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Privacy and Data Security Come Into Focus for Events

Andrew Sheivachman

Photo Credit: An attendee on his laptop at a convention in Berlin, Germany. New European data privacy laws will affect event planners worldwide. Flickr / re:publica/Gregor Fischer

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It's been a busy week, so let's take a moment to think about the future of the meetings and events industry. This week we took a look at the ramifications of Europe's new General Data Protection Regulation for meeting and event planners. Even if you don't hold events in Europe, welcoming European attendees means you have to play by the new set of rules. I also spoke to experts on the rationale behind commission cuts for planners enacted by Marriott International and Hilton Worldwide. As hotel chains have shifted their business models since the Great Recession, and complexity has built up in the meetings

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