Archives of News Stories Related to 9/11 Tougher U.S. Entry Requirements Demand Intervention CIC Votes to Speak with One Voice LIMRA Finds Insurance Execs Optimistic Corporate Planners Face More Cuts Trade Shows a Growing Factor in Business Travel International Planning Breakfast Announced Leaders Develop a Fight Back Plan IACC Examines Emergency Standards CMI Survey Reveals More Questions than Answers Soft Market Continues Is Travel Still the Way to Go for Incentives? Industry Pushing for Economic Stimulus Insurance Planners Move Forward with Meetings Airline Security Goes Federal ICCA Responds to 9/11 Virtual Meetings: Not a Panacea Where Have All the Small Meetings Gone? MPI Outlook Survey: Guarded Optimism Latest Plane Crash Further Erodes Flying Confidence Hotels and Contract Flexibility The Show Goes on for Insurance Associations Learning to Live in Crisis Mode Meetings Outlook: Niche by Niche Coalition Formed to Bring Business to NYC CEIR Survey Shows No Plunge in Attendance Pharma Meetings Down, But Not Out IACC Creates Fund for Displaced Workers Insurance Meetings Moving On Security Checklist The Motivation Show: Not Quite Back to Normal Survey Finds Incentives Strong for 2002 New Survey Shows Business Travel Increasing 90 Days Out from 9/25...and Still Holding Industry Lobbying for Stimulus Package What Associations Are Doing Post-9/11 Urgent Responsibilities Exploring Meeting Security and Insurance Issues The Show Goes On Are Hotel Revenues on the Rise? NEMOA Cancels Conference Travel Tips MPI Industry Impact Survey Results CIC Says Conventions Will Go On TBR Asks Congress for Help Getting Back on Track Terrorism Guidance Available Contracts After the Terror NYC Fights Back Should You Cancel? CIC, StarCite Team Up on Operation Cancellation Rescue Reagan National Reopens Worldwide Caution Staff Report Business Travel Survey Results Staff Report IAEM, CEIR, SISO Call for Unity Staff Report meetingsnet, September 26, 2001 Meetings Industry Reacts to Attack on America Staff Report meetingsnet, September 12, 2001 Understanding Force Majeure Staff Report ASAE Moves Meeting To New York Staff Report Associations Take Action Staff Report PricewaterhouseCoopers Revises Industry Forecast Staff Report

Risk Management and Contingency Planning For Your Meetings Here are articles on risk management, safety at meetings, and contingency planning to help you with your next meeting or event. Security at Special Events Lisa Hurley From Special Events Magazine, Sep 12 2001 No one can plan for every contingency, but a careful analysis of your event will help you determine how much security you need and where. First Aid for Meetings Anna Chinappi Religious Conference Manager, Feb 1, 2001 A medical emergency might be the last thing on anyone's mind when they're enjoying the fun and fellowship of a meeting or convention - until there's a crisis. But if you're prepared in advance, a crisis can be handled quickly and with the greatest chance of a happy outcome for everyone. Security Tips By Andrea Graham Corporate Meetings & Incentives, Jun 1, 2001 Risks cannot be entirely eliminated. But by making safety and security an integral part of the planning process, organizations can dramatically lower the probability. One way to help protect your attendees when traveling to areas where tourists are targets is to provide them with a list of simple precautions. Thrills, Spills, and Liability Ills Jed Mandel Corporate Meetings & Incentives, Nov 1, 1999 Our legal expert Jed Mandel writes about manage your risk for your out of the ordinary events and programs, particularly adventure travel programs. Safety First Jerry Patterson Corporate Meetings & Incentives, Feb 1, 1999 This article about event safety at an overseas venue was written in February 1999, but could have been written about the events of today. Richard Marcus, President of American Woolen Co. in Miami, scrapped plans to hold a pair of incentive meetings for about 200 distributors and their spouses in Indonesia for the spring of 2000. "...our company could be held responsible if something happened to people we sent into an unsafe area." Medical Emergency Preparedness Check List for Professional Meeting Planners Richard M. Obertots Medical Meetings, Jul 1, 2000 Medical emergencies will happen at meetings. Often the difference between life and death may be seconds or minutes. Relying on your meeting staff or calling "911" is not the only answer since few meeting venues are adequately trained or prepared and emergency medical support (EMS) response times and capabilities vary greatly venue to venue and destination to destination. International Resource Guide RELIGIOUS CONFERENCE MANAGER STAFF Religious Conference Manager, Feb 1, 2001 This resource guide from our popular supplement, Beyond Borders, includes names and contacts for security and medical emergency companies that can assist both with domestic and international meetings. Hope for the Best, Plan for the Worst By Beth Negus Viveiros Association Meetings, Aug 1, 2001 This article, written in August 2001, details how and when you should buy event cancellation insurance.