December 2011  

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2012 Annual Conference
IAPSC Blog
Business Resources
IAPSC Conference

 April 15-18, 2012

Miami Beach, FL 

 

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Welcome New Members!

 

David A. Davies, CPP 

Cummins, Inc. 

Columbus, IN

P: 206.306.3610
daved011@hotmail.com

 

Ulises R. Gomez, CPP

Digitalwatch Consulting
Buenos Aires, Argentina 

P: +54-11-4334-4844
urg@digitalwatch.com.ar

 

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IAPSC Board


President 

Richard Grassie  

  

Vice President

Frank Pisciotta 

 

Treasurer  

 Harold Gillens 

 

Secretary  

James Kelton 


Past President 

Norman Bates  

 

Board Members 

David Aggleton
Elliot Boxerbaum
Jack Case
Leslie Cole
Ronald Heil
Jonathan Lusher
Kevin Murray  

Robert Owles  

 Robert Schultheiss

Robert Shellow
Michael Silva

Karim Vellani 

Ken Wheatley

Ralph Witherspoon

Alan Zajic

 

Executive Director  

Kerry Parker  


Adviser & Founding Member
Chuck Sennewald

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Join us for the IAPSC Annual Conference 2012!
April 15-18, 2012 in Miami Beach, FL

 

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The IAPSC Annual Conference is the largest and most exclusive gathering of top security consultants. This year's conference offers a wide range of topics focused on Security Consulting and Forensic Security. An Exhibit Hall and Social gatherings offer opportunities for attendees to network with presenters, exhibitors and members on security topics & methods.

Kick off the conference week with the Keynote Address "Emerging Opportunities in Security Consulting" presented by one of Security Magazine's most influential people of 2010, William J. Bratton. Bratton is the current Chairman of Kroll, former Chief of the LA Police Department, former Chief and Commissioner of the NYC Police Department, former Chief of the NYC Transit Police, and former Commissioner of the Boston Police Department.
Session Topics Will Include: 
  • Marketing 101: 100+ Tips, Tricks & Strategies by Kevin Murray
     
  • Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED)
    by Jonathan Lusher
     
  • Convenience Stores: Planning for Security & Litigation
    by Rosemary Erickson
     
  • Enhancing Consultant Websites
    by Benjamin Collins & Gilbert Gomez, Laughing Samurai
     
  • Marketing & Consulting to Corporate Thought Leaders
    by Sims Wyeth, Sims Wyeth & Co.
     
  • Business Intelligence by John Nolan, The ELM Foundation
     
  • Challenges to Expert Witnesses by Norman Bates
     
  • The Effective Display of Safety & Security Data to Achieve Desired Decision Making by Robert Emery, UT Health Science
     
  • Buying & Selling a Security Consulting Firm
    by Richard Grassie & Ronald Libengood
     
  • Getting Business from Government by Harold Gillens
     
  • Opportunities in Hotel & Resort Security including: 
     
    • Hotel & Resort Facility Emergencies Panel by Kelly Klatt
       
    • Lawsuits against Hotels & Resorts
      by Norman Bates & William Hawthorne
       
    • 5 Most Critical Issues in Resort Security
      by Richard Hudak, Resort Security Consulting, Inc.
       
    • Cruise Vessel Security & Safety Act of 2010
      by James Garzon, US Coast Guard, CSNCOE 
       
  • Putting It All Together by Jack Case 

View the full Conference Program for details

From the IAPSC Blog

 

Security Consulting and Engineering firm, Minieri Associates announced the completion of a 5th engagement in China since establishing a regional in the Philippines. Read the complete press release at this link: Media_Release_CHINAprojects...read more »

 

 After Ken Wheatley presented the keynote address at the recent annual ISO (International Organization for Standardization) Technical Committee 8 meeting in Helsinki, Finland he was interviewed for the November/December issue of the globally distributed ISO Focus magazine. Here is the link to the article: ISO Focus Ken Wheatley Interview... read more »

 

IAPSC member John Strauchs provided the following link to an article dealing with the vulnerabilities in industrial control systems (ICS) that have been in the news recently for other reasons - Iran's nuclear program and centrifuges. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/nov/4/feds-concerned-about-hackers-opening-prison-doors/... read more »

 

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Member Benefit Highlight

Business Resources

The Member's Only section of the IAPSC website is a great source of business and industry information for security consultants.**

We're pleased to announce the following new resource that IAPSC board member Kevin Murray has generously shared with the group.

by Murray Associates

Murray, who has twenty-nine years of experience in the industry, describes this invaluable collection of knowledge as "the bits and pieces of advice that were taped to the wall above my desk during my early years in business."

**Have a resource of your own that you'd like to share with the membership? Please contact us at iapsc@iapsc.org.

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