Tag: ICSS
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Pedro Passos Coelho, Prime Minister of Portugal, receives ICSS to discuss the fight to protect the integrity of sport
Lisbon, Portugal, March 14, 2015: Pedro Passos Coelho, the Prime Minister of Portugal, received Mohammed Hanzab, President of the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) and Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros, CEO of ICSS EUROPE, for a special audience to discuss the fight to safeguard sport. The meeting was also attended by Luis Marques Guedes, Minister…
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Russian Football Premier League (RFPL) and ICSS host Safety and Security workshop at Otkritie Arena
Moscow, March 7, 2015: With the growth of domestic football in Russia and preparations to host several high-profile international sport events well underway, theInternational Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) this week delivered their first safety and security workshop with the Russian Football Premier League (RFPL) in Moscow. As part of their commitment to safeguard sport,…
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WPBSA and ICSS renew global integrity partnership to help safeguard Snooker
By Will Shand from Doha, Qatar; Feb 3, 2015: As snooker experiences record commercial growth and continue its drive to reach out to new markets, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) – the international governing body for professional snooker – has announced it has renewed its global partnership with the International Centre for…
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ICSS calls for stronger international standards in training and educating sport safety and security professionals at ESSMA Summit
By Will Shand, from Munich, Germany, Jan 29, 2015: With the growing safety and security challenges now facing sport, the ICSS has called for the development of stronger international standards to train and educate sport safety and major event security managers. Speaking to top football clubs, stadium managers and venue owners at the ESSMA Summit,…
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ICSS and SRH University Heidelberg launch first International Advanced Studies Programme on Sport Safety and Security Management
Doha/Heidelberg, Jan 15, 2015: In response to the growing safety and security challenges now facing sport, the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) and SRH University Heidelberg in Germany have teamed up to launch the first International Advanced Studies Programme on Sport Safety and Security Management. Beginning in May 2015, the first edition of the…
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Russian Football Premier League (RFPL) appoints ICSS to safeguard Russian football
Moscow, Nov 11, 2014: As Russia prepares to host several major international sport events over the next decade, including the 2018 FIFA World Cup™, the Russian Football Premier League (RFPL) and the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) have signed a wide-ranging partnership to protect the country’s top football division from emerging threats to the…
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Cape Verde and ICSS embark on new journey to safeguard sport
Cape Verde, Nov 3, 2014: Following on from the support received from leading Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) Sport Ministers earlier this year, the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) has just signed a wide-ranging partnership agreement with the Government of Cape Verde. As part of the ICSS’s commitment to drive awareness at a…
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Michael Hershman and Jane Lute join ICSS Advisory Board
Doha – Qatar, Oct 16, 2014: The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) has today announced that Michael Hershman (Co-Founder, Transparency International) and Jane Lute (former US Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security) have been appointed to the ICSS Advisory Board. Following on from their involvement at last week’s Securing Sport 2014, Michael and Jane will…
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ICSS underlines commitment to protecting sport at Securing Sport 2014
London, England, Oct 6 2014: Speaking at the opening of Securing Sport 2014, Mohammed Hanzab (ICSS President) has today underlined the ICSS’s commitment to protecting sport by hosting two milestone events to coordinate international efforts and enhance policy in the area of sport integrity. As part of its drive to safeguard sport against the unprecedented…
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Securing Sport 2014 to confront global issues in sport corruption
London, England; August 05, 2014: With existing and emerging threats to sport on the increase, Securing Sport – the international conference hosted by global security and integrity watchdog, the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) – will be hosted in London for the first time. Taking place at the exclusive Lancaster House on the 6th…