As of March 16, 2017, The Monitoring Association (TMA) is the new name of the 67-year-old Central Station Alarm Association. The name change reflects an adjustment in mission and focus necessitated by growth and changes in the alarm monitoring industry (find out more about this decision in a Q-and-A with SDM and Elizabeth Lasko, TMA vice president of communications).
SIA successfully petitioned the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to include IP cameras in its “microprocessor/microcomputer” waiver for certain IT equipment under its “Buy America” requirements.
At The Advance, the Security Industry Association’s (SIA) annual meeting held yesterday, the association honored several individuals and companies for their contributions and commitment to SIA and to the security industry in general.
The Connected Security Expo at ISC West, sponsored by SIA, announced its conference advisory board, which is working together with show management to create content for the event’s first edition in April.
The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced that Janet Fenner, director of marketing North America for Samsung Techwin America, has been appointed to the position of chair, SIA marketing committee.
When all was said and done, ISC East 2015, sponsored by the Security Industry Association (SIA), announced an 8 percent increase in attendance and a sold-out showroom floor with more than 210 exhibitors (claiming more than 50 of them as new); 18 SIA Education@ISC education classes on topics relevant to the security industry such as wearable cameras, campus security and smart home; and a large Featured Product Showcase at the Javits Center in New York. According to Senior Vice President of ISC Events Ed Several, the show floor was 3,000 sq. ft. bigger than last year’s show.
The Security Industry Association (SIA) and the International Association of Professional Security Consultants (IAPSC) teamed up with security industry volunteers to create and release the AG-01 Architectural Graphics Standard-CAD Symbols for Security System Layout Standard 3.0 that includes a collection of architectural graphics intended for use in the security industry.
University of Phoenix College of Security and Criminal Justice and the Security Industry Association (SIA) announced a partnership to provide those who have completed a SIA Certified Security Project Manager (CSPM) credential with 21 credit hours to apply toward a Bachelor of Science in security management from the university.
While ISC and SIA teams are hard at work for the entire security industry on a daily basis, these efforts of improving businesses and careers to ensure those who are served by the industry are safe and secure are seen being demonstrated at ISC East.
At Securing New Ground, a Security Industry Association (SIA) executive conference held October 28 and 29 in New York City, all the buzz was about what the next big trends will be for the security industry.
