The Fyre Festival has garnered attention recently as one of the biggest event failures in modern history. Hulu and Netflix even released two documentaries detailing the frauds and failures of “The Biggest Party that Never Happened.” So, what really happened (or didn't) from an event production standpoint and how could it have been avoided? At our annual Young Professional Discussion Panel, FYRE: Igniting and Taming the Flame of Event Planning – A Survival Guide, we will unpack the disaster that was the Fyre Festival and delve into key takeaways event planners should know to keep their events from catching on Fyre! We'll explore the crafty strategies that garnered success and the negligent missteps that created catastrophe.

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