PCO Operations · November 2020
Issue16
Crisis Communication Drills for Congress Teams
Some secretariats now run tabletop exercises for medical emergencies, protests, and venue failures well before a congress opens.
PCO Operations
November 2020
No. 16 — November 2020
Crisis Communication Drills for Congress Teams
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What Issue 16 covers
Some secretariats now run tabletop exercises for medical emergencies, protests, and venue failures well before a congress opens.
This brief is drawn from Issue 16 of PLENARY Magazine, published November 2020. The full digital edition includes the complete feature, supporting data, and interviews with association executives, convention bureaux and PCOs referenced in this story.
Also in Issue 16
- Destination and venue updates from across the global MICE market
- Association leadership interviews and governance case studies
- Industry data on congress attendance, budgets and technology adoption
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