A Trained Crowd Manager (TCM) Live session was held this year the day after VenueConnect in Baltimore concluded. There were several participants, including Jason Poppe—director of events and operations for Georgetown Athletics and McDonough Arena in Washington, D.C.—whom we spoke with

Jacob Molz and his company, ISS 24/7, did something really cool. They created an infographic based on VenueDataSource’s 2015 Safety and Security Report. “The most professional venue managers are well-informed,” Molz wrote on Medium. “This data can help you make

More than 600 people participated in two webinars last week that addressed adverse situations at venues. In the “Public Demonstrations and Civil Unrest Affecting Public Assembly Facilities” webinar, speakers offered recent examples of venue disturbances and how managers an

Regardless of the type, size, or location of your venue, safety and security is one thing we all must think about and be concerned with on a daily basis. VenueDataSource (VDS) has surveyed our members on our typical safety and security practices, and the results from the Safety and Se

IAVM will live-stream an interview with John Wilborn, director of the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas. The conversation will provide a close look at the planning and real-time response from Wilborn and the event management team during the May 3rd incident, when two men attempt