Strategy

Today, even veteran meeting organizers face Code Red calamities previously unimaginable. From protocol changes du jour to technical glitches at virtual and hybrid meetings, new emergencies require a fresh batch of creative fixatives. Smart Meetings asked readers and Events Industry Council pioneering explorers to share hazards they have encountered and the hacks that got them and their guests safely to the other side.

Even as companies and organizations continue to debate whether to green light the return to in-person business  travel, growing evidence suggests that professionally planned events “can and are being safely held.” That was the key takeaway from a broad coalition spanning the business and travel community at a virtual media conference broadcast today from the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.