Security, Risk and Crisis Management

February 27, 2024

Risk management is a continuing process that identifies, analyzes, evaluates, and addresses exposures and monitors risk. This involves evaluating the security needs for an event and if a crisis should occur, having a crisis management team in place to manage it.

After completing this course, the participant should be able to:

PART ONE: Security

• List security components of site selection
• Identify the security needs of exhibitions and events
• Identify essential elements of a request for proposal for a security vendor
• Evaluate security requests for proposal responses to hire a competent security contractor

PART TWO: Risk Management

• Explain the principles of risk management as related to insurance coverage
• List types of events and exhibition insurance
• Explain the concept of event cancellation insurance
• Generalize the importance of requiring certificates of insurance from exhibitors
• Explore the concept of protecting against losses

PART THREE: Crisis Management

• Define a crisis and understand how to prepare for a variety of crises
• Develop the basics of a crisis management plan
• Identify various types of threats
• Identify evaluation procedures for a crisis management plan

Pricing is $299 members; $440 non-members; $239.20 Freeman employees.

Where:

Virtual

Time:

8:30am – 2:30pm CST

There will be an optional 30-minute study period followed by an hour for the exam. Those that are recertifying, not taking the exam or taking the course as not part of the CEM program will end their day at 2:30pm CST.

Instructor:

Donna Johnson, CEM-AP, CMP