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NCS4 hosts National Professional Sports and Entertainment Safety and Security Forum

March 1, 2024SSN Staff

SOUTH BEND, Ind.—More than 120 safety and security officials from professional sports teams and entertainment venues from North America gathered on the campus of the University of Notre Dame for the 2024 National Professional Sports and Entertainment Safety and Security Forum. Event attendees ranged from safety and security managers, operation managers, event managers and facility operators, local and state law enforcement, emergency managers, fire, HAZMAT, emergency medical services, guest...

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NCS4 forum addresses school safety and security issues

February 2, 2024SSN Staff

KATY, Texas – Recently more than 100 safety and security officials from high schools across the country gathered together for the 2024 National Interscholastic Athletics and After-School Activities Safety and Security Forum sponsored by the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4). The event was held at the Katy Independent School District’s Legacy Stadium. Attendees at the event ranged from superintendents, principals, athletic and facility administrators, to...

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NCS4 hosting 2024 Safety and Security Forum

January 10, 2024SSN Staff

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) will host the 2024 National Professional Sports and Entertainment Safety and Security Forum at the University of Notre Dame. On Feb. 20-21 participants will join their peers to address the key safety and security challenges facing the professional sports and entertainment industry and to share best practices for continuous improvement. “The...

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NCS4 publishes industry research report on spectator sport safety and security

September 27, 2023SSN Staff

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) has published the results from its Spectator Sports Safety and Security Survey. In a release from the center, NCS4 revealed that the study aimed to gauge sport spectators’ perceptions of safety and security at live events, awareness and support of policies and procedures, and willingness to embrace new measures and technological solutions...

Dr. Stacey A. Hall, National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4), Security, survey, The University of Southern Mississippi (USM)


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Six scholarships to be presented at 2023 NCS4 Conference & Exhibition

March 20, 2023SSN Staff

HATTIESBURG, Miss.—The National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) will recognize six individuals as Young Professional Scholarship recipients during the 2023 National Sports Safety and Security Conference & Exhibition on June 27-29 in San Antonio. The event is presented annually by NCS4, which is housed at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM).  The NCS⁴ is committed to educating the next generation of sport security professionals and recently announced...

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NCS4 announces 2022 National Sports Safety and Security Conference & Exhibition

March 3, 2022SSN Staff

HATTIESBURG, Miss.—The National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) invites you to attend the 13th Annual National Sports Safety and Security Conference & Exhibition. The conference will be held on June 28-30, 2022, at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate in Orlando, Fla., in conjunction with Title Sponsor inOrbit. The 2022 conference theme is "Game-Changers: Lead, Discover, Innovate."  The conference will offer...

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NCS4 leads training course at NCAA National Office

February 14, 2022SSN Staff

HATTIESBURG, Miss.—The National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) conducted a Sport Event Risk Management training course on Feb. 1-2, 2022, at the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) National Office in Indianapolis. Twenty people attended the two-day course, including those from the NCAA and representatives of various Indianapolis sport venues and organizations. The Sport Event Risk Management course...

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Take me out to the ballpark!

September 15, 2021Paul Ragusa

I have to say I miss going to a sporting event and cheering on my favorite team, going to a concert, doing anything other than watching live events on TV! The energy and excitement of being there live, sharing in the moment with thousands of other like-minded people creates, hopefully, great memories. Unless your team loses, or the band stinks, but that is a different story! For sports fans (me included), the sight – and sound – of fans back in the seats and organized sports...

National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4), The University of Southern Mississippi (USM)


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Woollen to be presented with Lifetime Achievement Award at security show

August 25, 2021SSN Staff

HATTIESBURG, Miss.—Liz Woollen, the University of Oklahoma’s (OU’s) Chief of Police (Ret.), will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award during the 2021 National Sports Safety and Security Conference & Exhibition on Nov. 9-10 in Phoenix. The event is presented annually by the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) at The University of Southern Mississippi. The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes the long-term accomplishments and contributions...

Dr. Stacey A. Hall, Liz Woollen, National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4)


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Red Hawk backs new National Sport Security Lab

September 6, 2017Paul Ragusa

BOCA RATON, Fla.—Red Hawk Fire & Security, a provider of fire, life safety and security services based here, is providing resources and integrated systems expertise as a charter donor for the command and control center at the new National Sport Security Laboratory (NSSL) at the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. The lab officially opened on Sept. 1, bringing to life NCS4's vision to be...

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