Tag: ISC East

I joke sometimes in my house that the best way to communicate with my teenage son is to do a Snapchat video call with him, even when he is in the same house, although I have come to realize that I am too old to even fathom, let alone use, Snapchat. Luckily, the app designers were smart enough to make it so someone like me isn’t even capable of interacting with it, which is why my son — and all teenagers — love the app so much. But I digress! What I am getting to is this virtual...

NEW YORK—ISC East 2020, scheduled for Nov. 18-19, 2020, in New York City, has been canceled due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19 and continued restrictions on large events. While ISC East cannot convene in person for 2020, Reed Exhibitions, along with Premier Sponsor SIA (Security Industry Association), announced that ISC East, in partnership with ASIS NYC Chapter, will collaborate to host a virtual event on Nov. 18. The ISC East 2021 event will take place at the Javits Center on Nov. 17-18. ISC...

Originally scheduled for October 5-8 in Las Vegas, Nevada, ISC West 2020 has been canceled due to industry and market circumstances; however, Reed Exhibitions, along with Premier Sponsor SIA, will transform ISC West 2020 into an all-virtual event taking place October 5-7, 2020 to serve the security and public safety community. “While we are very disappointed to not be able to meet face-to-face this year in Las Vegas, we look forward to continuing to help the ISC West community engage via digital...

MIAMI—Mission 500, a non-profit charitable organization focusing on the security industry and dedicated to serving children and communities in severe need across the U.S., made some amazing strides this year raising funds through a number of events that were held throughout the year.“Over the course of 2018, through the generosity of numerous corporate and individual sponsors over 6,000 children received Mission 500 Care Packs, thousands of industry volunteers donated their time in a...

NEW YORK—ISC East, to be held here Nov. 14-15, recently announced two keynote speakers for this year's event: Philip Halpin, senior vice president & head of global security for financial firm Brown Brothers Harriman, and James A. Gagliano, a retired FBI supervisory special agent, CNN law enforcement analyst, and adjunct assistant professor at St. John's University.“We really wanted to have a mixture across our comprehensive security needs spectrum; so, having one that's from a very prominent...

Reed Exhibitions on Nov. 14 announced the launch of Unmanned Security & Safety Expo 2018, set to take place Nov. 14 & 15 in New York City, alongside next year's ISC East show at the Javits Center. The launch is an expansion of the Unmanned Security segment at Reed Exhibitions' ISC West event. “The all-new event is focused on drones and robotics for commercial and government security and safety use-cases and drone detection/anti-drone solutions,” Reed said in its announcement. “We're...

NORWALK, Conn.—Cyber security melding with physical security, dealers and installers competing with the DIY market, law enforcement's wearable cameras: All will be hot topics at this year's ISC East conference, scheduled for Nov. 18-19 in New York City.“It's looking great for this year, we're very excited,” Sherida Sessa, VP for ISC East and ISC West, told Security Systems News.The show has grown. More than 200 exhibitors are on board, up from last year, including some exhibitors...

ISC East kicks off this morning here on a beautifully sunny morning in New York City. Conference sponsor SIA said it expects to “see increased attendance at this year's event.” SIA introduced a mobile app (sponsored by Genetec) for this year's event that's free to download at www.isceastmobile.com The app has a list of exhibitors and their locations, the educational schedule and other planning features. In addition to the show floor exhibits and educational sessions, the annual SIA Honors...

NEW YORK—ISC East announced an addition to the educational program at this year's conference: a multi-session program called “Demystifying the Mass Evacuation and Notification Market.” This free program will be held Nov. 19 during the 2014 ISC East conference at New York's Javits Center. The three one-hour sessions­—“Understanding and Defining the Market,” “Building for the Future,” and “Plans in Action,”— are intended to help attendees...

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association will honor its distinguished members during its annual meeting at the ISC East exposition, the association announced Oct. 22. SIA plans to present Rob Zivney, Identification Technology Partners senior consultant, with the 2013 Chairman's Award for dedication to identity management; Laurie Aaron, Building Intelligence Inc. executive vice president and chief marketing officer, with the 2013 Chairman's Award for forging bonds with ASIS International,...