FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Little Rock Marathon Hosts Second Little Rock Event Security Summit
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (June 26, 2018) - The Little Rock Marathon will serve as
the host for the second Little Rock Event Security Summit. The one-day
conference will take place on Wednesday, August 22, 2018, at the Centre at
University Park in Little Rock. Cost is $80 per person.
The summit is presented in part by Sunbelt Convention Services, Races
Online, PODS and Arkansas Lamination Products and Services (ALPS).
"The theme this year is collaboration," said Gina Pharis, Executive
Director of the Little Rock Marathon. "We have found that it is so
important to work together with all of your partners in planning for your
event. You don't want to have to introduce yourself in the middle of a
crisis."
The Little Rock Event Security Summit will feature a keynote address from
Chief Kenton Buckner of the Little Rock Police Department. In addition to
his time in Little Rock, Chief Buckner was the Assistant Police Chief with
the Louisville Metro Police Department and oversaw the two-week Kentucky
Derby Festival that featured nearly 50 events annually.
"We believe Chief Buckner will be a great speaker to talk about events and
collaboration," Pharis continued. "In Louisville, he had to work with a
number of different event organizers, law enforcement agencies and city
officials to provide services to nearly one million people in a two-week
span."
The Summit will have four break-out discussion topics - Event Day Planning,
Emergency Action Planning, Threat Assessment, Communication - which will be
led by subject matter experts, and partners of the Little Rock Marathon.
Those partners are: Downtown Little Rock Partnerships, Little Rock Police
Department, Arkansas State Fusion Center and the City of Little Rock
Emergency Management Office.
A case study on the 2018 Little Rock Marathon will also be presented,
showing the benefits of collaboration to the overall success of an event,
and its security.
For more information about the conference, contact Mike Garrity,
To register for the Little Rock Event Security Summit, visit
www.littlerockmarathon.com/event-security-summit/
About Little Rock Marathon
The mission of the Little Rock Marathon is provide a premier event open to
athletes of all abilities, while promoting a healthy lifestyle through
running and walking and raising money for Little Rock Parks & Recreation.
Since inception in 2003, more than $887,000 has been donated to Little Rock
Parks & Recreation. Little Rock Marathon Race Weekend is held the first
weekend in March each year and includes a marathon, half marathon, 10K, 5K
run/walk, a children's mile and a free two-day health and fitness expo.
With an estimated $6 million in local spending annually, more than 140,000
individuals have participated in a Little Rock Marathon race, sponsored
event, or free training program. This has been achieved through
school-based programs, community outreach, partnerships with
running/walking groups across the country and passionate grass roots
promotion.
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