With the rise of electronic music culture in recent years has come a growing number of young people attending large-scale music events and festivals. As such, organizers like us here at Disco Donnie Presents are working diligently to expand harm-reduction policies and safety protocols, however, we as a community need to work together to protect our scene. It takes a team effort, and fellow dancers are the key to making that happen.
How the BUDDY System Works
The BUDDY system empowers the crowd, allowing fellow clubbers to look out for each other’s welfare with an elegant tech’ solution. Based in SMS, BUDDY provides a unique code to every attendee on the wristband provided at the event’s entry.
In case of emergency, a member of the crowd can notify on-site medical teams of the location by texting the six digit code. When this text is sent, any pre-registered emergency contacts and on-site friends will also be notified including previously volunteered medical information. By utilizing this automated system, we can dramatically cut down the response time, treating people sooner and more effectively.
The idea behind BUDDY is to give fans the power and means to effectively do something for anyone who might be having a health crisis. With efficient technologies like this coming out on the market, we should be able to reduce emergency response times and make a real difference by putting tragic festival stories in the past.
