Help UL create a new standard for video data security

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UL is conducting a crowdsourcing activity to collect input on standards development for video data security, and would appreciate your input and expertise. We hope you will consider participating as we are certain your expertise will be a great help.

The crowdsourcing aspect of this standards development activity involves casting a wide net for potential stakeholders, experts, and the like as we conduct a survey to collect scope input, followed by a second round of outreach using a dynamic, interactive online tool where images and ideas are presented for feedback and ratings on requirements to include in the standard.

Initially, UL is looking for your ideas regarding the scope of the standard; in particular, what key aspects of video data security should be included.  For example, should the focus be on video data transmission or storage?  The objective is to define a scope that captures the most critical elements of video data security, with the prospect of continuing to expand the standard in the future.

For a quick overview about this crowdsourcing activity, check out our YouTube video:  http://youtu.be/zJhYpn3AmeU

To share your expertise, click the following survey link or copy/paste into your web browser: http://www.instant.ly/s/hC4vN

If you know of others who may wish to participate, we ask that you forward this message or share via social media.

For questions or more information about the crowdsourcing activity for video data security, contact Lou Chavez or Neil Lakomiak.

For other inquiries or feedback, please email Anne Marie Jacobs or Randi Myers.

ASAP Meetings at 2014 Fall Ops

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Important note for Fall Ops registrants: The ASAP Technical Meeting originally scheduled for Sunday, November 9 has been postponed. The ASAP Users Group, the CSAA Proprietary Council, and the CSAA Contract Monitoring Council will meet as scheduled, followed by the Icebreaker Reception for all Fall Ops attendees. Watch for more information about the rescheduled ASAP meeting in 2015.

Registration and more information: http://csaaintl.org/2014fops/

2014 “Fall Ops” Seminar Coming Up November 9-11

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Even while we are wishing we were at our 2014 annual meeting this week, we’re gearing up for Fall Ops! Have you registered? There is still time!

Registration and Program Information for Fall Ops

CSAA International 2014 Annual Meeting Canceled Due to Hurricane Threat

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The CSAA Annual Meeting scheduled for October 17-22 is canceled due to the impending threat of Hurricane Gonzalo. The National Hurricane Center predicts that Gonzalo may become a Category 4 storm by Thursday and is on track to reach Bermuda on Friday. The Fairmont Southampton Bermuda, our conference hotel, has advised us that it is entering “Hurricane Preparedness Status” and is expecting a hit.

Meeting registrants should check their email for messages from CSAA regarding this development.

CSAA Annual Meeting and Tropical Storm Gonzalo

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CSAA is monitoring the track of Tropical Storm Gonzalo and remains in touch with the Fairmont Southampton.  We will continue to monitor the situation as it pertains to track and strength of the storm.  Any decision regarding a change to the annual meeting will be made as early as is logistically possible. Updates will be sent as new information becomes available.

You may view the predicted track for the storm at  http://www.hwn.org/data/nhcat3.html

New contact telephone number for Jefferson Parish 911

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Jefferson Parish (Louisiana) 911 Communication District has announced a change in contact telephone number information. CSAA companies that need to report an alarm for a Police, Fire, or Medical response in unincorporated Jefferson Parish will be affected.

Jefferson Parish 911: 504-227-1400

Please discontinue using the numbers 504-349-5322 or 504-349-5317.

Note that this telephone number change does not affect the municipalities of the City of Kenner or the City of Grenta, Louisiana.

Questions? Contact Major Ronald D. Hoefeld, 911 Director at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, at 504-349-5673.

ADT’s Steve Shapiro Appointed to CSAA Board of Directors

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Steve Shapiro, vice president of industry relations for ADT — a leading provider of home and business security and automation solutions in the U.S. and Canada — has been appointed to the CSAA Board of Directors beginning in October.

“Every volunteer organization depends on the participation and contributions of its members. Steve has been heavily involved in our Alarm Industry Communications Committee for years and has long been an active supporter of CSAA,” said Jay Hauhn, president of CSAA. “We are pleased to welcome him to the CSAA Board, and I look forward to the contributions he will make as a board member.”

Steve Shapiro

Steve Shapiro

As vice president of industry relations for ADT, Shapiro is responsible for the planning, execution and management of the company’s strategic relationships with key North American security and automation industry organizations, alliances and initiatives.  Prior to assuming this role, he led ADT’s product strategy and engineering initiatives for an extensive portfolio of ADT products, including the company’s revolutionary smart home automation system, ADT Pulse®, as well as intrusion, fire, and home health care systems.

In 2014, Shapiro was elected to represent ADT as a Board member to the Z-Wave Alliance and in 2013, he was appointed as a Board member to the Security Industry Association.

“I am honored to join the CSAA Board of Directors,” said Shapiro.  “I’m eager to begin working with CSAA and fellow Board members to address the rapidly changing technology environment in communications, net neutrality, and first responder response requirements.”

Prior to joining ADT, he was a consultant to Sirius XM Satellite Radio where he developed product roadmaps and product definitions for mobile and portable devices.  His career in product marketing and product management began at Motorola, where he was responsible for many communications products and marketing plans over 20 years that included two-way radios, pagers and mobile phones, including Motorola’s first color and camera phones.

Shapiro graduated from Florida International University with an MBA in Business Administration. He holds FCC professional and amateur licenses, has been awarded eight patents, and earned a Black Belt in Marketing for Six Sigma.

 

Jay Hauhn Announces Lou Fiore as CSAA Interim Executive Vice President

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In a message to CSAA members today, President Jay Hauhn announced that Louis T. Fiore, president of L.T. Fiore, Inc., will assume the position of CSAA interim Executive Vice President beginning Wednesday, October 1, following the retirement of Steve Doyle.

“The CSAA executive committee and I are thrilled that Lou has agreed to lead CSAA during this period of transition. Lou’s distinctive industry accomplishments uniquely qualify him for the position. I look forward to the next several months with confidence, knowing that the association is in good hands,” said Hauhn in his statement.

“I am honored to have been selected as CSAA’s interim Executive Vice President,” said Fiore. “I look forward to working with CSAA staff, our members, our public sector partners and sister associations. I hope to make a beneficial impact during my stay.”

Lou Fiore

Lou Fiore

Fiore is a Past President of CSAA (1997-1999) and now serves as chair of the Alarm Industry Communications Committee (AICC) and of the CSAA Standards Committee. He is also chair of SIA’s Security Industry Standards Council (SISC). He is a long-time member of the Supervising Station Committee of NFPA 72, a member of NFPA’s Premises Security Committee (NFPA 730 & 731), a member of NFPA’s Standard for the Installation of Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection and Warning Equipment (NFPA 720), a member of the NFPA 72 Technical Correlating Committee, and has been a member of various UL Standards Technical Panels.

Fiore’s career also includes posts at CBS Laboratories, Inc., Manager of Product Development at ADT Security Systems, President and Co-founder of Cardinal Technologies, Inc., Vice President and General Manager of the Security Products Division of Repco, Inc., and Vice President of Engineering and Purchasing for National Guardian Corporation. For the past nearly 20 years, he has worked in his own consulting practice.

Fiore was the 1992 recipient of the Security Industry Association’s (SIA) George Lippert Memorial Award, the 2005 recipient of the CSAA Stanley C. Lott Award, and was inducted into Security Sales and Integration Magazine’s Hall of Fame in 2010. In 1999, he was appointed by President Clinton to serve on the “America Burning” panel.

CSAA’s Steve Doyle Honored by AICC

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On September 15, retiring CSAA Executive Vice President Steve Doyle was honored at the quarterly meeting of the Alarm Industry Communications Committee in Crystal City, VA.

AICC Chair Lou Fiore presented Doyle with a special plaque and thanked him on behalf of the members of AICC for his leadership and contributions over the last two decades.

Steve Doyle (left) and Lou Fiore

Steve Doyle (left) and Lou Fiore

“Why Can’t You Be Normal…Like Me!”

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Just announced! Special Session at the 2014 CSAA Annual Meeting

 Robert A. Rohm, Ph.D. presents “Why Can’t You Be Normal…Like Me!”

 Dr. Robert A. Rohm is a dynamic inspirational international speaker, best selling author, educational consultant and guest lecturer. He has traveled extensively, inspiring others throughout the world. Dr. Rohm earned his Ph.D. at the University of North Texas in Higher Education Administration and Counseling. His message focuses on transforming people into leaders who can maximize thRobert_A_Rohmeir individual potential.

 In describing his special session, Rohm says, “In the normal course of a day we meet all kinds of people. Some of them we really connect with and others… well – let’s just say we don’t quite understand them. Have you ever considered the fact that most people do not do things against you as much as they do things for themselves?!! This will be a lively, interactive session that will help you understand yourself and others better than you ever thought possible.”

A dynamic and energetic speaker, Dr. Rohm has entertained and enlightened audiences as large as 70,000 people and shared the platform with other great speakers like Zig Ziglar, Les Brown, Dr. John C. Maxwell, Frank W. Abagnale (from the movie “Catch Me If You Can”), Ron MacLean (Canadian Sports Announcer), Dr. Stephen Covey (author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People), Harvey Mackay (author of Swimming With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive), President George Bush, Rush Limbaugh, Charles “Tremendous” Jones and Peter Lowe.

 Register for the CSAA Annual Meeting, October 17-22, Bermuda