Archive for 2013
Chuck Todd to Be Keynote Speaker at 2014 SIA Government Summit
Event provides unique insights that help create new market opportunities SILVER SPRING, MD — Chuck Todd, NBC News political director, and chief White House correspondent, will be the keynote speaker at the Security Industry Association (SIA) Government Summit, the premier annual public policy conference in the security industry. The SIA Government Summit will be held…
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Become a Judge for the SIA New Product Showcase
The Security Industry Association (SIA) is getting ready to launch the 2014 New Product Showcase (NPS) in the coming months—and we want your expertise to judge the best new products in the security industry! Since its inception in 1979, the NPS has been the security industry’s premier awards-based marketing program. The 2013 NPS program had…
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Security Industry Association Signs MOU with DHS Science Technology Directorate
Agreement outlines information-sharing plan SILVER SPRING, MD — The Security Industry Association (SIA) recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate. The memorandum outlines an information-sharing agreement between SIA and DHS that is intended to help both parties “benefit from cost savings, technology awareness and enhanced…
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A SIA Priority: R&D for Critical Infrastructure Protection at DHS
Earlier this month, the Security Industry Association (SIA) wrotea letter of support to Rep. Pat Meehan (R-Pa.) to support H.R. 2952, the Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Act of 2013 (CIRDA). This legislation calls for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a research and development strategy for critical infrastructure technologies, to increase public-private…
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Raymond Dean of Stanley Convergent Security Solutions to Receive SIA Lippert Award
SIA to honor Dean at awards ceremony in NYC on Nov. 20 Silver Spring, MD — The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced the selection of Raymond Dean, vice president of key accounts for Stanley Convergent Security Solutions (CSS), as this year’s recipient of the George R. Lippert Memorial Award. The SIA Lippert Award Committee, composed…
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Top Executives Provide an Exclusive Look into the Security Industry at the Securing New Ground® Conference
SIA extends early bird registration rate through Sept. 25 SILVER SPRING, MD — The Security Industry Association (SIA) will host Securing New Ground® (SNG™), the top executive conference for the security industry, on Nov. 5-6, 2013, at the Sheraton Times Square Hotel in New York City. SIA recently extended early bird rates for this exclusive…
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Don Erickson of the Security Industry Association Named as Top CEO by CEO Update
Magazine selects roster of association and nonprofit executives SILVER SPRING, MD — The Security Industry Association (SIA) welcomes the selection of SIA CEO Don Erickson as a top CEO by CEO Update magazine. In choosing its ongoing roster of top association executives, CEO Update considered the following criteria for CEOs: strong advocacy skills; leadership ability;…
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Concerns About GSA Reverse Auctions
Recently, the Security Industry Association (SIA) wrote to the General Services Administration (GSA) to express its concerns about the GSA Reverse Auctions Program. On July 1, GSA launched GSA Reverse Auctions, online at http://reverseauctions.gsa.gov, to buy “non-complex commodities and simple services” through competitive “bidding down” by vendors, allowing a federal agency to make an award…
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Houston Police Department, Retail Alliance to Receive Public-Private Partnership Award
Shanahan Award presented by IACP, sponsored by SIA SILVER SPRING, MD — The Houston Police Department and the Greater Houston Loss Prevention Alliance (GHLPA) have been named the recipients of the Chief Michael Shanahan Award for Excellence in Public-Private Cooperation, presented by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and sponsored by the Security…
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Brad Brekke, Vice President of Target, to Keynote Security 500 Conference in New York City
Free registration for Security 500, the premier conference for security leaders SILVER SPRING, MD — Brad Brekke, vice president of assets protection for Target Corp., Minneapolis, Minn., will keynote the Security 500 networking and management conference at the Sheraton Times Square Hotel in New York City on Nov. 5, 2013, the Security Industry Association (SIA)…
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