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Education Essentials: October 2020
Thursday, October 22, 2020

Risk Management

[risk]

1. exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous choice.

2. to venture upon; take or run the chance of.

As we enter the seventh month of the COVID-19 pandemic, risk management is a topic that is particularly relevant as meetings professionals wonder how they can host in-person events safely with COVID-19 risk mitigation efforts in mind. In this Education Essentials, you'll learn best practices for hosting an in-person meeting or event, instilling confidence in attendees and organizers to begin safely gathering again, setting a secure password and more.

How to Confidently and Safely Resume Meetings

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the end-to-end meeting journey is continuing to evolve. With new safety protocols, security measures and logistical considerations taking center stage, the planning and execution of travel has shifted. Additionally, the legal, ethical, and financial duty of care to their organizations, employees, and travelers is top of mind for meetings and hospitality professionals. To help ease the planning process and provide an environment abiding by safety standards, hotels have implemented a number of measures to instill confidence in attendees and organizers to begin safely gathering again. Read more.

FICP Anytime Podcast: How to Host an In-Person Event in the Age of COVID-19

Wondering what your first in-person meeting or event will look like in a COVID-19 world? FICP meetings professional member Shane Watkins, CMP, SMMC, Director of Meetings & Incentives, ALFA Mutual Insurance, has pulled it off! In this FICP Anytime podcast, he shares his experience hosting two events for 500 to 1,200 attendees this summer and planning another for the fall. Tune in to learn best practices on topics that include creating a health security plan, attendee communications, creative F&B, and stakeholder discussions. 

Password Security

What is your password IQ? If you're using the same password everywhere or forgetting your password, check out this video presented by Audrey Thomas, founder of Organized Audrey, for a password tip approved by two IT professionals!

 
 

#TBT - Mitigating Risk in a Volatile World

In this FICP blog post from last year, we highlighted risk management tips shared during the 2019 FICP Fall Symposium on weather and safety preparation, socio-political disruptions, and social media. 

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