Logistics

Crowd management is, in essence, about the health and safety of everyone at the event. Stuffed audiences, disorganized crowd movement, and long wait times for entry can all lead to an event management professional’s worst nightmare: unwieldy, unhappy attendees. While crowd management is also more than a mere checklist, it’s critical to cover all your bases, no matter how experienced you or your team may be in hosting events. Here are some tips to get you started with crowd management for your next event. Understand Your Guest Behaviour It goes without saying that the crowd at a music festival will ...

Event surveillance should be near the top of every organizers priority list, and having that ubiquitous perspective is essential for managing any mass gathering nowadays. It’s a tragic reality that grave threats to the safety of your patrons have to be considered from the moment you start planning an event. Event security today is a multi-team collaboration that relies on cutting-edge technology and expert command and control. Few people know as much about this synergy as event surveillance expert Chad Ladov. Ladov is the founder of Unified Command, a wireless HD event surveillance firm. Ladov has worked in high-level security, venue, ...

-- By Ross Gardiner, Contributor -- Now in its 31st year, Dragon Con in Atlanta is one of the premiere geek, sci-fi and fantasy culture cons in the world. With a focus more honed on the fan experience than its counterpart in San Diego, Dragon Con has developed a beloved and evangelical following in the con world.  Housed in a cluster of hotels and convention centers in Atlanta’s downtown district, Dragon Con completely takes over the city center with its 80,000+ attendees showcasing their outlandish costumes and good-natured vibes to the tune of around $70 million over the weekend. We ...

Last weekend in central California, Lightning in a Bottle undertook its 12th edition. With approximately 20,000 people attending every year, LIB has become the centerpoint of the “transformational” movement, a worldwide circuit of festivals underpinned by a philosophy that prioritizes alternative lifestyles and independent music. With a teeming calendar of talks and lectures during the day in addition to its 5-stage, 4-night musical line-up, it’s part of the festival’s mission to offer more than just hedonism. LIB organizers The Do LaB—who also put on their own stage at Coachella every year—make it a central part of their mission to imbue ...

Running a festival in a city is an entirely different beast than taking over a field in a rural area. The number of potential obstacles—ranging from angry neighbors to unresponsive mayors—can seem on the surface to be unreasonable and impossible to surmount. But the civic landscape can offer incredible diversity and potential if you have the negotiating skills to keep all parties happy. And Sean Horton is someone that has exemplary negotiating skills. Horton's electronic music festival Decibel in Seattle has thrived in the city’s bustling downtown and Capitol Hill districts over the past twelve years. Using as many as ...

Fiesta de la Primavera is a celebration of spring that includes more than 15 live music performances, gastronomic workshops, art exhibitions, holistic workshops, food and beverage stands, performances, and activities for the kids. Intellitix will be on site deploying our Access Control and Cashless systems. This game-changing technology helps event organizers reduce costs, increase revenues, and enhance the guest event experience. This will be the first year that Fiesta de la Primavera is going cashless. To ensure an easy transition to RFID, the event website features a detailed “Tickets” page with information on the new bracelets, cashless system, and top-up stations. The cost of ...