminars aren’t likely to create risk. Assess Security Requirements.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Take a moment to improve your mental health and your meetings will reap the rewards Meeting professionals are some of the busiest people out there. If you’re a hardworking meeting professional, chances are that you experience stress more than you’d like to. For many, being busy means being stressed. A little stress is fine.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 19, 2024

She learned of the CMP early on in her career in the meetings and events industry. Today, Carvalho serves as senior event manager, national sales events at Kaiser Permanente. Design guides my approach to event management. It encourages us to challenge ourselves, take risks, and recognize our inherent capabilities.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Breaking down the company’s recent sustainability strategy International exhibition and convention center ExCel London is a carbon-neutral venue and an advocate for the path towards green meetings. The material topics this pillar addresses are energy, waste and water management, climate action, air quality and biodiversity.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 3, 2022

“We understand the importance of connection; we understand the importance of culture,” said David Peckinpaugh, Maritz president and CEO, reflecting on meetings’ return to F2F (face-to-face) amid dawning young talent during our Smart Chat Live! last week, “How to Nurture the Next Generation of Meeting Professionals.”.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2023

Laura Pennino Smart Meetings spoke with 35-year industry veteran Janine Iannarelli, founder and president of Par Avion Ltd., Opt to drive the distance if the road time is under four hours by car as opposed to running the risk of connecting through a satellite airport. Can we expect a lot more of this? Sadly, I believe so.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 1, 2024

Electronic hotel-room keycards with a security vulnerability puts a new risk-management issue on planners’ plates. A meeting professional’s responsibilities are far reaching, but they haven’t typically required knowledge of the host hotel’s guest-room door keycard system. Meetings-industry attorney Joshua Grimes, Esq.,

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Late planning isn’t just unprofessional; it significantly raises the risk of mistakes. Steering clear of these common pitfalls is key to ensuring that your event not only meets its goals but also provides a memorable and gratifying experience for everyone involved. Creating an RFP requires significant time and expertise.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The New Year is upon us and as we look at 2022 for our meetings and group gatherings, we gaze into the future with bright eyes and positive grins and think, what the heck is going on? Event safety has become a priority, if not for meeting planners, then for attendees. Meeting planners don’t need to be IT gurus.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 1, 2022

How do you make virtual meetings immersive? Can a hybrid meeting deliver the same—or more—impact than a contained ballroom? I understand how hard the last few years have been, but somehow we, like you, managed to pull off miracles. Meeting professionals have the power of data. How does that happen?”

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 1, 2022

How do you make virtual meetings immersive? Can a hybrid meeting deliver the same—or more—impact than a contained ballroom? I understand how hard the last few years have been, but somehow we, like you, managed to pull off miracles. Meeting professionals have the power of data. How does that happen?”

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Read More: 4 Contingency Planning Scenarios You Need to Prepare For Today Meeting Planners Plan Ahead Lisa Miller, VP of Event and Trade Show Production at Hargrove Hargrove made up the event production team for this year’s WCF. Smart Meetings spoke with Vice President of Event and Trade Show Production at Hargrove, Lisa Miller.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The new permitting model was approved by the Miami Beach City Commission on June 22 and establishes specific terms and requirements that businesses must abide by to operate on city property or risk having their permit revoked. The post Miami Beach Outdoor Dining Rules Upheld in Court appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

What to consider when planning an event at an all-inclusive resort Meeting Professionals International (MPI) CEO Paul VanDeventer likes to say that when planning the association’s World Education Congress (WEC), MPI takes chances so members don’t have to take on the risk. Louis required VanDeventer and the team to pivot.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

All Covid protocols will be observed at the meeting space, and people who choose not to travel will be accommodated with some digital options. “At Shapiro emphasized that his company’s employees would not have to travel to Las Vegas if they were concerned about health risks. Hybrid meeting programs offer a silver lining.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

But the Marriott management team understands that to ensure meeting professionals, attendees and leisure travelers have the most positive experience possible, that bell person needs to be immersed in the culture of the 95-year-old company. Meeting planners don’t work 9-5. It is getting easier to find applicants,” Robinson said.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 4, 2024

Nutrition experts caution that the anti-diet movement is “hurting people at risk of health problems related to excess weight and a poor diet,” according to a recent story in The Washington Post. The obesity rate in the U.S. One of those prongs is events. Exhibitors pay for the space to promote their products.

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Gavel International

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Reading Time: 4 minutes Creating pleasant and memorable experiences is vital to meeting planning, but preventing and mitigating the risks of safety and security incidents before they occur is a necessity. This team should consist of experts in event security and risk assessment. Who might make up the security team?

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Endless Events

JULY 5, 2022

Three members of the Endless team have also kept him company: Keaton Watson, Director of Sales and Operations, Karmen Jericevic, Sales Development Manager, and Sonja Hayden, the Director of Content. And don’t forget – if you’re looking for an event management partner, we are just one click away.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 19, 2022

As small- to mid-size meetings are coming back fast, how are meeting professionals really managing the challenges of sustainability, supply chain issues and staffing? Meetings of the Future has always been about getting the smartest people on stage along with the opinions of our members and working it out,” he said.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Aden earned a bachelor’s degree in hotel and restaurant management. After years of working in hotels, Aden now serves as senior account manager at Arrowhead Conferences + Events. Attending PCMA conferences in college solidified her interest in events specifically. It’s truly a calling!”

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Measures in sustainability have been implemented across the board in tourism and hospitality industries, from more sustainable forms of travel to eco-friendly practices at hotels and meetings venues. The post California Passes Extensive Climate, Clean Energy Bill appeared first on Smart Meetings. Local Government Takes Action.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The new meetings-industry A.I. That’s the small print on the legal prompts in Spark, the meetings-specific generative-A.I. engine launched earlier this year by the Professional Convention Management Association and Gevme, an event-technology provider. Warning: Please note that the generated output is not legal advice.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 22, 2022

To mitigate this risk, book online plans at home or with a more secure hotel Wi-Fi network. If you struggle to remember which login goes where, there are plenty of encrypted password managers (some for both personal and business use) that do the remembering for you. Read More: Meeting Safety Trends in 2022. Buy a Local SIM Card.

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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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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Risk management is a dedicated preparedness rather than simply a mental exercise, according to Lisa Sommer Devlin, the most recent Smart Meetings webinar host. In her talk, “Risk Management 101,” she outlined strategies for dealing with the risks of the industry, as well as how to actively avoid them.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Many of our clients are cautious when it comes to their expenses and have been asking our travel management consultants on ways, they can stretch their business travel budget. When business travel is managed in-house, there’s always a risk of not knowing all the tips and tricks to find savings.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 5, 2023

Annual conference center gathering in Durham addressed staffing, sustainability and collaboration A nine-year average drop in the age of the meeting/hospitality professional since the start of the pandemic translates into a loss of nine years of collective knowledge. Knowledge is what helps you handle the unexpected,” he said.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 6, 2023

That brutal attack was fresh on Lauren Parr’s mind as two protesters from the audience rushed and jumped on the stage as a plenary session was about to get underway at last year’s Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) for Earth and planetary scientists at Chicago’s McCormick Place. Samuel Thomas Jr.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 24, 2021

Editor’s Note : As part of Back Light , a series of articles sharing illuminating insider observations, we asked Anh Nguyen , head of community engagement at twine, to start a conversation about how meeting professionals are managing the question of requiring vaccinations at events. Eventprofs Rejoice! Duty of Care. Anh Nguyen.

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