Despite the ongoing health crisis, the largest toy trade show in the Western Hemisphere was a success this week in New York — thanks in large part to an effective communication plan and a resolve to ‘keep on keeping on.’

Instead of scrapping their events amid COVID-19 concerns, more organizations are moving their face-to-face programs online.

Here’s how the American Pet Products Association is handling the loss of exhibitors from China and working toward a successful event in Orlando this week, prioritizing health and safety efforts with its partners and transparent communications with participants.

While the world’s best scientists and medical professionals are working to manage and to treat the COVID-19 virus, event organizers can do their part to ensure that their organization is fully prepared to address the impact of the virus on its contracts, insurance, and communications. An attorney shares what you need to take into consideration.

The lessons our industry learned from SARS can help us as we face the COVID-19 outbreak.

For events whose attendance may be impacted by travel restrictions due to COVID-19, pivoting to a digital or hybrid approach may be a useful strategy. How the Water Quality Association quickly turned a F2F meeting into a two-day virtual event in the wake of a hurricane in 2018 provides an example.

The Events Industry Council (EIC) held a webinar on Feb. 7, “Industry Discussion on Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV): Identifying Reliable Sources and Factors for Informed Decision-Making.” Here are some takeaways.

Ping Liu, CEO of China Star Ltd., a Chinese destination management company and professional congress organizer, shares how her company is reacting to the coronavirus outbreak in China.

While no one can predict what the wider impact of a viral outbreak in China — where it is now declared an emergency — will be, business professionals can take these steps now to be ready to respond.

Sylvia André, an executive at MCI, one of the largest global event managements firms, offers four principles that guide the company’s approach to challenging situations, including the quickly developing coronavirus outbreak.