Geoffrey Craighead, 2013 President of ASIS International, opened the ASIS International Seminar and Exhibits on Tuesday morning with an extravaganza of music and art – speed painters illustrated the exhibition’s theme “Strategic. Smart. Secure.” with murals while a local cover band and brass band provided background music.

 Next month, Chicago will host the ASIS Seminar and Exhibits, September 24-26, at McCormick Place. When attendees have free time, they might want to visit the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower), which stands tall above the Chicago skyline and is one of the most famous landmarks for the city.  

The ASIS International awards competition recognizes the industry's latest and best products, solutions and services.

Transitioning from the public sector, including law enforcement and military professions, to the private sector security industry can be a difficult task, but Time Warner Cable is sponsoring an event and networking luncheon at the ASIS New York City Conference and Expo to guide the change. 

NATO came to Chicago in May 2012, and security officials just can't help themselves talking about how well it went off. 

Chicago's long, arduous history with fire has culminated in one of the strictest fire codes in the U.S., but many Second City establishments don't settle for the bare minimum of training and procedure. 

It’s important for security professionals to understand their ownership of the facility they protect, and this could be difficult to foster in contracted security officials. However, several Chicago establishments have gone a long way to build that sense in some of the city’s landmark facilities.