The Advance

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Tuesday, March 24, 2026 | 10:30–11:30 a.m. (PDT)
The Venetian Expo, Venetian 401/402

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About The Advance

The Advance is SIA’s annual membership meeting at ISC West. 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 for the past year
  • Exchange market intelligence for the year ahead

Hear From SIA's Incoming Chair

SIA's Board of Directors chair-elect, Mike Mathes, will assume his role leading the SIA board during ISC West 2026.

At The Advance, you'll get the first chance to hear from Mathes, executive vice president at Convergint, about key priorities for SIA in 2026.

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SIA Membership Awards Presented at The Advance include:

SIA Chairs' Award Honorees Dakota Mackie, Northland Controls John Nemerofsky, SAGE Integration

Chair's Award

SIA 2026 Standards Service Award Dan Cremins, Delta Electronics

Standards Service Award

Vote on the 2026 SIA Board Nominees at The Advance

New Nominees:

SIA 2026 Board Initial-Term Nominees John Maffey, President and CEO, M3T Corporation James Marcella, Director, Industry Associations, Axis Communications

Returning Nominees:

SIA 2026 Board Returning Nominees Alex Castaneda, Motorola Solutions Andrew Elvish, Genetec Brian Harrell, Avangrid Bjorn Lidefelt, HID Global Lee Odess, The Access Control Collective Julaine Simmons, M.C. Dean
VOTE ONLINE HERE

Photos From Past The Advance Events

The Advance 2025

To see more pictures from The Advance (and other SIA events), visit the SIA Flickr page.