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| Abbreviation | SIA |
|---|---|
| Type | 501(c)(6) |
| Legal status | Association |
| Purpose | Trade |
| Headquarters | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Location | |
Region served |  United States |
Official language | English |
Chief Executive Officer | Don Erickson |
Main organ | Board of Directors |
| Website | https://www.securityindustry.org/ |
The Security Industry Association (SIA), based in Silver Spring, Maryland, is a U.S. trade association, founded in 1969, representing global security solutions providers. The organization today represents nearly 1,400 firms and organizations in the security industry,[1] and in 2017 the association expanded membership to include an academic category. Longtime CEO R. Walden Chace resigned under pressure in 2010 due to excessive spending and collaborations with Reed Exhibitions. [2][3]
Since 2010, SIA has presented Securing New Ground (SNG), an annual 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, and AcceleRISE, an annual conference for young security industry professionals presented by SIA's RISE community.
SIA's industry activities generally fall under one of the following divisions of the association: Government Relations, Industry Relations, Learning & Development and Standards & Technology.[4]
- ^ "About SIA | Security Industry Association". Security Industry Association. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ "Academic Membership | Security Industry Association". Security Industry Association. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ Security Industry Association, Retrieved Sept. 3, 2013.
- ^ Security Industry Association, Retrieved Sept. 3, 2013.