The IP UserGroup launched the IP UserGroup USA during the security exhibition ISC West in Las Vegas.
The IP User Group management team hosted a launch reception, met with UK and EMEA members, endorsed and attended the inaugural IP Institute program, and signed up several IP security companies as Charter Affiliate IP UserGroup USA members.
Members of the press, staff from security manufacturing and integrator companies, and industry analysts and influencers gathered at the Canaletto Restaurant overlooking the Venetian Hotel’s Italian plaza. The occasion was the official launch of the IP UserGroup USA in North America.
Paul Hennings, IP UserGroup Director, welcoming, previewed the group’s plans: "With more than 10,000 members dedicated to promoting IP networked technology, we are delighted to bring the IP UserGroup to America to provide this vitally important market with a unique, powerful platform for the education and promotion of the benefits and application potential of IP."
Hennings reported that a number of companies had signed on as Charter Affiliate (5-year) members, including Cisco Systems, Dallmeier Electronic, DVTel, Milestone Systems, and as new USA Affiliate Members—Codestuff and Promollis. Others are in discussions to join the new body, and the IP UserGroup USA looks to have 15 or more Charter Members signed on for the first IP-in-Action Live event, planned for Chicago in September.
At the annual show, the IP UserGroup team was staffing an information booth on the show floor, visiting affiliate and potential members, and distributing some 5000 pieces of literature summarising UserGroup membership and promoting the new website www.ipusergroupusa.com
In the air
Kevin Fagan, IP UserGroup Director, summed up the Vegas launch: "It was clear that IP technology was not only at most booths, but also in the air as visitors talked about it in the restaurants and coffee shops—just about everywhere! The IP UserGroup USA has an important role to play over the coming months and years, and we were gratified by the tremendous level of interest and by the fact that several companies have already signed on to the US organisation."
