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🚀 Only one month to go - Registration is now open! 🌍
Across three days this February, GCMA members from around the world will come together to explore current challenges, emerging risks, and practical approaches shaping the future of crowd management.
🚀 Only one month to go - Registration is now open! 🌍
Across three days this February, GCMA members from around the world will come together to explore current challenges, emerging risks, and practical approaches shaping the future of crowd management.
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Indonesia introduces national standards for music concert governance
Towards the end of 2025, Indonesia's National Consumer Protection Agency (BPKN) announced new National Standards for Music Concert Governance, setting clear expectations for safety, transparency, and consumer protection
Indonesia introduces national standards for music concert governance
Towards the end of 2025, Indonesia's National Consumer Protection Agency (BPKN) announced new National Standards for Music Concert Governance, setting clear expectations for safety, transparency, and consumer protection
January 7, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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Indonesia introduces national standards for music concert governance
Towards the end of 2025, Indonesia's National Consumer Protection Agency (BPKN) announced new National Standards for Music Concert Governance, setting clear expectations for safety, transparency, and consumer protection
Indonesia introduces national standards for music concert governance
Towards the end of 2025, Indonesia's National Consumer Protection Agency (BPKN) announced new National Standards for Music Concert Governance, setting clear expectations for safety, transparency, and consumer protection
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The Control Room | Special Edition
We’re pleased to be opening 2026 with a Special Edition of The Control Room!
📅 Tuesday 13 January 2026
🎙 First Control Room session of the year
The Control Room meets monthly as a peer-led forum for open, practical discussion across crowd management,
The Control Room | Special Edition
We’re pleased to be opening 2026 with a Special Edition of The Control Room!
📅 Tuesday 13 January 2026
🎙 First Control Room session of the year
The Control Room meets monthly as a peer-led forum for open, practical discussion across crowd management,
January 6, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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The Control Room | Special Edition
We’re pleased to be opening 2026 with a Special Edition of The Control Room!
📅 Tuesday 13 January 2026
🎙 First Control Room session of the year
The Control Room meets monthly as a peer-led forum for open, practical discussion across crowd management,
The Control Room | Special Edition
We’re pleased to be opening 2026 with a Special Edition of The Control Room!
📅 Tuesday 13 January 2026
🎙 First Control Room session of the year
The Control Room meets monthly as a peer-led forum for open, practical discussion across crowd management,
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🚀 Only one month to go - Registration is now open! 🌍
Across three days this February, GCMA members from around the world will come together to explore current challenges, emerging risks, and practical approaches shaping the future of crowd management.
🚀 Only one month to go - Registration is now open! 🌍
Across three days this February, GCMA members from around the world will come together to explore current challenges, emerging risks, and practical approaches shaping the future of crowd management.
January 5, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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🚀 Only one month to go - Registration is now open! 🌍
Across three days this February, GCMA members from around the world will come together to explore current challenges, emerging risks, and practical approaches shaping the future of crowd management.
🚀 Only one month to go - Registration is now open! 🌍
Across three days this February, GCMA members from around the world will come together to explore current challenges, emerging risks, and practical approaches shaping the future of crowd management.
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Update on Le Constellation Fire Incident, 01-01-26
We stand with the statement issued by the International Nightlife Association following the tragic incident at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana.
🔗 Read the full INA statement: mailchi.mp/nightlifeint...
Update on Le Constellation Fire Incident, 01-01-26
We stand with the statement issued by the International Nightlife Association following the tragic incident at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana.
🔗 Read the full INA statement: mailchi.mp/nightlifeint...
January 5, 2026 at 9:22 AM
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Update on Le Constellation Fire Incident, 01-01-26
We stand with the statement issued by the International Nightlife Association following the tragic incident at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana.
🔗 Read the full INA statement: mailchi.mp/nightlifeint...
Update on Le Constellation Fire Incident, 01-01-26
We stand with the statement issued by the International Nightlife Association following the tragic incident at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana.
🔗 Read the full INA statement: mailchi.mp/nightlifeint...
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We are deeply saddened by reports that at least 40 people have died and 119 have been injured following a fire at a bar in Crans-Montana during New Year celebrations.
Authorities are reporting that the fire appears to have originated from sparklers attached to
We are deeply saddened by reports that at least 40 people have died and 119 have been injured following a fire at a bar in Crans-Montana during New Year celebrations.
Authorities are reporting that the fire appears to have originated from sparklers attached to
January 2, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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We are deeply saddened by reports that at least 40 people have died and 119 have been injured following a fire at a bar in Crans-Montana during New Year celebrations.
Authorities are reporting that the fire appears to have originated from sparklers attached to
We are deeply saddened by reports that at least 40 people have died and 119 have been injured following a fire at a bar in Crans-Montana during New Year celebrations.
Authorities are reporting that the fire appears to have originated from sparklers attached to
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As we welcome 2026, we want to extend our warmest New Year wishes to the global crowd management community.
Across different countries, cultures, and time zones, many of our members will be working through this period, planning ahead, making real-time decisions,
As we welcome 2026, we want to extend our warmest New Year wishes to the global crowd management community.
Across different countries, cultures, and time zones, many of our members will be working through this period, planning ahead, making real-time decisions,
December 31, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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As we welcome 2026, we want to extend our warmest New Year wishes to the global crowd management community.
Across different countries, cultures, and time zones, many of our members will be working through this period, planning ahead, making real-time decisions,
As we welcome 2026, we want to extend our warmest New Year wishes to the global crowd management community.
Across different countries, cultures, and time zones, many of our members will be working through this period, planning ahead, making real-time decisions,
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🌍🎄 From all of us at GCMA, warm Christmas wishes to our members, partners, and colleagues around the world.
Across borders, cultures, and disciplines, you continue to share knowledge, challenge assumptions, and strengthen the global conversation around crowd safety and public trust.
🌍🎄 From all of us at GCMA, warm Christmas wishes to our members, partners, and colleagues around the world.
Across borders, cultures, and disciplines, you continue to share knowledge, challenge assumptions, and strengthen the global conversation around crowd safety and public trust.
December 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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🌍🎄 From all of us at GCMA, warm Christmas wishes to our members, partners, and colleagues around the world.
Across borders, cultures, and disciplines, you continue to share knowledge, challenge assumptions, and strengthen the global conversation around crowd safety and public trust.
🌍🎄 From all of us at GCMA, warm Christmas wishes to our members, partners, and colleagues around the world.
Across borders, cultures, and disciplines, you continue to share knowledge, challenge assumptions, and strengthen the global conversation around crowd safety and public trust.
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📘 Holiday Reading | Research that Informs Practice | NCS4
For those of us who find a little breathing space over the holiday period, this is a thoughtful and well-curated piece of reading from our friends at National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS⁴).
📘 Holiday Reading | Research that Informs Practice | NCS4
For those of us who find a little breathing space over the holiday period, this is a thoughtful and well-curated piece of reading from our friends at National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS⁴).
December 23, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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📘 Holiday Reading | Research that Informs Practice | NCS4
For those of us who find a little breathing space over the holiday period, this is a thoughtful and well-curated piece of reading from our friends at National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS⁴).
📘 Holiday Reading | Research that Informs Practice | NCS4
For those of us who find a little breathing space over the holiday period, this is a thoughtful and well-curated piece of reading from our friends at National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS⁴).
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Lithium-ion batteries power so much of the modern event environment, from e-bikes and e-scooters arriving on site, to production kit, drones, radios, charging hubs and personal devices. When they fail, they do so fast, fierce, and sometimes fatally.
Lithium-ion batteries power so much of the modern event environment, from e-bikes and e-scooters arriving on site, to production kit, drones, radios, charging hubs and personal devices. When they fail, they do so fast, fierce, and sometimes fatally.
December 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Lithium-ion batteries power so much of the modern event environment, from e-bikes and e-scooters arriving on site, to production kit, drones, radios, charging hubs and personal devices. When they fail, they do so fast, fierce, and sometimes fatally.
Lithium-ion batteries power so much of the modern event environment, from e-bikes and e-scooters arriving on site, to production kit, drones, radios, charging hubs and personal devices. When they fail, they do so fast, fierce, and sometimes fatally.
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Following on from our Crowd Management & Rave Culture webinar, December’s Control Room naturally focused on harm-reduction initiatives and approaches being used internationally.
Following on from our Crowd Management & Rave Culture webinar, December’s Control Room naturally focused on harm-reduction initiatives and approaches being used internationally.
December 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Following on from our Crowd Management & Rave Culture webinar, December’s Control Room naturally focused on harm-reduction initiatives and approaches being used internationally.
Following on from our Crowd Management & Rave Culture webinar, December’s Control Room naturally focused on harm-reduction initiatives and approaches being used internationally.
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We are proud to stand with the global live events community in taking the Pink Bows Foundation's Pink Bows Pledge.
Crowd safety is a shared responsibility. From artists and promoters to venues, crews, regulators, and fans, everyone
We are proud to stand with the global live events community in taking the Pink Bows Foundation's Pink Bows Pledge.
Crowd safety is a shared responsibility. From artists and promoters to venues, crews, regulators, and fans, everyone
December 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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We are proud to stand with the global live events community in taking the Pink Bows Foundation's Pink Bows Pledge.
Crowd safety is a shared responsibility. From artists and promoters to venues, crews, regulators, and fans, everyone
We are proud to stand with the global live events community in taking the Pink Bows Foundation's Pink Bows Pledge.
Crowd safety is a shared responsibility. From artists and promoters to venues, crews, regulators, and fans, everyone
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GCMA extends our deepest condolences to the victims, their families, and the wider community affected by the tragic nightclub fire in Goa, India.
We stand in solidarity with the International Nightlife Association (INA),
GCMA extends our deepest condolences to the victims, their families, and the wider community affected by the tragic nightclub fire in Goa, India.
We stand in solidarity with the International Nightlife Association (INA),
December 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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GCMA extends our deepest condolences to the victims, their families, and the wider community affected by the tragic nightclub fire in Goa, India.
We stand in solidarity with the International Nightlife Association (INA),
GCMA extends our deepest condolences to the victims, their families, and the wider community affected by the tragic nightclub fire in Goa, India.
We stand in solidarity with the International Nightlife Association (INA),
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We are devastated by the attack in Sydney at Bondi Beach, where a Hanukkah gathering was targeted and many lives were lost, with many more people injured. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, Australia’s Jewish community, and the responders who ran toward danger to help others.
We are devastated by the attack in Sydney at Bondi Beach, where a Hanukkah gathering was targeted and many lives were lost, with many more people injured. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, Australia’s Jewish community, and the responders who ran toward danger to help others.
December 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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We are devastated by the attack in Sydney at Bondi Beach, where a Hanukkah gathering was targeted and many lives were lost, with many more people injured. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, Australia’s Jewish community, and the responders who ran toward danger to help others.
We are devastated by the attack in Sydney at Bondi Beach, where a Hanukkah gathering was targeted and many lives were lost, with many more people injured. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, Australia’s Jewish community, and the responders who ran toward danger to help others.
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for December’s edition of The Control Room! Rebecca Wilusz, Ph.D., Anne Marie Chebib BA (Hons), PGDip, Ira L. Rosen MA, CFEE, CED, Michael Iser, Oliver Kastens, Syan Schaap, Chris Kerr, Mimi Abrahams, Thyr Rodrigues. Justin Argent,
Thank you to everyone who joined us for December’s edition of The Control Room! Rebecca Wilusz, Ph.D., Anne Marie Chebib BA (Hons), PGDip, Ira L. Rosen MA, CFEE, CED, Michael Iser, Oliver Kastens, Syan Schaap, Chris Kerr, Mimi Abrahams, Thyr Rodrigues. Justin Argent,
December 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for December’s edition of The Control Room! Rebecca Wilusz, Ph.D., Anne Marie Chebib BA (Hons), PGDip, Ira L. Rosen MA, CFEE, CED, Michael Iser, Oliver Kastens, Syan Schaap, Chris Kerr, Mimi Abrahams, Thyr Rodrigues. Justin Argent,
Thank you to everyone who joined us for December’s edition of The Control Room! Rebecca Wilusz, Ph.D., Anne Marie Chebib BA (Hons), PGDip, Ira L. Rosen MA, CFEE, CED, Michael Iser, Oliver Kastens, Syan Schaap, Chris Kerr, Mimi Abrahams, Thyr Rodrigues. Justin Argent,
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A productive and positive December Board meeting.
It’s always energising to bring together such a genuinely international group of practitioners, each contributing insight from their own region and strengthening our shared mission to educate, advocate and motivate across the
A productive and positive December Board meeting.
It’s always energising to bring together such a genuinely international group of practitioners, each contributing insight from their own region and strengthening our shared mission to educate, advocate and motivate across the
December 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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A productive and positive December Board meeting.
It’s always energising to bring together such a genuinely international group of practitioners, each contributing insight from their own region and strengthening our shared mission to educate, advocate and motivate across the
A productive and positive December Board meeting.
It’s always energising to bring together such a genuinely international group of practitioners, each contributing insight from their own region and strengthening our shared mission to educate, advocate and motivate across the
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Today we’re launching BE WEATHERWISE, a GCMA campaign designed to support crowds and crowd managers in preparing for the increasing frequency and severity of weather-related risks.
With thanks to our friends at DTN, whose support has made this work possible,
Today we’re launching BE WEATHERWISE, a GCMA campaign designed to support crowds and crowd managers in preparing for the increasing frequency and severity of weather-related risks.
With thanks to our friends at DTN, whose support has made this work possible,
December 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Today we’re launching BE WEATHERWISE, a GCMA campaign designed to support crowds and crowd managers in preparing for the increasing frequency and severity of weather-related risks.
With thanks to our friends at DTN, whose support has made this work possible,
Today we’re launching BE WEATHERWISE, a GCMA campaign designed to support crowds and crowd managers in preparing for the increasing frequency and severity of weather-related risks.
With thanks to our friends at DTN, whose support has made this work possible,
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Our final Control Room session of the year takes place one week today, on Tuesday 9 December. As always, it is an opportunity for GCMA members to come together for open discussion, shared learning, and sector-wide perspective.
Our final Control Room session of the year takes place one week today, on Tuesday 9 December. As always, it is an opportunity for GCMA members to come together for open discussion, shared learning, and sector-wide perspective.
December 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Our final Control Room session of the year takes place one week today, on Tuesday 9 December. As always, it is an opportunity for GCMA members to come together for open discussion, shared learning, and sector-wide perspective.
Our final Control Room session of the year takes place one week today, on Tuesday 9 December. As always, it is an opportunity for GCMA members to come together for open discussion, shared learning, and sector-wide perspective.
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🎉 GCMA Is 4 Years Young Today! 🎉
Four years ago a group of committed crowd-management experts across the world came together to build something bigger than any one of us could have managed alone. Today we celebrate not just our founding, but every person and organisation who has joined us,
🎉 GCMA Is 4 Years Young Today! 🎉
Four years ago a group of committed crowd-management experts across the world came together to build something bigger than any one of us could have managed alone. Today we celebrate not just our founding, but every person and organisation who has joined us,
December 1, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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🎉 GCMA Is 4 Years Young Today! 🎉
Four years ago a group of committed crowd-management experts across the world came together to build something bigger than any one of us could have managed alone. Today we celebrate not just our founding, but every person and organisation who has joined us,
🎉 GCMA Is 4 Years Young Today! 🎉
Four years ago a group of committed crowd-management experts across the world came together to build something bigger than any one of us could have managed alone. Today we celebrate not just our founding, but every person and organisation who has joined us,
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On the anniversary of the 2017 Oxford Street crowd flight ‘false alarm’, we’re sharing new open-access research from Dermot Barr, John Drury and colleagues in the European Journal of Social Psychology.
Drawing on 39 interviews and a triangulated narrative of the incident, the paper shows that
On the anniversary of the 2017 Oxford Street crowd flight ‘false alarm’, we’re sharing new open-access research from Dermot Barr, John Drury and colleagues in the European Journal of Social Psychology.
Drawing on 39 interviews and a triangulated narrative of the incident, the paper shows that
November 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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On the anniversary of the 2017 Oxford Street crowd flight ‘false alarm’, we’re sharing new open-access research from Dermot Barr, John Drury and colleagues in the European Journal of Social Psychology.
Drawing on 39 interviews and a triangulated narrative of the incident, the paper shows that
On the anniversary of the 2017 Oxford Street crowd flight ‘false alarm’, we’re sharing new open-access research from Dermot Barr, John Drury and colleagues in the European Journal of Social Psychology.
Drawing on 39 interviews and a triangulated narrative of the incident, the paper shows that
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Recent reports detail a deeply troubling escalation in mass abductions from educational and religious settings in Nigeria, with verified figures from local authorities and church representatives indicating that more than 300 students
Recent reports detail a deeply troubling escalation in mass abductions from educational and religious settings in Nigeria, with verified figures from local authorities and church representatives indicating that more than 300 students
November 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Recent reports detail a deeply troubling escalation in mass abductions from educational and religious settings in Nigeria, with verified figures from local authorities and church representatives indicating that more than 300 students
Recent reports detail a deeply troubling escalation in mass abductions from educational and religious settings in Nigeria, with verified figures from local authorities and church representatives indicating that more than 300 students
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Last night’s Crowd Management & Rave Culture Focal Point session brought together over 100 professionals from across the sector for an inspired discussion on EDM culture and its influence on modern crowd management.
We explored origins, community and counterculture,
Last night’s Crowd Management & Rave Culture Focal Point session brought together over 100 professionals from across the sector for an inspired discussion on EDM culture and its influence on modern crowd management.
We explored origins, community and counterculture,
November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Last night’s Crowd Management & Rave Culture Focal Point session brought together over 100 professionals from across the sector for an inspired discussion on EDM culture and its influence on modern crowd management.
We explored origins, community and counterculture,
Last night’s Crowd Management & Rave Culture Focal Point session brought together over 100 professionals from across the sector for an inspired discussion on EDM culture and its influence on modern crowd management.
We explored origins, community and counterculture,
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Today is White Ribbon Day, beginning 16 Days of Activism, the global UN Women campaign calling for an end to violence against women and girls.
The reported global picture is stark: 9 in 10 women in cities say they feel unsafe in public spaces, and UN Women & UNODC data suggests an adolescent
Today is White Ribbon Day, beginning 16 Days of Activism, the global UN Women campaign calling for an end to violence against women and girls.
The reported global picture is stark: 9 in 10 women in cities say they feel unsafe in public spaces, and UN Women & UNODC data suggests an adolescent
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Today is White Ribbon Day, beginning 16 Days of Activism, the global UN Women campaign calling for an end to violence against women and girls.
The reported global picture is stark: 9 in 10 women in cities say they feel unsafe in public spaces, and UN Women & UNODC data suggests an adolescent
Today is White Ribbon Day, beginning 16 Days of Activism, the global UN Women campaign calling for an end to violence against women and girls.
The reported global picture is stark: 9 in 10 women in cities say they feel unsafe in public spaces, and UN Women & UNODC data suggests an adolescent
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We’re delighted to celebrate our partners at Pink Bows Foundation on their latest milestone: being named the official nonprofit partner of the Union Jack Classic at Wembley Stadium, London, UK.
This landmark event will also become the first major American sporting fixture to adopt
We’re delighted to celebrate our partners at Pink Bows Foundation on their latest milestone: being named the official nonprofit partner of the Union Jack Classic at Wembley Stadium, London, UK.
This landmark event will also become the first major American sporting fixture to adopt
November 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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We’re delighted to celebrate our partners at Pink Bows Foundation on their latest milestone: being named the official nonprofit partner of the Union Jack Classic at Wembley Stadium, London, UK.
This landmark event will also become the first major American sporting fixture to adopt
We’re delighted to celebrate our partners at Pink Bows Foundation on their latest milestone: being named the official nonprofit partner of the Union Jack Classic at Wembley Stadium, London, UK.
This landmark event will also become the first major American sporting fixture to adopt
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A long-form examination of the Cape Town Marathon cancellation has been published, exploring the decision-making process, the operational context, and the wider implications for major events.
For those working in crowd and event management, it offers a detailed look at how safety,
A long-form examination of the Cape Town Marathon cancellation has been published, exploring the decision-making process, the operational context, and the wider implications for major events.
For those working in crowd and event management, it offers a detailed look at how safety,
November 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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A long-form examination of the Cape Town Marathon cancellation has been published, exploring the decision-making process, the operational context, and the wider implications for major events.
For those working in crowd and event management, it offers a detailed look at how safety,
A long-form examination of the Cape Town Marathon cancellation has been published, exploring the decision-making process, the operational context, and the wider implications for major events.
For those working in crowd and event management, it offers a detailed look at how safety,
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A big thank you to everybody who joined us for November’s edition of The Control Room, and to Anne Marie Chebib BA (Hons), PGDip and Jacob Worek, SMP for stepping in to host while Rebecca Wilusz, Ph.D. was tied up on-site with an NBA production visit: Michael Iser, John Badcock, Paul Gussack,
A big thank you to everybody who joined us for November’s edition of The Control Room, and to Anne Marie Chebib BA (Hons), PGDip and Jacob Worek, SMP for stepping in to host while Rebecca Wilusz, Ph.D. was tied up on-site with an NBA production visit: Michael Iser, John Badcock, Paul Gussack,
November 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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A big thank you to everybody who joined us for November’s edition of The Control Room, and to Anne Marie Chebib BA (Hons), PGDip and Jacob Worek, SMP for stepping in to host while Rebecca Wilusz, Ph.D. was tied up on-site with an NBA production visit: Michael Iser, John Badcock, Paul Gussack,
A big thank you to everybody who joined us for November’s edition of The Control Room, and to Anne Marie Chebib BA (Hons), PGDip and Jacob Worek, SMP for stepping in to host while Rebecca Wilusz, Ph.D. was tied up on-site with an NBA production visit: Michael Iser, John Badcock, Paul Gussack,