Last call for members to register for AUCSO Annual Conference

The Association of University Chief Security Officers (AUCSO), the leading organisation for security professionals working in higher and further education around the world, has issued a ‘last call to action’ and a reminder to interested members to register for its upcoming conference at the end of this month.

The 2022 AUCSO Annual Conference and AGM, will be the first face-to-face conference since 2019.  It’s being held at the University of Leeds on Tuesday 29 March until Thursday 31 March 2022 and is open to both members and member institutions.

There is an exciting academic schedule lined up for the conference complemented by evening networking opportunities for all. There will a welcome event and dinner on the Tuesday evening, an evening reception and dinner on the Wednesday evening.  At the Gala dinner on the Thursday evening the winners of the AUCSO Awards will be announced.

The conference will also have over 40 industry exhibitors, its largest exhibition to date and as part of our exhibition there will be three key charities also exhibiting: Crimestoppers, Suzy Lamplugh Trust and ProtectED.

An impressive line-up of speakers to the Conference includes:

Nicky Old, Director of Communications and External Relations at Universities UK. Nicky leads the in-house team covering media engagement, government and political affairs, social media and digital content, events and conferences, and our public campaigning activities.

Paul Fullwood, Director for Inspections and Enforcement of the Security Industry Authority (SIA). Paul joined the SIA after a 33-year career with the Police Service and previously HM Armed Forces. Paul retired from policing in 2020 as Assistant Chief Constable for Bedfordshire Police, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Constabularies.  Paul continues to provide support across UK law enforcement as a College of Policing Associate and advisor.

David Rubens, Executive Director at The Institute of Strategic Risk Management. David is a recognised authority on the strategic management of complex events, particularly within a multi-agency crisis management framework. David is also the CEO of Deltar Training Services Ltd, where he developed a range of UK accredited strategic risk and crisis management training programmes.

Commenting on the Conference, AUCSO Chief Operating Officer, Julie Barker, says:

“We are very much looking forward to our first in-person conference since 2019 as it will be great to see colleagues and friends – and meet new ones too.

We have a jammed packed itinerary including key-note speakers from within the university and security sectors, break-out sessions, an evening social event at The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds and a Gala Dinner and Awards evening at Aspire Leeds. One of the areas we will be focusing on is how the UK Higher Education sector can prepare for the next big risk and so not to be missed.

We are excited to have our biggest exhibition to date and delighted to be joined by the three well known charities: Crimestoppers, Suzy Lamplugh Trust and ProtectED. Each of these charities has a focus on the safety, security and well-being of students and so are a perfect fit for our conference.”

For further details and to register your place at the conference please visit https://eu.eventscloud.com/ereg/index.php?eventid=200231860&. The cost is £525 per person and that includes:

• Access to all conference sessions, exhibition, refreshments and lunch breaks
• Three nights accommodation at the conference hotel (29, 30 & 31 March)
• Attendance at the exhibition launch, Tuesday 29 March
• Attendance at the evening reception and dinner Wednesday 30 March
• Attendance at the awards and gala dinner Thursday 31 March