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Marathon and Endurance Events Safety and Security Virtual Forum

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About the Forum

Road races and other participatory sports events attract large numbers of athletes and spectators, making safety and security a top priority for race organizers, public safety agencies, and host communities. As high-profile gatherings, these events face a range of risks and threats that must be managed to protect people, property, and infrastructure. This forum brings together professionals from across the marathon and endurance event community to build knowledge, strengthen skills, and drive continuous improvement in event safety and security.

Attendees will address key safety and security challenges through four expert-led professional development sessions covering crowd management, weather planning, emergency management, and sports medicine.

Who Should Attend

Attendees consist of those working and/or supporting marathon and endurance events, such as event planners and operators, marathon and race administrators and staff, law enforcement, emergency managers, fire/HAZMAT, emergency medical services, city planners, government officials, and sports commissions. Solution providers are also invited to register as attendees for the Forum.

COST
$29 per person

REGISTRATION DEADLINE
November 30

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2027 National Intercollegiate Athletics Safety and Security Forum

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The National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS⁴) at The University of Southern Mississippi will host the 2027 National Intercollegiate Athletics Safety and Security Forum on January 28-29, 2027, at the JW Marriott New Orleans.

About the Forum

OBJECTIVE: To address key safety and security challenges facing intercollegiate athletic programs and to share best practices for continuous improvement. 

Collegiate athletic programs and venues attract a large number of athletes and spectators, making safety and security a top priority for venue operators, public safety officials, and local communities. Discussing current issues and exploring solutions in a forum environment will help colleges and universities, athletic conferences, and associations enhance safety and security plans and operations.

Who Will Be There

Athletic administrators and staff from NCAA Division I, II, and III institutions, athletic conference administrators, football bowl administrators, NCAA representatives, campus law enforcement, local and state law enforcement, facility managers, government officials, emergency managers, fire/HAZMAT, emergency medical services, city planners, governing bodies, sports commissions, and invited Solution Partners.

We have very limited space for this event, and registration is based on a first-come, first-served basis.

Register now or learn more.

NCS⁴  Hosts National Professional Sports and Entertainment Safety and Security Forum at UNC Charlotte

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The National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS⁴) at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) recently hosted the National Professional Sports and Entertainment Safety and Security Forum at UNC Charlotte. More than 150 safety and security professionals from across the country, representing all areas of professional sports and entertainment, attended the sold-out forum.  Read More.

NCS⁴ Hosts 2024 National Professional Sports and Entertainment Safety and Security Forum

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More than 120 safety and security officials from professional sports teams and entertainment venues from North America gathered in South Bend, IN, on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, for the 2024 National Professional Sports and Entertainment Safety and Security Forum.

Event attendees ranged from safety and security managers, operation managers, event managers and facility operators, local and state law enforcement, emergency managers, fire, HAZMAT, emergency medical services, guest services, and government officials. The event was hosted by the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS⁴) at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM).

National Interscholastic Athletics and After-School Activities Safety and Security Forum Addresses School Safety and Security Issues

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More than 100 safety and security officials from high schools across the country gathered in Katy, TX, recently for the 2024 National Interscholastic Athletics and After-School Activities Safety and Security Forum sponsored by the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4).

The event was held at the Katy Independent School District’s Legacy Stadium. Event attendees ranged from superintendents, principals, athletic and facility administrators, fire/HAZMAT, emergency managers, law enforcement personnel, and school resource officers.