Little Rock, Ark.– Little Rock Marathon Events, a project of the Little Rock Marathon, will host its fourth annual events summit on May 17 at the Bill & Margaret Clark Room, located on the third floor of Ottenheimer Hall in the River Market District.
Registration is $75, and is open to any events producer, facility manager, or public safety official.
Participants can register at littlerockmarathon.com/event-security-summit/.
Little Rock Marathon Race Director Mike Garrity said the goal for the Summit is to help create and facilitate best practices and a network of support among organizations in Central Arkansas who plan major events.
“The Marathon is incredibly fortunate to have the partnerships we do with local law enforcement and other agencies around Central Arkansas,” Garrity said. “Now we have the opportunity to share some of those best practices with others in the state to hopefully help make their events as smooth as possible.”
Michael Nishi, the Chief Operating Officer for Chicago Event Management, will headline this year’s Summit. Since 1990, Nishi has served as General Manager for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. With his extensive operational knowledge, Nishi was integral in guiding a local road race of 6,000 runners to a world-class event that saw over 45,700 marathon finishers in 2019.
In addition to Nishi, the Summit will feature presentations on medical staffing, weather, event technology, relationships with local public safety entities and will close with a Question & Answer session with all presenters and experts, including:
·Dr. Michael Cassat of UAMS, who serves at Little Rock Marathon’s Medical Director;
·Dennis Cavanaugh with the National Weather Service;
·Jim Martin of Playbook; and
·Major Joe Miller and Sgt. J. Plunkett with the Little Rock Police Department.
The Little Rock Marathon is a project of Little Rock Parks and Recreation. Additional information about the Summit can be found at littlerockmarathon.com/event-security-summit/.
