Rob Noonan, chief of public safety for the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) and an IAVM member, recently joined panelists for a discussion at PCMA that centered on communications challenges and lessons learned during the 2013 bombing at the Boston Marathon. Mitra Sorre
For Frank Poe, The Academy for Venue Safety & Security (AVSS) is all about preparing for the unexpected and having the skills necessary to address challenges flowing from incidents. “AVSS was developed around four key focus learning tracks—Risk, Emergency Preparedness, Secur
The Academy for Venue Safety & Security (AVSS) will take place February 23-27 in Dallas, and it offers professionals in the venue industry intensive training in security planning and life safety management. We recently spoke with Russ Simons—chief listening officer and managing pa
Many U.S. cities are growing faster than their suburbs for the first time in decades. Of the new downtown dwellers, many are empty nesters—freed of the need to factor in school districts, looking to downsize homes and yards. They are gravitating to dense urban cores looking to take ad
There are two styles of decision-making: intuitive and analytical. Bjørn T. Bakken, a researcher BI Norwegian Business School, wanted know which one was best in a crisis situation. Turns out, you need both. “In a real crisis, you simply don’t have time to wait for sufficient informati