Vol. 1, No. 3 - April 19, 2007

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Please thank our 2007 CSAA Electronic Security Forum & Exposition Sponsors:
(Opening Event beverages); (Board, Sponsors & Exhibitors Dinner); (CSAA Excellence Awards Luncheon); (Friday afternoon coffee break); (Luncheon in the Exhibit Hall); (Friday Continental breakfast); (Key cards); (Saturday afternoon coffee break); (Sunday coffee break); (Opening Event band); (Saturday morning coffee break); (Friday morning coffee break); (CSAA Board of Directors Luncheon and Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall); (Saturday Continental Breakfast); (Opening Event food); (Sunday continental breakfast); and (Spouse hospitality sponsorships – Friday, Saturday and Sunday).

Buena Vista Palace Selling Out Fast

The Buena Vista Palace Hotel, site of the 2007 CSAA Electronic Security Forum & Exposition is selling out of rooms.

The night of Wednesday, May 16 is already at sold-out status at the hotel and the CSAA room block for that night is completely gone. Limited availability remains on additional nights of the meeting.

If you plan to attend the 2007 CSAA Forum, please contact the hotel immediately at 866-397-6516 to reserve your room. The cut-off date for the CSAA room block is Monday, April 23. After that date rooms at the CSAA rate will be available on a space available basis only.

If you have not registered for the meeting, it’s not too late. Please complete a registration form and return it to CSAA headquarters (fax: 703-242-4675). You must register in advance for the meeting.

Explore New Security Technologies

The CSAA Forum is your one-stop place to learn and see new technology in action. From Product Presentations / Technical Training to Technical seminars, the CSAA Forum will allow you to take advantage of new technology before many of your competitors. Below are some of the seminars that you should attend:

Friday, May 18, 2007

  • 9:00am – 12:15pm: Security Data Communication through Networks and the Internet ( NTS 07-1953 .3 CEUs) by Dave Combes, Commercial Development Manager, Honeywell Security
  • 10:15am – 11:15am: Intelligent Locks (NTS 07-1956 .1 CEUs) by John Hunepohl, Director of Integrated Solutions, ASSA Abloy Americas
  • 11:15am – 12:15pm: Importance of Next Generation Communications to your Core Business (NTS 07-1958 .1 CEUs) by Gordon Hope, Vice President, AlarmNet, Honeywell Corporation
  • 1:30pm – 2:30pm: Comparing the PSTN to VoIP (NTS 07-1961 .1 CEUs) by John Fisher, IT Director, DGA Security
  • 3:45pm – 4:45pm: Basics of GSM Cellular Technology (NTS 07-1968 .1 CEUs) by Bill Blum, Senior Engineer Manager, Honeywell Security & Custom Electronics
  • 4:45pm – 5:45pm: Deploying IP Security Technology - Practical Applications and Procedures: Introduction & IP Alarm Supervision and Signaling to the Central Station (NTS 07-1971 .1 CEUs); Moderator and Speaker: John Judd, CPP, PSP, President, Adevcon Inc.; Panel Participants: Honeywell, DSC, DMP

Saturday, May 19, 2007

  • 9:00am – 9:45am: Deploying IP Security Technology - Practical Applications and Procedures:
    Video, Analytics, Transports, and Processing - Conclusion and Discussion     ( NTS 07-1977 .1 CEUs). Moderator: John Judd, CPP, PSP, President, Adevcon Inc.; Panel Participants: NAPCO, OzVision

Bold Technologies Product Presentation – Manitou and SedonaOffice – Best of Class

Bold Technologies and SedonaOffice will present the “Best of Class” software solutions for the Alarm industry. Starting from the quotation, job management, financial reporting to alarm monitoring integrated with access control, video and GPS, Bold Technologies and SedonaOffice can provide a complete End-to-End solution.

Product specialists will be on hand to show you why you should upgrade your system to a Microsoft Windows (Vista ready) SQL system, that has been shipping since 2002 and why it is has become the industry's preferred system.

Orlando Airport Transportation

If you are planning to attend the CSAA 2007 Forum in Orlando and are looking for airport transportation, CSAA is pleased to announce a $3.00 discount on roundtrip shuttle service. Reservations must be placed in advance with Mears Transportation which operates the shuttle service.

To get the $3.00 discount off the normal $31.00 roundtrip rate to the Buena Vista Palace, please go to www.mearstranportationgroup.com and use the discount code: 302753007. You must book roundtrip service.

Regular taxi service, including gratuity from the Orlando Airport to the Buena Vista Palace is approximately $45-$50 each way. The trip takes approximately 25 minutes each way by taxi.

Sign Up for the AICC Golf Tournament Now

If you are planning on playing in the AICC Golf Tournament on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at the Disney’s Lake Buena Vista Golf Course, please sign up by WEDNESDAY, April 25. There will be NO onsite registrations for this event.

To download the form, visit www.csaaul.org/2007AICCGolfMain.htm.

CORRECTION: SDM Gala

The ticket price for the SMD 100 Gala was incorrectly stated in a previous CSAA Forum News. The correct price is $275/person. Sorry for the confusion.

Product Presentation: FireLite's IPDACT and Teldat's VisorALARM

For over three years, FireLite and Telsec have been working on a project to bring central station fire communicators that work over the Internet to the marketplace. See the fruit of their collaboration by joining Agustín Muñoz-Grandes, CEO of Telsec, on Thursday, May 17 at 10:00am – 11:00am, as he shares how FireLite's IPDACT, an IP communicator for fire panels, and the Teldat mIP, an IP communicator for security panels, work with Teldat's VisorALARM IP receiver.

Agustín will detail the features and benefits of the system, how it works, what is required at the central station, and how customers can save a lot of money. He will demonstrate a complete working system of the new receiver and both security and fire communicators.

Dates to Remember

  • April 23, 2007: Hotel reservation cutoff date at the Buena Vista Palace. Contact 866-397-6516 to get your room now. Space and time both are 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.