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Plan for the Best, Prepare for the Worst. Thank you for attending. Marquee Event Disasters. Forces of Nature The Human Factor Facilities Beyond Our Control Transferring Risk. Forces of Nature. Hurricanes/Tornados Blizzards Earthquakes Floods Heat Waves/Ice Storms.
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Plan for the Best, Prepare for the Worst Thank you for attending
Marquee Event Disasters Forces of Nature The Human Factor Facilities Beyond Our Control Transferring Risk
Forces of Nature Hurricanes/Tornados Blizzards Earthquakes Floods Heat Waves/Ice Storms
Cancellation/Rescheduling of Event • Who makes the “final call” • Information sources • Committee • Deadline for making the call
Cancellation/Rescheduling of Event • Communications Plan • Message development • Content and tone • Tailored per audience • Methods of delivery • Web site, email, phone, print media, TV, radio
Human Factors • Speaker Problems • Travel Delays, Illness, Accident, Death
Speaker Problems • Travel, Illness, Accident, Death • Early arrival • Rearrange Schedule • Back-up Singers
Human Factor • Who Takes Over For You? • Event “How To” Guide • Before Event • During Event • After Event
Human Factor/Data, Please! • Data Failure • Hardware or software failure
Facilities Contracts • Facilities Contracts • Written to protect facility • Protection for chapter if facility is sold • Fire, water damage, heating & cooling, electrical outage, staff strikes, construction
Beyond Our Control Acts of Terror
Transferring Risk • Event Insurance • Loss of Revenue • 8-6 months prior • Affordable
Planning for the Worst Hope for the Best,Plan for the Worst Sleep Better at Night
Lessons Learned • Put Into Context • If it can go wrong,It will go wrong
Lessons Learned We are not the folkswho have their fingerson the buttons thatlaunch nuclear weapons
Lessons Learned If you keep your cool, others will, also.