Disaster Management Planning

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Disaster Management Planning
The SISO Online Learning Series

• Protecting Your Media Assets Preparing For
  Unforeseen Emergencies

Host Ted Doyle
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Presenters

• Bud Rebedeau
• The Rebedeau Group
• SISO

• Darrell Denny
• President, Penton Media

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Presenters

• Tom Kornelis
• Vice President, Acordia Insurance

• Donna Karl
• Vice President, New Orleans CVB

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The SISO Emergency Planning Guide

• Mandated by the SISO Board
• Driven by an industry need for standardized
  emergency-planning procedures

www.siso.org
Bud Rebedeau The Rebedeau Group
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Disaster Planning Event Producers

• The 40,000-foot View
• An evolving concern
• Most planning has happened around traditional
  issues (labor problems, local storms, etc.)
• Wake-up Calls
• 9/11
• SARS/Infectious diseases
• Katrina

Darrell Denny Penton Media
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Disaster Planning Event Producers

• The Domino Effect of Emergencies
• Hotels, venues, vendors, etc.
• From Lucky to Expectant
• Building a Strong Strategy
• Dont wait to plan!
• Be comprehensive
• Have clear leadership
• Train everyone including temps

Darrell Denny Penton Media
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Disaster Planning Event Producers

• Costs
• Personnel responsible for planning
• Interruption/Cancellation Insurance
• Time commitment to making it happen
• Training communication

Darrell Denny Penton Media
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Disaster Planning Venues

• The 40,000-foot View
• Recent events have driven venues to get prepared
• Integrating plans with different entities
• More unified focus needed in industry
• Venues
• Destinations
• Event organizers

Donna Karl New Orleans CVB
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Disaster Planning Venues

• How Has the Experience Changed?
• Venues are more proactive
• Is the organizer prepared?
• Do they need help with an emergency plan?
• You should know exactly what the contingencies
  are in a specific locale
• Has This Impacted the Cost of Doing Business at
  Venues?
• Additional security
• But not too much else

Donna Karl New Orleans CVB
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Disaster Planning Insurance

• The 40,000-foot View
• Tradeshow community and underwriters see ripple
  effects of disasters
• Risk models have been retooled
• Coverage availability cost has changed
• Underwriter capacity has been diminished

Tom Kornelis Acordia Insurance
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Disaster Planning Insurance

• Location matters to an extent
• Products Changes
• Be aware of policy endorsements in particular
  areas
• Liability is unchanged
• Core company character and experience still is
  king

Tom Kornelis Acordia Insurance
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Disaster Management Planning
Protecting Your Media Assets Preparing For
Unforeseen Emergencies

• QA