Checking In - Getting Prepped

November 27, 2012

Tyler Davidson

When the East Coast was devastated by Hurricane Sandy in late October it served as a reminder to us all, no matter where our meetings are typically held, that having a good contingency plan is critical in this business.

Where I’m writing this, within sight of the San Francisco Bay and minutes from the Pacific Ocean, we’re a candidate for a tsunami—and, in fact, had the relatively weak trans-Pacific surge from the 2011 Japanese earthquake wash up on our shores. Never mind the ever-present, Earth-shaking threat of “The Big One.”

No matter where you may be meeting, there’s always a chance of disasters, natural or man-made, threatening your event and its attendees.

Check out our Hot Topic piece, “Surviving the Storm,” to get your bearings.

About the author

Tyler Davidson is the vice president and chief content director for Meetings Today, which publishes the meetings industry trade magazine Meetings Today as well as MeetingsToday.com, various newsletters, webinars, the in-person Meetings Today LIVE! Hosted-buyer events and other meetings and events industry B2B channels.

Tyler has covered the travel trade for nearly 35 years. In his role with Meetings Today, which recently won the prestigious FOLIO: Eddies Award for best magazine issue, Tyler leads the editorial team on its mission to provide the most in-depth meetings content in the industry. Previously, he worked as the Asia, Canada, Pacific Northwest and Western U.S. editor at Travel Weekly magazine and TravelAge West. Before joining the dual editorial staff producing destination sections for Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, Tyler was the Africa, Israel, Middle East, Switzerland and Pacific Northwest editor at TravelAge West. He also undertook general news and feature assignments while working at the magazines.

Besides reporting on the travel trade, Tyler has covered the real estate industry, held various editorial positions at the San Francisco-based national satire magazine The Nose, wrote freelance technology industry pieces and covered the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders for a bilingual newspaper in San Francisco. He has a B.A. in Journalism from San Francisco State University, where he worked in various editorial capacities on its award-winning student magazine, Prism.

Contact: tyler.davidson@meetingstoday.com