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SOURCE: Orange County Convention Center

The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) has received its Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC) STAR™ accreditation on outbreak prevention, response and recovery. Recognized as the gold standard of safe venues, the OCCC is one of the largest venues in the nation to receive the GBAC STAR™ accreditation.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/iae-nwl/pdf/Orange_County_Convention_Center_Receives_GBAC_STARTM_Accreditation.pdf to view the full article online.

 
SOURCE: Event Manager Blog

Research shows that 31% of event professionals find the biggest problem they face in organizing a successful online event is attendee engagement, but steps can be taken to make it more interactive.

Visit https://www.eventmanagerblog.com/attendee-engagement-virtual-events to view the full article online.

 
Boston Convention Marketing Center
SOURCE: Event Industry News

In an open letter to the British govenment, the Meetings Industry Association, the United Kingdom's primary standards group for the event industry, warns that the country's events industry is on a disasterous trajectory unless the government takes action.

Visit https://www.eventindustrynews.com/news/meetings-industry-association-calls-for-urgent-meeting-with-government to view the full article online.

 
SOURCE: Harvard Business Review

Employee engagement platform TinyPulse surveyed 830 employees from across 10 for-profit, not-for-profit and government organizations and found how leaders can best work with their employees through the crisis.

Visit https://hbr.org/2020/07/5-tips-for-communicating-with-employees-during-a-crisis to view the full article online.

 
SOURCE: Together Again Expo

The Together Again Expo — an educational event about best practices for safely reopening in regards to the event sector — will take place July 24 at the Orange County Convention Center.

Visit https://togetheragainexpo.com/ to view the full article online.

 
Core-Apps, LLC
SOURCE: Meeting Spotlight

Etc.venues conducted a survey that showed almost three-quarters of event professionals are planning hybrid events in 2020, and 19% said the biggest roadblock to planning a hybrid event was a lack of experience.

Visit https://meetingspotlight.com/article/stats-73-event-planners-will-run-hybrid-event-2020 to view the full article online.

 
SOURCE: Forbes

When it comes to polarizing topics of conversations, many feel as though they're walking on egg shells. As a leader, there are steps one can take to hold conversations in a more respectful and understanding way.

Visit https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2020/07/14/how-organizations-can-navigate-polarizing-times/#289d38ab71a7 to view the full article online.

 
SOURCE: Associations Now

Now that organizations are used to working at home and communicating with each other through platforms like Zoom, leaders need to keep up aspects of their organization's office culture to help maximize productivity from your employees.

Visit https://associationsnow.com/2020/07/preserving-your-organizational-culture-from-a-distance/ to view the full article online.

 
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CEIR Event: Insights on Where Events Are Going
SOURCE: CEIR Blog

In this two-parter, Robyn Davis of Exhibitors WINH LLC continues sharing her top takeaways from CEIR’s Head of Marketing Insight series.

Visit https://ceirblog.wordpress.com/2020/07/12/top-takeaways-from-ceirs-head-of-marketing-insights-series-part-two/ to view the full article online.