Posts by Geoff Kohl, Senior Director of Marketing, Security Industry Association
Video: Top 10 Hiring KPIs for Security Systems Integrators
In the first of our new SIA Integration Insights video series, we address the fact that hiring is hard, really hard! But just like sales and business operations, if you want to improve performance, you need to measure it and apply some key performance indicators (KPIs). SAGE Integration Chief Operating Officer John Nemerofsky stepped up…
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In Memoriam: Joseph Freeman, J.P. Freeman & Company
Security Industry Association (SIA) members and the security industry have mourned the recent loss of Joseph Freeman, Ph.D., a longtime strategist, researcher and business leader in the security industry, who was especially influential in the residential security and home automation space. A veteran of the Korean War, Freeman had a lifelong dedication for protecting citizens…
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Call for Volunteers: SIA Education and Training Committee
The Security Industry Association (SIA) is seeking qualified volunteers for its Education and Training Committee. This standing committee, led by Chair Chris Peckham, Ph.D. (Ollivier Corporation) and Vice-Chair Rob Hile (GC&E Systems Group) with the assistance of SIA Director of Education and Training Elli Voorhees, Ph.D., is responsible for the direction of existing professional development…
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Security Industry Association Strengthens Identity Expertise Through Addition of IdTA Members
IdTA to cease operations; leading members to join SIA and guide its new Identity and Biometric Technology Advisory Board effective Jan. 1, 2021 Silver Spring, MD, Dec. 3, 2020 – The Security Industry Association (SIA) and the Identification Technology Association (IdTA) announced today that leading IdTA members will become members of SIA and guide a…
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Security Industry Association Recognizes Bruce Davidson With Excellence in Government Service Award
Davidson led DHS Office of SAFETY Act Implementation, encouraged the development and deployment of effective anti-terrorism products and services. SILVER SPRING, MD, Dec. 1, 2020 – The Security Industry Association (SIA) today recognized Bruce Davidson with its Excellence in Government Service Award for his many years of service with the United States Department of Homeland…
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SIA and ASIS International to Hold Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Event for Security Industry
Leading associations join forces to help drive corporate diversity, build a culture of inclusion and create real action within industry. SILVER SPRING, Md./ALEXANDRIA, Va. – ASIS International and the Security Industry Association (SIA), the leading membership associations for the security industry, have announced a partnership to produce an event designed to help security organizations and businesses around the world…
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SIA Submits Letter to FDA Addressing Thermographic Systems
Letter intended to raise awareness that some systems are being delivered or marketed in manners that do not follow FDA’s guidelines around the use of thermal imaging systems during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nov. 4, 2020 – SIA recently submitted a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn with a focus on…
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SIA Names Zenitel’s Dan Rothrock as Chair of New Audio & Intelligent Communications Working Group
Working group formed to develop informational and educational resources that will help increase the industry’s knowledge base on the application of audio and communications solutions within security. The Security Industry Association (SIA) is proud to announce that Dan Rothrock, president of Zenitel Americas, has been appointed as the first chair of SIA’s newly formed Audio…
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Security Industry Association Announces the 2021 Security Megatrends
Artificial Intelligence climbs to top of trends, as industry predicts AI and machine learning to have most impact on technology advancement in the coming years. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has identified and forecasted the 2021 Security Megatrends, which form the basis of SIA’s signature annual Security Megatrends report identifying the…
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Security Industry Association to Present Andrew Lanning with 2020 SIA Progress Award
Lanning, co-founder of Integrated Security Technologies (IST), will be recognized during Securing New Ground on Oct. 21. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Andrew Lanning as the 2020 recipient of the SIA Progress Award, an honor presented by SIA’s Women in Security Forum to celebrate individuals who pave the way to…
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