NCS⁴ NEWS e-newsletter | January 27, 2022

The NCS⁴ thanks its National Advisory Board members for their service and support

That's a Wrap: Marathon and Endurance Forum a Success

Thanks to everyone who attended the forum last week. The speakers provided points on crowd management strategies and cyber security tools that will help ensure spectator and participant safety and security of your races.

Thank you to the Marathon and Endurance Events Advisory Committee for your guidance and support.

Less Than Three Weeks Remain Until the Intercollegiate Athletics Forum — Register Now

The virtual forum will focus on crowd management and cyber security strategies:

The Crowd Management session will introduce participants to effective crowd management strategies and provide the opportunity to apply lessons learned and professional experiences to an exercise scenario using a simulated sequence of events.

The Cyber Security session will familiarize participants with the concepts of planning and preparing for, responding to, and recovering from a targeted cyber attack, as well as an introduction to the attacker methods used during an attack.

The Cyber Security session is led by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), Business and Cyber Solutions Division, a premier provider of cybersecurity training and technical assistance services.

Companies who provide products or services to the sports safety and security industry may only attend the Forum if sponsoring.

Find out more or register for the forum by clicking the button below.

The Professional Sports and Entertainment Forum is Coming up Soon – Register now

The virtual forum will focus on crowd management and cyber security strategies:

The Crowd Management session will introduce participants to effective crowd management strategies and provide the opportunity to apply lessons learned and professional experiences to an exercise scenario using a simulated sequence of events.

The Cyber Security session will familiarize participants with the concepts of planning and preparing for, responding to, and recovering from a targeted cyber attack, as well as an introduction to the attacker methods used during an attack.

The Cyber Security session is led by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), Business and Cyber Solutions Division, a premier provider of cybersecurity training and technical assistance services.

Companies who provide products or services to the sports safety and security industry may only attend the Forum if sponsoring.

Find out more or register for the forum by clicking the button below.

The virtual forum will focus on crowd management and de-escalation strategies:

The Crowd Management session will introduce participants to effective crowd management strategies and provide the opportunity to apply lessons learned and professional experiences to an exercise scenario using a simulated sequence of events.

The De-Escalation session will familiarize participants with the common causes of escalation and provide tools and techniques that can be used to de-escalate emotionally-charged behavioral incidents.

Companies who provide products or services to the sports safety and security industry may only attend the Forum if sponsoring.

Find out more or register for the forum by clicking the button below.

Mark Your Calendar and Make Plans to Join Us in Orlando This Summer

The 13th annual National Sports Safety and Security Conference & Exhibition will take place June 28-30, 2022, at the Omni Orlando Resort at Championsgate. The gathering of top safety and security professionals across multiple disciplines provides a versatile and intimate environment dedicated to innovative technologies, products, services, and educational programming. A special thanks goes to Title Sponsor, inOrbit.

Registration is now open. Click the button below for more information or to register.

NCS⁴ Staff Appreciation Spotlight — January: Sara Priebe

Each month, the NCS⁴ will recognize a staff member for their contributions to the NCS⁴ mission. Center accomplishments require exploration, initiative, teamwork, and versatility — we celebrate their hard work and tireless efforts.

This month’s staff spotlight is Sara Priebe, Event and Membership Manager.

In her role at the Center, Sara executes planning and logistics for NCS⁴ events in association with the Director of Operations, Lauren Cranford. Sara is the contact for vendors interested in securing sponsorships and exhibits at all NCS⁴ events. She provides customer service to vendors and Solution Partners as well as members and event attendees. In addition, she provides marketing and communications functions for the Center, including graphic design, social media, newsletter, website, and press releases.

NCS⁴ Staffer Presents to NFHS

Brooke Graves, Senior Training Manager, recently presented to the National Federation of State High School Associations – Student Services Committee Meeting. Her presentation focused on the following topics:

• Trends in Safety and Security for Interscholastic Athletics and After-School Events for the 2021-2022 school year
• COVID-19 Considerations for Interscholastic Athletics and After-School Events
• NCS⁴ Resources for Interscholastic Athletics and After-School Events

Now Scheduling Select DHS/FEMA-Funded Training Courses

The NCS⁴ is currently offering four safety and security courses in face-to-face format. Each course is designed to be interactive and allow individuals to become more confident in their ability to identify, prevent, and manage incidents. The key principles that individuals will learn range from risk management, evacuation messaging, threat prioritization, and communication. Each class is being presented in a face-to-face format that requires 8 hours each day for two consecutive days.

You can learn more about each of these courses by visiting the NCS⁴ website or by clicking on one of the following courses below:

• AWR-167: Sport Event Risk Management
• MGT-412: Sport Venue Evacuation and Protective Actions
• MGT-466: Sport and Special Event Enhanced Risk Management and Assessment
• MGT-467: Sport and Special Event Public Information and Emergency Notification

These courses represent a cooperative effort between The University of Southern Mississippi’s National Center for Spectator Sports Security and Safety (USM/NCS⁴) and the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service’s National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center (TEEX/NERRTC), a member of The Texas A&M University System.

If you are interested in attending or hosting a training course, please email us at NCS4train@usm.edu.

Fundamentals of Crowd Safety Course Offered Online

NCS⁴ and GKStill International have partnered to jointly offer the Fundamentals of Crowd Safety online E-Learning course to address capability gaps in crowd behavior and sciences. Professor Dr. G. K. Still, Professor of Crowd Science at Manchester University, developed this certified, accredited course. The course offers an 8-hour online interactive experience designed to teach the essential elements of crowd safety and crowd risk analysis. The course is especially valuable to event organizers, as it ensures that those who complete it are compliant with the NFPA 101 - Life Safety Code — specifically, the areas of section 12 of the code that require a venue to provide a crowd manager trained in crowd management techniques for occupancies exceeding 1000.