Nerd Out Security Panel Discussion: EP 34. Hostile events, venue security and upcoming religious holiday preparedness.

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In the latest episode of Nerd Out, Dave is joined by Bridget Johnson and Joe Levy as they talked about some of the hostile events to date in 2023 and looked ahead to the coming faith-based holidays and celebrations in the coming months. Bridget talked about the California shootings and the power of copy cats, while Joe focused attention on the various ways that organizations can deploy security protocols to reduce risk. The nerds then took a look ahead at the upcoming religious holidays and what that might mean for accelerationists and other hate-based groups. Joe then wrapped up talking about the upcoming International Association of Venue Managers’ (IAVM) Academy of Venue Safety and Security (AVSS) event that is coming up in Pittsburgh. Registration Information can be found here.

The Nerd Out team:

  • Joe Levy is the chairman of the International Associate of Venue Managers (IAVM) Venue Safety and Security Committee. In addition, Joe is the Chief Operating Officer at the Usdan Center for the Creative & Performing Arts. IAVM website https://www.iavm.org/ Venue Safety and Security committee contact information: vssc@iavm.org; LinkedIn Profile
  • Bridget Johnson is the Managing Editor for Homeland Security Today. In addition to her contributions on Homeland Security Today, they are also running a series of webinars (Webinar signups). Twitter: @BridgetCJ 
  • Dave Pounder is a Senior Risk Analyst for Gate. Twitter: @dpounder; email: david@gate15.global. 

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