📘🚨 FREE WEBINAR – FALSE ALARMS, REAL CONSEQUENCES 🚨📘 📅 Wednesday, August 26, 2026 ⏰ 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET Register FREE: https://ln...

📘🚨 FREE WEBINAR – FALSE ALARMS, REAL CONSEQUENCES 🚨📘 📅 Wednesday, August 26, 2026 ⏰ 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET Register FREE: https://lnkd.in/gj7VXYaq Emergency response plans are built to help organizations act quickly when lives, collections, animals, guests, and critical assets are at risk. But what happens when the threats keep coming, and none of them are real? Across the country, cultural institutions are facing an increase in swatting incidents and other hoax threats that demand immediate action while creating significant operational, reputational, and resource challenges. Knowing when to activate emergency procedures, how to coordinate with leadership and law enforcement, and how to maintain public confidence has become more important than ever. The Cultural Safeguard Alliance (CSA) invites you to join Geoffrey Zeller, Director of Safety & Security at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, and Brenna Erjavec, Senior Manager of Safety & Security at the Akron Zoo, as they share lessons learned from their institutions' experiences responding to a series of hoax threats this past spring. Drawing from real-world events, this session will explore practical decision-making frameworks and best practices that can help cultural institutions strengthen preparedness for today's evolving threat landscape. In this session, participants will learn how to: ✔ Evaluate when to activate or scale emergency response procedures during suspected hoax incidents ✔ Coordinate effectively with executive leadership, law enforcement, and key stakeholders ✔ Balance safety, operational continuity, and public confidence during prolonged incidents ✔ Strengthen communication strategies for staff, guests, and surrounding communities ✔ Apply lessons learned to improve emergency planning and organizational resilience Drawing on real-world experiences from leading zoological institutions, this webinar provides practical insights for security professionals and leaders across the cultural property sector looking to strengthen emergency preparedness and response capabilities. 👉 Please see the flyer below with a QR code for easy registration. Adam Raffone, Stephanie Gardner, James MacSkimming, Nico Viola, CFM, SFP, Sharon E. Howard, LPC, CRT, Austin Sharpe, CPP, Ilan Levine, CPP, PSP, CIPM II, Doug Beaver, CPP, Christopher S., Ascanio Odorico, Lori Flor, CPP, Todd Jones, CEM-MN, CIPM, Larry Mullett II, CIPM, Mark Morrissey, Michael Bekebrede, Leonid Kalmanovich, Trevor Tyrrell, Paul Vorbeck, Bethanie Nix, Jesse R Greenblatt, MS, CIPM, Kyle Mullins, Les Borsay, Eli Clemons, Sarah Perry Whitt, CPP American Alliance of Museums, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, ASIS Cultural Properties Community #EmergencyManagement #CrisisManagement #PublicSafety #ThreatManagement #BombThreats #Swatting #MuseumSecurity #ZooSecurity #CulturalInstitutions #CulturalSafeguardAlliance