Friday, October 7, 2005

Association News

Change in Daylight Savings Time to Affect Security Industry
NBFAA’s Government Relations team is encouraging members and Chartered State Associations (CSA) to provide comments to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) regarding the recently passed Congressional energy bill, Public Law 109-58.

First Line of Defense Award Program Seeks Entries
Win a trip to Las Vegas for you and your customer. Enter the 2006 First Line of Defense Award competition today as the deadline is fast approaching.

AAA Hosts 2005 Annual Meeting and Trade Show
The Alabama Alarm Association will hold their 2005 Annual Meeting and Trade Show in Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 26-27.

Shotguns and Shootouts: NJBFAA Raising Money for Scholarship Fund
If you had the chance to compete in one of the fastest growing sports in America and at the same time help raise money for a scholarship fund, would you? Well, here’s your chance!

TBFAA Hosts Annual Convention
The Tennessee Burglar and Fire Alarm Association, a Chartered State Association of NBFAA, will host their annual convention on Oct.10-12 at the Marriott Hotel in Franklin, Tenn.

NTS: Arm Your Company With the Right Tools
Your company deserves to have all the tools that you need to survive in the security industry! NTS offers educational and online tools for certifications, accreditations and CEU’s, too.

Member News

SDM Names Wheelock Inc. Best Overall Web Site
Security Distributing & Marketing Magazine announced the winners of the 15th Annual Securing America Awards. Associate member company, Wheelock Inc. is the winner of the Best Overall Web Site Award for 2005.

Synnex Appoints Two New Board Members
SYNNEX Corporation, a global information technology supply chain services company, announced the appointment of James Van Horne and Gregory Quesnel to the company’s Board of Directors.

SmokeCannon Featured on The Tonight Show
The PROTECT SmokeCannon from PROTECT Security Systems of America, an associate member of NBFAA, was featured on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”

Member Benefit Spotlight: Security America Risk Retention Group
Reduce your premiums by purchasing your general liability errors and omission insurance through Security America Risk Retention Group. Security America's coverage is specifically tailored to meet the needs of electronic life safety, security and systems professionals.

Industry News

Police Dispatch Quality Award Program Seeking Entries for 2006
The Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) and the False Alarm Reduction Association (FARA) are still seeking entries for the Police Dispatch Quality (PDQ) 2006 Award program.

Alarm and VoIP Interoperability Tested
Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. (CableLabs®) of Louisville, Colo., a nonprofit research and development consortium dedicated to helping its cable operator members integrate new cable telecommunications technologies into their business objectives, hosted a " Home Alarm and VoIP Interoperability Test" event the week of Sept. 19, 2005.

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Association News

Change in Daylight Savings Time to Affect Security Industry

NBFAA’s Government Relations team is encouraging members and Chartered State Associations (CSA) to provide comments to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) regarding the recently passed Congressional energy bill, Public Law 109-58.

The bill, which was signed into law by the President on Aug. 8, 2005, changes Daylight Savings Time (DST) by four weeks. Under the new law, DST would begin on the second Sunday of March and end the first Sunday of November, beginning March 1, 2007. Due to this change, equipment which is time and date sensitive – and has incorporated the current DST dates – would require reprogramming.

As a member of NBFAA and the security industry, we encourage you to send your comments to the DOE, who will soon be issuing regulations to implement the provisions of the bill. 

Please address your comments to:

Karen Aldeman Harbert
Assistant Secretary for Policy and Int. Affairs
U.S. Department of Energy
1600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 7C016
Washington, D.C. 20585

Please fax or e-mail a copy of your comments to the NBFAA’s Government Relations Director John Chwat at (214) 260-5979 or Gov.Info@alarm.org.

If you have any questions, contact NBFAA at (888) 447-1689.

First Line of Defense Award Program Seeks Entries

Win a trip to Las Vegas for you and your customer. Enter the 2006 First Line of Defense Award competition today as the deadline is fast approaching. Every day our member companies are involved in saving lives and homes, and it is important for us to tell those stories outside the industry. If you have a story about a time when one of your company's electronic security or life safety systems helped save lives, avert property damage, or prevent a crime, send in an entry to the First Line of Defense program. If your story is selected, you and your customer will win a free trip to Las Vegas during the 2006 ISC West Show, courtesy of NBFAA and SDM. There you will be honored at the keynote breakfast and your story will be featured in SDM Magazine.

AAA Hosts 2005 Annual Meeting and Trade Show

The Alabama Alarm Association will hold their 2005 Annual Meeting and Trade Show in Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 26-27.

If you are in need of CEU’s, the event will offer up to 19 hours of CEU credits.

For more information about the meeting and show, please contact Kristi Harris at (205) 520-0757 or kharris@esccentral.com .

Shotguns and Shootouts: NJBFAA Raising Money for Scholarship Fund

If you had the chance to compete in one of the fastest growing sports in America and at the same time help raise money for a scholarship fund, would you? Well, here’s your chance!

The New Jersey Burglar and Fire Alarm Association (NJBFAA) is sponsoring a Sporting Clay Shootout to benefit the association’s scholarship fund. The event will take place at the end of October. NJBFAA is also one of the fifteen NBFAA Chartered State Associations (CSAs) who participate in the NBFAA Youth Scholarship Program (YSP).

The Youth Scholarship provides cash awards for college attendance to deserving sons or daughters of police and fire officials. The first place winner of each CSA scholarship program is entered into the national competition. The first place winner of last year’s national award was the first place scholarship winner from the NJBFAA.

TBFAA Hosts Annual Convention

The Tennessee Burglar and Fire Alarm Association, a Chartered State Association of NBFAA, will host their annual convention Oct. 10-12 at the Marriott Hotel in Franklin, Tenn.

Rooms can be reserved with a group rate by calling (888) 403-6772. For more information about the convention, please call (615) 791-9590.

NTS: Arm Your Company With the Right Tools

Your company deserves to have all the tools that you need to survive in the security industry! NTS offers educational and online tools for certifications, accreditations and CEU’s, too.

For more information about NTS or to inquire about courses in areas that may have been affected by the hurricanes, e-mail NTS@alarm.org or at (866) 636-1687.

Advanced Burglar Alarm Technician
Oct. 26-28-Buffalo, N.Y.

Certified Alarm Tech
Oct. 7-8-Milford, Conn.
Oct. 18-20-Elk Grove, Ill.
Oct. 20-22-Greensboro, N.C.
Oct. 21-23-Memphis, Tenn.
Oct. 28-30-Fort Smith, Ark.
Oct. 28-30-Montevallo, Ala.

Electronic Access Control
Oct. 20-21-Pittsburgh, Pa.

Fire Alarm Installation Methods
Oct. 18-19-Pittsburgh, Pa.
Oct. 19-21-Syracuse, N.Y.
Oct. 21-23-Milford, Conn.
Oct. 25-28-Little Rock, Ark.

Practical Electronics
Oct. 25-28-Little Rock, Ark.

Security Networking Institute
Oct. 17-18-Colorado
Oct. 20-21-Philadelphia, Pa.

Member News

SDM Names Wheelock Inc. Best Overall Web Site

Security Distributing & Marketing Magazine announced the winners of the 15th Annual Securing America Awards. NBFAA associate member company, Wheelock Inc. is the winner of the Best Overall Web site Award for 2005.

The awards are given to the suppliers who offer the best Web sites, marketing materials, community outreach programs, online services and resources for customers.

For more information about the awards, visit www.sdmmag.com.

Police Dispatch Quality Award Program Seeking Entries for 2006

The Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) and the False Alarm Reduction Association (FARA) are still seeking entries for the Police Dispatch Quality (PDQ) 2006 Award program.  

The award is designed to recognize alarm installing and monitoring companies following established industry practices in order to reduce the number of unnecessary police dispatch requests.

Representatives of the winning security company team will also receive an all-expense paid trip to Las Vegas to attend International Security Conference (ISC) West in April 2006 and present their success story courtesy of Honeywell Security Group and Security Sales and Integration (SSI).

The deadline for PDQ Award submissions is Dec. 1, 2005. Applications and other information can be found at http://www.siacinc.org/PDQ.asp.

Alarm and VoIP Interoperability Tested

SOURCE: CSAA Signals, Oct. 3, 2005, www.csaaul.org

Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. (CableLabs®) of Louisville, Colo., a nonprofit research and development consortium dedicated to helping its cable operator members integrate new cable telecommunications technologies into their business objectives, hosted a " Home Alarm and VoIP Interoperability Test" event the week of Sept. 19, 2005.

The primary goal of this event was to verify that digital alarm communications formats and down loaders can be successfully passed through a PacketCable-based VoIP network.

This event was the first of its kind, providing an open forum for both PacketCable vendors and Alarm System manufacturers to work together and to exchange technical information related to their respective technologies. Further, the event was able to satisfy its primary goal of verifying that digital alarm communications formats can be successfully passed through a PacketCable based VoIP network.