You’re Invited! Join a SIA Committee at ISC West

By Kara Klein, Associate Director of Marketing and Media Relations, Security Industry Association on March 10, 2025 | |

Calling all Security Industry Association (SIA) members! We want you to get more involved in SIA and your industry by participating in SIA’s committees, working groups and advisory boards. While you’re at ISC West (March 31 – April 4 at the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada), join us for one or more of SIA’s committee, working group and advisory board meetings taking place at the show. Here’s your guide to what’s happening; we hope to see you there!

Interested in other ways to engage with SIA at ISC West? Attend one of our signature events at the show! Learn more here.

All Times PDT

The Advance – SIA’s Annual Membership Meeting

Join us for The Advance, the fastest 60 minutes of your day!

Objectives/Discussion Items: At this special event, you’ll review SIA official association business, meet the new SIA board members and participate in SIA elections, recognize volunteer achievements, exchange market intelligence, get expert insights and enjoy lunch after the meeting.

  • When: Tuesday, April 1, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
  • Where: Venetian 401 and 402

Preregistration is required; sign up here.

Utilities Advisory Board Meeting

SIA’s Utilities Advisory Board demonstrates thought leadership on compliance and technology topics of interest to professionals managing security at a wide spectrum of utility facilities.

  • When: Tuesday, April 1, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
  • Where: Venetian 403
  • SIA Staff Contact: Ron Hawkins, senior director of industry relations (rhawkins@securityindustry.org)

Data Privacy Advisory Board Meeting

SIA’s Data Privacy Advisory Board provides information and best practices to help SIA members handle sensitive data in a safe and secure manner to protect the personally identifiable information of their employees, partners and customers from potential breaches. 

  • When: Tuesday, April 1, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
  • Where: Venetian 403
  • SIA Staff Contact: Ron Hawkins, senior director of industry relations (rhawkins@securityindustry.org)

Government Relations Committee Meeting

The SIA Government Relations Committee helps identify and advise SIA members regarding legislation, regulations and other policy trends or pending government actions affecting the security industry and makes high-level recommendations for related actions.

  • When: Tuesday, April 1, 3:00-4:00 p.m.
  • Where: Venetian 403
  • SIA Staff Contact: Jake Parker, senior director of government relations (jparker@securityindustry.org)

Foundation for Advancing Security Talent Breakfast

Join the Access Control Executive Brief, Wesco, and SwiftConnect for an exclusive FAST networking breakfast during ISC West to honor FAST. This intimate gathering brings together industry leaders while supporting FAST’s mission to cultivate the next generation of security technology professionals.

  • When: Wednesday, April 2, 8:00-9:30 a.m.
  • Where: Bouchon at The Venetian

Preregistration is required; RSVP here.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Advisory Board Meeting

SIA’s AI Advisory Board has a mission to engage regulators on emerging AI issues and provide recommendations, guide development of definitions and standardizations of AI behavior in the security industry, drive the adoption AI solutions balanced within a defined risk management framework and promote the ethical AI application for equitable outcomes. 

  • When: Wednesday, April 2, 9:00-10:00 a.m.
  • Where: Venetian 404
  • SIA Staff Contact: Ron Hawkins, senior director of industry relations (rhawkins@securityindustry.org)

Counter-UAS Working Group Meeting

The SIA Counter-UAS Working Group was created to actively support the work needed to accomplish the recommendations of the Biden administration’s Domestic Counter-UAS National Action Plan and further educate and give authorities options to mitigate uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) attacks. 

  • When: Wednesday, April 2, 10:00-11:00 a.m.
  • Where: Venetian 404
  • SIA Staff Contact: Jake Parker, senior director of government relations (jparker@securityindustry.org)

Built Environment Advisory Board Meeting

SIA’s Built Environment Advisory Board was created to foster engagement between the proptech community and the global security industry through partnerships, education and thought leadership.

  • When: Wednesday, April 2, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  • Where: Venetian 404
  • SIA Staff Contact: Cameron Walker-Miller, director of standards and technology (cmiller@securityindustry.org)

Standards Committee Meeting

The SIA Standards Committee serves as the guiding body of SIA standards programs. Its members work together to develop, promote and advocate industry standards in a coordinated effort with other standards and specification writing bodies. 

  • When: Thursday, April 3, 10:00-11:00 a.m.
  • Where: Venetian 404
  • SIA Staff Contact: Cameron Walker-Miller, director of standards and technology (cmiller@securityindustry.org)

Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) Technical Subcommittee

The SIA OSDP Technical Subcommittee is made up of access control manufacturers, integrators and end users implementing OSDP whose responsibilities include acting as the primary editors of the OSDP standard, coordinating and reviewing research projects related to OSDP, providing technical guidance on issues related to OSDP and more.

  • When: Thursday, April 3, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  • Where: Venetian 404
  • SIA Staff Contact: Cameron Walker-Miller, director of standards and technology (cmiller@securityindustry.org)

Startups in Security Meeting

Join us at ISC West 2025 for the landmark first gathering of SIA Startups in Security,  a new community and accelerator program for security innovators. This dynamic initiative, guided by SIA’s Executive Advisory Board, is designed to identify, support and partner with innovative startups, scale-ups and industry leaders shaping the future of security technology.

  • When: Thursday, April 3, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  • Where: Veronese 2505

Preregistration is required; learn more and RSVP here.

Perimeter Security Subcommittee Meeting

The SIA Perimeter Security Subcommittee guides SIA’s support for nationwide and international efforts to prevent hostile vehicle attacks. 

  • When: Thursday, April 3, 12:00-1:30 p.m.
  • Where: Venetian 404
  • SIA Staff Contact: Cameron Walker-Miller, director of standards and technology (cmiller@securityindustry.org)

Member Engagement and Experience Committee Meeting

The mission of the SIA Member Engagement and Experience Committee is to create and evaluate initiatives that increase member participation within SIA and guide the development of member engagement strategies.

  • When: Thursday, April 3, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
  • Where: Venetian 404
  • SIA Staff Contact: Ozzie Kocak, senior manager of marketing and member engagement (okocak@securityindustry.org)

Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) School Security Town Hall

If you’re passionate about school security, join the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) for an open meeting on K-12 school security.

  • When: Thursday, April 3, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
  • Where: Venetian 401 and 402
  • SIA Staff Contact: Geoff Kohl, senior director of marketing (gkohl@securityindustry.org)

View SIA’s full committee guide here. Employees of SIA member companies can make the most out of their memberships by getting more involved with the association. Volunteer opportunities include joining SIA committees or groups, lending expertise to SIA’s education and training programs, participating in SIA’s advocacy efforts, contributing to SIA’s publications and thought leadership and getting involved in SIA events. Learn more and get started as a volunteer.