Vol. 16, No. 12 - July 1, 2010
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Table of Contents

• CSAA Opens Membership Doors to ETL-certified Central Stations
• 2010 CSAA Annual Meeting Registration Opens
• Attend the Next CSAA Signature Series Webinar on UL 2050
• Celebrate CSAA's 60th with a Personal Message
• CSAA 60th Anniversary Celebration at ESX: A Recap
• Remember To ...

CSAA Opens Membership Doors to ETL-certified Central Stations

On June 14, upon review of Intertek Testing Services, Inc. - ETL's application, the CSAA Board of Directors approved Intertek's as a CSAA-recognized Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).

Pursuant to the CSAA Bylaws change approved by the CSAA Membership at the 2009 CSAA Annual Meeting, which opened CSAA membership to any alarm company certified by any CSAA-recognized NRTL, Intertek's approval as a CSAA-recognized NRTL now allows central station alarm companies with only the ETL listing to apply for CSAA membership.

2010 CSAA Annual Meeting Schedule and Registration Form Available On-Line

Watch your mail for the arrival of the preliminary 2010 CSAA Annual Meeting brochure, which will be mailed in the coming days.  Additional details on the meeting and programs will be sent in a second meeting brochure.

The meeting registration form and hotel room descriptions may be accessed at http://www.csaaul.org/2010AnnualMeeting.htm.

Limited quantities of rooms are available in several different categories.  Book now for the best selection!  Call the Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain directly at 1-800-686-2747 and ask for the CSAA discounted meeting rates.  The hotel reservation deadline is Thursday, September 9, 2010.

Attend the Next CSAA Signature Series Webinar on UL2050
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

As our members know, having a UL Listing can give your company access to new markets. One of the most active areas today is the national industrial security system program. Often referred to as a UL2050 Listing, this category is for contractors providing alarm services to U. S. government contractors or in some cases U. S. government facilities.

The category is designed to adapt to a wide range of locations by offering a variety of monitoring and investigation configurations. Due to this flexibility, both small and large based alarm contractors may compete within the category. In addition there are opportunities for contract central stations that do not provide services to alarm installations.

Attendees of this webinar will receive details about the categories of service within this program, the U. S. government manuals that require its use, and how one may prepare to become UL2050 Listed.

The webinar speaker is  Pete Tallman of Underwriters Laboratories Inc., the principal engineer for the development of the UL Standard for National Industrial Security Systems, UL2050.

Don't miss this important free informational webinar!

Reserve your Webinar Seat Now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/301781531

Celebrate CSAA's 60th with a Personal Message

Is there someone you want to congratulate? Someone you would like to thank? Someone who has served as a mentor or someone whose contributions to the industry you admire? Some person or group you would like to send a greeting? Is there some specific event or accomplishment you want to commemorate?*

As part of CSAA’s 60th anniversary celebration, we are delighted to offer you space in the 2010 CSAA Membership Directory to include a personal message.

Available Sizes:

• Business card size (2” x 3½) - $200
• Quarter page (3½ x 4½”) - $500
• Half-page (7½” x 4½”) - $850
• Full page (7½” x 10”) - $1,200

*Note: These messages cannot be of commercial nature. CSAA offers separate advertising space for that purpose.

Need help designing the message? CSAA will assist! All you need to do is send us what you want to say and your logo or other image (optional), and we will take care of it for you!

To reserve your space, download the form at http://www.csaaintl.org/2010TributePageForm.pdf.

Please send your completed form by July 12, 2010 to be able to participate in this program. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Celia Besore at 703-242-4670 x16 or cbesore@csaaintl.org.

CSAA 60th Anniversary Celebration at ESX

CSAA members launched the Association's 60th Anniversary year-long celebration Tuesday, June 15 at the August Wilson Center for African American Culture, in Pittsburgh, Pa.

The opening festivities took place during the Alarm Industry Celebration, where jointly with the Electronic Security Association (ESA), CSAA showcased an entertaining and informative video, highlighting some of the many accomplishments achieved by CSAA in the last 60 years. The video was made possible by Ron Rothman and the creative staff of Honeywell Security (see http://www.csaaul.org/signals/csaa_signals_vol_16_no_10.htm#esx).

The festivities continued the next day during the ESX exhibit, where CSAA members used the CSAA 60th anniversary logo on their hand-outs and giveaways. Attendees who visited all the participating booths got their passport stamped and participated in a drawing for a Barnes & Noble Nook e-reader. Congratulations to Devin Yova from Security Innovations who won the Nook!

Many thanks to the following companies who participated in the passport program:

ADI, AES-IntelliNet, Alarm.com,, Alarm Central LLC, Altronix, Bold Technologies, COPS Monitoring, Dice Corporation, Diebold Incorporated, DMP-Digital Monitoring Products, DSC/Tyco Security Products, e-DATA Corp., Fire-Lite Alarms, UTC Fire & Security Global Security Products (formerly GE Security), HeiTel Digital Video USA Corp., Honeywell Security, Innovative Business Software, Intertech Security, Intertek, Quick Response Monitoring Alarm Center; Micro Key Solutions, Security Products Magazine, System Sensor, Telular Corporation, Tri-Ed Distribution, Inc., Underwriters Laboratories, Vector Security, Inc., and Videofied - RSI Video Technologies.

Additional coverage of ESX 2010 will appear in the summer issue of the CSAA Dispatch newsletter.

Remember To ...

• Order your copies of A Practical Guide to Central Station Burglar Alarm Systems - 4th Edition. Download the 2010 order form of 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.