For colleges and universities
Where Campus Safety Leaders Find Security, Safety, and Emergency Preparedness Solutions
What is the Forum?
University Security Forum is where campus safety, security, facilities, IT, emergency management, procurement, and administration leaders evaluate solutions for modern campus risk.
You’ll compare technologies for safety, response, communication, access, surveillance, compliance, and operational readiness, while meeting relevant solution providers and hearing how peer institutions are protecting students, staff, buildings, residence halls, events, and daily campus operations.
How will University Security Forum help you make better campus safety decisions?
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Learn
You’ll get practical insight from solution providers and higher-ed leaders who understand campus safety. -
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Compare
You’ll get answers to your specific questions and compare solution options based on your institution’s needs. -
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Connect
You’ll connect with peers across public safety, security, facilities, IT, emergency management, procurement, administration, transportation, and residence life.
Qualified College & University Leaders Attend at No Cost
Attendance is limited and reserved for qualified leaders involved in evaluating, recommending, specifying, approving, or purchasing safety and security solutions for their institution. Eligible leaders can receive a travel grant covering the cost of hotel, meals, and conference fee, plus we will reimburse airfare up to $599.
Do you qualify to attend at no cost?
Your institution has real campus safety and security complexity
The strongest fit is an accredited college or university with a meaningful physical footprint, residential population, student density, multi-building campus, or operational complexity.
This includes research universities, enterprise/state universities, D1 universities, multi-campus institutions, urban campuses, and private universities with significant campus infrastructure.
You influence campus safety, security, technology, facilities, or emergency preparedness decisions
You should be involved in evaluating, recommending, specifying, approving, or purchasing solutions that support campus safety and operations.
Relevant roles may sit in public safety, campus police, security, facilities, IT/security, emergency management, risk, procurement, administration, transportation, residence life, student affairs, or related departments.
Your campus is evaluating or regularly reviewing solutions
Start your application today
Apply online or call our team to talk through eligibility and next steps.
What Kinds of Solutions Does University Security Forum Cover?
The forum brings higher-ed leaders together to compare options, ask better questions, and meet solution providers across the categories campuses rely on to prevent, respond to, and manage modern safety and security risks.
Video surveillance
AI cameras and video analytics
Access control
Smart ID and credentialing
Locks, gates, and door hardware
Emergency notification systems
Mass communication platforms
Radios and critical communications
License plate recognition
Blue-light emergency phones
Intrusion detection
Perimeter security
Fire and life safety
Visitor management
Campus IT and cybersecurity
Integrated security management platforms
Key, locker, and asset management
Monitoring solutions
Systems integration and security services
Our Unique Format
Compare Solutions
Review campus safety technologies in a focused setting, including access control, video surveillance, emergency notifications, radios, visitor management, intrusion detection, fire/life safety, cybersecurity, and integrated security platforms. Ask direct questions and compare options based on your campus needs.
Connect With Peers
Compare notes with higher-ed leaders facing similar safety and security decisions across public safety, facilities, IT, emergency management, procurement, administration, transportation, and residence life. Learn what’s working, what’s changing, and where campuses are still facing challenges.
Attend at No Cost
Qualified attendees receive round-trip airfare, two hotel nights, meals, and event registration at no cost to them or their institution. Everything needed to attend is covered, excluding baggage fees, flight upgrades, parking, and other personal expenses.
Apply Online to Attend
Ready to see if you qualify?
Submit your short application to be considered for covered airfare, hotel, meals, and event registration.