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How to Secure Your Event in the Face of Rising Active Shooter Incidents

Smart Meetings

These include: Event type: Low energy events like business conferences or seminars aren’t likely to create risk. Train for the Worst Case. Their training should be reinforced over multiple sessions, including webinars, lectures and tabletop simulations. What kinds of training do staff undergo? When was it last completed?

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Sustainable event ideas in Lucerne

The MICE Blog

Just under an hour by train from Zurich, Lucerne offers a quintessential Swiss experience, complete with top-notch infrastructure for business events. If you don’t have the Swiss Travel Pass, you can get the Visitor Card Lucerne at the hotel for bus and train rides within the city, valid throughout your entire stay.

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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Heike Mahmoud, CMP

Smart Meetings

Preparing for the Exam In 2004, when Meeting Professionals International (MPI) held their EMEA Conference in Berlin, Mahmoud was working as director of conventions at the Berlin Convention Office. We deal with change, organization, contacting our customers, learning, training and much more on a daily basis,” she says.

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Everything You Need to Know About Working with an Event Staffing Agency

Social Tables

In addition to making sure they understand and perform their duties, you’ll also need to check that they are all on time, in uniform, and prepared. Event staff training requires a large amount of dedicated time and personnel. Also, if you’ve never trained staff before you might find yourself with a bit of a learning curve.

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15 Community Event Ideas That Bring People Together

Social Tables

Host open forums, lectures, classes, seminars, and other events to educate community members about local history, marginalized groups, various cultures, and the importance of acceptance and diversity in community building. . Offer skill development and community training events. Orchestrate community gardening days.

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Q&A: What Does an Event Planner Do?

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Corporate meetings, seminars, and retreats. Whether you’re an experienced planning professional or interested in building an event planning career, training courses, professional designations, certifications, and continuing education classes can improve your skills. SMERF (Social, Military, Educational, Religious, Fraternal).

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Hybrid events at Pentahotel Leipzig: Stay Local Go Global

The MICE Blog

The space is booked for different types of events, conferences (sometimes with a small exhibition), seminars, social events and, for the last several months, also for hybrid events. The Cologne-based association offers advanced training for the mobility sector. Hybrid events, as live events, require particularly good preparation.

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