Tag: The University of Southern Mississippi (USM)
Gary Gardner named recipient of the NCS4 Cornerstone Award
May 22, 2025SSN Staff
HATTIESBURG, Miss.—The National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) has announced that Gary Gardner will be recognized as the third-ever Cornerstone Award recipient at the 2025 National Sports Safety and Security Conference and Exhibition.
Gardner will be recognized at the 2025 National Sports Safety and Security Conference & Exhibition during the awards luncheon at the conference, taking place June 30-July 2 at the JW Marriott...
NCS4 announces 2025 National Sports Safety and Security Conference & Exhibition
March 20, 2025SSN Staff
HATTIESBURG, Miss.—The National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) has announced the 2025 National Sports Safety and Security Conference & Exhibition, in conjunction with title sponsor CSA360 Software.
The event will take place June 30-July 2, 2025, at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa in Texas.
The 2025 conference theme, "Setting the Standard," focuses on defining and implementing the highest...
NCS4 to host National Marathon and Endurance Events Safety and Security Forum
October 23, 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 Marathon and Endurance Events Safety and Security Forum on Dec. 3-4 in Virginia Beach, Va.
Join peers to address key safety and security challenges facing marathon and endurance events and to share best practices for continuous improvement.
Road races and other participatory sports events attract large numbers of athletes and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Sports and Security
August 13, 2013Amy Canfield
HATTIESBURG, Miss.—Open-access sporting event security was an especially hot topic at the recent fourth annual National Sports Safety and Security Conference and Exhibition.
That topic came in the wake of the bombings at the April 2013 Boston Marathon. “There are different challenges, same principles,” NCS4 Director Dr. Lou Marciani told Security Director News
The NCS4 July conference drew a record number of participants and exhibitors to its conference, Marciani...