12 Ways to Get More Value From Your SIA Membership This Fall

Hey SIA members! Here are the top 12 things you need to know about our latest activities and offerings, upcoming events and opportunities and more.

1. To help the industry recover from the business impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST) has announced an extension of its free job listings for Electronic Security Association (ESA) and Security Industry Association (SIA) members. ESA and SIA members will now be able to list jobs on the FAST Jobs Board for free through Aug. 31, 2022; learn more and get started here.
2. SIA is looking to get members involved in reaching out to students at community colleges, universities and technical schools. Anyone interested in participating in SIA’s student outreach initiative should reach out to Walter Kunkle at wkunkle@securityindustry.org.
3. Join us virtually Oct. 5 for a 30-minute info session to learn more about SIA’s Certified Security Project Manager (CSPM) credential and Security Project Management (SPM) training offerings! We’ll cover what makes the CSPM credential unique compared to other project management certifications, how to get started earning your CSPM, the different SPM course options available and more. RSVP to join here.
4. SIA delivered over 65+ essential education sessions during ISC West 2021. All sessions were prerecorded for the hybrid conference and are available to watch by registering through ISC West.
5. SIA has revealed the agenda, speaker lineup and program for Part 3 of the 2021 SIA GovSummit, which will be held Sept. 21 as a hybrid conference, with attendees having the option to join in person in Reston, Virginia, or participate virtually via Zoom. Learn more and register to attend.
6. On Aug. 10, the U.S. Senate passed a $1 trillion infrastructure spending package, now under consideration in the House, which includes $17 billion for port infrastructure, $25 billion for airports, $39 billion to modernize public transit and $50 billion for energy grid protection. SIA will be providing more information and analysis soon.
7. The next SIA OSDP Boot Camp will be held at SIA’s offices on Wednesday, Sept. 22. This one-day course will provide a comprehensive overview of the SIA Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) specification and allow hands-on experimentation and troubleshooting with OSDP devices. Learn more and register here.
8. SIA’s standards and technology team is looking for participants and sponsors for the Return on Security webinar series, which demonstrates how security solutions can capture new business value. For more information, please reach out to Cameron Walker-Miller at cmiller@securityindustry.org.
9. SIA’s Perimeter Security Subcommittee, which guides SIA’s support for nationwide and international efforts to prevent accidental and hostile vehicle attacks, is looking for SIA member volunteers. To learn more and get involved, please contact Cameron Walker-Miller.
10. SIA, in partnership with research firm Omdia, has released an exclusive research report analyzing the security technology market in the federal, state and local government vertical. It examines key market drivers and barriers for the government security vertical, how federal versus state and local governments handle contractor selection and funding and how to win business with government entities.
11. SIA’s Vertical Insights K-12 Security Symposium, held July 29 as a virtual event, addressed current threats facing schools, how schools are investing in security solutions for post-pandemic in-person learning and more. Missed the event? Access expert analysis, commentary and video here.
12. The SIA Women in Security Forum (WISF) is proud to introduce its Wisdom Wednesdays series of virtual events, which will feature leadership and inspiration for women, by women. The first event, featuring Kelly Bond of Davis Mergers & Acquisitions Group, takes place Sept. 29; learn more and RSVP here.