Our chapter is organizing a School Safety Symposium to be held on Thursday May 10th, 2018, at the Paladin Center in Carmel NY. The venue will hold approx. 120 attendees and have room for 10-15 tabletop vendors. The event will be a half day event from 8:30am to 12pm.
There will be a keynote address (a recognized name in School Administration) and presentations on the following five topics by our members:
- Emerging Technologies in School Safety
- Successful School Resource Officer Partnerships
- Innovative Training for Emergency Protocols
- Emergency Notifications and Mass Communication Systems
- Partnering Your Safety Staffing
There may be a closing panel session to field questions from the presenters. The program and speakers will be designed and finalized over the next two weeks. Presentations will NOT be sales pitches for products but will provide information on the specific topics.
There will be time for the vendors to showcase their products and services before the program begins (7:30-8:30a), at break, and after the event, as well as throughout the day for those not inside the room.
We expect to have excellent media coverage from local print media and local TV news coverage. We will send out press releases and will be contacting the local media in advance of the event.
This will be an excellent opportunity to raise awareness of our chapter and the value of our organization of expert professional security practitioners and product suppliers. And to provide a much-needed service of hosting a School Safety Symposium for the benefit of our region. The Hudson Valley region consists of 7 counties, with thousands of school children in grades K-12.
The target market for attendees are the following areas:
- School Business Officials
- School Administrators
- Facilities Management
- School District Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents
- School IT Managers
- PTA Management
- School Resource Officers
- Law Enforcement
- Security Professionals
- and Surrounding ASIS Chapter Members, as well as the media
What can you do?
Vendor and Sponsor opportunities are especially beneficial for those who have products or services for schools. Tabletop vendors fee will be a nominal $500 (approx. 15-20 available) and Sponsorships available for $500 (Gold), $300 (Silver), $100 (Bronze). We will seek out several Platinum and Titanium Sponsors from large corporations and banks.
The organizing committee consist of the following members:
- Bill Stump, Co-Chair, Program Organizer and Coordinator
- Jerry Heying, Co-Chair, Venue, Media, Vendors/Sponsors, Printed Program coordinator
- Antoinette King, Announcement and Contact Mgmt Coordinator
- Charles Patterson, Website Manager, Website Registration
Help needed:
As we are only 5 weeks away from the event, the organizing committee requests your assistance in any of the above areas. We especially need help with organizing names, emails, and addresses for getting the word out about this event, using both emails and mailers. We will prepare our first announcement this week announcing the event, the date, the location and topics. Once the program is defined, we will then make a second and final announcement. These announcements can be forwarded to contacts you believe would like to attend.
If you would like to help in any capacity, please contact us at event@asishudsonvalley.org
Much thanks from the Chapter Management and Committee Members