10 – 10:15 a.m.
Forum Opening and Welcome
Dr. Stacey A. Hall, Executive Director, NCS4
Forum Moderator: Jonathan Ruffin, Instructional Design Specialist, NCS4
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Designing Crowd Flow for Road Races to Achieve Safe and Efficient Events
Marcel Altenburg, MSc MA, Senior Lecturer of Crowd Science, Manchester Metropolitan University
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Race-Day Weather Planning and Decision-Support Guide for Race Directors and Beyond
Dr. Josh Durkee, Professor of Meteorology, Western Kentucky University; Consulting Event Meteorologist, The Event Weather Service, LLC
12:15 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Lunch Break
1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Ready, Set, Race: Integrating Emergency Management into Marathon Planning
Michelle Thackston, Deputy Emergency Manager, City of Las Vegas
2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Preparing for the Event: Roles and Responsibilities of the Medical Leads
Dr. Michele “Shelly” Weinstein, PT, EdD, ATC, Board Certified Sports Physical Therapist, Owner, Cogent Steps, LLC
3 p.m.
Forum Close