Jan 11, 2023 | Crowd Management, Event Management, Festivals
Professor Chris Kemp (CEO of MOM) shares his thoughts on the challenges being faced by events and festivals, and considers if we need a new approach. “My experience this summer showed that the festival industry is not just feeling the effects inside its own bubble but...
Dec 8, 2022 | Crowd Behaviour, Event Management, Event Security
Key event security experts gauge how the events industry is coping with current challenges in the latest edition of Access All Areas magazine (Winter edition, pages 16-22). In the cover feature entitled ‘Securing The Future of Events’, the main...
Oct 6, 2022 | Crowd Behaviour, Crowd Management, Crowd Safety, Event Management, Festivals
How many times have we been told over the last four decades that the world of festivals and events is out of control? It seems that over the last century, most of the lessons learnt have been adopted by the industry. Unfortunately sometimes, we do fail to learn from...
Dec 14, 2021 | Crowd Behaviour, Event Management
What’s going on with fan behaviour? Join the IIFX’s free, live stream event on Wednesday 15th December at 5pm (UK time) which discusses just that. Learn from event experts about how to create a safe and secure experience which increases fan participation...
Aug 12, 2021 | Courses, Crowd Safety, Event Management, Risk Assessment
Back in May 2021, MOM was involved in a very successful virtual event by the IIFX looking at managing events in uncertain times. It was called “Risk in Today’s Volatile and Uncertain World: Conversations, Ideas, and Innovations to Create a Safer World.” This...
May 24, 2021 | Crowd Safety, Event Management, Event Security
It’s been 18 months since MOM’s last live tabletop, and after two weeks of online tabletops providing readiness exercises for major events in both June and July, last week the team arrived at Wembley Stadium to deliver two readiness exercises. The first for the...