The National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) at The University of Southern Mississippi hosted the 2nd annual National Marathon Safety and Security Summit on December 8-10, 2015. The event took place at USM's Gulf Park Campus in Gulf Port, MS. This year’s summit focused on developing strategies to implement scalable “Best Practices” at the organizational level.

Cost: $250 non-members / $225 NCS4 members 
If you are a current NCS4 member, contact Gabriela.Thornton@usm.edu for discount code.

CORPORATIONS MAY ONLY ATTEND AS PART OF A SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE

Target Audience: marathon event administrators and staff; local/state law enforcement, government officials, emergency managers, fire/Hazmat and emergency medical/health services; security companies responsible for providing contract services; city planners; sponsors; governing bodies and insurance companies.

Attendees will address the identified key safety and security challenges facing marathon event managers and have an opportunity to participate in moderated, small group discussions (round robin format) soliciting their input for each of the designated issues.

Threats and environments change and as a result, security plans should be considered  living documents that must change to meet challenges, take advantage of new resources/technology and avoid the development of patterns that could result in a security risk.  Continuous quality improvement should be the standard by which security and safety plans are reviewed and refreshed.