Complacency in the Meetings Industry
“Humans in general are complacent,” says Alan Kleinfeld, former law enforcement officer and director of Arrive Conference Solutions, a...
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Alan Kleinfeld
- Sep 5, 2022
- 1 min
Event Security Starts with Smart Site Selection
From an article in MeetingsNet.com. When asked recently why more planners don’t take safety and security more seriously, one planner...
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Alan Kleinfeld
- Dec 6, 2021
- 1 min
A Quick Note About Omicron
My mantra for meeting planners for the last couple years has been wear masks, wash hands, and watch distance. And like so many of us, I...
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Alan Kleinfeld
- Nov 18, 2021
- 2 min
IMEX Returns and Flourishes during 2021 Pandemic
IMEX America returned in 2021 after a COVID-19 (C19) spoiled absence last year. If you didn’t make it this year, here’s a little of what...
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Alan Kleinfeld
- Sep 15, 2021
- 3 min
News Media Information: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Not long ago a client phones me and says, “Alan, the news is reporting the airport is closed due to protesters. It looks like the entire...
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Alan Kleinfeld
- Aug 17, 2021
- 3 min
Travel, Normalcy, and Emotions. Oh my!
We’re all too familiar with the things we think of when we think of COVID-19 (C19). We’re reminded of masks and politics (regrettably)...
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Alan Kleinfeld
- Jul 27, 2021
- 3 min
Lessons from the Field: Returning to F2F Meetings
During some of the last 18 months, I have been able to travel, plan face-2-face conferences and help keep attendees safe and secure. I...
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Alan Kleinfeld
- Mar 30, 2021
- 2 min
Meeting Planning Safety: Good vs. Bad?
Often times I’m called a pessimistic planner. That’s not true. I’m just a realist. I wish it was sexy and fun being a planner who’s...
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Alan Kleinfeld
- Feb 25, 2021
- 4 min
How to Plan Meetings in 2021 and Beyond
On a recent PCMA chapter Zoom event, talked turned to COVID-19 (C19) and would we return to a sense of “normal.” The concerns are valid....
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Alan Kleinfeld
- Feb 17, 2021
- 2 min
What Day is My Brain On?
Did you ever have those days in college when you were so tired from cramming or partying or studying that you’d wake in the morning and...
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Alan Kleinfeld
- Dec 2, 2020
- 3 min
Events in 2021: Will the C19 Vaccine be a Hero?
I have been called a Debbie Downer, a party pooper and worse when I say the COVID-19 (C19) vaccines won’t be the Wonder Woman of the...
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Alan Kleinfeld
- Oct 27, 2020
- 6 min
A True Tale: A Face-to-Face Event in the Time of COVID-19
*Download a PDF version of this article, with sidebars & photos, at the bottom of this article. The email I got was simple and brief. The...
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Alan Kleinfeld
- Sep 14, 2020
- 1 min
How to Gauge the Safety of Your Meeting Venue
Remember before C19 and how easy our meetings seemed? This is a pre-COVID article on choosing a safe venue, published in The Meeting...
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Alan Kleinfeld
- Sep 2, 2020
- 2 min
Safety and Remote Working
You might have seen a “new” term in reference to COVID-19 (C19): Biosafety. The word might be a nice catch phrase, but including...
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Alan Kleinfeld
- Aug 25, 2020
- 1 min
Planning for disaster: Best practices and essential risk management terminology
Originally published by Plan Your Meetings, this article includes an interview by Arrive Management. In September 2001, Alan Kleinfeld...
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Alan Kleinfeld
- Jul 27, 2020
- 3 min
How Far Does Your Spit Fly?
The other day a colleague and I were sitting outside at a non-Starbucks coffee shop. We hadn’t seen each other face to face for some time...
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Alan Kleinfeld
- Jul 7, 2020
- 1 min
He’s a Planner With a Badge
Convene Magazine's interview with Arrive for PCMA. Alan Kleinfeld, CMP, CMM, LEO, MTA, currently works as the director of Charleston,...
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Alan Kleinfeld
- Jun 21, 2020
- 1 min
Event Pros Seek More Safety and Security Training
From an interview with The Meeting Professional, Sept., 2018. With decades of experience in both law enforcement and meeting management,...
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Alan Kleinfeld
- Jun 9, 2020
- 3 min
Why You Need to Hire a Safety Manager
COVID is still with us and as planners and suppliers try to find new dates or create hybrid events, we can’t ignore the issue of event...
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Alan Kleinfeld
- Jun 1, 2020
- 1 min
Travel Advisors Scramble as Coronavirus Rattles Clients
Even at the beginning of Covid, Arrive was a valuable resource. Read this article from February 2020. How are risk management experts...
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