In an age where technology controls many facets of a business, attention to cybersecurity is becoming paramount as meeting planners recognize how technological breaches can rob corporations and meeting attendees of vital intangible assets.

How corporations and their meeting planners are evaluating their global meetings and events strategies.

Planning for contingencies, no matter how rare, is vital for the safety and security of attendees and for the bottom line of the corporations hosting these events.

As a result of surging crime nationally and globally, security costs for events may be higher as organizers may need to hire additional security personnel or take other precautions to ensure the safety of attendees.

In an age when technology controls many facets of a business, attention to cybersecurity is becoming paramount.

Experts also agree that not recognizing a crisis in its early stages is the most common mistake meeting and event planners make.

In an age where technology controls many facets of a business, attention to cybersecurity is becoming paramount.

“If you don’t have a formal crisis communication plan, it’s too often that either nobody will respond to the problem, or too many people will…”

Every planner should have a comprehensive safety and security plan in place for every event, as well as thorough knowledge of the safety and security protocols and procedures at host venues.

The need for a comprehensive crisis management plan is greater than ever. Planners must be prepared for a wide variety of safety and security threats ranging from fights between attendees and tablecloth fires to natural disasters and bomb threats.