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How to Build a Risk Assessment Checklist

Smart Meetings

She presented a special session at Financial and Insurance Conference Professionals’ (FICP) 2022 Annual Conference titled, “Event Risk management: 2022 Risk Categories.”. That is a lot to consider: create what-if scenarios for and rehearse responses to “just in case.”. Defining Risk. Call to Action. Don’t let fear get in your way.

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17 Common Event Planning Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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Neglecting to test your technology Any event that includes digital presentations, sound, or lighting cues should be rehearsed prior to the big day. Whether hosting a live, virtual, or hybrid event, rehearsing is an important part of the planning process, especially when digital technology or media are involved.

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Sunshine After Flames: Napa and Sonoma Stand Strong One Year After Massive Fires

Smart Meetings

According to Visit Santa Rosa, both properties remain in the midst of insurance negotiations, so it is yet to be determined if they will rebuild. Meeting organizers are responsible for keeping attendees safe, so an emergency contingency plan needs to be well thought out and rehearsed.

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The Most Efficient Wedding Planning Checklist

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Purchase engagement ring insurance. The best jewelry insurance is one that can be bundled with your home insurance or a specialized engagement ring insurance that covers all risks (like floods and mysterious disappearances). Consider wedding insurance. Book your rehearsal and rehearsal-dinner venues.

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How Extreme Weather Is Impacting Events

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Only one of the 19 interviewees had insurance that covered losses, McKinley said. Insurance coverage for fire and smoke disruptions — which was what most of the event organizers faced in 2023 — was either not available to the organizers or the premiums and deductibles were so high that insurance was cost-prohibitive, she said.

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AV Related Things On A Site Visit: 17 Points To Check!

Endless Events

” The reason why, sometimes your setups are going to grow, they’re going to expand, you need more time, you need to do rehearsals, things like that. Here’s our insurance. You want to know when other conferences are going on around yours as well. Here’s what our plan is for when our trucks are going to be there.

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Hybrid Event Management in 2022

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Rehearse and test the content over and over again. Rehearsals are essential for hybrid events since both the live and especially virtual aspects of the events are prone to many potential issues, especially technical glitches. Rehearse and test your event’s content thoroughly, both physically and virtually.