Electronic hotel-room keycards with a security vulnerability puts a new risk-management issue on planners’ plates.

A provocative post on LinkedIn charges widespread instances of inappropriate sexual advances at a recent meeting. Here’s the response from the organizer plus important resources for planners developing and enforcing a conference code of conduct.

It’s easy to get complacent about meeting safety. However, a casualty in mid-January serves as an awful reminder that planners, production companies, and venues need the highest possible standards and diligence.

As an Israel-focused conference opens in Denver, its organizers are facing protestors trying to cripple the event. Business-event planners should pay close attention because the protest groups in their industry may be watching, too.

Some organizations are reinstating mask mandates as case numbers rise. For upcoming events, it’s critical that planners deliver clear messaging to make participants comfortable about taking precautions when traveling and attending.

Large events in Los Angeles and San Diego go on—with a change here and there—despite the unprecedented summer storm in Southern California. In Palm Springs, though, the damage is noteworthy.

While the resort destinations of Kaanapali, Kapalua, and Wailea have avoided damage, transportation routes and tourism vendors in nearby Lahaina will be greatly affected for the foreseeable future.