Checklists/How-To's: Risk Management
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Combustible Cocktail
It seemed like a good idea at the time For years, officials at the Milwaukee Art Museum had been renting space to groups for special events many of them...
What's Your Terrorism Risk Rating?
Travel, Trade, and privacy groups are heavily criticizing a Department of Homeland Security program that, for the past several years, has been used to...
Protecting Your Meeting Network and Attendee Data
Rampant identity theft and credit card fraud have raised awareness that personal information must be protected. But if you think these issues are only...
Protecting Your Meetings in Uncertain Times
A frank and tip-filled session on contingency planning in these uncertain times sparked a lot of conversation at Financial & Insurance Conference Planners...
Not to Be an Alarmist, But
I remember scoffing at a colleague a year ago when he suggested covering avian flu in the magazine. An outbreak in human beings would be so catastrophic,...
In the Event of an Outbreak
When Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co. was in the early stages of planning its 2007 incentive trip, China was high on the list of possible destinations. But,...
A Planner's Cautionary Tale
It was shaping up to be Securian's greatest convention ever, says Koleen Roach, director, recognition and conference planning, Securian Financial Group,...
Risk Management for International Meetings
The meetings industry is experiencing a resurgence in international events. Taking events abroad can create excitement among attendees and increase attendance....
Worst-Case Scenario: 10 Things to Know
Travel restrictions and restrictions on public gatherings are likely to be adopted in the event of a flu outbreak. There will probably be at least a couple...
A Planner's Guide to Preparedness
Emergency preparedness for trade show organizers...
Air Security Programs Face Hurdles on the Hill
Two air security programs the Registered Traveler Program and Secure Flight while still on track for eventual launch, face a few hurdles before they fly....
New Orleans 2006: Stay or Go?
For medical societies that had meetings planned for fall 2005 or early 2006, the decision to move their meetings from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina...
2006: The Year of the Strikes?
It's like the first round of a heavyweight championship, when everybody's feeling each other out, says Joe McInerney, president and chief executive officer,...
Blown Bookings?
I've Lived in Orlando for 42 years and worked for Orange County for 28 years, so I have a pretty good historical perspective, says Tom Ackert, executive...
Communicating During Crises
My last column for Medical Meetings was written shortly after the London bombings. In this issue our attention is focused on the aftermath of Hurricane...
Post-Katrina, Planners Rush to Relocate
When Hurricane Katrina slammed through the Gulf Coast, hundreds of thousands of people were displaced and so were a whole lot of medical meetings. Cancellation...
The Price of Risk
When Katrina blew through the Gulf states, she just may have blown your budget for meeting cancellation insurance as well. James Chippendale, president...
Look Who's talking
Securing speaker agreements should be a routine part of the meeting planning process, whether the speakers are paid professionals or volunteers. These...
7 STEPS TO LIMIT LIQUOR LIABILITY
YOU'VE HEARD THE HORROR STORY. A company hosts an event at which alcohol is served. An attendee overindulges, gets in his car, and drives straight into...
Reflections on the London Attacks
I lived and worked in London for many years before moving to the United States. Subsequent to the bomb attacks of July 7 and the attempted bombings two...
Should Avian Flu Be on Your Radar Screen?
IN A BULLETIN ISSUED by The World Health Organization May 1, a possible avian flu pandemic was called unpredictable but potentially catastrophic, capable...
Is your meeting Picket-Proof?
Bill Davis has his fingers crossed that 2006 won't turn out like 2004. The executive director of the American Anthropological Association moved his group's...
Staying Safe
This past February a powerful car bomb exploded outside a convention center in Madrid, wounding dozens of people and reminding the citizens of that city...
Surgeons Learn Disaster Management
During a new session at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting in Tampa, Fla., in January, 200 participants experienced a simulated mass casualty...
Necessity or Luxury? Insurance
Suzette Eaddy listened closely late this summer to news reports about elevated terrorism threats. Eaddy, director of conferences for the National Minority...
