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The Control Room: GCMA Monthly Member Roundtable
Join us for GCMA’s Control Room, our monthly member roundtable and networking event. Taking place the second Tuesday of every month, The Control Room is your opportunity to discuss issues, share insights, and ask questions with crowd management professionals from around the globe. You can sign up for 12 months of meetings at the link below:
The Control Room: GCMA Monthly Member Roundtable
Join us for GCMA’s Control Room, our monthly member roundtable and networking event. Taking place the second Tuesday of every month, The Control Room is your opportunity to discuss issues, share insights, and ask questions with crowd management professionals from around the globe. You can sign up for 12 months of meetings at the link below:
GCMA Focal Point: Around the Table - Developing Tabletop Exercises
Join event safety professionals from around the world for a practical exploration of how to develop effective tabletop exercises. Presented by Pink Bows Foundation, the session will look at building realistic scenarios, setting clear objectives, structuring discussion, introducing challenges and facilitating meaningful participation. Participants will explore how well-designed exercises can test plans, strengthen decision-making and coordination, identify gaps, and turn lessons learned into improved preparedness and resilience.
Webinar Times: 19:00 UK/14:00 New York/11:00 Los Angeles
Webinar will be available on demand after initial delivery.
Hosted on Zoom. Click here to register.
GCMA Focal Point: Playing with Fire – Pyrotechnics & Crowd Safety
Pyrotechnics can create some of the most memorable moments at live events—but their safe use requires careful planning, clear communication and close coordination across production, safety and crowd management teams.
Join us for our next GCMA Focal Point webinar, Playing with Fire – Pyrotechnics & Crowd Safety, as we explore the hazards, regulatory considerations and operational requirements associated with pyrotechnics at live events and public gatherings. The conversation will consider not only how effects are planned and delivered safely, but how issues such as audience proximity, crowd movement, exclusion areas, communication and emergency decision-making need to be incorporated into the wider event safety plan.
Webinar Times: 19:00 UK/14:00 New York/11:00 Los Angeles
Webinar will be available on demand after initial delivery.
Hosted on Zoom. Click here to register.
The Control Room: GCMA Monthly Member Roundtable
Join us for GCMA’s Control Room, our monthly member roundtable and networking event. Taking place the second Tuesday of every month, The Control Room is your opportunity to discuss issues, share insights, and ask questions with crowd management professionals from around the globe. You can sign up for 12 months of meetings at the link below:
The Control Room: GCMA Monthly Member Roundtable
Join us for GCMA’s Control Room, our monthly member roundtable and networking event. Taking place the second Tuesday of every month, The Control Room is your opportunity to discuss issues, share insights, and ask questions with crowd management professionals from around the globe. You can sign up for 12 months of meetings at the link below:
The Control Room: GCMA Monthly Member Roundtable
Join us for GCMA’s Control Room, our monthly member roundtable and networking event. Taking place the second Tuesday of every month, The Control Room is your opportunity to discuss issues, share insights, and ask questions with crowd management professionals from around the globe. You can sign up for 12 months of meetings at the link below:
GCMA Focal Point: Mind the Gap - Barricade Clinic
This focused clinic explores the effective use of barricades across live events and public gatherings. Discussion will include key design principles, placement strategies, and common failure points, with practical guidance to support safer crowd flow, access control, and emergency response.
Webinar Times: 19:00 UK/14:00 New York/11:00 Los Angeles
Webinar will be available on demand after initial delivery.
Hosted on Zoom. Click here to register.
The Control Room: GCMA Monthly Member Roundtable
Join us for GCMA’s Control Room, our monthly member roundtable and networking event. Taking place the second Tuesday of every month, The Control Room is your opportunity to discuss issues, share insights, and ask questions with crowd management professionals from around the globe. You can sign up for 12 months of meetings at the link below:
The Control Room: GCMA Monthly Member Roundtable
Join us for GCMA’s Control Room, our monthly member roundtable and networking event. Taking place the second Tuesday of every month, The Control Room is your opportunity to discuss issues, share insights, and ask questions with crowd management professionals from around the globe. You can sign up for 12 months of meetings at the link below:
GCMA Focal Point: Summer Weather Preview (Presented by DTN)
Weather remains one of the most significant external risks facing outdoor events, festivals, and public gatherings. From extreme heat and lightning to sudden storms and high winds, weather conditions can directly impact crowd safety, operational planning, and decision-making for event organisers and public safety professionals.
Global Crowd Management Alliance® (GCMA) will host a webinar focused on the summer weather outlook and its implications for the events industry, delivered by global weather intelligence provider DTN on Tuesday, 21 April at 19:00 BST / 20:00 CEST / 14:00 EDT / 11:00 PDT / Wed 22 · 04:00 AEST
This session will provide a forward-looking view of expected weather patterns for the upcoming summer season, helping event professionals understand emerging risks and how they may affect planning, operations, and contingency strategies.
During the webinar, DTN’s meteorologists will explore:
Key weather trends expected for the summer season ahead
How heat, storms, lightning, and severe weather patterns may affect outdoor events
The growing role of weather intelligence in event safety planning
Practical considerations for organisers, venues, and safety teams
The webinar is designed for event organisers, crowd safety professionals, venue operators, public authorities, and anyone involved in planning or managing live events where weather conditions may influence safety and operational decisions.
The session forms part of GCMA’s ongoing commitment to sharing knowledge, advancing good practices, and supporting safer outcomes across the global crowd management community.
Webinar Times: 19:00 UK/14:00 New York/11:00 Los Angeles
Webinar will be available on demand after initial delivery.
The Control Room: GCMA Monthly Member Roundtable
Join us for GCMA’s Control Room, our monthly member roundtable and networking event. Taking place the second Tuesday of every month, The Control Room is your opportunity to discuss issues, share insights, and ask questions with crowd management professionals from around the globe. You can sign up for 12 months of meetings at the link below:
The Control Room: GCMA Monthly Member Roundtable
Join us for GCMA’s Control Room, our monthly member roundtable and networking event. Taking place the second Tuesday of every month, The Control Room is your opportunity to discuss issues, share insights, and ask questions with crowd management professionals from around the globe. You can sign up for 12 months of meetings at the link below:
The Control Room: GCMA Monthly Member Roundtable
Join us for GCMA’s Control Room, our monthly member roundtable and networking event. Taking place the second Tuesday of every month, The Control Room is your opportunity to discuss issues, share insights, and ask questions with crowd management professionals from around the globe. You can sign up for 12 months of meetings at the link below:
MEMBER EVENT: 2026 Global Crowd Management Congress
🚀 Get ready for the biggest conversation in global crowd management! 🌍✨
The GCMA Global Crowd Management Congress 2026 brings together world-leading experts to tackle the most pressing challenges in our industry. Brought to you in partnership with Pink Bows Foundation, the Congress delivers three days of insightful discussions, practical strategies, and game-changing ideas. Exclusive to GCMA members, this is an event you won’t want to miss!
📅 February 3rd, 4th & 5th
⏰ 1900 GMT (1400 EST, 1100 PST, 2000 CET)
🔗 Via Zoom
Registration is open to all current GCMA members. Follow the link below to register.
Program Agenda (Subject to Change)
📅 Day One – February 3rd
Crowd Safety on a Budget: Designing for Risk, Reality & Resilience
19:00 GMT
Panelists: Becca Wilusz (US), Cathy Knowsley (NZ), Simon Hunt (CA), Becky Stevens (UK), Benjamin Rolens (US)
Operating with limited resources does not remove responsibility. It changes how decisions must be made and requires sharper thinking.
In this session, we'll examine how event professionals can approach crowd safety when time, budget, and capacity are constrained. The discussion will focus on understanding genuine risk exposure, prioritising interventions that have the greatest impact, and designing safety arrangements that are realistic, proportionate, and defensible.
Rather than seeking perfect solutions, the session will explore how incremental, intentional improvements can strengthen resilience over time, even in challenging operational environments.
AI, Accountability & the Human in the Loop: Decision-Making & Liability in Crowd Safety
20:30 GMT
Panelists: Eoghan Gill (IE), Andy Hollinson (UK), James Russell (UK), Lloyd Major (UK)
Artificial intelligence is moving rapidly from decision support to decision influence in crowd management and event safety, yet responsibility has not shifted alongside it.
In this session, we'll will explore how AI-enabled systems shape human judgement in safety-critical environments. The discussion will consider where risk can emerge through acts of commission and omission, and how those risks are shaped by the interaction between technology, people, and existing regulatory frameworks.
The session will focus on accountability rather than technology alone, asking a central question: who ultimately carries liability when technology, people, and regulatory frameworks collide?
📅 Day Two – February 4th
From Forecast to Frontline: Weather Intelligence & Crowd Safety Decision-making
19:00 GMT
Panelists: Renny Vandewege (US), Jacob Worek (US)
For outdoor events, weather is one of the most influential and often underestimated drivers of crowd safety risk.
In this session, we'll discuss how weather forecasting, real-time monitoring, and clear decision thresholds can inform crowd safety decision-making. The conversation will explore how weather intelligence is used to support decisions around crowd movement, sheltering, evacuation, and event modification.
The session will examine how timely, well-interpreted weather information strengthens situational awareness and helps teams act decisively before conditions deteriorate.
From Policy to Practice: The Saint-Denis Convention & Multi-Agency Safety at Sporting Events
20:00 GMT
Panelists: Thyr Rodrigues (CH), Rodrigo Cavaleiro (PT)
What does the Saint-Denis Convention mean in practice for those planning and delivering sporting events?
In this session, Thyr Rodrigues and Rodrigo Cavaleiro explore the Council of Europe’s Saint-Denis Convention, the only binding international framework promoting an integrated, multi-agency approach to safety, security, and service at sporting events. The session will outline the purpose of the Convention, its core principles, and the role of the S4 Committee in overseeing its implementation and supporting cooperation between public and private stakeholders.
The discussion will examine how the Convention’s principles are translated into operational practice, highlighting practical considerations, approaches, and available tools that may be relevant to GCMA members seeking to strengthen collaborative planning and crowd safety within their own contexts.
📅 Day Three – February 5th
Fire Prevention Without Borders: Toward a Global Standard for Public Venues
19:00 GMT
Panelists: Mike Kill (UK), Anne Marie Chebib (UK)
The recent Le Constellation nightclub fire in Switzerland once again underscored the urgent need for harmonised global fire prevention standards and their consistent enforcement across nightlife and hospitality venues worldwide. Repeated incidents over the years have shown that deficiencies such as inadequate emergency exits, flammable materials, overcrowding, and non-compliance with licensing and safety regulations can have catastrophic consequences. This session explores the newly developed International Fire Prevention Guide: a practical framework designed to reduce regulatory ambiguity and provide effective tools to prevent fires and strengthen emergency preparedness in public venues worldwide.
Sweating the Small Stuff: Overlooked, Minimised & Ignored Issues That Impact Safety at Small Venues
20:30 GMT
Panelists: Iain Fourie (SA), Angie Chamberland (US), Chris Kerr (CA), Bryan Huneycutt (US)
Smaller venues can assume that certain rules, standards, or hazards apply only to larger events. In reality, many of the same risks are present at smaller scale and are more likely to be overlooked, minimised, or managed informally. Sometimes, those challenges are not recognised as risks at all.
In this session, we'll examine issues that are commonly misunderstood or under-examined in small-venue settings, and how these factors can influence safety outcomes. Drawing on real-world examples, the discussion will explore how gaps in awareness can become liabilities and why this matters.
The Control Room: GCMA Monthly Member Roundtable
Join us for GCMA’s Control Room, our monthly member roundtable and networking event. Taking place the second Tuesday of every month, The Control Room is your opportunity to discuss issues, share insights, and ask questions with crowd management professionals from around the globe. You can sign up for 12 months of meetings at the link below:
The Control Room: GCMA Monthly Member Roundtable
Join us for GCMA’s Control Room, our monthly member roundtable and networking event. Taking place the second Tuesday of every month, The Control Room is your opportunity to discuss issues, share insights, and ask questions with crowd management professionals from around the globe. You can sign up for 12 months of meetings at the link below:
GCMA Focal Point: Crowd Management & Rave Culture
Join us on Tuesday 25 November at 7:00 PM (UK) for a one-hour panel discussion exploring the intersection of crowd management and rave culture. With panelists from the UK, US, and Canada this international session will examine the unique challenges and opportunities presented by rave events, bringing together diverse perspectives and practical insights from across the sector.
Webinar Times: 19:00 UK/14:00 New York/11:00 Los Angeles
Webinar will be available on demand after initial delivery.
Hosted on Zoom. Click here to register.
GCMA Focal Point: Using AI for Mass Communications
AI is rapidly reshaping how organizations craft, target, and deliver messages at scale - from public safety alerts and event updates to internal comms and crisis response. In this webinar, Prof. G. Keith Still connects the dots between technology, practice, and policy, showing how AI fits into proven communication frameworks to improve clarity, speed, and audience trust during both routine operations and high-stakes situations. Expect practical guidance on tools and workflows, where AI helps (and where it shouldn’t), and the legal and ethical guardrails you need to know.
Webinar Times: 19:00 UK/14:00 New York/11:00 Los Angeles/06:00 Sydney (+1)
Webinar will be available on demand after initial delivery.
Hosted on Zoom. Members click here to register.
GCMA Focal Point: Up in the Air - Dealing with Drones
We’ll examine the growing role of drones in crowd management: from safety monitoring and operational oversight to emerging policy challenges.
Webinar Times: 19:00 UK/14:00 New York/11:00 Los Angeles/06:00 Sydney (+1)
Webinar will be available on demand after initial delivery.
Hosted on Zoom. Members click here to register.
GCMA Focal Point: Scaling Down - Doing More with Less
Webinar Times: 19:00 UK/14:00 New York/11:00 Los Angeles/06:00 Sydney (+1)
Webinar will be available on demand after initial delivery.
Hosted on Zoom. Members click here to register.
GCMA European Working Group Kick-Off Meeting
As part of our continued commitment to everyone active in the crowd management industry around the world, we are pleased to invite you to the kick-off meeting of the GCMA European Working Group.
We have identified a need of an European working group and started building a possible frame for it. In this session we want to know you (all of you working or planning to work in Europe) and your needs so that together we can build a working group that will make a difference. The Zoom kick-off meeting agenda will consist of:
Introduction to the working group’s objectives
Potential initiatives to support members in Europe
Share how you can actively participate and contribute
Hear from regional representatives
Decide next steps for the GCMA European Working Group
Whether you are based in Europe or work with European partners, we warmly encourage your participation. This is your chance to help shape the group’s direction from the start.
GCMA Webinar: Educating Regulators, Public Safety, and Your Clients
Webinar Times: 19:00 UK/14:00 New York/11:00 Los Angeles/06:00 Sydney (+1)
Webinar will be available on demand after initial delivery.
Hosted on Zoom. Members click here to register.
GCMA Webinar: Harm Reduction…Solution or Enablement?
Join us for the next edition of our "The Focal Point", GCMA's quarterly webinar series. We'll tackle the critically important but sometimes contentious issue of harm reduction at festivals and other live events. We'll bring together harm reduction advocates, event organizers, and safety professionals to discuss the benefits and drawbacks of taking a harm reduction versus enforcement approach to illicit substance use, share effective implementation strategies, and explore how to find common ground with those committed to a "zero tolerance" approach. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how to meet attendees where they are and create safer, more inclusive events.
Webinar Times: 19:00 UK/14:00 New York/11:00 Los Angeles/06:00 Sydney (+1)
Webinar will be available on demand after initial delivery.
Hosted on Zoom. Members click here to register.
GCMA Webinar: Don’t Let Barriers Be a Barrier!
Webinar Times: 19:00 UK/14:00 New York/11:00 Los Angeles/06:00 Sydney (+1)
Webinar will be available on demand after initial delivery.
Hosted on Zoom. Members click here to register.