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When bad things happen in good cities

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Washington DC, Site Selection, San Francisco, Risk Management, North Beach, DMO, CVB, Conventions on Sep 28, 2008

Washington, DC - the place I've called home since 1978 - has an often maligned reputation.

It is referred to by politicians and newscasters (and, now, it seems ordinary citizens) as WASHINGTON, the place where all evil happens to harm this country.  I shake my head in sadness every time I hear this since I know that we are a place of people just like any other and the 'evil' people perceive is

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Lessons learned

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Safety, Risk Management, Politics, Olympics, Meetings, Meeting Planning, Learning, GOP National Convention, Democratic National Convention, Conventions on Aug 27, 2008

Have you been watching the Democratic National Convention? Read anything about it in print or on the web?  Talked with colleagues who are there - either as delegates, guests, demonstrators, or volunteers?

Did you watch the Olympics and follow what went on .. beyond sports?  Did you watch to see how crowds were handled?

Both events - and next week's GOP convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul - are all

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Who cooked that?

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Safety, Risk Management on Jun 07, 2008

For years, I've wondered when our industry would take note of the risk management issues inherent in all we do.  Food safety, something most think little about (until they get a dose of food poisoning), is rarely discussed among industry colleagues. 

When first confronted with our RFP where it asks about food safety and inspections of kitchens, many properties ask if we are serious.

Uh huh. 

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"It's an emergency. We're not prepared."

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Safety, Risk Management on May 18, 2008

Following up on the blog I wrote this weekend was this superb article from the 18 May, 2008 Washington Post.  Read it and then sit down and prepare - for yourself, for your homelife, for your community and for your meetings and facilities.

We're far from prepared and I'm gonna beat this drum until we are.

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