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Event Crisis Communication Templates Worth Copying

Smart Meetings

Are you ready for the next crisis to strike at your event? What plan do you have in place to communicate important messages to your attendees? Crisis communication is an essential, if often overlooked, element for all events. Communication updates (via email, company chat, etc.)

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Best of 2024: Event Safety and Security

Smart Meetings

Event Crisis Communication Templates Worth Copying What do you do when crisis strikes pre-event? What to Expect When Booking A-List Event Speakers Gathering people in a 9,000-square-foot ballroom comes with risks. The process of weighting risks can have a positive impact on your planning budget.

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CES Leans into Hybrid Meeting Format in Uncertain Times

Smart Meetings

This is a tech conference, after all—participants know how to manage virtual events. Chris Meyer, CEO of Chris Meyer Global and consultant for CLEAR, is currently planning to be at CES in person, because he has confidence in the organization. “I Safety is the watchword for everyone involved in this global event.

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How to Build a Risk Assessment Checklist

Smart Meetings

She is co-chair of Events Industry Council’s Meeting and Event Design Group Covid-19 Business Recovery Task Force and now consults leading companies on their return to events approach. Conduct event-readiness exercises that outline who is responsible for what if specific things go wrong. Technology Risks.

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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

Smart Meetings

Meetings consultant Jeff Calmus, a former vice president of global event management for MetLife, agreed about the importance of managing up. Vicki Lester, head of intermediary marketing for Columbia Threadneedle Investments, echoed the importance of frank communication. Choices, Choices. Tell a Story.

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Can One Virtual Meeting Platform Rule Them All?

Smart Meetings

Last year, wireless service provider Verison purchased video conferencing company BlueJeans in an attempt to provide a “unified communications portfolio.” Event tech consultant Corbin Ball explained that the explosion of innovation in 2020 occurred in the streaming/virtual meeting/hybrid meeting space thanks to an influx of funding.

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St. Gallen: Your Complete Guide to a Top Business Event Destination

The MICE Blog

Two major events in the sector, OLMA and Tier & Technik are some of the most important on a national scale. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) The ICT sector in St. Gallen Convention Bureau offers personalised consultation and recommendations for venues and hotels tailored to specific event requirements.

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