An on-stage incident involving a presenter and attendee raises the question: Can organizers account for every possibility when creating an event’s risk-management plan?
While mask mandates have mostly disappeared, some attendees will still be wearing face coverings. How will they feel—and be received—when going against the no-mask norm?
A doctor applies an easy-to-understand mathematical argument to two recent large events to show that daily testing of meeting participants is the best preventative measure.
Two large medical shows are using the Pennsylvania Convention Center within the next month, but requiring proof of vaccination would relieve them of enforcing a renewed mask mandate within their own space.
The latest reports from CDC and WHO suggest the BA.2 subvariant of Covid might reverse the decline in cases across North America and Europe. Host destinations—or meeting hosts themselves—might then consider changing their attendance rules.
Here’s our growing list of meetings-related organizations and conferences that are suspending business with Russia, or otherwise working to make a difference as the war in Ukraine drags on.
Last week’s show in Barcelona got a sizable crowd. Is that a harbinger of good fortune for other 2022 meetings and trade shows, or will it prove to be just a momentary blip?