IntelligentSIA: New Videos + Can’t-Miss Events, Awards, Scholarships and Offerings to Help You Maximize Your Membership

Hey SIA members! Here are the top 12 things you need to know about our latest activities and resources, upcoming events and opportunities and more.

Welcome, New Members!

The Security Industry Association (SIA) would like to welcome its newest members: ALK Global Security Solutions, Eviden, Inteconnex, Lighthouse Engineering, Stanford Health Care, The CMOOR Group, Tymetal Corp., UChicago Medicine AdventHealth, Veridas, Wavestore and WeSecure. Thanks for your membership, and we look forward to working with you!

Here’s What Else You Need to Know This Month:

• Imagine the future of the security industry with SIA’s new video series! Security 2040,  produced with underwriting support from Access Control Executive Brief, shares expert predictions and perspectives on the practitioner of the future, the expansion of integration and the forecast for identity and privacy. Check it out here!
• SIA has announced the 2023 schedule, speaker lineup and program for Securing New Ground, happening Oct. 17-18 in NYC. Attendees will enjoy keynotes from Visa’s James P. O’Neill and Nasdaq’s Phil Mackintosh, along with many more expert-led presentations on cutting-edge issues and the future of security. Learn more and register here.
• Don’t wait to apply for the SIA Women in Security Forum Scholarship! This program offers $7,500 scholarships for SIA members and student members to use toward professional development courses, repayment of student loan debt, certifications and/or conferences. Applications are due Aug. 25; learn more and apply here.
• The Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST) has opened the call for nominations for the inaugural FAST Security Technician of the Year Awards, an initiative recognizing security technicians who have demonstrated excellence, premier customer service and leadership within their organizations. Don’t wait; nominations are due Aug. 31! Learn more and submit a nomination here.
• Stay connected, engaged and informed with the new mySIA app! Make the most of your membership and download it today for iOS or Android.
• Time is running out to join us at AcceleRISE 2023! AcceleRISE is a can’t-miss event for young security leaders taking place Aug. 14-16 in Denver, Colorado, featuring insightful sessions on top security and career topics, fun activities and lively networking opportunities. Learn more and register here.
• Know a rising leader who deserves recognition? Nominate them for the first-ever 25 on the RISE Awards, presented by SIA’s RISE community! Don’t wait; nominations are due Aug. 31! Learn more and get started here.
• On Aug. 23, join us in person at SIA’s headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, for the next SIA OSDP Boot Camp! You’ll get the essential training you need on SIA’s Open Supervised Device Protocol and how to design, configure and deploy modern, interoperable, OSDP-compliant access control systems. Learn more and register here.
• SIA has established two advisory boards on artificial intelligence and environmental, social and governmental and is looking for SIA member volunteers to be part of these new groups. Nominations close Sept. 15; learn more and get involved here.
• The latest SECURE Perspectives column is here, featuring Lyndell Kline of Boon Edam! In this profile presented by the SIA Women in Security Forum community and published in Security Sales & Integration, Kline shares perspectives on her career path, how she ended up in the security industry, her biggest mentors and influences, industry trends and advice for other women in security.
• In the D.C. area? On Aug. 23, join the SIA National Capital Region Security Forum (NCRSF) for an exclusive breakfast event featuring special guest speaker Timothy Weston, director for strategy and performance at the Transportation Security Administration’s Policy Coordination and Innovation Office! Learn more and register here.