Navigating Event Risks Gets Even More Complicated for Planners
Photo Credit: Attendees at the closing celebration at Innovate Europe in Zaragoza, Spain. Flickr / Jorge Bernal
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Identifying the risks is only the first step. Coming up with a plan that keeps attendees safe while respecting their privacy is much harder.
One of the most challenging parts of a meeting planner’s job is figuring out a way to handle the huge number of risks involved in putting on a large event. Climate change is causing more severe weather, mass shootings are becoming increasingly common in the United States, and many areas of the world are seeing the rise of polarizing political candidates. According to a recent report by BCD Travel, this is all leading to a changing risk landscape. Even digital technology raises the concern of data privacy.
Things get even trickier when considering how attendee experience fits into all of this. It’s no secret that tighter security me
