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Every event begins with the same goal: to create an experience that people will remember for all the right reasons. Planners attend to myriad details to create ...
The Joffe Family · Sep 4, 2026
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2026
What Event Disasters Can Teach Us About Safety Emergency Preparedness Who Is Responsible for Medical Response at a Private Event? General Event Medical Planning for Large Venues in 2026 General Heat-Proof Your Event: 5 Essential Safety Strategies General Announcing Reliance Risk North America General Preventing and Responding to Sex Trafficking at Venues and Events General The 3 Most Treated (Yet Preventable) Injuries at Events General Safety in Action: Emergency Response Expectations for Event Staff and Vendors General Medical Support Behind the Scenes: What Makes It Work General Keep the Fire on the Grill: Summer BBQ Safety General Halloween Safety Tips for 4 Spooky Events General Fentanyl Awareness and Response for Event Venues General Emergency Prevention: Heat-related Conditions and Illnesses General Event Trends 2025: From Weather Woes to Digital Frontiers General Designing Crowd Flow for Safety, Not Just Throughput General The Power of Words: Crafting Effective Crisis Communications in Event Venues General A Cost Analysis for Event Medical Services General 5 Risk Trends Event and Venue Teams Should Be Planning for Now General 2024 In Review: 9 Incidents and Why Event and Venue Managers Should Know About Them General A Glossary of Emergency Medical Services Terms General From Running Solo to Joining a Team: Lessons From Selling My Business General Five Crowd Safety Failures That Changed the Industry General Event Command Centers and The Incident Command System General Ensuring Safety All Day: A Guide for School Leaders in After-School Event Planning General Effective Engagement with Medical Support Vendors: Top Strategies for Venues General A Letter from Chris Joffe Announcing Our Newest Advisory Board Member General A Friendly 4th of July Reminder General 5 Steps Event Safety Officers Need to Calm a Combative Patient General Great Graduations Require Thoughtful Crowd Management General Breaking New Ground: Joffe Forms the Event Industry’s First Privately Held Interdisciplinary Safety Committee General Choosing Safety Tech Without Creating New Risks Emergency Preparedness Safety in Action: Emergency Response Expectations for Event Staff and Vendors Emergency Preparedness Designing Crowd Flow for Safety, Not Just Throughput Emergency Preparedness From Paper to Practice: Turning Risk Assessments Into Actionable Plans Emergency Preparedness 5 Risk Trends Event and Venue Teams Should Be Planning for Now Emergency Preparedness
2025
Alcohol Management Tips Event Safety Evacuation Drills for Events and Venues: Preparation and Evaluation Emergency Preparedness 5 Quick Wins for Weather Readiness at Your Event Emergency Preparedness Medical Support Behind the Scenes: What Makes It Work Emergency Preparedness A LETTER FROM CHRIS JOFFE ANNOUNCING OUR NEWEST ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER Emergency Preparedness Cybersecurity for Events: Strategies for Building a Whole-Team Approach Emergency Preparedness 3 Tools for Emergency Alerts – And How to Layer Them for Maximum Impact Emergency Preparedness Emerging Security Tech Every Venue Needs to Know Emergency Preparedness Five Crowd Safety Failures That Changed the Industry Emergency Preparedness Security Tech 101: What Every Event and Venue Manager Should Know Emergency Preparedness Event Trends 2025: From Weather Woes to Digital Frontiers Emergency Preparedness
2024
2024 In Review - 9 Incidents and Why Event and Venue Managers Should Know About Them Emergency Preparedness From Running Solo to Joining a Team: Lessons From Selling My Business Emergency Preparedness Preparedness Plan 101: Building a 5-Year Safety Strategy Emergency Preparedness Enhancing Earthquake Preparedness at Events: Effectively Leveraging EMTs and Medical Teams Emergency Preparedness Fentanyl Awareness and Response for Event Venues Emergency Preparedness Effective Engagement with Medical Support Vendors: Top Strategies for Venues Emergency Preparedness Hurricane 2024: Predictions and Preparations Emergency Preparedness Preventing and Responding to Sex Trafficking at Venues and Events Emergency Preparedness 5 Key Features of Joffe's Workplace Violence Prevention Toolkit for Venue Operators Emergency Preparedness Are Your Teams Ready to Respond to Spring Weather? How to Get Started Emergency Preparedness The Power of Words: Crafting Effective Crisis Communications in Event Venues Emergency Preparedness The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: a Response to the Alaska Airlines Video Emergency Preparedness Event Command Centers and The Incident Command System Event Safety
2023
Ensuring Safety with Cutting-Edge Event Security Technologies Event Safety Practical and Actionable Weapons Mitigation Insights for Event Safety Managers Event Safety Risk Management: The Essential Planning Tool for every event manager Event Safety Preparing for Natural Hazards: An Overview for Event Planners and Venue Operators Event Security Family Reunification: A Crucial Step in Emergency Management Emergency Preparedness Emergency Notification Systems: Their Vital Role and Value for Convention Centers Emergency Preparedness 5 Things Your Conference Security Plan Needs Event Security
2022
A Cost Analysis for Event Medical Services Event Safety A Glossary of Emergency Medical Services Terms Emergency Preparedness The 3 Most Treated (Yet Preventable) Injuries at Events Event Safety
2019
Halloween Safety Tips for 4 Spooky Events Event Safety 5 Steps Event Safety Officers Need to Calm a Combative Patient Event Safety 6 Types of Weather to Think About During Event Risk Assessment Event Safety A Friendly 4th of July Reminder Event Safety Keep the Fire on the Grill - Summer BBQ Safety Event Safety Emergency Prevention: Heat-related conditions and illnesses Event Safety Weather Prep: When the Rain Falls Event Safety Event Safety: Preparing for Sunny Days Event Safety
2018
Keeping Risk Management in Mind When Planning an Event Emergency Preparedness
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