Vol. 1, No. 1--April 6, 2007

 

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CSAA Electronic Security Forum & Exposition: Your Partner for Success

Where can you get the information you need to grow, improve performance, and reduce attrition? Attend this year's 2007 CSAA Forum and get the tools you need to do that and more.

Are you thinking about expanding your operations into remote video surveillance? There are three presentations that will provide you with the information on how to successfully engage in video monitoring.

  • Friday, May 18
    • 8:00am – 9:00am: Video Monitoring: The Future of the Security Industry (NTS 07-1950 .1 CEUs) by Peter Bauer, CEO, International Video Surveillance.
    • 2:45pm – 3:45pm: The ABCs of Video Compression (NTS 07-1965 .1 CEUs) by John Bujarski, Key Account Manager, Honeywell Video Systems.
  • Saturday, May 19
    • 8:00am – 8:45am: Deploying IP Security Technology - Practical Applications and Procedures:
      Video, Analytics, Transports, and Processing (NTS 07-1974 .1 CEUs) moderated by John Judd, CPP, PSP, President, Adevcon Inc.

Are you interested in reducing your attrition?

  • See how you compare to the industry's standard attrition rate by attending a special presentation, Attrition Project Update, on Sunday, May 20 (11:15am – 11:45am) by John Brady, President, TRG Associates.
  • Get some ideas on how to "Increase Customer Loyalty" (NTS 07-1949 .2 CEUs) on Friday, May 18 (8:00am – 10:00am) by listening to TV Personality, Gail Kasper, President, Gail Kasper LLC.

 

Standards and licensing — two issues that are critical to provide high-levels of central station service — will be explored in detail in six presentations.

  • Friday, May 18
    • 8:00am – 10:00am: Positioning Your Business: Which UL Listing Works for My Central Station (NTS 07-1948 .2 CEUs) by Peter Tallman, Staff Engineering Associate, Underwriters Laboratories (UL).
    • 9:00am – 10:00am: NBFAA Apprentice Program (NTS 07-1952 .1 CEUs) by Art Webster, Consultant to NBFAA.
    • 1:30pm – 2:30pm: Managing Licensing & Permits (NTS 07-1959 .1 CEUs) by Joe Miskulin, Central Station Manager, State Farm Insurance; Bob Brown, Compliance Coordinator, Vector Security, Inc.; and Ron Walters, Director, Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC).
    • 2:45pm – 3:45pm: Setting Response Protocols to Signal Types (NTS 07-1963 .1 CEUs) moderated by Pam Petrow, Executive Vice President, Vector Security, Inc.
    • 4:45pm – 5:45pm Carbon Monoxide Focus Group Discussion (NTS 07-1970 .1 CEUs).
  • Saturday, May 19
    • 9:00am – 9:45am: Understanding the Standards Process (NTS 07-1975 .1 CEUs) by Lou Fiore, President, L.T. Fiore, Inc. and Daniel Ryan, Standards Technical Panels Chair, Underwriters Laboratories (UL).

Watch future newsletters and discover some of the other exceptional courses offered at this year's CSAA Forum. For a complete listing of the seminars, as well as complete description, visit www.csaaforum.com.

UL Seminars: Helping You to Leverage Your UL-Listing
Friday, May 18, 2007

This year's UL Seminar has a different format. Three separate seminars, taught by Peter Tallman, Staff Engineering Associate, Underwriters Laboratories (UL), will explore the different types of listings; physical and operation requirements to achieve and maintain the listing; and how to monitor for the Federal Government. This last seminar will also clarify the process to get a 2050 UL Listing. You can earn a total of .7 National Training School (NTS) Continuing Education Credits (CEUs) by attending these three UL seminars.

Get Videofied at the CSAA Forum

Do you want to get a more detailed look at RSIalarm, Inc.'s Videofied VIA-Pro Intrusion Alarm, the winner of “Best of NPS” at the Security Industry Association’s (SIA) 2007 New Product Showcase (NPS)?

Attend one of RSIalarms' Technical Product presentations on Thursday, May 17 at 11:00am or 1:30pm and discover all there is to know about this self-powered wireless video security with integrated GPRS, which can be used to expand your market into construction and critical infrastructure projects, among others.

AICC Golf Tournament

Join the fun and contribute money to the AICC war chest by signing up to play at the AICC Golf Tournament. You can help by contributing:

  • $1,000 per foursome
  • $250 per player
  • $1,000 hole sponsor
  • $1,000 practice area sponsor
  • $5,000 to be one of two or three marquee sponsors of the event

Sign up here and join the fun!

SDM 100 Gala

SDM Magazine has completed its analysis of the companies that will be ranked in the top 100 companies in the alarm/security industry and is mailing its invitations to those who have made the list. Please RSVP as soon as possible. Additional tickets for the Gala are available for $200/person. Please click on the SDM banner at www.csaaul.org or the banner on the left.

There are still some tables left for sponsorship. If interested, please contact Mark McCourt, publisher of SDM Magazine, at 610-436-4220.

Dates to Remember

  • April 12, 2007: Deadline to reserve booth space. Payments are non-refundable after this date.
    Click here to download the form.
  • April 12, 2007: Deadline to reserve technical training product presentation space. Payments are non-refundable after this date. Click here to download the form.
  • April 23, 2007: Hotel reservation cutoff date at the Buena Vista Palace. Contact 866-397-6516 to get your room now. Space and time is running out!
  • April 23, 2007: Meeting registration deadline. Click here to download the form.
  • May 8, 2007: Last day to cancel registration and get a refund. No refunds will be given after this date.