MPI is the meeting and event industry’s home for education, enabling meeting professionals around the world in their quest to host meetings that matter for communities, organizations, businesses, NGOs and governments. The MPI Academy has curated packaged content to help you stay up-to-date on what industry experts are saying related to risk and safety and emergency planning.
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Coronavirus Dialogue Series: Risk Management Planning
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Identification: 052620webinar
1 Clock Hour | Domain C: Risk Management
Waiting till a crisis such as COVID-19 to determine the risk management plan is too late. It needs to be written ahead of time, with robust mitigation and contingency plans, as well as contain proper insurance cover. All contracts should cover Force Majeure, cancellation/postponement options, attrition and third party vendor protection. This keeps the organization’s reputation and everyone's safety at a forefront whilst being adequately prepared. Heather has dealt with every unimaginable situation from volcano eruptions, to a hotel on fire, a hotel wanting to walk her client’s conference, speakers not showing. In the wake of COVID-19 cancellations, Heather has saved her clients over 1.5 million dollars and even negotiated a client's conference to have an open postponement clause for two years.
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1. To identify key contract clauses, such as Force Majeure, cancellation/postponement options, attrition and how to leverage and maximize them in the era of Covid-19, including creative MOUs
2. Understand how to create a matrix to weight risks and ensure right resources to right size risk, as well as buy-in from stakeholders
3. Be prepared to create contingency plans and secure proper insurance cover for risk
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Coronavirus Dialogue Series: Food Safety - What is the New Normal and How do Meeting Planners Need to Prepare?
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Identification: 05012020
1 Clock Hour | Domain C: Risk Management
While COVID-19 has not been proven to be transferable through food, can it theoretically be possible? Think about all the touch points there is with the food and beverage we serve at events. Food safety is something planners often overlook, relying on caterers to handle. In the new normal, what do we need to consider about our attendees safety as it relates to the food and beverage we serve them. Buffets vs plated vs boxed? Single-serve prepackaged food? How many people do we sit at table = social distancing? Do we need to add sneeze guards? F&B costs are already high, what if we need to have more servers so to serve the buffets? Do we need to add hand washing stations to the rooms? Do we go back to using bottled water vs. water jugs.
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1. Learn the what questions you should ask food service providers about their food safety practices.
2. Familiarize yourself with food safety policies and practices required of food service providers
3. Discover ways to provide safe food and beverage experiences easily.
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Identification: 04292020
1 Clock Hour | Domain C: Risk Management
As the world recovers from the current crisis, and clients start to hold events again, identifying and reducing risk in the post-Coronavirus period will be vital to ensure safety, reputation, financial viability. This session discusses the importance of an integrated and formalized risk management process in event planning, as well as some of the new risks and associated contingencies that are likely to be the new norm for events in the near future.
Learner Outcomes:
1. Understand the importance of integrating formalized risk management processes into event planning teams.
2. Identify potential high-risk issues related to post-Coronavirus programs in order to inform event design.
3. Develop simple event contingency plans to facilitate a coordinated response to emergencies and lower overall risk levels.
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Identification: 04152020
1 Clock Hour | Domain C: Risk Management
Here’s the deal: Hacking is no longer just a bunch of teenagers in their mom’s basement. It’s big business, and they’re looking for every possible opportunity to get the goods on high-value individuals, companies, and organizations. When Target was hacked, it was through their HVAC supplier. Home Depot? Another third party supplier. What does that mean for you? If you’re doing events for financial, medical, or any large-scale event, YOU ARE A TARGET. And with everyone making a mad dash for getting their events online, there’s even more opportunity for bad actors.
While your software providers may offer “military-grade encryption”, if you or someone on your team is compromised, you could be handing over your attendees’ data to any number of malicious actors. There are simple things you can do to help protect yourself and your attendees' data, so let’s work through them together.
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De-risk Your Event – How Awareness and Preparedness Help Planners Reduce Event Risks
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Identification: derisk12102019
1 Clock Hour | Domain C: Risk Management
The webinar will introduce Risk Management for events. Starting from some ‘real’ live examples from the industry it will provide an overview of what risk is and its various forms for event planners. It will look into risk identification & assessment, crisis communication plans and insurance issues. An “initial checklist” of what to do, the aspects to consider and what not to forget will provide an actionable starting point for meeting planners.
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RE-THINK TANK: Meeting Executives Conquer Cybersecurity
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Identification: thinktank11112019
1 Clock Hour | Domain C: Risk Managament
Meeting executives don’t just need to ensure the cyber- and data-security for their event attendees, staff and stakeholders. As business travelers, they need to ensure the cyber-safety of their personal and professional information as well. During this interactive RE-THINK tank, join subject matter experts who can help you in utilizing personal data best practices, as well as high-level and applicable tips for business travelers. Learn from 10-minute knowledge bursts, followed by 30 minutes of Q&A. Bring your burning questions about data privacy to this special members-only think tank designed for industry professionals at the director level and above.
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· Discover next-practices for personal cybersecurity
· Protect yourself from data pirates while on the road and at home
· Get real-time answers to your data security questions
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Risk Management: Band-Aids to Bad Guys
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Identification: 01092018
1 Clock Hour | Domain E: Human Resources
Acts of violence seem to happen more often today than in years past, and in more vulnerable places, especially where people gather. Could the location or venue of your next meeting be a target? What are you doing to make your conferences and meeting safer and more secure? Are you doing it the right way? Join Alan Kleinfeld, meeting planner and law enforcement officer, and learn what questions to ask in order to keep your attendees and your staff from harm’s way. From Band-Aids to bad guys, get an idea of the scope of planning it takes and why you need a public safety mindset from the minute you begin to plan your event.
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This Sessions Graciously Sponsored by Marriott
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Safety and Security: It’s Everyone’s Business
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Identification: 6459
1 Clock Hour | Domain C: Risk Management
Join representatives from various industry organizations including IAEE (International Association of Exhibitions and Events) who will discuss this new collaborative initiative, and by extension their members, can work together to make our meetings, conventions, and venues more safe in light of recent security threats, new gun laws and changing client expectations.
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Case Studies in International Crisis Management
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Identification: 6488
1.25 Clock Hours | Domain A: Strategic Planning
In the past 18 months there have been unprecedented examples of crisis affecting our industry. This session will provide insights into 3 recent examples of how suppliers and planners worked through unanticipated emergencies. The 2016 airport attack in Brussels, Belgium, a wildfire closing a convention center in Alberta, Canada, and Ballroom Construction failure in Florida, USA will all be examined.
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Cybersecurity: Threats, Risks and Lessons Learned
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Identification: 6406
1.25 Hours | Domain C: Risk Management
Cybersecurity. It’s not a matter of time if you will confront it, but is a matter of WHEN. Tech experts tell you how it may occur, but they do not tell you the what, who, and how of risk, exposure, and liability issues surrounding cybersecurity. In a recent survey, 60% of respondents said they were not prepared to defend against a data breach. Join us and explore legal, insurance, and planning aspects of your event that require safeguards to protect against this growing problem. Remember, if governments and the movie industry can be hacked, so can you. Will you be prepared?
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