Become a SIA Member

Associate membership is designed for companies which fall within the following types of companies: research firms, manufacturer’s representatives and media and marketing companies. Members still get benefits of SIA’s official communications, exclusive reports available only to members, the invitation to select SIA events, discounts on SIA products and discounted registration to SIA events but do not receive voting privileges and are unable to serve on the SIA board and do not receive exhibitor discounts at ISC events.

Associate membership gets you connected to the industry, with membership starting at just $285/year for qualifying firms such at these:

Associate members include:

• Manufacturer’s representatives
• Research firms
• Media organizations
• Marketing and communications firms

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Associate Membership in the Security Industry Association (SIA) is designed for companies which fall within the following types of companies: research firms, manufacturer’s representatives and media and marketing companies.

Associate Membership Benefits

• SIA’s official communications
• Exclusive reports available only to members
• Discounted registration to SIA events
• Complimentary invitations to select SIA events
• Discounts on SIA products
• The ability to participate in various SIA committees, working groups and interest groups
• Listing as a SIA member in our member directory
• Recognition as a SIA member and use of the SIA logo for marketing needs

Associate members do not receive voting privileges and are unable to serve on the SIA board and do not receive exhibitor discounts at ISC events.

Associate Members include:

• Manufacturer’s Representatives (Rep Firms)
• Research Firms
• Media Organizations
• Marketing and Communications Firms

Annual Membership Dues: $285/year

Associate Membership with SIA is a corporate membership, which means all company employees receive the above benefits!

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Securing Your Career in the Security Industry

For students, academic membership in SIA will help you grow your knowledge of and your career in the security industry, by providing you with resources and networking opportunities – all with the goal of helping you land a role with a SIA member company.

For faculty members, academic membership in SIA positions you as an educational leader in your field and helps connect you directly with industry so that you can stay atop trends and align the educational needs of your students with their future employers.

Academic members include:

• Students
• Faculty

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For Students

Academic membership in SIA will help you grow your knowledge of and your career in the security industry by providing you with resources and networking opportunities – all with the goal of helping you land a role with a SIA member company.

For Faculty Members

Academic membership in SIA positions you as an educational leader in your field and helps connect you directly with the industry so that you can stay atop trends and align the educational needs of your students with their future employers. In addition, with options for publication and networking, academic membership in SIA can help grow your own career.

Academic Membership Options:

• Student Academic Membership: $20/year
• Faculty Academic Membership: $150/year OR waived if referring five or more new student members annually

Benefits for Student Members

With a benefits package designed to help you grow your knowledge of the security profession and prepare for a career in the field of security, student members of SIA receive access to SIA reports, publications, research, webinars, email newsletters and communications, as well as access to regional networking events and participation in our RISE program for young security professionals

• Access to all SIA publications and reports
• Free attendance of SIAThere! events
• SIA Update and other official SIA communications
• IntelligentSIA: A monthly report on SIA’s activities
• Access to SIA webinars and to members-only SIA briefings
• Ability to join the SIA RISE program, a networking and development group for young security professionals in their 20s and 30s
• Ability to apply for RISE scholarships (must first join the SIA RISE program)

Benefits for Faculty Members

Faculty members of SIA receive a benefits package designed to help you prepare your students as well as grow your own academic career through the publication of papers and expand your industry contacts through complimentary access to key SIA events and participation in SIA committees. Faculty members receive all student membership benefits, plus the following:

• Complimentary registration to Securing New Ground and SIA GovSummit conferences (a nearly $2,500 value)
• Ability to submit articles and papers for consideration of being published on SIA website
• Ability to submit articles for review for publication in the SIA Technology Insights journal
• Ability to participate on SIA Committees, Working Groups and Interest Groups related to your specialty area

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The Security Industry Association (SIA) is seeking volunteers for the SPARC Voice of the Industry (VOI) community and a VOI steering committee.

SPARC, SIA's technical end user forum, is SIA’s membership sector for security practitioners and practitioner teams, and the Voice of the Industry committee provides industry input to this group of security practitioners upon request and is designed to provide supplier/vendor/solution provider expertise in a vendor-neutral manner.

SIA members are encouraged to learn more about the VOI committee and consider having a representative participate via the form below. This VOI community, which is anticipated to be approximately 50 individuals organized by specific areas of expertise, is a bilateral conduit between the SPARC security practitioners and the broader SIA industry membership.

See additional information on the VOI structure here.

Deliverables from VOI include benchmarks on key topics raised by SPARC as well as those deemed impactful by the VOI community.  Examples include:

Topics Raised by SPARC

• AI video vs. analytics
• Delivery in the industry
• Perimeter security for data centers

Additional Examples Raised by VOI

• Training best practices
• Coordinating Tier 3 field support
• Additional new technologies/tools shaping industry

Participation typically includes a one-hour call twice a month. Further contribution to benchmark topics and deliverables may include additional engagement.

Being a VOI member is an opportunity to learn and contribute to our industry’s goal of continuously advance how we serve security practitioners.
To express your interest, please complete the SPARC VOI Interest Form.