Tag: Electronic Security Association (ESA)
Registration opens for ESX 2025
December 5, 2024SSN Staff
DALLAS—The Electronic Security Association (ESA) has announced that registration is now open for the 2025 Electronic Security Expo (ESX).
This trade show and educational conference, known to dealers and integrators as “The RMR Educational Event of the Year,” is designed by and for electronic security and life safety integrators and dealers. ESX 2025 will be held June 16-19 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Cobb County, Atlanta, Ga.
According to ESA, ESX is an...
Kyle Scheele named as keynote speaker at ESX 2025
November 29, 2024SSN Staff
DALLAS—The Electronic Security Association (ESA) has announced that Kyle Scheele, a renowned speaker beloved for his ability to catalyze creativity with humor, heart, and yes, even crazy ideas, will deliver the keynote speech at the Electronic Security Expo (ESX) 2025, taking place June 16-19 in Atlanta.
Scheele’s videos have been viewed over 250 million times, and he has spoken to hundreds of thousands of audience members across the U.S. He is known for inspiring people in such an...
ESA: FTC’s click-to-cancel rule 'imposes unnecessary and unlawful burdens’
November 6, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
DALLAS—The Electronic Security Association (ESA) is steadfast in its opposition to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) newly adopted click-to-cancel rule, which allows consumers to cancel subscriptions more easily.
On Oct. 22, 2024, ESA filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to block the rule, which was announced on Oct. 16, and which requires sellers to offer subscribers “a way to cancel that’s as quick and easy as it...
ESA files petition for review regarding FTC’s click-to-cancel rule
October 31, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
DALLAS—The Electronic Security Association (ESA) announced that on Oct. 22, 2024, it filed a petition for review with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to block the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) newly adopted click-to-cancel rule, which allows consumers to cancel subscriptions more easily.
The petition, which ESA filed jointly with the NCTA – The Internet & Television Association and the Interactive Advertising Bureau, seeks an order vacating...
FAST adds Salesforce’s Jeff Fulciniti to Board of Directors
October 21, 2024SSN Staff
DALLAS—The Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST) has named Jeff Fulciniti of Salesforce to its Board of Directors.
FAST is an expert-led group drawn from the membership of the Security Industry Association (SIA) and the Electronic Security Association (ESA) and that defines and refines FAST’s strategic plan, as well as the foundation’s annual goals.
Fulciniti is a distinguished senior technology leader with extensive cross-functional...
‘Raising awareness of our industry’ – SIA’s Jake Parker discusses elections, legislative efforts
September 11, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
SILVER SPRING, Md.—With the outcome of the upcoming elections too difficult to predict, the Security Industry Association (SIA) continues to focus its lobbying on key issues versus individual candidates.
“I think we will definitely have a better idea after the election as far as what to expect because it’s not normal that you would have so much up in the air,” said Jake Parker, SIA’s senior director of government relations. “It's going to be...
FAST launches “Talent for Tomorrow” fundraiser during Workforce Development Month
September 5, 2024SSN Staff
DALLAS—The Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST) has announced the launch of its Talent for Tomorrow fundraiser, coinciding with Workforce Development Month.
Throughout September, FAST aims to raise $10,000 to support its mission of attracting, training and retaining new talent within the security industry. This initiative is held in partnership with the Security Industry Association (SIA) and the Electronic Security Association (ESA).
The...
FAST names Allied Universal’s Jim Lantrip to Board of Directors
August 22, 2024SSN Staff
DALLAS—The Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST) has named Jim Lantrip of Allied Universal Technology Services to its Board of Directors.
The FAST Board of Directors, drawn from the membership of the Electronic Security Association (ESA) and the Security Industry Association (SIA), defines and refines FAST’s strategic plan, as well as the foundation’s annual goals.
Lantrip is a seasoned security industry veteran with over 30 years of experience....
LOUD Security to focus more on commercial business following Vytis acquisition
July 3, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine—A chance first-time meeting in Las Vegas led to John Loud adding not only a new company to his LOUD Security portfolio, but also a respected industry veteran with a focus on the commercial side of the business.
Loud met Mike Sandes, who was serving as CEO of Vytis Security Systems, while standing in a cab line in Las Vegas to head to ISC West in April.
“The ironic part is, Mike and I have just never met throughout all the years I've known...
ESA announces 2024 Youth Scholarship Award winners
June 30, 2024SSN Staff
DALLAS—The Electronic Security Association (ESA) has announced the winners of the 2024 ESA Youth Scholarship Awards, a philanthropic initiative dedicated to supporting the children of first responders.
This year’s program recognizes and reward the remarkable achievements and aspirations of high school seniors whose parents serve as police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and EMTs. The ESA Youth Scholarship Program has awarded over $941,500 to these outstanding...