The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS)
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| Abbreviation | ICSS |
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| Formation | 2010 |
| Type | Not-for-profit organisation |
| Headquarters | Doha, Qatar |
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Region served
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Worldwide |
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President
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Mohammed Hanzab |
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Group CEO
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Michael Hershman |
| Website | www |
The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) is an international, not-for-profit organisation based in Doha, Qatar. It was established in 2010 and formally launched in March 2011, with a global mission to promote and protect the integrity and security of sport. The ICSS's key activities include advisory, training and research. It works primarily with organising committees, governments, bidding nations, infrastructure owners, sport associations leagues and clubs. The ICSS organises the annual conference "Securing Sport", held in Doha, Qatar.
In 2013 the ICSS was led by President Mohammed Hanzab and Director General Helmut Spahn. Mohammed Al Hajri is Vice President. At that time the Centre's staff included , Vice Director General, Massimiliano Montanari, Chief of Cabinet, Shaun McCarthy, ICSS Enterprise, Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros, ICSS Europe and Latin America, Chris Eaton, Sport Integrity, Malcolm Tarbitt, Safety and Security, and Karen Webb, Communications and PR The Centre's policies and direction are developed by an advisory board.
The ICSS works to improve security, safety and integrity in sport by addressing real issues and providing world-leading services, skills, networks and knowledge. It also focuses on match-fixing and sports results manipulation.
The MENA Region stakeholder meeting addresses the issue of sport protection in the Middle-East and North Africa. The meeting is jointly organised by UNICRI and the ICSS, the first of which, was held in Doha, Qatar on 17 March 2013, hosted and opened by Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, Minister of State for Interior Affairs in Qatar. Attendees included high-level representatives of the United Nations, the League of Arab States, the European Commission, the Organization of American States, and several governmental authorities from countries around the world.
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