IAVM is Launching a New Program – Introduction to Venue Safety & Security!

Join us Tuesday, October 25, 2022, from 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM ET, at the Boch Center in Boston, MA for this one-of-a-kind experience!

IAVM’s Introduction to Venue Safety & Security equips leadership, event safety & security staff, guest services teams, and meeting planners & organizers with the necessary know-how to effectively protect their respective facilities. Developed by seasoned event safety and security professionals, this one-day event primes attendees with an action plan outline, as well as creative and innovative strategies that secure all facilities, engage front-line teams, and provide the best in guest services and customer experience.

Cancelation and Refund Policy:

Cancellation and refund requests must be made via email to IAVM Meetings Department at meetings@iavm.org. If a registrant is unable to attend for any reason, someone else from their venue/company may attend in their place with written notice. If a cancellation is necessary, the following refund deadlines apply:

• Cancellation request submitted on or before October 18, 2022: Full Refund
• Cancellation request submitted after October 18, 2022: No Refund

Creating Effective Event Briefing Documentation
This session covers the fundamentals of creating effective event briefings, incorporating daily training, practical application of situation awareness, and post orders.
Presenter: Joe Levy, CVE

Duty of Care and Incident Reporting
An introduction to premise liability (duty of care), theory, terminology, and tools. Participants will learn how to apply the “fundamentals of risk management” and document incidents should/when they occur.
Presenter: Barry Stanford

Fundamentals of Risk Management
Participants will learn how to apply an “all hazards” risk management approach into their venue and area of responsibility.
Presenter: Alex Keen

Building Your Security Culture
Focusing on developing diverse cultures surrounding themselves around safety, security, and heightened levels of awareness, participants will learn how to build elite teams within their organizations. This session will help train leadership, front line teams, and young professionals to forecast and expect those unexpected challenges in the future and provide the tools to mitigate the risks our world delivers daily.
Presenter: Mark Herrera

Daily Dilemmas: From Restrooms to Needles
From transgender restrooms to suspicious persons and hypodermic needle use, venues are facing new ethical dilemmas. Participants will team up and be faced with real (and some not-so-real) scenarios that present a multitude of ethical and legal challenges. The solution may feel like the right thing to do, but how will your attorney respond to your solution?
Presenters: Ty Sheaks & Joe Levy, CVE

Safety & Security Town Hall
Be ready to meet, greet, and get to know your fellow attendees in an engaging town hall meeting. Identify specific security challenges and develop a baseline of best practices to assure teams provide the best in safety and security. Great opportunity to identify programming for our Introduction to safety and security.

IAVM has negotiated a small block of rooms at local hotels on a space available basis. Please use the below links to book your hotel stay within these blocks. Please note each hotel has different rates/cancelation policies.

Courtyard Boston Downtown
275 Tremont Street Boston, MA 02116
$299 USD/Night plus taxes/fees
Last Day to book at the reduced rate : Monday October 10, 2022