CSAA Dispatch Fall/Winter 2013 Preview

The CSAA Dispatch Fall/Winter issue mails to members just after Thanksgiving, but we wanted to give you a little preview: “Four Ways to Make Education a Habit” by our own Stephanie S. Morgan, Ph.D., Director, Education and Training.

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CSAA Signals Volume 19 – November 18, 2013

CSAA Signals

CSAA Signals Volume 19 – November 18, 2013

In This Issue:

  • CSAA Excellence Awards Video
  • Member Online Portal P
  • Presentation Materials for 2013 CSAA Fall Ops
  • 2013 CSAA Fall Ops Online Feedback Form
  • 2013 Attrition Study
  • Public Comment Period for CS-V-01 Advertise with us!

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CSAA Signals Volume 19 – November 4, 2013

CSAA Signals

CSAA Signals Volume 19 – November 4, 2013

In this issue:

  • IACP Resolution
  • Bill Hobgood at IACP
  • Public Comment Period for CS-V-01
  • Advertise with us!
  • Certificate Engine
  • 2013 Attrition Study
  • 2013 Annual Meeting Presentation Materials

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Tyco Integrated Security’s Jay Hauhn Appointed 32nd President of CSAA

Jay Hauhn, Vice President of Industry Relations for Tyco Integrated Security has been appointed President of the Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA).

Click here to read the official Tyco Integrated Security press release.

 

 

 

 

Bill Hobgood Presents ASAP to the PSAP at the IACP 120th Annual Conference

Bill Hobgood presented an educational session at the IACP Annual Conference in Philadelphia on Saturday, October 19th. The session was titled “Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) to the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP): Reducing 9-1-1 Processing and Response Times by Minutes for Alarm Notifications Between Alarm Monitoring Companies and 9-1-1 PSAPs.”

Hobgood spoke of the ASAP program gaining momentum following implementations in Richmond, Houston, Washington DC and other localities. ASAP is proven to reduce 9-1-1 processing and response times, eliminate mistakes, miscommunications, and telephone calls.


Photo credit: Keith Jentoft

IACP Adopts Resolution Supporting Alarm Industry Use of FirstNet

The IACP (International Association of Chiefs of Police) held their 120th Annual Conference in Philadelphia last week. During the meeting a resolution supporting the alarm industry’s use of the FirstNet system was adopted.

Many thanks to Lou Fiore and Chief Harlin McEwen for their work on this. They presented the resolution to the IACP Communications and Technology Committee where it passed unanimously; it was then approved by the Resolutions Committee and it passed without objection at the IACP Annual Business Meeting on Wednesday, October 23, 2013.