How Meeting Planners Avoid Crises
June 22nd, 2009
Good meeting planners always have contingency plans for “worst case” scenarios. Planning for bad weather is one thing, but now one anticipated an economic crises. Here are some tips to help meeting planners weather the complicated situations that can arise:
- Speaker no-shows: rather than booking just one speaker, arrange panels of experts. This way if anyone is a no-show, you have enough talent on the panel to take over.
- Backup tech support: have technical experts involved in your event so that you can nimbly change or fix any broadcasing or equipment issues.
- Content support: have a public relations expert on staff to stay up to date on any news about your event, and respond quickly to any media scrutiny.
Good meeting planners are well educated and prepared for all contingencies.
