False Sense of Security by Meeting Planners
False Sense of Security by Meeting Planners. In 2003, during the time that Kevin Iwamoto was managing corporate travel for a mulitnational company, a car bomb exploded outside a hotel in Jakarta. Iwamoto did his usual check-in with his travel management company to see whether any employees had been traveling to Indonesia that day. He got […]
Prepared for Gun-Toting Attendees
Prepared for Gun-Toting Attendees. If you plan meetings for the National Rifle Association, you may not bat an eye at the idea of allowing attendees who are gun owners with permits to carry concealed weapons into your meeting space. This was the case at the NRA’s annual meeting in Louisville, Ky., in May. Only exceptions were […]
Could Guests with Guns Show Up at Your Next Event?
Could Guests with Guns Show Up at Your Next Event? On Jan. 1, Texas became the 15th U.S. state to allow the open carry of handguns if properly licensed. As a result, you just might find that guests with guns try to walk into your next event. What to do? Our sister publications group, MeetingsNet, […]
