The third day of the Milipol Qatar 2021 hosted seminars on large events security management. 

 

 

Mr. Russel Lewis Robson presented a paper on security command and control at major sporting events. He highlighted the importance of managing events through the C4i system, which is a distinguished concept of integrating command, control, coordination, communication and information, as this system enables the management of sporting events in a complex environment such as organizing World Cup events, Olympic Games and others.

 

The paper presented the challenges faced by security authorities during sporting events and their responsibilities that require integrated and joint operations. It also covered the determinants of the event management system and the role of integrated communication systems in the form of joint operation.

 

 

Uliana Barbyseva presented the paper on safety and security aspects of holding sport event during pandemic. The paper provided a detailed explanation of the security and safety measures adopted by the State of Qatar for the safety of the participants in sporting events during the outbreak of the Corona pandemic, as the country hosted a series of local, regional and international sporting events. The paper reviewed preventive measures taken in the game zones and technical zones during the corona pandemic time to limit the contact and ensure safety. This included conducting periodic checks for the participants to ensure that they are free of Covid 19 at least every two days, as well as maintaining physical distancing as it was allowed to sit on one seat out of every 4 seats at least, as well as applying precautionary measures to the strictness of the physical distancing of the public and wearing a protective medical mask.

 

 

Dr. Salim Al Bosta spoke on FWC 2022 stadiums and FIFA fan festival crowd control. The paper dealt with stadium command and control and crowd management aspects, especially during the movement to and from the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 stadiums. The speaker said that holding associative events at different parts of the country at the same time require prior security plans taking into consideration capacities and infrastructure and adopting strategic strategies for crowd movement.

 

He explained that the total sites of associated activities and events accompanying the World Cup include about 170 sites, pointing out that their work will be at the same time as the matches going on, which forces us to create a regulatory mechanism for crowds and fans in all regions, most notably Souq Waqif and the Katara area, which is expected to be visited by about 30 thousand people during the World Cup. He stressed that controlling crowds during the World Cup is not an easy matter, but rather it needs good planning.

 

 

 

Charles Hubert Dufour presented the topic of rogue drones’ threats in mega events. The paper shed light on dealing with rogue drone threats in major events and main challenges in this regard. He explained use of innovative technology based on radiofrequency and electromagnetic jamming to detect, locate and neutralize the rogue drones to enhance safety of the sporting events.

 

In the fifth seminar, Mr. Stephen Allcock conducted a comparison between drones and helicopters under the title (security of large public events using tethered drones). He highlighted the advantages of the first in its great effectiveness in all its uses, whether civilian or security uses, in monitoring riot phenomena in stadiums, and control the exit and entry of the public, as it was used in all international sporting events, such as Formula One, the European Club Championship fields.

 

It can play an effective role in the State of Qatar with the 2022 World Cup events, as the plane covers a large seating area for 100,000 spectators and a height of 100 meters, in addition to the fact that its operating costs compared to helicopters are very low.

 

Mr. Nadim Abdul Rahim spoke on visualizing the data perspective analyzing the threats and challenges facing major sporting events through the perspective of data taken from smart systems. He also discussed how to benefit from this data in the ability to manage crises, including health crises such as the Covid 19 pandemic, and provided examples of some smart, self-learning systems that can be used in the process of collecting data on the security of major events.