Ops Nest: the lockdown-inspired membership programme for the event operations community
March 11, 2021
Joe Gallop meets Lou Kiwanuka to learn how the Ops Nest has moved to support the exhibitions sector
Learning and support community the Ops Nest has been at the very heart of the event operations scene since it was launched last year.
Lou Kiwanuka, who has worked in operations since 1996 and is also the chair of the Event Service and Supplier Association (ESSA), set up the programme as a response to Covid-19, but already had the idea for a number of years prior.
Founder of The Shaper Group Kiwanuka says the inspiration for the programme came about when she realised there was a “lack of training” for operations workers, other than general safety guidance.
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A nine-year-old girl from Newhey has raised thousands of pounds for the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital by busking on her birthday.
Jacey-Mae Hand celebrated her ninth birthday in an unconventional manner: by taking to the streets of Bury and Manchester with her guitar.
Starting off in Bury, the little girl raised £263 – and quickly wanted to do it again, this time “with more people.”
Her dad, Jason Stead, told Rochdale Online: “Four days before her birthday, Jacey said she wanted to busk.
“A friend made a board explaining what she was doing, and we decided to donate the money to the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.”
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PetSmart’s Robert Wahl was one of the panelists at the virtual “Hacking a Cybersecurity Career Path” talk.
Technology faculty in Grand Canyon University‘s College of Science, Engineering and Technology booted up the fall semester with virtual cybersecurity and Agile events.
CSET and Strategic Employer Initiatives recently hosted “Hacking a Cybersecurity Career Path,” part of the Provost Speaker Series.
The virtual event connected GCU students to chief information security officers from industry, including
Don Silva of WebPT,
Marlys Rodgers of the CSAA Insurance Group and
Robert Wahl of PetSmart. The speakers covered everything from entry into a cybersecurity job to what a career in the field might entail. Cybersecurity is one of GCU’s fastest-growing career pathways.