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...
Mar 29, 2022 | Covid- 19, Crowd Behaviour, Crowd Management
Covid-19 and the changing crowded space The Onset of Covid-19With the onset of the Covid-19 virus, we all had the chance to reappraise the fundamentals of crowded space. Covid-19 has given us the time to reassess and restart our mindset. We took the time to breathe...
Oct 25, 2021 | Courses, Covid- 19, Crowd Management, Crowd Safety, Event Security
The recent introductory course by MOM and CDSSL on the physical and psychosocial aspects of protecting crowded space was an overwhelming success! Don’t worry if you missed it, you can now watch the introductory course online for free. Please just follow this...
Sep 13, 2021 | Covid- 19, Government Funding
Just when we needed it most – financing the event sector during its “regrowth” stage. As with all crises, support comes as part of a knee jerk reaction, providing encouragement through the initial phase of a debilitating period for companies and...
Jan 14, 2021 | Covid- 19, Mental Health
At the beginning of last week disaster struck. My daughter who has been living with us for nearly a year, and thus all through lockdown, succumbed to the dreaded virus and became very ill very quickly. This left my wife and I in charge of a 5- and 7-year-old. A task...
