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TOP SPORTS BODIES SIGN UP TO SECURITY SUMMIT

Delegations from major sports bodies around the world will be among those attending the second International Sports security Summit in Lausanne, Switzerland, on October 19 and 20.

Representatives of ICC Cricket World Cup, the United States Olympic Committee, London 2012, The Football Association and the Croatian Olympic Committee will be among those present.

Organisers Rushmans have urged early booking for the conference as places in the Olympic Museum Venue are limited.

The conference features the strongest line-up of expert speakers ever assembled to tackle a subject which is critically important in planning and running major events.

Speakers include Peter Ryan, security consultant to the International Olympic Committee, Giovanni Pulice, head of security for the Torino Olmypic Games Organising Committee, Genenral Vassilios Konstandinis, head of security for Athens 2004, Walter Gagg, of the FIFA Security Committee and Rory Steyn, security advisor to the Cricket World Cup.

Through a series of keynote addresses, panel discussions and workshops, the summit will focus on the continuing security challenges facing event owners, managers, promoters and their partners and associates in local and national government and the intelligence and security services.

Over two days, acknowledged experts from sports federations, police and intelligence services, government departments and the global security services sector swill draw on their first-hand experience to present papers and lead discussions .

The International Sports Security Summit is presented by Rushmans and partnered by SportBusiness International, the leading magazine serving the global sports sector.

Complementing the conference will be a select exhibition of leading-edge products and services designed to play critical roles in the battle to ensure the security of millions of athletes, officials and spectators who attend sports events each year.

Details of the Summit programme, speakers, booking and exhibition details can be found at www.sportssecuritysummit.com.