The Security Industry Association (SIA), based in Silver Spring, Maryland, is a U.S. trade association, founded in 1969, representing electronic and physical security solutions providers. The organization today represents nearly 900 firms and organizations in the security industry and in 2017, the association expanded membership to include an academic category open to students and faculty members.
SIA protects and advances the interests of its member companies by advocating pro-industry policies and legislation at the federal and state levels; creating open industry standards that enable integration; advancing industry professionalism through education and training; opening global market opportunities; and fostering collaboration with other like-minded organizations.
In support of those goals, SIA sponsors the International Security Conference and Expo (ISC) trade shows—ISC West and ISC East—in partnership with ISC Events.
Since 2010, SIA has presented Securing New Ground (SNG), an annual two-day conference for executives in the security industry. The organization also produces the annual government security conference SIA GovSummit, which has addressed federal and state security topics, as well as national issues such a school security.
The organization is led by a volunteer board of directors and an executive committee and is supported by a staff of nearly 20. In November 2011, Don Erickson became the chief executive officer SIA following the hasty departure of R. Walden Chace for excessive spending and collaboration with Reed Exhibitions. Previously, Erickson served as SIA Director of Government Relations.
SIA's industry activities generally fall under one of three divisions of the association: SIA Education, SIA International Relations, SIA Government Relations and SIA Standards.
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