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TMA Members Named to First-Ever SIA Women in Security Forum Power 100

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On March 8th, International Women’s Day, The Security Industry Association (SIA) revealed the inaugural honoree list for the SIA Women in Security Forum Power 100. This initiative presented by the SIA Women in Security Forum honors 100 women in the security industry who are role models for actively advancing diversity, inclusion, innovation, and leadership in the community.

TMA Past President Pam Petrow is among the women honored.

TMA is pleased to recognize and honor women within its community who were named to the list.

Please join in congratulating the following accomplished and respected women:

  • Kinnera Angadi, Honeywell
  • Kelsey Carnell, Axis Communications
  • Floria Chiu, Allied Universal
  • Kami Dukes, AMAG Technology, An Allied Universal Company
  • Jamie Haenggi, ADT
  • Shannon Hendrickson, ADT
  • Kimberly Jackson, ADT
  • Connie Moorhead, The CMOOR Group
  • Leah Page, ADT
  • Elaine Palome, Axis Communications
  • Pamela Petrow, Vector Security
  • Brandy Pontious, Security Central, Inc.
  • Leila Rouhi, Ring
  • Tanja Rueckert, Bosch
  • Gloria Salmeron, Brivo
  • Raya Sevilla, ADT
  • Kerri Sutherland, Axis Communications
  • Beth Tarnoff, ADT Commercial
  • Heidi Urban, Axis Communications, Inc.
  • Amber Weaver, ADT

Leading Law Enforcement Associations Back Model Alarm Ordinance

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Best Practices Developed by Industry and Law Enforcement

Two of the nation’s leading public safety associations have passed resolutions in support of members utilizing the Model Ordinance for Alarm Management and False Alarm Reduction developed in partnership between law enforcement and the electronic security industry through the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC).

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) approved a resolution at its 2018 Annual Conference “encouraging the use of this 2018 Model Ordinance…and all of the best practices.”

The National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) also passed a resolution “recognizes the need for and value of strong enforcement recommended in this Model Ordinance to achieve the desired reduction in alarm dispatches experienced by police agencies…”

The recently updated model ordinance has been the result of close collaboration between SIAC and law enforcement for the past 20 years. While the ordinance has been endorsed at the committee level, this is the first time that both IACP and NSA have endorsed the ordinance on a national level.

“By working together we have been able to significantly reduce unnecessary police dispatches while at the same time maintaining the police response to alarms,” said Stan Martin, Executive Director of the Security Industry Alarm Coalition. “Alarm systems reduce crime and protect homes, businesses, places of worship and schools. We want to make sure criminals know police are responding. It is an important component to protecting people and property and reducing crime.

“Every best practice in the model ordinance has been tried and tested for effectiveness in reducing false alarms and the resulting dispatches,” said Martin. “In addition to IACP and NSA fifteen State Chiefs of Police organizations across the U.S. use some form of this model and recommend its use to chiefs within their respective states. When all recommendations within the model are followed and strictly enforced dispatch reductions of 40-50% can be expected with 85% of the permitted systems in any given year not requiring even one law enforcement dispatch.”

Every year dozens of the nation’s 18,000 law enforcement agencies consider creating or amending an alarm ordinance. SIAC is funded by the alarm industry and has a team of experts, including retired chiefs, to assist local communities in developing and implementing the model ordinance to meet their needs. “SIAC needs support from the alarm industry to continue this important mission,” said Martin.

Support SIAC with a contribution today.

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SIAC Executive Director Stan Martin with Charles Brobeck, Retired Police Chief, Irvine (CA); SIAC Liaison

 

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Glen Mowrey, SIAC Law Enforcement Liaison (L) and Bill Berger, U.S. Marshall, Central District of Florida; Retired Police Chief, Palm Bay (FL); Past President, IACP.

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Photos from the Alarm Industry Associations’ Reception at the IACP Annual Meeting in October 2018.

 

Securing New Ground Conference Comes to NYC, Oct. 25-26

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PrintTMA’s sister organization, the Security Industry Association (SIA), is gearing up for its annual executive conference Securing New Ground (SNG).

SNG 2018 – happening Oct. 25-26 in New York City – promises to be filled with information sharing, top-level networking and security industry trends and business analysis. At SNG, trends are spotted, connections are formed and minds are opened. Here’s some of what you can expect at SNG 2018:

Insights From Leading Security Experts

Keynote speakers Jerome Pickett, senior vice president and chief security officer at the National Basketball Association, and Valerie Thomas, executive information security consultant at Securicon, headline the event, which also brings in speakers from Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Genetec, Comcast, Nortek, Tiffany & Co., Dell EMC, Johnson Controls, G4S, ASSA Abloy, IBM and others.

One of the most popular sessions comes back this year as John Mack of Imperial Capital,  leads a group of other financial deal-makers in a review of the major investment, merger and acquisition deals – with a close look at what is changing in terms of multiples and valuations. (Note: Mack will also speak at the TMA Annual Meeting in October.)

But it’s not just about the big names. These speakers are forecasting the future of the security industry, and being in the audience at Securing New Ground means getting an early glimpse at the forces of change. Learn how they will adapt their security programs, how they are responding to new technologies, and how they anticipate change in the business of security.

Who Attends

SNG is attended each year by 250+ industry leaders and financial partners, including CEOs, presidents, owners, vice presidents and general managers, and 90 percent of attendees are senior-level executives. Companies include manufacturers, integrators, monitoring providers, commercial and residential installing dealers, software development firms, investors, and more.

TMA is pleased to support SIA’s executive conference. Learn more and register to attend at https://www.securingnewground.com.