Getting the Most Out of ISC West 2017

ISC West is an annual security conference that features educational offerings, networking events and thousands of vendor exhibitions.

March 28, 2017 Rodney Bosch

ISC West will take place at the Sands Expo & Convention Center, April 5-7.

ISC West Keynotes:

Philip Celestini, section chief, FBI cyber division, will present “The FBI View of Cybersecurity: Threats, Trends and Protective Strategies”; April 5 (8:45-9:45 a.m.; Sands 701).
A panel session titled “DDoS Threat Landscape & Defensive Countermeasures” will be moderated by HiveWind Founder Chris Holland; April 6, (8:45-9:45 a.m.; Sands 305, Level 1).
Matthew Rosenquist, cybersecurity strategist, Intel Corp., will discuss “How Cyber-Attacks are Changing the Expectations of Security, Privacy, and Safety”; April 6 (1:45-2:45 p.m.; Sands 701).

SIA Education at ISC West Courses, Workshops

Organizers of the SIA Education@ISC program have assembled more than 75 sessions among numerous tracks of vendor-agnostic physical security and network training. The curriculum qualifies for continuing education (CE) hours with various relevant industry accreditation bodies.

Certificates of attendance will be distributed to all session attendees after the show. Participants who complete sessions through SIA Education@ISC may be eligible to receive ALOA education credits (AEU), ASIS continuing professional education credits (CPE) and NICET continuing professional development points (CPD).

The courses are structured to allow participants sufficient time to visit the exhibition floor following their session work. Packages are available for one, two or all three days of sessions, which are labeled by intro, intermediate or advanced levels.

An ample portion of the overall curriculum is geared toward installing security contractors, including executives, managers, field technicians, central station personnel and others.

PSA Security Network is hosting a multisession track on April 4 that will be dedicated solely to systems integrators, including system design, installation and deployment, best business practices and more.

Titles include, “RMR Model in the Security Industry: How It Works and Why We Need It”; “Succession Planning and Leadership i
n a Merger & Acquisition Market”; and “Increasing Your Brand Recognition Through Social Media.” PSA’s track includes panel sessions as well.

PSA Security Network President and CEO Bill Bozeman will moderate “Robotics: Upcoming Legislation and Government Regulations You Need to Know Now,” which will feature panelists Jack Wu (Nightingale Security), Michael Kobelin (Sharp Robotics) and retired Brig. Gen. William Marshall.

Also on tap during the conference are nearly a dozen workshops. These focus on best practices and other insights on such topics as dealing with active shooters, sales management, designing commission plans, physical security project management, healing rifts between integrators and manufacturers, among others. To download a complete educational brochure, visit iscwest.com.

Co-Located, Themed Exhibit Spaces at ISC West

The 49th annual conference will ceremoniously commence at the exhibit hall entrance at 9:45 a.m. (April 5) with a ribbon-cutting presentation and confetti blast. Attendees will begin entering the exhibit hall at 10 a.m. Set among the vast collection of vendor booths will be themed co-located exhibit spaces. Here’s a glance:

New for this year, the Unmanned Security Expo will focus on drones, unmanned ground robotics & vehicles (UGVs), plus various software and applications that support these burgeoning technologies.

Robolliance, a forum for technology partners and industry experts in robotics, surveillance and security, is one of the four primary supporters of the Unmanned Security Expo. The exhibition space will include a fully functional flight cage and robotics demonstration area.

Vendors that are representative of the latest robotic technology for security will be showcased and some will participate in free exhibit floor educational sessions. SIA Education@ISC courses include such titles as “How Drones and Video Technology are Redefining Situational Awareness” and “Hacker Drones are Enabling a New Security Threat Vector.”

The Public Security & Safety Expo returns to offer a targeted, networking-driven exhibit space. Manufacturers and service providers in the public and private sectors will comingle with security professionals who are responsible for the public’s security in municipalities, homeland security and their infrastructures.

The exposition will focus on products and content in law enforcement; urban security; campus and institutional security; transportation and infrastructure. Vendors serving these sectors will showcase products and services specifically to targeted buyers for each segment, as well as to the many thousands of industry professionals in attendance.

The Global Expo was originated by Reed Exhibitions to better serve the growing community of international exhibitors, as well as address feedback from attendee buyers. This has resulted in a strategy to highlight and showcase all overseas exhibitors with an exclusive and dedicated hall within the Sands Expo Center.

Buyers entering the Global Expo will be there because they are seeking out international vendors and products, according to Reed, providing a much more efficient way of seeking out and evaluating products.

Lastly, for a more organized, efficient exhibition experience, ISC West offers the My Show app to peruse vendors, an interactive floor map, education sessions, new products and more. The web-based tool can be synced to mobile devices for easy planning and navigating while at the show.

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