The Venue, Sports, and Events Industry's Response to the New Norm and Reopening Venues
ARE YOU READY TO REOPEN YOUR VENUE? WHAT THE VENUE, SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT PROFESSIONALS HAVE DONE TO PREPARE TO DEAL WITH THE NEW NORM.
Facility Vendor Network has reviewed and is keeping, a pulse on the re-opening plans of venues. Are you wondering what the re-opening plans are for the sports, entertainment, and venue industry? How are you and your venues prepared to respond to COVID-19 and welcome guests back into your facilities? We have compiled a list of the guiding principles, resources, policies, and plans developed by the leading venue management companies, professional venue trade associations, sports leagues touring events and the CDC.
Three of Facility Vendor Network Clients serve to help the venue manager reopen and provide a safe and responsible place to work, play, entertain and enjoy.
1. Lucid Drone Technologies – www.luciddronetech.com provides safer, faster and more, cost efficient disinfecting treatment of venues.
2. Barriers By Design – www.SRN1000.com provides custom barriers that offer sensitive secondary screening zones and help to support crowd management and screening points to take temperatures and handle sensitive matters related to COVID-19 checks and create safe distancing.
3. Ci FABRICS – California Industrial Fabrics – www.cifabrics.com provides printed on mesh, crowd management signage, safety fence and tools for messaging to our event fans.
The following are some resources that are part of the research to identify what is being done and to prepare for re-opening venues. Our venue, event and team clients are working to comply with city, county, state, federal guidelines, and mandates first and foremost. In addition to vetting equipment, fixtures and vendors who are supplying supporting tools to help manage the new norm. We are sharing the various reopening models, methods and protocols identified.
ASM Global
Launched an environmental hygiene protocol in response to evolving guest expectations. VenueShield, its comprehensive reopening program will ensure that protocols and procedures are being activated in various stages worldwide at more than 325 ASM Global managed facilities, providing the highest levels of safety, security and consumer confidence, in alignment with approvals from local government officials and health care experts. ASM Global’s VenueShield Task Force is implementing new protocols and procedures at facilities, in accordance with international health care guidelines from the CDC, NHS, PHAA, and WHO. Read more about VenueShield https://asmvenueshield.com/
Oak View Group
Launched a new task force mandated to safely reopen America’s live entertainment and public facilities. OVG’s task force said it will review and test over 180 products, solutions, and technologies to protect all who enter into these facilities. OVG will make sure venues, the seats, concourses, restrooms, concession stands, locker rooms, staffing spaces, and the clubs are properly sanitized. The Oak View Group task force is focusing its attention across five pillars:
1. Developing standards along with its partnership with Delos, the Pioneer of Wellness Real Estate.
2. Testing solutions and technology.
3. Advising working groups on said standards and technology.
4. Advising the working groups on capital expenditure spends.
5. Auditing system that will lead to certification.
Spectra
Launched Spectra SOLVES (Safe Opening Logistics for Venue and Events), a comprehensive consulting program designed to help venues across North America reopen safely and responsibly. Consultation services include individualized support with calls, webinars, one on one conversation with Spectra leadership, and a resource database with manuals, checklists, guidelines, videos, podcasts, and marketing strategies. SpectraExperiences.com
International Association of Venue Managers IAVM
Launched the Academy for Venue Safety and Security (AVSS), where you are able to build knowledge, skills and expertise in the risk management core competencies to secure all public assembly facilities. With the goal of providing virtual training in 2021, the IAVM is hoping to return to in-person training once the current health safety concerns are resolved. https://www.iavm.org/avss/avss-home https://www.iavm.org/sites/default/files/documents/rr-guide.pdf
Stadium Managers Association has responded to the Covid-19 pandemic by providing a central location on their website for resources to highlight the best practices, opportunities, and information that are valuable for their members. The categories for resources include, manger resources, stadium heroes, general resources, corporate resources, and vendor heroes. From the SMA website you can find up to date information and guidelines pertaining to Covid-19. You can also submit a stadium or vendor feature or a Covid-19 resources to the website that will be reviewed by the SMA Covid-19 Taskforce. https://www.stadiummanagers.org/index.php/covid-19-resources
Association of Luxury Suite Directors ALSD
The sports and entertainment sector is in limbo across the globe. To gain a greater perspective on the prospects of our venues reopening, ALSD International’s Katie McIntyre spoke with industry experts from three continents. https://alsd.com/content/roadmap-reopening
League Mandates, Policies and Guidelines
We have found that venue managers are being asked by the leagues to follow local city, county, state and federal mandates accordingly. Article links to help understand major leagues response to COVID, their strategies, and direction.
https://gbac.issa.com/issa-gbac-star-facility-accreditation/
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