Capital Perspectives: School Safety & Networking

Professionals in school safety will connect and explore advancing technologies that are strengthening security across the education sector.

Event Overview

Axis Communications invites school security leaders from the D.C. metropolitan area to an exclusive event focused on school safety. Participants will engage with keynote speakers, network with peers, and gain practical insights utilizing transformative technologies shaping the safety and security of education.

Part 1 Keynote: Michele Gay | Especially Safe: Ensuring the Safety of Everybody

Through inclusive planning, we can create a culture of safety and security for our children, students, parents, and staff to depend on in emergencies of all kinds.

Inspired by her daughter, Josephine, Michele shares her personal insights into school safety preparedness as the parent of a child with autism, developmental, and physical disabilities and the Especially Safe program created in her honor. Dedicated to helping school communities plan and prepare & teach and train for the safety of individuals with special needs, Michele will share the inspiration behind the program as well as its practical application for increasing empowerment and building a positive culture of safety for all members of your school community.

Part 2 Panel: Jill Renihan | Lessons learned

Hosted by Jill Renihan, Education Segment Development Manager, hear from a panelist of school security leaders about critical incidents and response. Gain critical insights on what worked, and what didn’t, and how to apply best practices in your school district.

Part 3: “All the empty rooms,” Netflix documentary showing

"A photographer and journalist document the children's bedrooms left behind by school shootings and the lasting grief in the Netflix documentary All the Empty Rooms."

Part 4: AEC Tour, Networking

Understand how specific technologies mapped appropriately to the PASS guidelines can help bolster a schools security posture. In this tour, get demonstrations from key components that address common school challenges. Gain valuable insights on how to use those systems uniformly and set up scalability.

Agenda:

5:30 - 6:00 pm | Guest arrivals, check-in

6:00 - 6:45 pm | Michele Gay Keynote

6:45 -7:15 pm | Panel discussion

7:15 - 7:30pm | All the empty rooms

7:30 - 8:30 pm | Tour & Networking

Location

D.C. Axis Experience Center

1001 19th Street North, Suite 1400

Arlington, VA 22209

Parking and Building Access:

Public parking in Rosslyn is limited and fills up quickly, so please plan ahead. Ridesharing is recommended.

• Parking is available 24/7 at the Hilton Arlington Rosslyn The Key garage (map), located a 5-minute walk from the Axis Experience Center. We provide parking validation for up to 9 hours. Bring your ticket to our front desk for validation before leaving.
• Nearby alternative garages without validation: 1800 N Kent St (map), 1777 N Kent St (map), and 1611 N Kent St (map).
• Street parking is recommended for oversized vehicles and trucks. Click here for the interactive parking meter map.

Upon arrival, enter the Potomac Tower lobby and check in with security to get access to the 14th floor.

For information on parking, building access and more, please download the D.C. Axis Experience Center Flyer (PDF) that offers answers to frequently asked questions.