IntelligentSIA: 12 Updates, Offerings and Ways to Get Involved With SIA This Month

By Kara Klein, Associate Director of Marketing and Media Relations, Security Industry Association on April 5, 2022 |
SIA members being honored with the Jay Hauhn Excellence in Partnerships Award at the SIA Market Leaders Reception

Hey SIA members! Here are the top 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: AIN Group, AlarMax, MC-Armor – Miguel Caballero, ROI Protection Agency, Sharry, Stealth Monitoring and Vunetrix. Thanks for your membership, and we look forward to working with you!

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

  1. Registration is now open for the 2022 SIA GovSummit, coming May 24-25 in Washington, D.C.! This annual conference brings together government security leaders and industry technologists for top-quality information sharing, education and networking. Register by April 22 to save $100!
  2. SIA has opened the call for proposals for the 2022 AcceleRISE conference, hosted by SIA’s RISE community for young professionals and those new to the security industry. We’re looking for creative speakers and sessions for our event happening Aug. 1-3 in Austin, Texas. Got an idea you want to share? Submit your proposal here.
  3. Digital twins turn the physical world into computable objects that track assets, people and processes. But what exactly are they? In this SIA Tech Brief, Steve Surfaro and Kelly Watt discuss design and construction twins, operational twins and the benefits of digital twins in security.
  4. As the Virginia General Assembly wrapped up its 2022 regular session, it sent a bill to Gov. Glenn Youngkin that would replace the state’s complete ban on local law enforcement use of facial recognition technology with the most stringent law in the country regulating its use. In this analysis, SIA outlines Virginia’s new proposed facial recognition rules and what they mean for the industry.
  5. Want to boost your career in the security industry? Earning SIA’s Certified Security Project Manager (CSPM) credential can help! SIA is offering its CSPM Review Course virtually April 12-14 to help you prepare for the CSPM exam. Learn more and register here.
  6. ISC West 2022, hosted in collaboration with premier sponsor SIA, came to a close late last month with record-breaking attendance growth. As the first major security and public safety event of the year, ISC West announced an 88% growth variance for total attendance ahead of last year’s event in July. Get highlights from the show and SIA’s activities at ISC West here.
  7. On March 22, SIA welcomed a new chair, presented five new and four returning members to the SIA Board of Directors and announced several new committee leaders at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership gathering during ISC West. Meet the new leadership and learn more in SIA’s official announcement.
  8. Congratulations to the 2022 winners of the SIA New Products and Solutions (NPS) Awards, the flagship awards program presented in partnership with ISC West recognizing innovative security products, services and solutions! Top among the winners, who were recognized March 23 during an award ceremony on the ISC West show floor, was Allegion – LCN, receiving the 2022 Best New Product Award. Learn more and view the full list of awardees here.
  9. SIA has opened the call for nominations for the 2022 Women in Biometrics Awards, a globally recognized program presented by SIA with support from sponsors AVISIAN, Biometric Update, IDEMIA, FindBiometrics and SIA’s Identity & Biometric Technology Advisory Board and Women in Security Forum. The recipients of this year’s awards will be honored at the 2022 SIA GovSummit. Nominations are due April 15; learn more and submit a nomination here.
  10. SIA’s Grants Training Course, a new self-paced, on-demand e-learning offering, is a tool that helps security integrators and manufacturers advise security teams protecting schools, transit systems, ports, airports, places of worship and government facilities about the availability and use of grant  funds. Learn how to leverage grants for success by accessing the course here.
  11. On April 21, join SIA and the National Capital Region Security Forum (NCRSF) for this month’s NCRSF events! Start the day with our quarterly breakfast event, featuring insights from Chris Pietrzak of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and join us that evening for the April NCRSF networking event at Tysons Social Tavern. We hope to see you there!
  12. SIAThere! is back, with our next virtual networking event taking place on May 4! Join us for this free opportunity to meet new people, build business connections and network with like-minded security industry professionals. Learn more and RSVP here.