Unconventional Security: Managing Safety & Security for Conventions
The security industry’s calendar seems to revolve around a few key events: ISC West, ASIS International’s Global Security Exchange (GSX), ISC East… But have you ever considered how much effort goes into securing tradeshows and other large-scale events? Security discussed how convention security differs from sporting event security, among other events, and what CSOs should know before moving forward with an event with Brad Mayne, President and Chief Executive Office of the International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM), an association representing public assembly venues around the world, including auditoriums, arenas, convention centers, exhibit halls, stadiums, performing arts studios, university complexes and amphitheaters.