Security Industry Association
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The Security Industry Association is a trade association which represents "the business interests of manufacturers, service providers and integrators of electronic physical security
equipment". It is based in Alexandria, Virginia
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The association mission includes marketing, standards-setting and R&D. It sponsors the ISC West and ISC East trade expos with Reed Exhibitions, a subsidiary of Reed Business Information
.
In 2010, SIA and the security industry were managing to recover from the economic downturn and, among other specifics, addressing emerging international market in reports it published for the China and Brazil markets.
In April, 2011, Richard Chace resigned as CEO and executive director and chief operating officer Rand Price took over temporarily. Gordon Hope of Honeywell
, chairman of the SIA board of directors' executive committee, said the resignation had been mutually agreed and that a search committee for a replacement had been formed.
Security
Security is the degree of protection against danger, damage, loss, and crime. Security as a form of protection are structures and processes that provide or improve security as a condition. The Institute for Security and Open Methodologies in the OSSTMM 3 defines security as "a form of protection...
equipment". It is based in Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...
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The association mission includes marketing, standards-setting and R&D. It sponsors the ISC West and ISC East trade expos with Reed Exhibitions, a subsidiary of Reed Business Information
Reed Business Information
Reed Business Information is a large business publisher in the United States, United Kingdom, continental Europe, Australia and Asia, often referred to as RBI...
.
In 2010, SIA and the security industry were managing to recover from the economic downturn and, among other specifics, addressing emerging international market in reports it published for the China and Brazil markets.
In April, 2011, Richard Chace resigned as CEO and executive director and chief operating officer Rand Price took over temporarily. Gordon Hope of Honeywell
Honeywell
Honeywell International, Inc. is a major conglomerate company that produces a variety of consumer products, engineering services, and aerospace systems for a wide variety of customers, from private consumers to major corporations and governments....
, chairman of the SIA board of directors' executive committee, said the resignation had been mutually agreed and that a search committee for a replacement had been formed.