Vol. 16, No. 10 - June 8, 2010
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Table of Contents

• Calling All ESX Attendees-Let's Tweet
• Visit the ESX Exhibitors Supporting the CSAA 60th Anniversary!
• CSAA 60th Anniversary Gala Celebration
• CSAA Activities at ESX
• ACCENT Members ESX2010 Get-together
• 2010 CSAA Excellence Awards
• Booth 601 - Your Home Away from Home
• Remember to ...

Calling All ESX Attendees-Let's Tweet

CSAA invites you to be a Tweetcaster while in Pittsburgh.  It’s easy and fun, and all you need to do is: Have a Twitter account Tweet using *hashtag #CSAAatESX Dedicate time to read and write Tweets Be informative and have fun Join this growing list of Tweetcasters: Pam Petrow - Vector Security Wanda Valenteen - The Protection Bureau Melissa Courville - Dice Corporation Wayne Torrens - Micro Key Mary Jensby - Monitronics International Celia Besore - CSAA YOUR NAME HERE! Please register to be listed as an official Tweetcaster by contacting Celia Besore at 703-242-4670, x16 or communications@csaaintl.org.

Can't attend ESX?  You can still follow all the activity at Twitter.com/CSAAintl, even if you don't have a Twitter account. Thank you and see you at ESX!

*About the Hashtag (#) (info from URL)

Twitter messages don’t have a field where you can categorize them, so people have created the hashtag—which is just the # symbol followed by a term describing or naming the topic—that you add to a post as a way of saying, “This message is about the same thing as other messages from other people who include the same hashtag.”When somebody searches for that hashtag, they’ll get all of the related messages.

For instance, let’s say you post, “Meeting now in booth 601 to connect with other Accent users #CSAAatESX” Your message would then be part of Twitter search results for “#CSAAatESX.”

Visit the ESX Exhibitors Supporting the CSAA 60th Anniversary!

While at ESX, visit the booths of those companies who are celebrating CSAA's 60th Anniversary. Below is a list of these companies. Learn about their latest product and services and enter to win a Nook.

ADI (Booth 609), AES-IntelliNet(Booth 1113), Alarm.com (Booth 915), Alarm Central LLC (Booth 1029), Altronix (Booth 719), Bold Technologies (Booth 314), COPS Monitoring (Booth 429), Dice Corporation (Booth 709), Diebold Incorporated (Booth 1034), DMP-Digital Monitoring Products (Booth 509), DSC/Tyco Security Products (Booth 905), e-DATA Corp. (Booth 1129), Fire-Lite Alarms (Booth 815), UTC Fire & Security Global Security Products (formerly GE Security) (Booth 915), HeiTel Digital Video USA Corp. (Booth 329), Honeywell Security (Booth 817), Innovative Business Software (Booth 418), Intertech Security (Booth 401), Intertek (Booth 1134), Quick Response Monitoring Alarm Center (Booth 124); Micro Key Solutions (Booth 509), Security Products Magazine (Booth 129), System Sensor (Booth 816), Telular Corporation (Booth 431), Tri-Ed Distribution, Inc. (Booth 1015), Underwriters Laboratories (Booth 101), Vector Security, Inc. (Booth 614), and Videofied - RSI Video Technologies (Booth 715).

1. Look for your CSAA passport (click here to see a sample), available at the ESX meeting registration counters, in your registration packet, or at the CSAA Booth (#601).
2. Visit the CSAA 60th Anniversary supporters' booths (mentioned above) and get a star stamped on the appropriate spot on your passport.
3. Bring the completed passport to the CSAA Booth (#601), by NOON on June 17 to enter a raffle for a Barnes & Noble Nook (e-book reader).

CSAA 60th Anniversary Gala Celebration

CSAA will celebrate its 60th Anniversary jointly with the Electronic Security Association (ESA) on Tuesday, June 15 at the August Wilson Center for African American Culture, in Pittsburgh, Pa.

The event, which includes a cocktail reception, features an anniversary video, highlighting the contribution of CSAA to the alarm industry. CSAA would like to thank Honeywell Security and the following people, who made the video possible:

• Ron Rothman, President of Honeywell Security Group
• Ralph Maniscalco, Director of Marketing Communications of Honeywell Security
• The creative staff of Honeywell:
  • Angela Remmert, Media Specialist
  • Robin Boyce, Video Production Coordinator
  • Stephen Mott, Video Editor
  • Ken Geary, Multi-media Supervisor

Don't miss this memorable event--it is not too late to purchase your ticket! Tickets for the event are included in the ESX Deluxe Pass or can be purchased separately at http://www.esxweb.com/register!

CSAA Activities at ESX

You can now download an easy-to-follow list of CSAA Activities at ESX. Please visit http://www.csaaul.org/2010ESXSchedule.pdf to download the list.

ACCENT Members ESX2010 Get-together

Fellow ACCENT members, don't forget to come and gather at the CSAA ESX Booth 601, on Wednesday, June 16, 2:00pm – 3:00pm ET and/or on Thursday, June 17, 11:00am – 12:00pm ET.

2010 CSAA Excellence Awards

Come and share the excitement of the CSAA Central Station Excellence Award Breakfast on Wednesday, June 16, 7:45am-9:30am at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Ballroom B in Pittsburgh, Pa.

In addition, CSAA will be adding an interesting presentation by Mr. Majd Alwan, Ph.D., director of the Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) on the subject of Telehealth and Central Station Monitoring.

Tickets for the breakfast are included in the ESX Deluxe Pass or can be purchased separately at http://www.esxweb.com/register.

Booth 601 - Your Home Away from Home

Visit Booth 601 and meet your staff, learn how to expand your benefits, gain infromation about the CSAA learning center, and find out how you can become a CSAA Five Diamond Central Station. See you there!

Remember To ...

• Order your copies for A Practical Guide to Central Station Burglar Alarm Systems - 4th Edition. Download the 2010 order for the A Practical Guide to Central Station Burglar Alarm Systems - 4th Edition here. If you have any questions, please contact Celia Besore, CSAA Vice President of Marketing & Programs at 703-242-4670, Ext. 16 or cbesore@csaaintl.org.