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How ISC East Keynote Speaker Ted Metellus Secures the New York City Marathon

Security Industry Association

Metellus, race director for the iconic marathon, discusses how road race security has changed since COVID-19 and the role of public-private partnerships in hosting a successful event. In pre-pandemic years, the iconic New York sporting event attracts 53,000 runners from across the globe, making it the largest marathon in the world.

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Women in STEM session covers broad range of issues, from the impact of climate change and SMART buildings to today’s workplace challenges

National Fire Protection Association

To reinforce this point, she showed two images of the Hoover Damn side by side, one in 2001 and another in 2018; the draught’s impact on available water is sizeable. With these concerns in mind, Dr. Charter says we need to find ways to mitigate water security issues. Charter, the water stress projection for the U.S.

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Top 10 Resources to Help You Become a BCM Ninja 

MHA Consulting

Much of this change was propelled by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.) of Homeland Security website has great general information on preparing for disasters. Are you interested in taking college-level classes on business continuity, emergency management, or homeland security? Preparedness Planning for Business.

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Want to know the top three things that scare me?

Disaster Preparedness

A Pandemic (sorry but this one COVID-19 Isn’t it – I’ll explain why). Yes, a pandemic scares me. Has your company made any changes or implemented any pandemic planning based on the Coronavirus? Ultimately the reason why I said this isn’t the pandemic I fear is due to the low mortality rate.

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