ASIS International is launching ASIS Accolades, an awards competition. For the first time, ASIS is inviting exhibitors at the ASIS International 55th Annual Seminar and Exhibits (ASIS 2009) to submit technology, product or service solutions for evaluation and judging.
ASIS 2009 runs from September 21 to 24 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
ASIS Accolades categories are, it is claimed, solutions oriented, not product specific. The categories are:
*Technology or Service Innovation—a new or groundbreaking advancement in a security technology, service or combination of products and/or services.
*Security Management Tool—a software or hardware solution designed to make the performance of a security team or device more efficient and/or effective.
*Transformational Product or Service—taking an existing consumer technology or service and changing it completely in function and purpose, for use in an innovative security application. Examples of transformational products include iPhone and the IBOT Mobility System.
*"Green" Security Technology—an eco-friendly security technology that inflicts little harm on the environment, either by its materials, components, processes or how it’s transported, and/or its environmental benefits such as use of energy and materials.
*Use of Integration—combining multiple technologies (three or more) to achieve an innovative, fully integrated security solution.
* Unique Approach to Security—a one-of-a-kind or "out of the box" approach to dealing with and solving any type of security operations or management challenge.
*"Coolest" Stuff—a security device or technique that sets itself apart as breakthrough or inventive as compared to similar products or techniques—something that, not so long ago, was yet to be imagined.
A team of five judges will evaluate all entries and select up to 10 winners. The judges’ decisions will be final. Winners will be announced in early September.
Entry deadline is June 1. Accolades winners and their products/solutions will be highlighted during the Seminar’s "What’s New on the Floor" session, scheduled for Monday, September 21.
The ASIS 2009 exhibit floor will feature some 850 companies demonstrating security technology and innovations, along with products and services, covering more than 281,000 net square feet. More than 22,000 security, business and government people from 90 countries are expected to attend. The education program will offer 175 sessions.
