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Ensuring the safety of attendees is one of the four basic roles for any event manager. Fortunately, today’s planners have shown they are up to the task, thanks in part to insights gained over the long months of dealing with COVID-19.

So just how do make sure your event is safe and secure? Thanks to the progress that has been made in recent months, planners can take advantage of a number of steps…

There are golf courses, and then there are golf courses.

Does anybody have enough staff? The answer is seldom positive in the association world, but the frequent availability of volunteers can be a real asset.

When they’re not engaged in sessions, meeting participants can enjoy gaming, whether that means dabbling with a new experience or returning to a favorite activity.

When you consider destinations for business travel, Orlando would have to be among the most appealing. Certainly the city is no stranger to kudos from a variety of sources. It’s been named AAA’s top domestic summer destination, as well as one of Travelocity’s “coolest places to go in 2018 for family travel.” But regardless of the time of year and even when association travel doesn’t include family, Orlando remains a top destination.

Changing technology affects almost every facet of our professional as well as our personal lives, and it’s no different in the meetings game.

Keeping high-level meetings on the down-low makes site selection especially challenging for insurance and financial services company meeting professionals.

The differences among generations are common points of discussion. Whether it’s seniors confused by the priorities of grandchildren or supervisors baffled by the habits of their younger employees, there always seems to be some degree of generational divide.

“Many employees, especially the younger ones, want to know how the company they work for is making a difference.”