est, they are getting paid minimum wage, so they aren’t exactly pro- fessional as far as being trained security people,” Adams said while emphasizing that the comment is not meant to disparage. “They are the ones checking badges as people walk in the doors, and the same people we’re all going to rely on in case there is an emergency to help with the Arlington, Virginia-based Consumer Technology Association (CTA), Laurie Lutz works with an event that is celebrating its 50th an- niversary and has served as the showcase of consumer technology in- of the show, the need for security is even greater for the CTA’s vendors and attendees. The same Paris attack in 2015 happened just prior to her association’s major show at the Las Vegas Convention Center. “Safety and security has always been a priority as we plan our
event,” she said. “As the largest annual show in the United States, we have a lot of international attendees and high media attendance. It’s after the terrorist attacks in Paris and then the attack in San Bernadino shortly afterward, we decided we had to take a closer look at the plans that we had in place. We decided to implement some enhanced mea- sures to layer onto that. “Not knowing what was ahead and that something else could hap-
enhanced measures in a really short amount of time, really under 60 days. We added new elements which included everything from limit- ing the size and the number of bags that people could carry in to the show to implementing a bag search. We had enhanced plans around presence with local law enforcement from buses and metro to the ar- mored unit.”
Lutz points all of this out to say that having some established guide-
that has caused the CTA to support the initiative. “There really aren’t guidelines,” she said. “We didn’t have a plan
with venue security. They also relied on us a lot for the event. “Knowing that this group is looking to establish some guidelines to
a part of that and to share from their experience and learn from each is a lot of good work to be done. I think we’re just getting started and the venues and also helps the show managers. That’s why we wanted to be a part of it, to add a voice to that and also to learn from that.” a way to show support to a serious cause. “I think that as we get further and further into this, it’s going to be
interesting to see how this shakes out,” he said. “With Brad’s leader- ship at IAVM and knowing facilities as well as he does, I’m hopeful that we’ll be able to design something that everybody can say, hey, look, this is kind of a cool piece.” The urgency for such a security design is present and has been for some time. -
erything kind of turned at that point. You realized that it could happen in a café, in a theater, in your back yard.” FM
About EMSSI: - ticipate in the shared responsibility of addressing industry wide growth to give back. The more organizations and individuals con- tribute to the safety and security of conventions centers and related venues around the U.S., the greater the industry will prosper for generations to come. Today, The Convention Industry Council (CIC) has estimated
that meetings, exhibitions and business travel has an economic im- over the last 7 years and forecasts for the future remain strong. It is economic engine, and more importantly, to ensure the safety of the millions of people every day that attend and serve this vibrant community. and other emergencies, our industry requires a coordinated ap- proach to protect our patrons, employees, and economic resources that incorporates best-in-class security practices in collaboration with government partners. center security guidelines with federal programs and the Depart-
To learn more, or to support this initiative, please visit us online at
iavm.org/emssi.
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