Feb. 22, 2006

In support of the Ohio chapter, NBFAA distributed this press release to trade and industry media as well as media outlets in Ohio. For information about Ohio's event, please contact Beverly at (800) 74-OBFAA or BeverlygBailey@aol.com

Ohio Association to Present Professional Life Safety
and Security Convention and Exhibition
Event to offer latest information on technology, state
licensing and business for security professionals

Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 22, 2006 – The Ohio Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (OBFAA) a.k.a. the Ohio Electronic Life Safety and Security Association (OELSSA), a Chartered State Association of the National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA), will present the Professional Life Safety and Security Convention and Exhibition, March 8-9, 2006, in Columbus, Ohio.

The OBFAA is encouraging all electronic life safety and security system professionals to attend and receive information on the latest technology, updates on state licensing, and learn ways to increase their bottom line and learn how everyone in their organization can be a sales person from a nationally recognized training specialist Ken Krisby of Success Solutions.

Krisby’s discussion,” Branding, Company and Technician Sales Development,” will include topics such as referrals, up-selling techniques, customer service focus and local involvement.

Additional seminars held during the convention include: “Business Strategies that Can Improve a Company’s Profitability: A QRC Seminar”; “Build Revenue While Reducing False Alarms: A NAPCO Seminar”; and, “Integrated Access Control and Burglar Alarm Systems-Increasing RMR: An HID Corporation Seminar.”

A luncheon and keynote address will also be held with special guest speakers Ohio House Majority Leader Larry Flowers, Representative Joe Uecker, sponsor of the proposed Ohio licensing law for the electronic security industry and NBFAA Executive Director Merlin Guilbeau.

For more information about this event or to register, please contact the OBFAA at (800) 746-2322 or visit www.secureohio.org.

About OBFAA

In the mid 1970's, the electronic security industry in Ohio was represented by five separate groups based in Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, Toledo and Cleveland. The leaders of these five groups met with some frequency to discuss the concerns of their members and eventually, in the early 1980's formed an alliance. This was the beginning of the Ohio Burglar & Fire Alarm Association.

In 1986, the OBFAA as we know it today came into existence as a not for profit corporation for the purpose of promoting education and to foster positive relationships among its members, authorities having jurisdiction and the community.

A charter state chapter of the National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association, the leadership of the OBFAA is a Board of Directors elected annually by the membership. The OBFAA may be reached at (800) 746-2322 or on the Web at www.secureohio.org.

About NBFAA

NBFAA, a non-profit 501(c) 6 trade association, is the nation's oldest and largest organization dedicated to representing, promoting, and supporting the electronic life safety, security, and systems industry. Member companies specialize in a wide spectrum of services to commercial and residential consumers, including security and fire alarms, video surveillance, access control and monitoring. In cooperation with a federation of state associations, NBFAA provides government advocacy and delivers timely information, professional development tools, products and services that members use to grow and prosper their businesses. The NBFAA may be reached at (888) 447-1689 or on the Web at www.alarm.org.

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