What’s Keeping Global Event Planners Up At Night — Meetings Innovation Report
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Security, mobile device usage, the sharing economy, and positioning events as marketing vehicles are among the top challenges for event planners in 2016.
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The International Live Events Association (ILEA) and VisitScotland co-published a new paper following their first Global Summit earlier this year, highlighting the top challenges facing international event planners in 2016.
According to the ILEA and Scotland representatives I spoke with, and two event companies that participated in the summit, security is now a priority in everyone's mind, everywhere. "There's always been a discussion about security but we didn't really think we had to be a part of it," said David Merrell, CEO of AOO Events. "If you look at Orlando and Nice, this is some
