There is nothing about planning a meeting or event – from selecting destinations and venues, comprehending contract language, taking care in the food that is served, to preparing to “house in place” during a disaster – that is not risky business. At meetings, the unimaginable (tornadoes, food poisoning, illness, or death) and “paper cuts” (lost shipments, speaker cancellations, running out of food) happen. Yet planners and their venue and vendor partners are unprepared for emergencies and simple contingencies. What are we waiting for? Why do we continue to believe that “it” won’t happen to our meeting at “that” facility”? What keeps us from preparing for contingencies? As “Katrina General”, Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré (US Army
Speaker: Joan Eisenstodt, Eisenstodt Associates, LLC
Joan Eisenstodt, whose expertise is in facilitation and training, meetings program and delivery design, and contract negotiations, brings 30+ years of experience to her work. She founded Eisenstodt Associates, a Washington, D.C.-based conference consulting, facilitation, and training consultancy, in 1981. Joan’s been honored by MPI, PCMA, HSMAI, NSA, IACC, and was inducted into the CIC Hall of Leaders in 2004. She currently serves as Chair of MPI’s
ASAP Webinars count for valuable Certificate credits!
Group rates available. Contact us at [email protected] for more details.