COMMENCO CUSTOMER APPRECIATION EVENT
An Evening at Rock Island Bridge
Join Commenco for an exclusive customer appreciation event at one of Kansas City’s most unique destinations. Experience Rock Island Bridge, explore the technology behind the venue, hear from industry leaders, and connect with peers from across the Kansas City community.
Thursday, August 13th
Date
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Time
Rock Island Bridge
Location
CONNECTING PEOPLE. TECHNOLOGY. KANSAS CITY.
Great technology is only part of what makes an organization successful. The people, partnerships, training, and strategy behind it matter just as much.
That’s why we’re bringing Commenco customers together for an afternoon at Rock Island Bridge.
Join us to experience one of Kansas City’s newest landmarks, get a behind-the-scenes look at the technology supporting the venue, hear perspectives on the future of security and communications, and connect with other leaders from across the region.
Whether you want to learn something new, meet technology manufacturers, exchange ideas with your peers, or simply enjoy an afternoon on the bridge, we’d love to have you there.
WHY ROCK ISLAND BRIDGE?
Rock Island Bridge isn’t just the backdrop for the evening. It’s an opportunity to see what integrated technology looks like in a real-world environment.
Commenco worked alongside the Rock Island Bridge team to create an integrated technology ecosystem supporting communications, video surveillance, access control, wireless connectivity, venue audio, security gates, and operational monitoring.
During the event, you’ll have an opportunity to walk the property, see several of these technologies in action, and learn how thoughtful integration can help create safer, more connected, and more efficient environments.
The case study gives you a particularly compelling example here: video analytics can identify defined events and automatically alert security personnel through their radios, connecting detection directly to response.
EVENT AGENDA
WHAT’S HAPPENING ON THE BRIDGE
3:00 PM — WELCOME TO ROCK ISLAND BRIDGE
Arrive, grab a drink, explore the venue, and connect with the Commenco team and fellow guests.
3:30 PM — ROCK ISLAND TECHNOLOGY WALKTHROUGH
Go behind the scenes for a guided look at the communications, security, connectivity, and operational technologies supporting Rock Island Bridge.
4:00 PM — SECURITY TODAY: PANEL DISCUSSION
Join industry leaders for a conversation about where security and technology are headed. We’ll explore early adoption and technology integration for modern venues, the importance of staff training and development, and how public/private partnerships can help organizations maximize security and preparedness.
4:30 PM — TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE
Meet with leading technology manufacturers, experience solutions firsthand, ask questions, and explore what’s next in communications, security, and operational technology.
5:00–6:00 PM — APPETIZERS + MINGLE
Enjoy appetizers, drinks, the bridge, and conversations with customers, technology partners, industry peers, and the Commenco team.
PANEL DISCUSSION FEATURE
SECURITY TODAY
Technology changes quickly. Great security requires more than keeping up.
What does it take to build a modern security strategy?
Our Security Today panel will bring together perspectives from across the industry to discuss the intersection of people, technology, training, and partnership.
The conversation will explore three important questions:
- How can organizations successfully evaluate and adopt emerging technology?
- Why are staff training and development just as important as the technology itself?
- How can public and private organizations work together to improve security and response?
No product pitch. Just a practical conversation about what’s working, what’s changing, and what organizations should be thinking about next.
TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE
Technology is easier to understand when you can experience it.
Following the panel discussion, visit our technology showcase and connect directly with manufacturers and Commenco technology experts. Explore solutions designed to help organizations improve communication, situational awareness, security, connectivity, and day-to-day operations.
See the technology. Ask questions. Talk through real challenges. Discover what’s possible.
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MOST IMPORTANTLY, THIS EVENT IS ABOUT YOU.
For more than 75 years, Commenco has had the opportunity to serve organizations throughout Kansas City and the surrounding region. Those relationships are the reason we’re here.
August 13 is our opportunity to say thank you.
Come learn something new. Meet someone new. Enjoy great food and drinks. Take in the view from Rock Island Bridge.
Or just come hang out with us.
We’d love to see you there.
This gives the event some personality and keeps the technology portions from overwhelming the actual customer-appreciation purpose.
WE'LL SEE YOU ON THE BRIDGE.
Space is limited. Please register below to reserve your spot for Commenco’s Customer Appreciation Event at Rock Island Bridge.
Technology brought us together. Relationships move us forward.
Join Commenco, our technology partners, customers, and industry peers for an afternoon of ideas, conversation, and connection at one of Kansas City’s most unique destinations.
August 13, 2026 | 3:00–6:00 PM | Rock Island Bridge
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