What did YOU think of the 2023 Event Safety Summit? In this episode of The Event Safety Podcast, we recap some highlights of this year's Summit with two attendees, Francesca Ghizzoni (Production Manager, SXSW) and Emily Jeu (Director of Production, Columbus Association for the Performing Arts). They share their views on what drove them to attend the Summit, why they believe it's important for event professionals to take part, what they found most compelling, and what they'd like to see at future events.

What did YOU think of the 2023 Event Safety Summit? In this episode of The Event Safety Podcast, we recap some highlights of this year's Summit with two attendees, Francesca Ghizzoni (Production Manager, SXSW) and Emily Jeu (Director of Production, Columbus Association for the Performing Arts). They share their views on what drove them to attend the Summit, why they believe it's important for event professionals to take part, what they found most compelling, and what they'd like to see at future events.

In this episode of The Event Safety Podcast, Danielle and Steve discuss the creation of the newly released ANSI ES1.40-2003 Event Security Standard with two contributing members of the standard's working group, Dave Ellis and Manny Marquez. Topics include an overview of the standard’s development, its "modern" approach to event security, what it addresses and what it does not, and why becoming involved in the standard-writing process is both professionally and personally worthwhile.

The Event Safety Alliance (ESA) is proud to announce the election of four distinguished individuals to its Board of Directors, further strengthening the organization's commitment to advancing safety standards and practices within the live event industry.

The newly elected members bring broad expertise and a shared dedication to the mission of the Event Safety Alliance. Their diverse backgrounds and experiences will undoubtedly complement the continued growth and success of the Event Safety Alliance.

The unthinkable has happened again.

Early Saturday morning at the Supernova music festival in Israel, Hamas militants fired rockets and gunfire at the unsuspecting crowd. Gunmen chased guests into the desert to shoot from close range or kidnap them. People ran if they could, or hid and played dead and hoped that wouldn’t become their reality.