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Thursday Buzz: Event Planning for a Million People

Associations Now

How do you begin to plan an event that 1 million people will attend? Event-planning pro Jarno Stegeman, also known professionally as The Event Tutor, spoke with George Ridgely , the executive director of San Francisco Pride, about how he and his team prepare for the world-renowned San Francisco Pride Parade and Celebration.

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Preparing for an Association Event’s Security Means Going Off Auto-Pilot and Taking Control for Yourselves

Association Adviser

She shared hands-on insight into the importance of adequate risk awareness and emergency planning and lessons MPINCC recently learned through creating their own comprehensive event emergency preparedness plan. She did an amazing job pulling it all together and leading the team that developed it.

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Wednesday Buzz: Facebook Ups Its Events Game

Associations Now

The massive social network will now curate hot events in a new feature box. Plus: how to team up with others to design your meetings. We hope you can get on Facebook’s Featured Events list—it’s sure to be the new hot spot for events , as the social network’s Events section garners 550 million users each month. “You

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Did You Know? Associations Prepared for a Natural Disaster or Cyber Attack, But Not Other Potential Crises

Association Adviser

The registration area of MPINCC’s 2017 Annual Conference & Expo at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. MPINCC spent extensive time updating their event emergency crisis plan prior to the 2017 event. The best way to prepare is to know your options for a response,” she continued.

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Coronavirus Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

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Revisiting agile teams after an abrupt shift to remote (source: McKinsey & Company) April 28, 2020 – Agile teams traditionally excel when their members are co-located. or higher will be discreetly informed by a trained member of the security team and not be permitted to remain inside the resort,” a company statement said.

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Daily #COVID19 Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

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Here’s the latest: Revisiting agile teams after an abrupt shift to remote (source: McKinsey & Company) April 28, 2020 – Agile teams traditionally excel when their members are co-located. The attendees and sponsors are a concern for planners and along with them, caught in the middle, are AV teams, hospitality workers, and speakers.