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ASIS
International
Las
Vegas Chapter 060
ASIS is the preeminent international
organization for security professionals, with more
than 37,000 members worldwide. ASIS was
founded in 1955 and is dedicated to increasing the
effectiveness and productivity of security
professionals by developing educational programs
and materials that address broad security
interest, such as the ASIS Annual Seminar and
Exhibits, as well as specific security
topics. ASIS also advocates the role and
value of the security management professional to
business, the media, government entities and the
public.
The Las Vegas ASIS Chapter # 060 was
chartered on August 29,
1976.
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 Chairman's
Corner
Again, we receive sad news of
the loss in the line of duty of Officer Milburn
"Millie" Beitel of the Las Vegas Metropolitan
Police Department. As we all know by now,
Officer Beitel, a former United States Marine, was
assigned to the Patrol Services Bureau, Saturation
Team and died as a result of injuries received in
an auto collision the night of October 7, 2009.
Officer Beitel's funeral is scheduled for 11:00AM,
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at St. Elizabeth Ann
Seton Roman Catholic Church, 1811 Pueblo Vista
Drive, Las Vegas. Officer Beitel's
partner, Officer David W. Nesheiwat is still
hospitalized in serious but stable condition at
University Medical Center. Our thoughts and
prayers go out to Officer Beitel's family, friends
and co-workers and to officer Nesheiwat and his
family. The Injured Police Officers Fund (IPOF)
has established an account for officer Beitel's
family at Nevada State Bank, #602029423.
Contributions for officer Beitel's family can be
made at any Nevada State Bank location.
In brighter news, we'd like to
hear from those of you that attended ASIS 2009 in
Anaheim, CA. While the economy showed itself
through lower attendance, there was still quite
the crowd. I have heard several positive
reports about presentations by Las Vegas Chapter
members.
If you haven't checked out the
new chapter website, please do. The site has
been completely redesigned from the ground up by
our webmaster, Walt Quering. It was designed to
and is serving as a great security resource site
with links to things ASIS, Security, Law
Enforcement and various resources in Nevada, as
well as the rest of the country. I would like to
personally thank Walt for all the hard work he's
done in designing the page, researching all the
resource links and web hosts, transferring the
domain and hosting to the new company, and
everything else involved in this project.
I look forward to seeing you at
this month's meeting.
Be safe.
William C.
Cage
Chapter
Chairman
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| Chapter Social Networking Resources
Take advantage of
the other Web-base resources which the Las Vegas
chapter of ASIS now has available:
Twitter
LinkedIn
Facebook
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Welcome,
New Members!
Dave Austin, VP Security
MGM Grand Hotel & Casino
Randall E. Heaton,
Director of Security
Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino
Lemoore, CA
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This Month's
Speaker
Topic:
Information Systems
Security Association
(ISSA)
Mr. Niel Skousen will be speaking
on the Information Systems Security Association
and will be addressing some network security
issues as it relates to security
systems.
Speaker:
Niel Skousen, ISSA
Chairman |
October is National
Cyber Security Awareness
Month: "Awareness Month will once again highlight
the importance of empowering citizens, businesses,
government, and schools to improve their cyber
security preparedness. This year's theme focuses
on our shared responsibility we have to address
cybersecurity. In this digital age, we are all
connected; the actions of one can impact many.
Thus, it is essential that each of us understands
our important role in securing
cyberspace."
More information is
available at the MS-ISAC site. |
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Professional
Development Course Details
Global Gaming Expo
G2E
11/16/2009 - 11/19/2009
Las
Vegas, NV
-Price TBD or varies- ASIS Members
-Price TBD or varies- Non-Members
Program
#: global
ASIS Members can
find more information and register by clicking
here.
Security & Surveillance
Institute at G2E-NEW!
Monday,
November 16
Don't miss the
all-new G2E Security & Surveillance
Institute-a full day of learning for casino
security and surveillance professionals. This
program was specifically designed to address the
growing demand for access to the latest
information on major incidents within a casino
property and leading-edge information on
surveillance techniques.
In addition to the one day
Institute, see the four day Security and
Surveillance track here.
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Region III
Annual Certification Event
December 5, 2009
The
Huntington
Library, Art Collections, and
Botanical Gardens
San Marino, California
Time: 8:30 AM
to 2:00 PM, after the event, all attendees are
welcome to tour the library facilities at their
leisure.
(Registration and Continental
Breakfast @ 8:30 / Lunch @ Noon)
Costs: $85.00
per person, Includes admission to the Library, Art
Collections and Botanical Gardens
Where: The
Huntington, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA
91108
(for directions please refer to their
website at: www.huntington.org)
Each year, the certified members
(CPP, PSP AND PCI) of ASIS International Region
III convene to establish and re-new our network of
contacts and attend a half day seminar to improve
our knowledge of the security industry. In
addition, we also gather to celebrate and
recognize the outstanding achievements of our
peers.
To read the flyer and printable
registration form click
here.
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Upcoming
Training:
Earn 15 CPEs
Rated Best
Program Content and Best Handouts in 2008!
Core assessment and
resolution principles are universal-regardless of
culture or geography.
Violence risk assessment and
management is a specialized form of risk
assessment that focuses on quantifying the
potential violence risk between human beings. Once
established, it then focuses on using this insight
to drive effective intervention strategies to
minimize the risk and divert the behavior from the
targeted victim(s).
Gain a clear
understanding of how individuals decide
to act violently toward others. Benefit from
a practical, proven methodology that assesses the
behavior of these perpetrators and manages them
away from violent acts toward specific targets.
The focus is on practical case assessment and
management regardless of the environment or
elements of a case-whether domestic violence,
school violence, workplace violence, or domestic
terrorism.
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Practice a direct,
state-of-the-art method for violence
assessment.
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Understand what case facts are
the most critical for violence assessment and
find out how to obtain them.
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Learn quick case triage for
better, immediate resource allocation.
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Understand how to get
significantly more information per interview
with only a small amount of additional time,
including those interviews that may involve
persons with mental illness or emotional
disturbance.
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Find the balance in case
interventions for best
results.
WHO SHOULD
ATTEND:
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Security professionals
responsible for violence assessment and
management
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Investigative professionals
wanting to enhance their understanding of
violence dynamics
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HR professionals with a direct
or shared responsibility to provide violence
assessment and incident management
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Investigative professionals
wanting to improve their interviewing
skills.
If you're responsible for case
assessment and management, you'll benefit from
this advanced-level program.
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Awareness + Action =
Prevention
Sadly, the
tragic news of late has pointed out that
no business sector or work environment is immune
to the possibility of an active shooter incident.
They have taken place in workplaces,
college/university settings, shopping malls,
places of worship, and government buildings.
Workplace violence in general, and active shooter
incidents specifically, take a very sad human
toll, but they also have a significant impact on a
company's brand, reputation, and bottom line. OSHA
regulations place the burden for a safe and secure
work environment on the leadership of the company.
Risk managers, security, and human resources
personnel have to be focused on meeting their
"duty of care" responsibility in order to avoid
costly liability litigation. For these reasons and
more, being concerned about this possibility is
non-negotiable.
This
program covers prevention, intervention,
and response from the corporate,
college/university, and law enforcement
perspectives. Additionally, threat assessment,
dealing with the at-risk employee/student and the
impact on the workplace of intimate partner
violence will be addressed. Your company must
embrace the importance of planning, preparing, and
rehearsing what is known as a "survival mindset."
Best practices are discussed throughout the
program.
Current
economic stressors can potentially serve
as "tipping points" for active shooter incidents.
Don't take a chance-prepare for the worst.
IMMEDIATE
BENEFITS:
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Enhance your
overall awareness of the costly impact of
workplace violence.
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View your
organization's workplace violence prevention
efforts through a different prism.
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Bolster your
program, through the use of Best Practices, by
doing an internal "gap analysis."
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Learn what guidance
to provide employees and how to integrate that
guidance into your overall violence prevention
program.
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Gain situationally
dependent survival options.
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Learn the
distinction between an active shooter and
hostage incident.
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Identify behaviors
of concern.
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Recognize and
survive this type of
incident.
WHO SHOULD
ATTEND:
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10/26/2009 - 10/29/2009
Westin
Casurina
Las Vegas
$950.00 ASIS Members
$1,150.00 Non-Members
Program #:
997
Earn 25
CPEs
CCTV is the ideal tool for doing more with
less.
The
current economic climate demands you do more with
less-less people, less money, less upgrades to the
latest and greatest. All in all this translates
into less room for error. The appropriate CCTV
system could be your secret weapon in these times
of limited resources.
The
universal acceptance and popularity of video-based
security systems necessitates keeping abreast of
trends, technologies, and best practices. The fact
that these systems have become not only an
integral part of today's physical security
program, but a tool used by law enforcement and
private security forces as well, makes keeping
current nonnegotiable if you are a physical
security or surveillance professional. This
education-packed program focuses on video systems,
video analytics, video system management, systems
installation best practices, and other germane
topics. From corporate security director to casino
security operator to security installation
specifier to maintenance superintendent-everyone
stands to benefit from staying
up-to-the-minute.
Explore
what's on the horizon at this exciting, intense
technology- and applications-focused program.
Register Now.
Sponsored
by the ASIS Physical Security Council
IMMEDIATE BENEFITS:
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Network with fellow workshop participants
and gain their feedback.
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Identify / define requirements for
successful remote management.
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Design / specify systems requirements
that meet your needs.
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Save
money on CCTV installations and
operation.
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Discriminate between video compression
CODECs and determine which one is right for your
application.
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Secure video data, transmission, and
hardware using current IT security best
practices.
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Read
beyond the hype and interpret manufacturers'
spec sheets.
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Better understand specification aids and
procurement guides.
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Incorporate warranty maintenance
recommendations.
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Create an ROI business case for your
video surveillance project.
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Identify and specify surveillance system
solutions from the cameras at the edge to the
head-end components in the control
room.
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Appreciate the nuances and challenges of
getting video and data signals from the edge
back to the head-end-including using wireless
methods of video signal transport.
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Understand the technology migration path
from analog to digital video and learn how to
select what's best for you.
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Assess current market trends and
technologies.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
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Chief
security officers and their direct
reports
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Security managers and security
consultants
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Security systems integrators and
manufactures
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Security equipment
installers
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Central station and alarm
operators
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Architects and engineers specifying
security systems equipment
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Other
C-level executives looking for ways to reduce
operational costs through more effective visual
inspection systems and remote
video
Social
Network Sites: Can You Always Trust What You
See?
October
21, 2009 @ noon Eastern U.S.
About the
program:
In order for hiring
professionals to utilize technologically advanced
screening methods to make the hiring process more
efficient and timely, these technologies must be
used appropriately.
Just a few of the
questions that hiring professionals should
consider:
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Should companies
and their screening partners be using social
networking profiles to determine hiring
decisions?
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How is new
technology helping organizations integrate their
hiring procedures with their background
screening practices?
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Is a national
database search an accurate, stand-alone method
of background screening?
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Are adjudication
modules a reliable tool to use when performing a
background check?
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How can one
determine the authenticity of an online
degree?
No two ways about it,
technology is impacting employment screening and
other elements associated with the hiring
process-making staying informed about the practice
nonnegotiable.
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November 4, 2009 @
1:00 pm Eastern U.S.
About the
program:
The term 'Security'
relates to many disciplines that range from
physical security to cyber security to national or
homeland security. As technologies and
applications evolve from using proprietary, binary
data protocols to open, IP based data protocols
the convergence of these disciplines is happening
at a rapid rate. Data standards are emerging
enabling organizations to integrate data from
various systems into information that can be used
for tactical actions. Systems from one
organization will be able to exchange information
with systems of another organization to achieve
operational interoperability. One standard that is
enabling this is the National Information Exchange
Model.
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November 18, 2009 @
noon Eastern U.S.
About the
program:
Web 2.0-a fairly new
Internet feature- allows you to vet hires, conduct
due diligence pre-acquisition, prevent competitive
intelligence, and identify problem employees
before workplace violence or intellectual property
theft occurs. It must be understood, however,
before it can utilized by investigators and
security professionals. This presentation moves
beyond Web 2.0 and reviews options such as social-
and photo-network Web sites, mapping tools, and
other Internet features that can be used for
intelligence gathering and security assessments.
Click for
more information and to
register.
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Meeting Sponsors
We are seeking sponsors for our
monthly meetings. For $300 you or your
company can sponsor the meeting. For your
donation you will receive notice in the Chainlink,
the opportunity to display your product or service
at the meeting, an introduction at the meeting, a
short presentation to the membership and the
gratitude of the chapter treasury. Contact
Glenda
(702-302-4406 ext: 503) for additional
information.
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Chapter
Telephone Number
The Las Vegas Chapter, in it's
attempt to reach out and communicate in multiple
formats has activated a virtual PBX system.
This system gives us a local telephone number and
allows for numerous outgoing messages that can be
changed depending upon our needs.
The local chapter number is
702-302-4406.
When called, callers are asked
to press the following numbers for the described
messages;
1. Information about our
monthly meetings
2. Information about
upcoming events
3. A "Dial by name"
directory of the board members
4. A "Dial by position"
directory of the board members
9. Information about the
Las Vegas Chapter and ASIS
International
The Board members extensions, so
far are;
501 Chairman, William
Cage
502 Vice-Chairman, Derk
Boss
503 Treasurer, Glenda
Gray-Meyer
504 Secretary, Carrie
Holmes
505 Webmaster/Newsletter
Editor, Walt Quering
More extensions will be added in
the future and we will also be exploring the
conference calling features which allow for up to
500 callers involved in the same conference call,
at the same
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The following is a
paid advertisment
Newsletter
advertising.
Space
is available in the Chainlink Newsletter for
commercial advertising from Las Vegas Chapter
ASIS members/ members
companies.
The Chainlink,
now in it's new design, is sent to approximately
420 security industry professionals each month,
to include the approximately 250 Las Vegas
Chapter members.
For further
information, contact Walt Quering, Newsletter
editor at webchair@asis-lasvegas.org .
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Chapter Website
The Las Vegas Chapter maintains
a website with the Chapter contact information,
list of leadership, latest events and meetings, a
link page for active Chapter members with web
pages and more. We are located at asis-lasvegas.org, If you have any content for
or questions about our site, contact
our Webmaster, Walt
Quering. | |
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Monthly
Meeting
LOCATION:
Tuscany Suites and
Casino
Marilyn's Cafe
255 E. Flamingo
Rd
Las Vegas,
NV
DATE:
Thursday October 15, 2009
TIME:
11:30 AM
Networking
COST:
$10.00
Includes
lunch
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Las Vegas Chapter
702-302-4406
Chapter Officers
Chapter
Chairman
William C. Cage
Cage &
Associates
(702) 302-4406 Ext.501
chairman@asis-lasvegas.org
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Featured
Article
The 2009 Reach Out! campaign runs from
January 1, 2009 through November 30, 2009. Awards will
be announced in January 2010. Recruiting a
member is easy when you find yourself interacting with
colleagues at meetings, online, on the job, or while
networking. Simply tell your colleague(s) how you have
benefited from your membership in ASIS and suggest that
they visit www.asisonline.org/store/membership.html to
learn more about membership and to join. If they
decide to apply for membership, they'll need to put your
name and employer (company) or phone number on the
membership application line: Person who introduced you
to ASIS. If they join, you get the credit. And we keep
track of your recruitment activity for you. It's that
simple. Sometimes, it may be more convenient or
more appropriate for you to provide us with contact
information for an individual who is a candidate for
membership, and we take the next step. Complete the
online Referral Form and submit it to ASIS
electronically. ASIS will send the individual(s)
information and an application. However, you won't be
considered the "recruiter" unless the new member
provides your name on the application as the person who
introduced him/her to ASIS
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