Counter-UAS Working Group
Today, many facilities are limited in their ability to establish counter-uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) given the myriad of regulatory nuances and lack of a clear national framework for addressing the topic. The SIA Counter-UAS Working Group was created in 2023 to actively support the work needed to accomplish the recommendations of the Domestic Counter-UAS National Action Plan put forth by the Biden administration and further educate and give authorities options to mitigate UAS attacks. This group collaborates with external organizations and recruit industry experts aligned with this goal; tracks and monitors supportive legislation; and identifies, educates and engages with legislators.
SIA Counter-UAS Working Group Members
The Counter-UAS Working Group is comprised of the following individuals:
- Brett Feddersen (Chair), D-Fend Solutions
- Sean A. Ahrens, Affiliated Engineers
- Charlie Carroll, Epirus
- Bill Edwards, Building Intelligence
- Mark Eklund, 24Aries
- Casey Flanagan, AeroVigilance
- Tom Gates, Observation Without Limits
- William Hefflin, Epirus
- Roger Jordan, SAIC
- Craig Kubala, Imperative Systems
- David Lewin, Echodyne
- Ryan Little, Dedrone
- Ashley Meston, Echodyne
- John Petrone, Petrone Risk
- Danny Rajan, D-Fend Solutions
- Mark Schreiber, Safeguards Consulting
- David Schwartz, D-Fend Solutions
- Roy Schwartz, Echodyne
- David Segalini, Imperative Systems
- Jeffrey Starr, D-Fend Solutions
- Michael Stoll, Automatic Systems, Inc.
- Koby Tanzer, Imperial Capital
- Jayde Wilkes, Droneshield
- Brandon Youngblood
- Linda Ziemba, AeroDefense
Human Resources Working Group
The Security Industry Association (SIA) Human Resources Working Group develops resources and best practices for SIA members to help them improve their hiring processes and attract qualified personnel.
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About the Working Group
SIA’s Autonomous Solutions Working Group (formerly the AI, Drones and Robotics Interest Group) brings together members of the security industry, end users, technology experts and other interested parties to promote best practices regarding the use of robots in security, develop research, offer guidance on legislative and regulatory matters and enhance communication and collaboration.
Working Group Goals
- Equip SIA members with resources to understand, share and implement security and facility solutions that feature autonomous functionality
- Provide a member forum to discuss solutions, case studies, applications and opportunities
- Advocate for responsible use of artificial intelligence- (AI-) enabled autonomous solutions, whether they are fixed or mobile
Join the Working Group
Want to get more involved in autonomous solutions efforts? Join the Autonomous Solutions Working Group! We’re looking for SIA members who:
- Strive to provide the most up-to-date solutions to their base in order to provide the best solutions and capture competitive advantages
- Are interested in where AI-enabled solutions are headed
- Want to influence manufacturers’ design and applications
Public Safety Working Group
The Public Safety Working Group focuses on improving the safety, security and sustainability of communities. The group is comprised of SIA members, security practitioners and first responders who combine their experiences and insights to develop resources regarding the effective and responsible implementation of security technologies.
Keep Reading »CSI MasterFormat Working Group
The CSI MasterFormat Working Group seeks to ensure that the MasterFormat construction specifications for security and life safety equipment, especially those contained in Division 28, are appropriate for current technologies and uses.
MasterFormat, from the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) and Construction Specifications Canada, provides an organizational structure that is an important tool in the construction and architecture and engineering fields. The document’s Division 28 lists titles and numbers for “Electronic Safety and Security,” but that section had not been fully updated since 2004. In 2014-15, the MasterFormat Division 28 Working Group produced a set of recommendations to overhaul Division 28 to reflect the current state of security technology. Those recommendations were incorporated into the 2016 edition of MasterFormat.
Keep Reading »SIA Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) Technical Subcommittee
The SIA OSDP Technical Subcommittee is made up of access control manufacturers, integrators and end users implementing the SIA Open Supervised Device Protocol whose responsibilities include the following:
- Act as the primary editors of the OSDP standard
- Vote and approve draft OSDP revisions prior to submission to the SIA Standards Committee
- Coordinate and review research projects related to OSDP
- Provide technical guidance on issues related to OSDP
- Address request for interpretation on issues related to OSDP
Architectural Graphics Working Group
The Architectural Graphics Working Group focuses on the revision of AG-01 Architectural Graphics and CAD Symbols for the Security System Standard. SIA and the International Association of Professional Security Consultants are partnering together on this effort to revise this useful standard.
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