Vol. 13, No. 14 - September 7, 2007
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Please thank the sponsors of the 2007 CSAA Annual Meeting:
ADI (Opening Reception Wine & Beverage and Music); Alert Alarm of Hawaii (CSAA Board of Directors Dinner); Altronix Corp. (President's Dinner & Dance Reception); Bold Technologies (partial sponsorship of the President’s Dinner/Dance dinner); Bosch Security Systems, Inc. (Tuesday Continental Breakfast/AM Break); DGA Security Systems, Inc. (T-shirts); Digital Monitoring Products (DMP) (Room Key-cards); DSC/Sur-Gard (President's Dinner & Dance Band); Fire-Lite Alarms (Monday Spouse Hospitality);GE Security (Wednesday Continental Breakfast); Honeywell Security (Golf Tournament); HID Corporation (Opening Reception Hors d'oeuvres); MicroKey Software (President's Dinner Dance Centerpieces); NAPCO Security Systems (Band for the Theme Dinner); Security Industry Association (SIA) (Dinner for the Theme Event); SPECO Technologies (Monday Continental Breakfast); System Sensor (Tennis Tournament); and Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (PSLC Committee & AHJs Dinner)
Please thank the host of the 2007 CSAA Operations Management Seminar, Interface Security Systems,
and its sponsors: Bold Technologies (Monday and Tuesday Continental Breakfasts); CenterPoint Technologies (Tuesday Coffee Break); DICE Corporation (Monday Coffee Break); GE Security (Monday and Tuesday luncheons); and MicroKey Software, Inc. (Student Manuals)

Table of Contents

Please Participate in the First CSAA Technology Survey

One of the 2007 Annual Meeting seminars on Wednesday, October 24 will discuss "Central Stations of the Future." CSAA and the members of the panel--Hank Goldberg (Secure Global Solutions), Jerry Winslow (Bold Technologies), Mike Simpson (DICE Corporation), Ralph Ronquillo (Software Solutions (MASterMind)), Andreas Jensen (Innovative Business Software, Inc.) and Wayne Torrens (Micro Key Software)--are ready to launch the first survey of technology used in central stations and the results will form a foundation for discussion at the CSAA meeting in Hawaii.

This first annual technology survey is open to both member and non-member organizations. The survey has no tracking of individual respondents - all answers are ANONYMOUS. The time required is 15 minutes and completion is required by September 28. Estimates are acceptable and dollar estimates should be in $10,000 increments.

The link to the survey is http://csaa.survey.sgizmo.com.

Each company will likely receive multiple survey requests - PLEASE, ONLY ONE RESPONSE!

We will publish a summary of the results of the survey in November.

2007 CSAA Annual Meeting Hotel Reservation Deadline

Reminder: The hotel reservation deadline is Sunday, September 16, 2007. If you have not made your reservation at the Fairmont Orchid, contact them at 800-845-9905 or 808-885-2000. The hotel is filling up quickly. Be certain to ask for the CSAA rate.

"Fishing for Members" Campaign Update

The CSAA "Member-get-a-Member fishing campaign is off to a great start. Thus far, we have several new members as a result, and hope to have 15 more by the end of September. Applications and additional materials are available for you, and the Membership staff is eager to assist in anyway possible. Please contact Becky Lane at 703-242-4670, Ext. 18 or at membership@csaaul.org for more information.

Developments in Remote Monitoring

Greg McConnell, Associate Editor of Security Dealer magazine, is writing an article about developments in remote monitoring—what’s new and what security dealers should know—to be published in October. Specifically, he would like to address the questions below. His deadline is Thursday, September 13.

1) What are some of the most common remote monitoring technologies employed by central stations today?

2) What do you see as being some new developments in remote monitoring that have either had a big impact or will soon have a big impact?

3) What would you say to a security dealer who currently doesn't really do much with remote monitoring? Anything to change their mind?

4) Do you have any high-resolution photos that could complement the story, such as a product or “action” shot regarding remote monitoring?

5) Is there anything else you would like to briefly comment on for this story?

If you are interested in being interviewed, please contact Greg directly at 847-454-2705 or Greg.McConnell@cygnusb2b.com.

Two of Industry’s Greatest Set to be Honored

On Tuesday, September 11, 2007, Stan Martin, executive director, SIAC and George Fletcher, president, DMF Consulting - two of the security industry’s most accomplished professionals - will be distinctly honored by their peers in New York City at Festival of Lanterns – the 2007 Tri-Association Awards Dinner. If you haven’t made your reservations for this momentous event, there is still time to do so. Simply go to www.siaonline.org and select the link from the right side of the page. 

Join in honoring the significant accomplishments of two of our industry’s finest. Visit www.siaonline.org for details. Please contact Leigh A. McGuire, SIA, with questions at 703-647-8493 or lmcguire@siaonline.org.